Unit 4: George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt

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  1. retract
    pull inward or towards a center
  2. detach
    cause to become separated
  3. external
    happening or arising outside some limits or surface
  4. maximum
    the greatest or most complete or best possible
  5. confront
    be face to face with
  6. diminish
    lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
  7. anticipate
    be excited or anxious about
  8. confirm
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  9. extraordinary
    highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
  10. terrestrial
    of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth
  11. resume
    take up or begin anew
  12. fruitless
    unproductive of success
  13. affirmative
    a positive reply
  14. scaffold
    a temporary arrangement erected around a building
  15. threshold
    the entrance for passing through a room or building
  16. originate
    come into existence; take on form or shape
  17. frigid
    extremely cold
  18. profound
    showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
  19. disbelief
    doubt about the truth of something
  20. telltale
    disclosing unintentionally
  21. function
    perform as expected
  22. humanity
    all of the living inhabitants of the earth
  23. cornerstone
    the basic or fundamental part on which something depends
Created on Fri Mar 12 09:26:16 EST 2021 (updated Thu Mar 18 16:24:07 EDT 2021)

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