Flashcards for "Keeping Venice Afloat"

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Definition of "thesis"

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Statement or theory to be maintained or proved

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Word for rapid and successful development

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Flourishing

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Gondola

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Light flat-bottomed boat on Venetian canals

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Iconic

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Representative symbol or worthy of veneration

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Meaning of 'intricate'

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Very complicated or detailed

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Aquifer

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Permeable rock that contains or transmits groundwater

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Pedestrian

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A person walking along a road or in a developed area

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Sediment

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Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

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Principle

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Fundamental truth or proposition; foundation for belief or behavior

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Definition of Refugees

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Forced to leave country due to war, persecution, or disaster