Set: Brave New World Vocab 1
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All 15 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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Surrogate | one that serves as a substitute |
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Flivver | a small cheap usually old automobile |
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Viviparous | producing living young instead of eggs from within the body |
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Simian | relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
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Caste | one of a collection of hereditary social classes that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
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Decant | to pour out, transfer, or unload as if by pouring |
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Sententious | aphoristic, or moralistic in expression |
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Genome | the complete genetic material of an organism |
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Alpha | the first letter of the Greek Alphabet |
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Beta | the second letter of the Greek Alphabet |
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Gamma | the third letter of the Greek Alphabet |
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Delta | the fourth letter of the Greek Alphabet |
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Epsilon | the fifth letter of the Greek Alphabet |
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Superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; extra |
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Pneumatic | moved or worked by air pressure, inflated, (in this text) voluptuous |
Set Information
| Terms | 15 |
| Creator | shawndaut |
| Created | April 4, 2008 |
| Groups | None |
| Tags | thayer, advanced, composition |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Most Missed Words
- Sententious → aphoristic, or moralistic in expression - 22 misses
- Viviparous → producing living young instead of eggs from within the body - 15 misses
- Pneumatic → moved or worked by air pressure, inflated, (in this text) voluptuous - 13 misses
- Flivver → a small cheap usually old automobile - 11 misses
- Surrogate → one that serves as a substitute - 9 misses
- Superfluous → exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; extra - 8 misses
- Simian → relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes - 7 misses