Wordly Wise Lesson 11

Tina C.
15 words 21 learners

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  1. ballast
    any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
  2. buoyant
    tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
  3. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
  4. detach
    cause to become separated
  5. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
  6. fathom
    a linear unit of measurement for water depth
  7. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  8. probe
    an exploratory action or expedition
  9. realize
    be fully aware or cognizant of
  10. rupture
    the act of making a sudden noisy break
  11. sphere
    a round three-dimensional closed surface
  12. submerge
    put under water
  13. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  14. ultimate
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
  15. unscathed
    not injured
Created on Tue Mar 01 09:19:20 EST 2011

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