Physical Properties Flashcards
Pelagic [ pe’lajik ]
Relating to deep oceanic water
To Swell [ svel ]
To protrude, project, become bigger and rounded, to bulge, to extend
A Backlash [ baklash ]
- A gap between moving parts, clearance, when some details are not tightly attached to each other.
- A strong, adverse, negative reaction to changes or activity
To soak in water [sok]
To immerse in water, to dampen, saturated with water
Feeble [fibl]
Weak, fragile, lacking physical strength
Slack
Sluggish, slow, weak, faint, lax, negligent
Wobbly
Shaky, unsteady, loose
Malleable
Ductile, soft, yielding, giving, forgeable, supple, flexible
Viscous
Pasty, ductile, heavy, stringy, ropy
Forgeable
A flexible property of metal, soft, viscous
Supple
A property of materials and people to be flexible, yielding, versatile, compliant
To dribble
To leak slowly drop by drop in a thin stream
Coniferous
A trait of trees which bear needlelike leaves and evergreen featuring cones
A hollow
Hollow
Chamber, void, cavity inside
Quality of being empty and void
Pulpy
Fleshy, meaty, succulent, soft, gentle - a quality of food to be pleasant to eat, soft with much juice, mushy
Palpable
Tangible, sensible, appreciable, explicit, obvious, able to be touch and felt, noticeable, detectable
At an obtuse angle
At a blunt angle
Oblique
Sideways, slanting, inclined, skew at sharp angle
Oblong
Stretched, elongate
Swollen
Bloated, inflated become larger and more rounded as a result of liquid accumulation
Exorbitant
Excessive, unreasonable, superfluous, undue
Entangled
Intricate, tricky, overly complex and ornate
Woven
Formed of fabric by interlacing long threads
Shabby
Beaten, worn-out, frayed, ragged people in a state of extreme exhaustion, things in worn-out condition no longer usable
Weary
About people. Extremely tired, exhausted, spent. Bored, sick
Frail
Fragile, delicate
Strenuous
Demanding much effort and strength, requiring great exertion, difficult and challenging, tough, arduous.
