HMH 5.1.3 Vocabulary Flashcards

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passionate

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To have a passionate feeling is to have strong emotion about it.

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impulse

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An impulse is the desire to do something.

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distinguished

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A distinguished group is known and respected for its excellence.

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eccentric

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Someone who is eccentric is odd.

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circumstances

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The way an event happened, or the causes of it, are its circumstances.

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evidently

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If something happened evidently, it happened for an obvious reason.

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acceleration

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Acceleration is the act of moving faster.

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prototype

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A prototype is a rough model created to test something before creating it in its final form.

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contribution

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A person who helps to make something has made a contribution to that work.