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Unit 7: A Universe of Stars

Learn these words from the science article by Ellen Fried (Inside: Level A, Unit 7).

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  1. universe
    everything that exists anywhere
  2. pale
    lacking in intensity or brightness
  3. glow
    emit a steady even light without flames
  4. distance
    the property created by the space between two objects
  5. fasten
    attach to
  6. vast
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  7. violent
    acting with great force or energy or emotional intensity
  8. fiery
    like or suggestive of a flame
  9. extremely
    to the greatest possible degree
  10. leap
    move forward by bounds
  11. unit
    a division accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
  12. probe
    an exploratory action or expedition
  13. telescope
    a magnifier of images of distant objects
  14. pattern
    a repeated design, structure, or arrangement
  15. collect
    gather
  16. vary
    become different in some particular way
  17. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  18. orbit
    move in a path described by a body revolving around another
  19. galaxy
    a collection of star systems
Created on Sun Aug 07 13:22:20 EDT 2016 (updated Mon Aug 15 13:19:09 EDT 2016)

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