Vocab 11

1)Ballast – Heavy material used to make a ship steady The ballast in the middle of the ship started cracking.

2) Bouyant – Able to float The life jackets are buoyant enough to support a 200-pound person.

3) Clamber – To climb awkwardly The children clambered over the playground equipment.

4) Detach – To separate from I had to detach the top part and return the bottom part.

5) Eerie – Causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious The music in the horror movie was eerie.

6) Fathom – To figure out; to understand I can not fathom why you would not do your homework!

7) Pique – To arouse or excite The clues piqued my interest in the mystery.

8) Probe – To poke or prod I probed the snow to figure out the depth.

9) Realize – To be aware of You must realize that you need to do your homework.

10) Rupture – To split or break The earth ruptured from volcano.

11) Sphere – a ball or globe The earth is not quite a sphere because of the poles.

12) Submerge – To put underwater or cover with water The flood waters submerged my parents’ house.

13) Tedious – Seeming to go on for a long time; boring Sometimes, chores can be tedious!

14) Ultimate – Something that is the greatest; the maximum Winning the state championship was the ultimate for him!

15) Unscathed – Completely unharmed They made it through the car accident completely unscathed.