mendoza set3-8
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- homeland
- the country where you were born
- gargoyle
- waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
- Geiger counter
- A device used to detect and measure different kinds of radiation.
- grievous
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- graduate
- receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
- hindrance
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- hideous
- so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
- graduation
- the successful completion of a program of study
- grammatically
- in a grammatical manner
- glimpse
- v. to get a quick look at
- hydraulic
- Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion.
- foreign policy
- a policy governing international relations
- franchise
- an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
- harass
- to worry or trouble
- heir
- a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
- foreword
- a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
- graphic
- evoking lifelike images within the mind
- geography
- study of the earth's surface
- hurricane
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
- genuine
- not fake or counterfeit
- government
- (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
- hardy
- able to survive under unfavorable conditions
- forfeit
- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- hardware
- (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
- gondola
- long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling
- hearty
- consuming abundantly and with gusto
- fugitive
- someone who is sought by law officers
- glossary
- a list in the back of a book with definitions of difficult words
- gloomy
- depressingly dark
- gingham
- A light plain-weave fabric with checks, stripes or plaids in white and colored cotton
- gnaw
- bite and wear away bit by bit with teeth
- historical fiction
- real events, places, or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story
- guerrilla
- having to do with "underground" army members specializing in harassment and sabotage
- harsh
- sharply disagreeable
- fussy
- exacting especially about details
- foreseeable
- being such as may reasonable be anticipated
- heroism
- conduct showing great courage or bravery
- granddaughter
- a female grandchild
- geometry
- the branch of mathematics that deals with the study of points, lines, angles, shapes, and solid figures
- heritage
- any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
- glacier
- a great mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or along a valley, or spreading very slowly over a land area
- grouch
- a bad-tempered person
- fungi
- the taxonomic kingdom of lower plants
- glamour
- alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
- humorous
- comical; funny
- height
- elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
- hammock
- a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)
- formula
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
- ghettos
- city slum areas inhabited by minority groups living there due to social or economic pressures
- hesitate
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- homicide
- the killing of a human being by another human being
- hologram
- (hol'-o-gram) n. The photographic record of a three dimensional image produced by recording on a photographic plate or film formed by a split laser beam
- hustle
- move or cause to move energetically or busily
- giggle
- a foolish or nervous laugh
- Harlem
- a district of Manhattan
- hieroglyphic
- a writing system using picture symbols
- gratitude
- a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
- guru
- a recognized leader in some field or of some movement
- forehead
- The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair.
- gross income
- The total amount of money a company receives from the sale of its goods and services.
- gullible
- easily tricked because of being too trusting
- halfway
- at half the distance
- genius
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- gymnasium
- athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
- glare
- an angry stare
- Halifax
- provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
- guarantee
- a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- formidable
- [adj.] awesome, strong, imposing, impressive, possibly inspiring fear or dread
- generator
- engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
- hazardous
- (adj)involving risk or danger
- grievances
- complaints
- Fredericton
- the provincial capital of New Brunswick
- fountain
- a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
- helmet
- a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
- hydrant
- a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks
- grouping symbols
- parentheses ( ), brackets [ ], and braces { }