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A-Z vocab test
Mrs. Gilmore's class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carburetor | the part of an engine where air and gasoline mix. |
| Dodecahedron | a solid shape with 12 faces. |
| Estuary | an area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean. |
| Fathom | (noun) a unit for measuring the depth of water. 1 fathom = 6 feet. (verb) if you cannot fathom something you cannot understand it. |
| Guyot | a seamount that has been worn away by waves and has a flat top. |
| Harpoon | a long spear with an attached rope that can be thrown or shot out of a special gun. It is usually used for hunting large fish or whales. |
| Ichthyology | the zoological study of fishes. |
| Jetty | wall made of piling rocks, or other materials which extend into a body of water to protect a harbor or influence the current. |
| Keratin | fibrous protein which forms the basic substance of nails, hair, horns and hoofs. |
| Lathe | a machine that holds a piece of wood or metal while turning it against a cutting tool that shapes it. |
| Marsupial | name for a large group of animals that includes the kangaroo, the koala and the opossum. Females carry their young in pouches. |
| Nape | the back of your neck. |
| Oxymoron | a short phrase in which the words seem to contradict each other. |
| Permafrost | a deep subsoil. |
| Quasar | a massive and extremely remote celestial object, emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy( radio waves) and typically having a star like image. |
| Respiration | the act or process of inhaling and exhaling(breathing). |
| Seethe | to be very angry or excited. liquid seethes when it bubbles or boils. |
| Tyro | a novice or beginner. |
| Ulva | a green protist that looks like a head of lettuce. |
| Volvox | green algae plants that looks like bubbles. |
| Wry | crooked, twisted, askew. |
| Yolk | the yellow part of an egg. |