U2 LESSON 2 FLASHCARDS

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superstition (noun)

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a belief based on ignorance and fear

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preoccupied (verb)

Back

to be concerned with a situation

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caution (noun)

Back

close care; watchfulness

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pollinate (verb)

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to transfer pollen from the stamen to the pistil of the same flower or another flower

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patent (noun)

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a piece of paper issued to a person or company by the government that gives them the right to be the only one to make, use, or sell a new invention for a certain number of years

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theory (noun)

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an idea about the way things are or work

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tension (noun)

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the force that affects objects that are pulled or stretched

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spewed (verb)

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expelled

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disrupting (verb)

Back

breaking up or apart

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cunning (adjective)

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good at fooling or deceiving others.