Tom Swift and His Motor Boat Flashcards

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adjustment

A

a modification, fluctuation, or correction

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aeronaut

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a pilot of a lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon

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auction

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a public sale in which property of goods are sold to the highest bidder

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casual

A

occurring by chance

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5
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cockpit

A

the area from which a vessel is steered

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compass

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a device used to determine geographic direction

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comfident

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marked by a strong, fearless,a in bold belief in oneself and one’s capabilities

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conservative

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moderate; cautious; keeping within bounds

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contraption

A

a mechanical device

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craft

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boat, ship, or airplane

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crony

A

a long-time close friend or companion

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frantic

A

highly excited with strong emotion or frustration; frenzied

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gyroscope

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a device consisting of a spinning disk or wheel mounted on a base so that its axis can turn freely in one or more directions and thereby maintain its orientation regardless of any movement of the base

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humiliate

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to lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of

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implicate

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to involve; to bring into connection with

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incident

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an occurrence or event that interrupts normal procedure or precipitates a crisis

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overhaul

A

to dismantle in order to make reparis

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parachute

A

an apparatus used to retard free fall from an aircraft, consisting of a hemispherical canopy attached to a harness

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peer - v.

A

look closely and searchingly

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petulant

A

unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered

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physician

A

a person who practices medicine

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process

A

the series of actions, operations, or motions involved in the accomplishment of an end

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propeller

A

a machine for moving an aircraft or a boat forward, consisting of a power-driven shaft with radiation blades placed so as to thrust air or water in a desired direction when spinning

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sanitarium

A

an institution for the treatment of chronic diseases of for medically supervised recuperation

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spurt
to gush forth suddenly, in a stream or jet
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systematic
carried on using step-by-step procedures; purposefully regular
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tachometer
device that indicates the revolutions per minute of a revolving shaft
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temporary
lasting, continuing, or serving for a limited time
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throttle
to regulate the speed of an engine
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tourniquet
a device, typically a tightly encircling bandage, used to check bleeding by temporarily stopping the flow of blood through a limb
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tow
the act of pulling behind with a rope or chain
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turbine
an engine or motor driven by the pressure of steam, water, or air against the curved vanes of a wheel or set of wheels
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ugly
unpleasing to the sight
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unexpected
coming without warning