Wordly WIse 3000 lesson 11
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CameronBritt on February 6, 2012
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STACS 2013, THE AWESOME GIRLS WHO R BETTER THAN U SOJUST SHUT UP AND TAKE A PICTURE CUZ IT LAST LONGER CUZ WE R JUST THAT PRETTY AND COOL, STACS Class of 2013
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ballast | n. heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling of a vessel like a baloon |
| buoyant | adj. 1. able to float 2. cheerful and carefree |
| buoyancy | n. the ability to float |
| clamber | v. to climb awkwardly |
| detach | v. to separate from |
| detached | adj. 1. not connected 2. lacking concern, not taking sides |
| eerie | adj. causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious |
| fathom | n. a length of six feet, used in measuring the depth of water v. to figure out; understand |
| pique | v. to arouse or exite n. a feeling of resentment cause by being insulted |
| probe | v.1. to poke or prod 2. to examine closely n. 1. a long slender instrument used to examine wounds 2. a thorough investigation |
| realize | v.1. to be aware of 2. to bring into being, to make happen |
| rupture | v. to split or break .n.1. a breaking or tearing apart by force .2. the breaking of a relationship |
| sphere | n. 1. An object with all points on its surface eqally distant from its center 2. an area of power |
| spherical | adj. of or relating to the shape of a sphere |
| submerge | v.1. to go underwater 2. to put under water or cover with water |
| ultimate | adj.1. final 2. the greatest possible, maximum n. something that is greatest |
| unscathed | adj. completely unharmed |
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