Unit 3: Jess and Layla's Astronomical Assignment

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  1. allergic
    having an immune reaction to a food or substance
  2. embarrassing
    causing to feel shame
  3. culture
    a particular society at a particular time and place
  4. stern
    serious and harsh in manner or behavior
  5. interactive
    (computing) relating to a program or interface that responds to the user's input
  6. obvious
    easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
  7. theory
    a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the world
  8. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
  9. disbelief
    doubt about the truth of something
  10. skid
    move obliquely, usually in an uncontrolled manner
  11. hesitate
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  12. fizz
    become bubbly or frothy or foaming
  13. afterthought
    an addition that was not included in the original plan
  14. shriek
    utter a shrill cry
  15. hazily
    through a fog or cloud of smoke
  16. astonishment
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
  17. portrait
    any likeness of a person, in any medium
  18. admire
    feel high regard for
  19. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  20. sarcastic
    expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
  21. bicker
    argue over petty things
  22. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  23. detour
    a roundabout road or route
  24. hurtle
    move with or as if with a rushing sound
  25. unison
    the act of occurring together or simultaneously
  26. glitter
    sparkle or shine with shimmering light
  27. investigate
    conduct an inquiry of
  28. souvenir
    something of sentimental value
  29. gaze
    look at with fixed eyes
  30. mutter
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
  31. file
    proceed in line
  32. sculpture
    a three-dimensional work of art
Created on Fri Mar 12 09:11:07 EST 2021 (updated Wed Mar 17 11:00:39 EDT 2021)

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