Vocabulary - size-shape-weight

Question 1

tortuous

Answer 1

winding; full of curves

Question 2

orb

Answer 2

a small spherical mass, especially a small drop of liquid.

Question 3

orthogonal

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a spherical body; a globe

Question 4

ovid

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Having or determined by right angles

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sinuous

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1. having many turns and curves. 2. lithe and supple

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tare

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1. : a deduction from the gross weight of a substance and its container made in allowance for the weight of the container; also : the weight of the container. 2. (in biblical use) an injurious weed resembling wheat when young (Matt. 13:24–30).

Question 7

turbinate

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1. (esp. of a shell) shaped like a spinning top or inverted cone. 2. (anatomy) another term for turbinal

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isometric

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1. having equal dimensions 2. of, relating to, or denoting muscular action in which tension is developed without contraction of the muscle

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nebulosity

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1. cloudy or cloudlike matter. 2. a nebulous form, shape, or mass

Question 10

dollop

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a shapeless mass or blob of something, esp. soft food

Question 11

fantastical

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small and fairylike

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ambit

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a sphere of operation or influence; range; scope: the ambit of such an action

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atomistic

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characterized by or resulting from division into unconnected or antagonistic fragments

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conformation

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distorted; crooked; bent; goes off track

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elfin

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(with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractive mischievous or strange charm

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globule

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a small round particle of a substance; a drop. 2. (astronomy) a small cloud of gas and dust seen against a brighter background such as a luminous nebula.

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lune

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a crescent-shaped figure formed on a sphere or plane by two arcs intersecting at two points

Question 18

ell

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a former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths) used mainly for textiles, locally variable but typically about 45 inches.

Question 19

assay

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1. examination as to characteristics (as weight, measure, or quality)– 2. analysis (as of an ore or drug) to determine the presence, absence, or quantity of one or more components; also : a test used in this analysis

Question 20

ponderous

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having great weight; clumsy, heavy, awkward, laborious

Question 21

corpulent

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very fat

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amorphous

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without a clearly defined shape or form

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askew

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crookedly; slanted; at an angle

Question 24

awry

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away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.

Question 25

aquiline

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curved; hooked; of or like an eagle

Question 26

wee

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(Scottish) little

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wispy

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(of hair, threads, smoke, etc) fine, feathery

Question 28

wrought

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(of metals) beaten out or shaped by hammering

Question 29

whorl

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a pattern of spirals or concentric circles

Question 30

prodigious

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so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

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capacious

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roomy, spacious, ample

Question 32

diminution

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lessening; reduction in size

Question 33

bulbous

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1. fat, round, or bulging. 2. (of a plant) growing from a bulb.

Question 34

outsize

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exceptionally large

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svelte

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(of a person) slender and elegant.

Question 36

dilate

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1. make or become wider, larger, or more open 2. speak or write at length on (a subject).

Question 37

helical

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having the shape or form of a helix; spiral

Question 38

planar

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of, relating to, or lying in a plane. : two-dimensional in quality.