vocab test 15

Question 1

retaliate

Answer 1

To stripe back; To get revenge

Question 2

translucent

Answer 2

allowing only some light to pass through so that image can be seen clearly

Question 3

Jut

Answer 3

To stick out sharply

Question 4

asset

Answer 4

something valuable or useful

Question 5

immerse

Answer 5

to involve or occupy completely to cover completely with water or liquid .

Question 6

temptation

Answer 6

Something that temps or atracks

Question 7

ravenous

Answer 7

very hungry

Question 8

facilitate

Answer 8

to make difficult ; to help to progress

Question 9

unfazed

Answer 9

not surprised or worried or disturbed

Question 10

operative

Answer 10

-having effect.
-a worker, especially a skilled one.

Question 11

suspicious

Answer 11

cautious distrust of someone or something

Question 12

guffawing

Answer 12

laughing in a boisterous or loud way

Question 13

prying

Answer 13

excessively interested

Question 14

guffawing

Answer 14

laughing in a loud way

Question 15

heroically

Answer 15

in a admirable, brave or determined matter

Question 16

rowdy

Answer 16

noisy and disorderly

Question 17

dubiously

Answer 17

with hesitation, doubt or distrust

Question 18

prestigious

Answer 18

inspiring respect and admoration

Question 19

light pollution

Answer 19

any negative effects of human made lights

Question 20

atronomers

Answer 20

scientists who study space, have proven that the sun is in fact a star

Question 21

solar flare

Answer 21

a sudden eruption of brightness on the sun’s surface

Question 22

fusion

Answer 22

the process of combining atoms

Question 23

nuclear power plant

Answer 23

a thermal power station that generates electricity from the heat produced by the controlled fission. this heat is then used to boil water, creating steam that spins a turbine connected to a generator, which produces electricity

Question 24

cold war

Answer 24

a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures

Question 25

atomic bomb

Answer 25

a nuclear weapon that derives its destructive power from the splitting of atomic nuclei through a chain reaction called fission

Question 26

invert

Answer 26

to switch the numerator with the denominator of a fraction. the new fraction is the reciprocal of the first fraction

Question 27

reciprocal

Answer 27

two numbers who’s product is one

Question 28

ratio

Answer 28

a way of describing something by division

Question 29

negative numbers

Answer 29

numbers that are less than zero

Question 30

positive number

Answer 30

numbers that are greater than zero