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abundant: present in a great quantity
amplitude: the energy in a sound wave, related to loudness
atrocious: of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant

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boisterous: rough and noisy

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cirrus: high level wispy clouds
condensation: when water cools and forms a cloud
cumulus: clouds with a flat bottom and are puffy

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deliberate: you do it intentionally
demand: the rate at which customers purchase the supply or goods produced by a company
dollop: a lump or blob of some substance
dominion: supreme authority

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enterprise: something that someone plans or tries to do
entrepreneur: people who set up and run their own business
evaporation: water on earth that heats up and turns to water vapor

F

flank: the side of an animal between its ribs and hips
frequency: the number of times a sound source vibrates in one second

G

gaudy: brilliantly or excessively showy and way too flashy
gilded: covered thinly with gold leaf or paint
groundwater: water stored in cracks and spaces underground
gusto: doing something with enthusiasm

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haphazard: Lacking any obvious principle of organization.
hastens: to move quickly
hoax: an act intended to trick or decieve

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igneous rock: rocks formed by lava cooling
inquisitive: tending to inquire or investigate
Intrepid: brave, fearless
intrigued: arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate
investor: a person or company that puts money into a business

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lull: to make someone feel peaceful, safe, or sleepy

M

melancholy: a sad or gloomy mood or condition
metamorphic rock: rocks formed when heat and pressure is added to another type of rock
mock: mimic or do something the same as something else

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opportunity cost: the choice to buy one thing at the expense of buying other things

P

parcels: a package or something that is packed
petrified: To be numb or paralyze with astonishment or other emotion
pitch: the highness or lowness of sound
planned economy: one organization makes all of the economic decisions
precipitation: water that falls down to earth, i.e. rain, snow, hail
profit: the money left over after expenses have been subtracted

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scowl: An angry or bad-tempered expression.
sedimentary rock: rocks formed in layers by sediment that has cemented
shambles: a state of total disorder
Sieve: an instrument used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter
sound wave: an area of crowded particles followed by widely spread particles
specialization: when workers divide into groups, each responsible for something different.
stratus: low level blanket clouds that form in layers
supply: the goods produced by a company

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transparent: admitting the passage of light through

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V

veers: To change the direction
vibration: back-and-forth motions that make sounds

W

wardrobe: room, closet, or chest where clothes are stored or kept
water vapor: water in a gas state
wispy: thin and weak

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I am an elementary educator currently working in Topeka, Kansas. I graduated college from Washburn University in Topeka, KS with a degree in Elementary Education and an emphasis in Special Education.

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