8th grade Vocabulary Power Lesson 3

adjourn

(v.) to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

anthropology

Study of the origins and development of people and their societies

circumnavigate

to sail around the world

dramatize

v. To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner.

monotonous

continuing in an unchanging tone; wearying

mutate

(v.)to change, alter

mutation

(n.)A change in a gene or chromosome.

perception

the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.

precedence

status established in order of importance or urgency

secluded

isolated