In the Laboratory Flashcards

1
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Bifurcate

A

Divide into 2 branches

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2
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Blight

A

Ruin, destroy

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3
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Ductile

A

Pliant, flexible

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4
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Ebb

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Subside; decline

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5
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Fetid

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Foul, rancid

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6
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Fission

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Splitting, severance

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7
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Fusillade

A

Rapid outburst

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8
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Hermetic

A

Airtight

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9
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Pendulous

A

Hanging

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10
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Stratum

A

Layer

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11
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Inert

A
  • unmoving
  • lethargic
  • sluggish
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12
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Torque

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A force that causes rotation

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13
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Unctuous

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Excessively smooth, smug, and suave

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14
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Volatile

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  • readily changing to a vapor
  • fickle
  • explosive
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15
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Servile

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Ingratiate, fawning, complaisance

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16
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Catalyst

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An event/action that incites something

- impulse

17
Q

Barrage

A

Bombardment, cannonade

18
Q

Docile

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Ready to accept control or instruction

- submissive