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WW Lesson 11
Vocabulary Words and Definitions for SIS Grade 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling of a vessel like a balloon | Ballast |
| Able to float | Buoyant |
| Cheerful and carefree | Buoyant |
| To climb awkwardly | Clamber |
| To separate from | Detach |
| Lacking concern; not taking sides | Detached |
| Causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious | Eerie |
| A length of six feet, used in measuring the depth of water | Fathom |
| To figure out; to understand | Fathom |
| To arouse or excite | Pique |
| A feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc. | Pique |
| To poke or prod | Probe |
| To examine closely | Probe |
| A long, slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body | Probe |
| A thorough investigation | Probe |
| To be aware of | Realize |
| To bring into being; to make happen | Realize |
| To split or break | Rupture |
| A breaking or tearing apart by force | Rupture |
| The breaking of a friendly relationship | Rupture |
| An object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; a ball or globe | Sphere |
| An area of power, influence, or activity | Sphere |
| To go underwater | Submerge |
| To put underwater or cover with water | Submerge |
| Seeming to go on for a long time; boring | Tedious |
| Final | Ultimate |
| The greatest possible; maximum | Ultimate |
| Something that is the greatest; the maximum | Ultimate |
| Completely unharmed | Unscathed |