unit 11 Flashcards
Heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling
ballast
Able to float; cheerful carefree; the ability to float
buoyant
to climb awkwardly
clamber
to separate from; not connected; lacking concern; not taking sides
detach
causing uneasiness;strange or mysterious
eerie
a length of six feet, used in measuring the depth of water, to figure out; to understand
fathom
to arouse or excite; a feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, ect.
pique
to poke or prod, to examine closely, a long slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body, a through investigation
probe
to be aware of, to bring into being; to make happen
realize
to split or break, breaking or tearing apart by force, the breaking of a friendly relationship
rupture
an object with all points on its surface equally distant from center; a ball or globe, an area of power, influence, or activity,
sphere
to go underwater, to put underwater or cover with water
submerge
seeming to go on for a long time;boring boredom
tedious
final, the greatest possible; maximum
ultimate
completely unharmed
unscathed