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Vocabulary : Science Nouns II (Meaning to Word)


Given the WORD (NOUN), identify the MEANING

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1.

penumbra

  quantity that can be defined or that can limit.

  speed or rate of motion.

  partly lighted shadow.

  target or goal.

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2.

patina

  quantity that can be defined or that can limit.

  green coating on old bronze.

  time when sun is farthest from the equator.

  amount produced or income earned.

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3.

solstice

  time when sun is farthest from the equator.

  tube with patterns from colored glass piece reflections.

  tool for pounding or grinding in a mortar.

  flying reptile now extinct.

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4.

iota

  marsh or soft and wet land.

  ring (of leaves around the stem).

  navigational instrument for angular measurements.

  very tiny quantity.

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5.

repulsion

  finding the total or summary.

  tendency to drive back or distaste.

  capability to be shaped and molded.

  universal remedy or cure-all.

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6.

parasite

  animal or plant living in or on another; sycophant.

  terms used in a science or discipline.

  sameness or consistency.

  primary type used as model.

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7.

precipitant

  unit for measuring light energy.

  substance that causes solid matter in solution to deposit.

  noxious exhalation from swamps and putrid matter.

  finding the total or summary.

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