Reading Vocabulary Week 2
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- alchemists
- scientists who tried to change less valuable metals into gold, find a single cure for all diseases, and discover how to live forever
- conducts
- carries
- cyanide
- a poisonous white compound
- fine
- the amount of pure metal in a substance expressed in parts per thousand
- gold leaf
- a very thin sheet of gold
- karats
- units of fineness for gold equal to 1/24 part of pure gold in a blend with one or more other metals
- refined
- brought to a pure state
- grand prix
- one of several international races
- gauge
- a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
- must
- a necessary or essential thing
- reaction time
- how fast a person can act
- sleek
- having a smooth, gleaming surface
- triumph
- the thrill of victory
- first
- the beginning unit in a series
- other
- not the same one
- shapes
- the forms of things or people
- things
- items
- world
- the earth
- Formula 1
- a racing car of a certain size, weight, and engine power having a long, narrow; open wheels; a single-seat open cockpit; and a rear engine
- caffeine
- a bitter drug that makes the body feel active
- hulls
- the dry outer coverings of fruits or seeds or nuts
- plantations
- areas or farms where plants and trees are cared for
- stimulates
- makes active or more active
- backed
- bore the financial obligation of
- barter
- a trade by exchanging one thing for another
- conserve
- avoid wasteful use of
- currency
- money in circulation
- standard
- regularly and widely used
- surfaced
- became widely known