chap3vocab

•Aqueduct: a bridge like structure that carries a water conduit or canal across a valley or over a river.
•EXP: The aqueduct brought the water to Rome’s many baths.
•Verge: to be on the edge or margin or border
•EXP: I'm on the verge of snapping
•Pediatrician: A physician who specializes in pediatrics.
•EXP: The pediatrician examined my son.
•Ramble: To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.
•EXP: The special needs child started to ramble on the stand.
•Unison: All together or at the same time.
•EXP: The quire sung in Unison.
•Depressors: Something that depresses or is used to depress
•EXP: The girl took pills that were depressors.
•Rehearsed: To practice
•EXP: The actors rehearsed for the play.
•Hypersonic: Noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
•EXP: The jet flew at hypersonic speeds across the sky.
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•Surge: A strong, swelling, wavelike volume or body of something
•EXP: There was a surge of troops in Iraq in the beginning of 2003.
•Nudged: To push slightly or gently, esp. with the elbow
•EXP: The boy nudged the boat to send it off on its maiden voyage.
•Astounded: To astonish and bewilder
•EXP: The girl was astounded by the stars that night.