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October Sky Voc (2)
vocabulary for October Sky for Ch. 6-11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nefarious | villanous |
| Propellant | explosive fuel |
| Prodigious | tremendous |
| Pernicious | deadly |
| Cupidity | greed |
| Cogitative | thoughtful; medatative |
| Subjective | having to do with thoughts or feelings |
| Rabble-Rouser | agitator |
| Petulance | testiness |
| Ballistic Missle | projectile |
| Debacle | disaster |
| Polyhedron | solid figure having 4 or more faces |
| Ironic | contrary to what is intended |
| Deductive | inferiable |
| Infinity | endless |
| Coalescing | to unite |
| Primordial | primitive |
| Viscous | sticky |
| Slurry | semi-fluid |
| Theodolite | surveying instrument |
| Methane | colorless, odorless, flammable gas |