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Vocabulary Lesson 9

Vocabulary Lesson 9. By : Emelina Virga a nd Aurela Kroni. Apogee. The point in an orbit when a planet or satellite is farthest away from the Earth. The satellite reached an apogee of 521 km from the Earth. Geocentric.

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Vocabulary Lesson 9

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  1. Vocabulary Lesson 9 By: Emelina Virga and Aurela Kroni

  2. Apogee The point in an orbit when a planet or satellite is farthest away from the Earth. The satellite reached an apogee of 521 km from the Earth.

  3. Geocentric Having to do with the center of the Earth in measurement or observation In ancient Greece, Aristotle invented the geocentric planetary model which displayed the planets revolving around the Earth.

  4. Perigee The point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is nearest to the Earth The astronaut located the perigee of the planets in the orbit to radio the information to the analysts.

  5. Inter To bury or put in a grave The funeral lead a procession through the weeded cemetery, making its way to the interred body.

  6. Terra Cotta Ceramic clay used in pottery, statuary, and construction; referring to color of clay During the Qin Dynasty, Shihuangdi, the first emperor, had over 8,000 terra cotta soldier made to accompany him into the afterlife.

  7. Terrestrial Having to do with the Earth and its inhabitants; land as distinct from water or air Even through all these years, scientists still haven’t discovered all the terrestrial life here on Earth.

  8. Exhume To dig out of the ground Many American researchers hope to exhume the body of Henry VIII’s body to discover if he had a rare genetic disorder.

  9. Humus Rich, dark, organic material formed by decay of vegetable matter 9 out of 10 gardeners agree that in order to plant the best shrubs, a lot of humus should be used to enrich the soil.

  10. Mountebank: n. A swindler; a charlatan; trickster. Harry Houdini, himself a master magician, crusaded against mountebanks whose seeming marvels of magic were actually fraudulent.

  11. Paramount: adj. Of chief importance; primary; foremost. When he became mayor, his paramount concern was improving the living conditions of the poor.

  12. Promontory: n. A high ridge of land jutting into a body of water; a headland. Known as the Pillars of Hercules, two promontories overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar separate Europe and Africa.

  13. Pastoral: adj. 1. Pertaining to a Christian minister or the duties accompanying the office. 2. Referring to life in open country or to fields for farming or grazing. 3. Pertaining to an idealized rural life.

  14. Repast: A meal; food served at a meal. In China, Egypt, India , and Indonesia a typical repast includes some form of maize, a plant native to America and introduced to other parts of the world after the arrival of Columbus.

  15. Rustic: adj. Typical of country life and people; simple; rough. n. A rural person.. Settlers on the Midwest prairie often had to live in rustic sod huts until they could import timber to build houses.

  16. Rusticate v. To go to the country. Many New Yorkers like to rusticate in the Adirondacks during the summer.

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