Gilmore A-Z Word Test- March 23, 2012
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| carburetor | the part of an engine where air and gasoline mix
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| dodecahedron | a solid shape with 12 faces
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| estuary | an area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean
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| fathom (noun) | a unit for measuring the depth of water: 1 fathom=6 feet
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| fathom (verb) | cannot understand
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| guyot | a seamount that has been worn away by waves and has a flat top
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| 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
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| ichthyology | the zoological study of fishes (zoologocal is the science that deals with animals)
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| jetty | wall made of piling rocks, or other materials which extend into a body of water to protect a harbor or influence the current
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| keratin | fibrous protein which forms the basic substance of nails, hair, horns and hoofs
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| lathe | a machine that holds a piece of wood or metal while turning it against a cutting tool that shapes it
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| marsupial | name for a large group of animals that includes the kangaroo, the koala and the opossum. Females carrty their young in pouches.
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| nape | the back of your neck
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| oxymoron | a short phrase in which the words seem to contradict each other
Ex. A wise fool
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| permafrost | a deep subsoil
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| quasar | a massive and extremely remote celestial object, emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy( radio waves) and typically having a star like image
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| respiration | the act or process of inhaling and exhaling (breathing)
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| seethe | to be very angry or excited. liquid seethes when it bubbles or boils
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| tyro | novice, or beginner
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| ulva | a green protist that looks like a head of lettuce
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| volvox | green algae plants that looks like bubbles
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| wry | crokked, twisted, askew
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| yolk | the yellow part of an egg
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