Unit 11

Question 1

heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling of a vessel like a balloon

Answer 1

ballast

Question 2

able to float, cheerful and carefree

Answer 2

buoyant

Question 3

to climb awkwardly

Answer 3

clamber

Question 4

to seperate from

Answer 4

detach

Question 5

causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious

Answer 5

eerie

Question 6

a length of six feet, used in measuring the depth of water, to figure out; to understand

Answer 6

fathom

Question 7

to arouse or excite, a feeling or resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc.

Answer 7

pique

Question 8

to poke or prod, to examine closely, a long, slend instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body, a thoroug investigation

Answer 8

probe

Question 9

to be aware of, to bring into being; to make happen

Answer 9

realize

Question 10

to split or break, a breaking or tearing apart by force, the breaking of a friendly relationship

Answer 10

rupture

Question 11

an object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; a ball or globe; an area of power, influence or activity

Answer 11

sphere

Question 12

to go underwater; to put underwater or cover with water

Answer 12

submerge

Question 13

seeming to go on for a long time; boring

Answer 13

tedious

Question 14

final, the greatest possible maximum, somethng that is the greatest; the maximum

Answer 14

ultimate

Question 15

completely unharmed

Answer 15

unscathered