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20 Cards in this Set
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Ballast
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Heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling of a vessel like a balloon
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Buoyant
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1. able to float. 2. cheerful and carefree.
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Buoyancy
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Ability to float.
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Clamber
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To climb awkwardly.
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Detach
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To separate from.
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Detached
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1. Not connected. 2. lacking concern; not taking sides.
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Eerie
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Causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious.
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Fathom
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1. a length of six feet, used in measuring the depth of water. 2. to figure out; to understand
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Pique
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1. to arouse or excite 2. a feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc.
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Probe
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1. to poke or prod. 2. to examine closely 3. a long, slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body. 4. a thorough investigation.
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Realize
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1. to be aware of 2. to bring in to being; to make happen
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Rupture
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1. to split or break 2. a breaking or tearing apart by force. 3. the breaking of a friendly relationship.
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Sphere
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1. an object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; a ball of globe. 2. an area of power, influence, or activity.
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Submerge
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1. to go underwater. 2. to put underwater of cover with water
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Tedious
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seeming to go on for a long time; boring
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Tedium
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boredom
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Ultimate
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1. final 2. the greatest possible; maximum
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Unscathed
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Completely unharmed
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