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17 Cards in this Set
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Ballast |
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 |
able to float cheerful and carefree |
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Buoyancy |
the ability to float |
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Clamber |
to climb awkwardly |
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Detach |
to separate from |
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Detached |
not connected lacking concern; not taking sides |
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Eerie |
causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious |
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Fathom |
a length of six feet, used in measuring the depth of water to figure out; to understand |
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Pique |
to arouse or excite a feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc |
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Probe |
to poke or prod to examine closely a long, slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body a thorough investigation |
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Realize |
to be aware of to bring into being; to make happen |
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Rupture |
to split or break a breaking or tearing apart by force the breaking of a friendly relationship |
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Sphere |
an object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; a ball or globe an area of power, influence, or activity |
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Spherical
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of or relating to the shape of a sphere |
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Submerge |
to go underwater to put underwater or cover with water |
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Tedious |
seeming to go on for a long time; boring |
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Tedium |
Boredom |
