Vocabulary Flashcards

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speculate

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to think about something and make guesses about it; to form ideas or theories about something even if there are many things not known about it

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spectator

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a person who watches an event, show, game, activity, etc.; someone who is part of an audience

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spectacle

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a very impressive show; something that attracts attention because it is very unusual or very shocking

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kaleidoscope

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a tube that has mirrors and loose pieces of colored glass or plastic inside at one end so that you see many different patterns when you turn the tube while looking

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microscopic

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able to be seen through a microscope; extremely small

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horoscope

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advice and future predictions based on the date of a person's birth and the position of the stars and planets

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tangible

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easily seen or recognized; able to be touched or felt

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contagious

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having a sickness that can be passed to someone else by touching

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contiguous

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used to describe things that touch each other or are immediately next to each other

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tactile

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relating to the sense of touch.