Week 11 Vocabulary Review

Front

What does the term 'recede' mean?

Back

To move back or withdraw from a previous position.

Front

What does it mean to 'concede'?

Back

To give up or yield.

Front

What do the roots 'flect' and 'flex' mean?

Back

To bend.

Front

What is the definition of 'equator'?

Back

An imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth.

Front

What does 'precede' mean?

Back

To come or go before something or someone in time, order, or position.

Front

What is the opposite of 'recede'?

Back

Advance or move forward.

Front

Provide a synonym for 'concede'.

Back

Yield or surrender.

Front

In what context might you use the term 'equator'?

Back

When discussing geography or climate zones.

Front

What is an example of something that 'precedes' another event?

Back

A warning before a storm.

Front

What is the significance of the equator in geography?

Back

It divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.