Lesson 3
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10 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 concomitant | (adj.) occurring or existing at the same time; accompanying; following as a result. (n.) something or someone that occurs or exists at the same time as another thing. |
| eon | (n.) A) the longest division of geologic time, containing two or more eras. B) an indefinitely long period of time; an age. |
| extant | (adj.) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct. |
| hiatus | (n.) a gap or an interruption in space or time; a break. |
| inure | (trans. v.) to accustom to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection or exposure. |
| irrevocable | (adj.) impossible to retract; irreversible. |
| millennium | (n.) A) a span of 1000 years. B) a hoped-for period of joy, serenity, and prosperity. |
| perpetuity | (n.) time without end; eternity. |
| pristine | (adj.) A) unspoiled, untouched by civilization; remaining in a pure state. B) free from dirt or decay; clean. C) typical of the earliest time or condition; original; primitive. |
| transience | (n.) A) a short life or existence; an impermanence. B) a state of moving from place to place. |
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