Nash/Gebhart Vocabulary Nov. 27 - Dec.1

an instrument that is used to measure air pressure and

predict changes in the weather

• Thermometer
• Pedometer
• Barometer
• Hygrometer

the distance through the center of a circle or sphere

from one point to another

• radius
• diameter
• circumference
• perimeter

the profession of examining people's eyes to find out if

they need glasses

• Ophthalmology
• Dentistry
• Optometry
• Podiatry

the outside edge of an area or surface,

the total length of the lines that form a shape

• circumference
• boundary
• perimeter
• area

the quality of something that has two sides or halves that are

the same or very close in size and shape

• harmony
• asymmetry
• balance
• symmetry

something that is done to prevent possible harm or trouble from happening in the future

• negligence
• carelessness
• precaution
• recklessness

a statement about what will happen in the future

• guess
• prophecy
• today

• forecast

occurring in the southern united states before the civil war

• Post-Civil War
• Civil War

• Antebellum
• Pre-Civil War

something that came before something else

• successor
• descendant
• subsequent
• antecedent

to decide that something will happen at a later time

• postpone

• to predict
• to anticipate
• to forget