Wordly Wise Book 8 Lesson 14

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Purpose of the huge, complex designs formed in the chalk on the English Downs remains a/n _________________.

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enigma

Front

Mr. Baroody praised the student for her _________________ writing and insights in her essay on structural inequalities in the juvenile justice system.

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luminous

Front

Standing on the summit of Mt. Washington, we had a __________ panorama of the valleys and peaks changing color in the morning light.

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sublime

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It was not until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone that historians and linguists could _________________ Egyptian hieroglyphics.

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decipher

Front

The __________________ known as the Bubonic Plague that swept through Europe in the 1300's killed up to three-quarters of the population.

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pestilence

Front

During the Middle Ages, the Pope in Rome was considered ___________________ by Roman Catholics- as God's representative on earth, his word was never wrong.

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infallible

Front

The word that comes from the Latin words for "thousand" and "year."

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millennium

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In the later '80's and early '90's, I had a ____________________ collection of mix tapes and concert bootlegs on cassette tapes that spanned many bands, eras, and musical tastes.

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voluminous

Front

My attempt at growing tomato plants from saved seed has been far from _________________________, with most of my plants thriving and starting to grow well.

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ineffectual

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Freshman year of high school, we ___________________ed fetal pigs in Honors Biology class.

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dissect