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7th Vocabulary 23+24
Hoxie - Vocabulary Lessons 23 and 24
Term | Definition |
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calligraphy | n - the art of fine handwriting; decorative handwriting |
cartography | n - the technique or art of making maps or charts |
demography | n - the study of characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, age |
epigram | n - a short, clever poem or saying |
graphic | n - a visual representation, such as a graph or picture adj - described in a vivid and effective manner |
holography | n - a photographic technique that produces three-denominational images |
monogram | n - a design composed of single letters, usually initials v - to make a design of single letters, usually initials |
monograph | n - a scholarly report on one subject |
seismograph | n - an instrument for measuring and recording movements of the earth's crust |
typography | n - the style and arrangement of text, either printed on paper or displayed on a screen |
affulent | adj - rich; wealthy |
deflect | v - to turn aside or redirect; to cause to go in another direction |
flex | v - to bend OR to contract a muscle |
fluid | n - a substance that flows, often taking the shape of it's container adj - having smooth, flowing motion; graceful adj - easily changed |
flume | n - a narrow passage with deep rocky sides and water flowing through it OR a man-made channel or chute for flowing water |
inflexible | adj - not easily bent; stiff OR not changeable |
influential | adj - having the power and importance to affect something |
influx | n - a flowing or coming in |
reflex | n - the ability to react quickly to actions or events OR an automatic physical response |