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Wordly Wise Book 4 Lesson 11
Vocabulary
14
Language - English
6th Grade
05/18/2006

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Term
Ballast
Definition
n. A heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling of a vessel like a balloon.
Term
Buoyant
Definition
adj. 1. Able to float

2. Cheerful and carefree.

Buoyancy
Term
Clamber
Definition
v. To climb awkwardly.
Term
Detach
Definition
v. To seperate form.

Detached
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Eerie
Definition
adj. Causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious.
Term
Fathom
Definition
n. A length of 6 feet, used in measuring the depth of water.

v. To figure out; to understand.
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Pique
Definition
v. To arouse or excite.

n. A feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc.
Term
Probe
Definition
v. 1. To poke or prod.

2. To examine closely.

n. 1. A long, slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body.

2. A thourough investigation.
Term
Realize
Definition
v. 1. To be aware of.

2. To bring into being; to make happen.
Term
Rupture
Definition
v. To split or break.

n. 1. A breaking or tearing apart by force.

2. The breaking of a friendly relationship.
Term
sphere
Definition
1. n. An object with all points on its surface equally distance from its center; a ball or globe

2. An area of power , influence, or activity.

spherical
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Submerge
Definition
v. 1. To go underwater.

2. To put underwater or cover with water.
Term
Tedious
Definition
adj. Seeming to go on for a long time.

Tedium
Term
Ultimate
Definition
adj. 1. Final.

2. The greatest possible
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