Periodic Table Anniversary Flashcards
Vocabulary from the article
1
Q
To fit, to place
A
To slot (Gaps for new elements to be slotted in)
2
Q
To arrange
A
To lay out (Elements laid out in order of increasing atomic number)
3
Q
Good times, good days
A
Heyday
4
Q
Century
A
Centenary
5
Q
To put together
A
To assemble (The elements were assembled 150 years ago)
6
Q
To share similarities in sth
A
To bear a resemblance TO sth (Old system bears a little resemblance to modern one)
7
Q
To design
A
To conceive (The modern table was conceived in 1940s)
8
Q
To be forgotten
A
To slip one’s mind (I wanted to buy some vegetables but it slipped my mind, so now I cannot prepare the salad)
