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Vocabulary : Science Nouns II (Meaning to Word)


Given the WORD (NOUN), identify the MEANING

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1.

perigee

  point in moon's orbit nearest from earth.

  tool with jaws for holding work.

  incompatibility or lack of uniformity.

  record of daily activities.

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2.

sextant

  observed fact or occurrence subject to scientific study.

  navigational instrument for angular measurements.

  residue from smelting operation.

  band of colors formed when light passes though a prism.

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3.

solvent

  green coating on old bronze.

  marsh or soft and wet land.

  substance or liquid that dissolves solute.

  capability to be shaped and molded.

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4.

slag

  residue from smelting operation.

  different form of an element.

  substance which provides nourishment.

  band of colors formed when light passes though a prism.

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5.

prototype

  change of form, character or circumstances.

  tendency to drive back or distaste.

  very tiny quantity.

  primary type used as model.

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6.

synthesis

  navigational instrument for angular measurements.

  sameness or consistency.

  animal or plant living in or on another; sycophant.

  combining elements to produce whole system.

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7.

torque

  ring (of leaves around the stem).

  partly lighted shadow.

  twisting force producing rotation.

  change of form, character or circumstances.

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