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Cam 10 Test 4 Flashcards

(26 cards)

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What is plaster?

A

A building material used for coating walls and ceilings.

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What does navigable mean?

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Able to be sailed on or through.

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What is cargo?

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Goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.

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What does tremendous mean?

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Very large or great.

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What is a prospector?

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A person who searches for mineral deposits.

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What is a mineral?

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A naturally occurring substance that is solid and stable at room temperature.

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What is ore?

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A type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements.

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What is coal?

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A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock.

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What does deteriorate mean?

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To become progressively worse.

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What is reconstruction?

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The process of rebuilding or restoring something.

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What does coincide mean?

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To occur at the same time or place.

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What does sail mean?

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To travel on water in a boat or ship.

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What is a ketch?

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A type of sailing vessel with two masts.

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What does dredge mean?

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To remove earth or sand from the bottom of a water body.

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What is placement?

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The act of putting something in a particular position.

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What does involve mean?

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To include or engage as a necessary part.

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What does asserting mean?

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To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

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What does worthwhile mean?

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Having value or importance.

19
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What does presumably mean?

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Used to convey that what is assumed is likely to be true.

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What is implication?

21
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What does plough ahead mean?

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To continue doing something in a determined way.

22
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What does harnessing mean?

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To control and make use of something.

23
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What does pliable mean?

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Easily bent or flexible.

24
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What is a contaminant?

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A substance that makes something impure or unclean.

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What does eradication mean?
The complete destruction of something.
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What is famine?
Extreme scarcity of food.