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
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flank: the side of an animal between its ribs and hips frequency: the number of times a sound source vibrates in one second
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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
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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
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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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veers: To change the direction vibration: back-and-forth motions that make sounds
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wardrobe: room, closet, or chest where clothes are stored or kept water vapor: water in a gas state wispy: thin and weak