Vocab Ch 9 and 10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apogee | point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is farthest from the moon; the highest point; culmination;apex |
| geocentric | referring to the center of the earth in measurement or observation; considering the earth as the center of the planetary system |
| perigee | point in which a planet or satellite is nearest the earth |
| inter | to bury; to place in a grave |
| terra cotta | ceramic clay used in pottery, statuary, and construction. reddish brown that may vary from gray or orange to dark brown |
| terrestrial | pertaining to the earth and its inhabitants. Referring to land as distinct from water or air |
| exhume | to dig out of the ground or from a grave; to disinter; to bring to light; uncover |
| humus | rich, dark organic material formed by decay of vegetable matter, essential to soil's fertility |
| mountebank | a swindler; charlatan; a trickster |
| paramount | of chief importance; primary; foremost |
| promontory | a high ridge of land jutting into a body of water; a headland |
| pastoral | a Christian minister or duties accompanying the office; life in open country or fields for farming or grazing; an idealized rural life |
| repast | a meal; food served at a meal |
| rustic | typical of country life and people; simple; rough; a rural person |
| rusticate | to go to the country ; to cause to be rustic |
| animus | powerful feeling of hostility or antagonism; hatred; an animating spirit |
| equanimity | composure and calm in stressful conditions; equilibrium |
| pusillanimous | cowardly; fearful |
| ether | the regions of space beyond the earth's atmosphere; the heavens; highly flammable liquid anesthetic |
| ethereal | spiritlike in lightness and delicacy; heavenly; celestial |
| diaphanous | allowing light to show through; translucent; delicate |
| epiphany | revelatory manifestation of divine being; revelation; flash of understanding of the true nature of something; (capitalized) a Christian festival Jan. 6 |
| phantasm | phantom; apparition; something unreal, as in a dream or a vision |
| sycophant | a flatterer seeking favors or gain; a servile self-seeker |
| aspiration | strong desire for achievement; ambition toward a long-range goal; expulsion of breath in speaking |
| dispirited | dejected; discouraged; gloomy |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration; a figure expressing excess |
| hyperborean | far north; Arctic; very cold; frigid |
| hyperventilation | condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths |
| vent | an outlet; an opening for passage liquids, fumes, or sometimes air; to utter; to express, esp. in relieving strong feelings |
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