Physical Properties Flashcards

(27 cards)

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Pelagic [ pe’lajik ]

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Relating to deep oceanic water

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To Swell [ svel ]

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To protrude, project, become bigger and rounded, to bulge, to extend

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A Backlash [ baklash ]

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  1. A gap between moving parts, clearance, when some details are not tightly attached to each other.
  2. A strong, adverse, negative reaction to changes or activity
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To soak in water [sok]

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To immerse in water, to dampen, saturated with water

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Feeble [fibl]

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Weak, fragile, lacking physical strength

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Slack

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Sluggish, slow, weak, faint, lax, negligent

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Wobbly

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Shaky, unsteady, loose

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Malleable

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Ductile, soft, yielding, giving, forgeable, supple, flexible

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9
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Viscous

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Pasty, ductile, heavy, stringy, ropy

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10
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Forgeable

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A flexible property of metal, soft, viscous

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Supple

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A property of materials and people to be flexible, yielding, versatile, compliant

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12
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To dribble

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To leak slowly drop by drop in a thin stream

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Coniferous

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A trait of trees which bear needlelike leaves and evergreen featuring cones

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14
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A hollow

Hollow

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Chamber, void, cavity inside

Quality of being empty and void

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Pulpy

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Fleshy, meaty, succulent, soft, gentle - a quality of food to be pleasant to eat, soft with much juice, mushy

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16
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Palpable

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Tangible, sensible, appreciable, explicit, obvious, able to be touch and felt, noticeable, detectable

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At an obtuse angle

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At a blunt angle

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Oblique

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Sideways, slanting, inclined, skew at sharp angle

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Oblong

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Stretched, elongate

20
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Swollen

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Bloated, inflated become larger and more rounded as a result of liquid accumulation

21
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Exorbitant

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Excessive, unreasonable, superfluous, undue

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Entangled

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Intricate, tricky, overly complex and ornate

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Woven

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Formed of fabric by interlacing long threads

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Shabby

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Beaten, worn-out, frayed, ragged people in a state of extreme exhaustion, things in worn-out condition no longer usable

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Weary
About people. Extremely tired, exhausted, spent. Bored, sick
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Frail
Fragile, delicate
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Strenuous
Demanding much effort and strength, requiring great exertion, difficult and challenging, tough, arduous.