week 15 Flashcards
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retaliate
to strike back;to get revenge
translucent
allowing only some light to push through so that images can’t be seen clearly
jut
to stick out sharply
asset
something valuable or useful
immerse
- to involve or occupy completely. 2. to cover completely with water or liquid
temptation
something that temps or attracts
ravenous
very hungry
facilitate
to make less difficult; to help to progress
unfazed
not disconcerted or perturbed
operative
functioning or having effect
suspicious
causing one to have the idea or impression that someone is of questionable dishonest
guffawing
laugh in a loud or boisterous way
prying
excessively in the rested in a person’s private affairs; too in inquisitive
heroically
in an admirably brave or determined manner
rowdy
noisy and disorderly
dubiously
with hesitation doubt or distrust
prestigious
inspiring respect and admiration having high status
light pollution
any negative effects of human made lights
astronomers
scientists who study space
solar flare
a sudden eruption of brightness on the suns surface
fusion
the process of combining atoms
nuclear power
a thermal power station that generates electricity from the heat produced by the creating steam that spins a turbine connected to a generator, which produces electricity
cold war
a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare
atomic bomb
a nuclear weapon that derives its destructive power from the splitting of atomic nuclei through a chain reaction called fission
