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Cartoon Vocabulary (List 10)

1. panorama (noun) an unbroken view of a wide area
(pan ah RAM ah)
Link: CAMERA

2. saga (noun) a long story, often telling the history of a family
(SAH gah)
Link: GAGA

3. plethora (noun) a state of excessive fullness; superabundance
(PLETH or ah)
Link: FLORA

4. gradient (noun) a rate of inclination; a slope
(GRAY dee unt)
Link: GREAT AUNT

5. adherent (noun) a follower of a leader; supporter
(ad HEER unt)
Link: ADHERE

6. vent (noun) a means of escape or release; an outlet; a small hole
(vent)
Link: VENT

7. armament (noun) military supplies and weapons; the process of
(ARM ah ment) arming for war
Link: ARM

8. presentiment (noun) a sense that something is about to occur;
(pre ZEN tih ment) a premonition
Link: PRESENT

9. corpulent (noun) fat; obese
(KOR pew lent)
Link: CORPORAL

10. circumvent (verb) to surround; enclose: bypass
(sur kum VENT)
Link: CIRCLE TENT

Extra 5 words: light-year, maneuver, marsupial, metaphor, mosaic