Vocab
To please or satisfy.
Gratify
The process where water vapor in the air turns back into liquid water.
Condensation
What is the value of 21:56?
3:8
Uniquely compares two things using "like or "as".
Simile
In Ancient Rome, his role was to defend the city from invaders
The dictator.
Lavish
When the object soaks up some of the light waves.
Absorption
In which quadrant is the coordinate (-3, -9)
Quadrant III (3)
Type of metaphor that gives human qualities to something inanimate.
Personification
Former gladiator who led thousands of slaves in rebellion.
Spartacus.
To think about; to consider carefully
Ponder
Name one of the three types of rocks
igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic
What is 60% as a fraction? (simplify)
3/5
The repetition of identical sounds in successive or close syllables within a group of words.
Alliteration
King of Babylon who was the first to write down laws.
Hammurabi
Noisy merrymaking
Revelry
When light changes direction, or bends, when it moves from one material to another.
Refraction
How many feet is 20 meters?
60 feet
Words or phrases that aren't literal but are widely known by the native speakers of the language
Idiom
A tall, pointed pillar often erected at Egyptian temple complexes.
Obelisk
To pull off or out; to pick
Pluck
High-level, wispy, and feathery clouds made of ice crystals.
Cirrus
Julie runs 8 miles per hour. How many miles does she run in 75 minutes?
10 miles.
Two opposite ideas used to create an effective description.
Oxymoron
In Ancient India, a community made up of many family members.
A grama.