Inventors at Work: vocab

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Excel means to do well; to be better or greater than others.

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to do well; to be better or greater than others

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revere

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to honor, to regard with respect

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transcend

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to rise above or beyond, exceed

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Locomotive

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A powered rail vehicle for pulling trains.

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phonograph

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a machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player

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sputtered

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to make a series of explosive noises

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flop

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a complete failure

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incandescent

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brilliant; giving off heat or light

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Cylinder

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Power unit of an engine; chamber where gasoline is burned for power.

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Patents

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licenses granting exclusive rights to inventors for a set time