Wordly Wise 11
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- ballast
- heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and flling of a vessle like a balloon
- buoyant
- able to float; cheerful and carefree
- clamber
- to climb awkwardly
- detach
- to separate from
- eerie
- causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious
- fathom
- a length of six feet; used in measuring the depth of water; to figure out; to understand
- pique
- to arouse or excite; a feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc.
- probe
- to poke or prod; to examine closely; a long slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body; a thorough investigation
- realize
- to be aware of; to bring into being; to make happen
- rupture
- to split or break; the breaking of a friendly relationship
- sphere
- an object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; a ball or globe; an area of power, influence or activity
- submerge
- to go underwater; to put underwater or cover with water
- tedious
- seeming to go on for a long time; boring
- ultimate
- final; the greatest possible; maximum
- unscathed
- completely unharmed