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Apollo 13 vocabulary

Review for final exam

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LaunchTo send a rocket or a boat out onto the beginning of its journey
ManeuverTo move by using controls like on a car, ship or plane
Perilousdangerous
CompetentHaving the skill and ability to do something
CrampedTo be very crowded
AbortTo suddenly stop someting before it is intended time to stop, to cancel
JugglingThe circus act of keeping several objects in the air
StatusThe current situation
CompensateAn action in response to and making up for another action
ExplicitClear and fully expressed
IsolateTo put something separate from the rest
StabilizeTo make stable, unchanging
SustainTo keep something alive
ScenarioA possible plan and its result
HazardousVery dangerous
MaximizeTo make the most of, to get the largest amount
PerplexingVery confusing
TentativelyUnsure, done with doubt
DistractedNot paying attention, thinking about something else
SquanderedTo waste something; to use it up foolishly
DeteriorateTo gradually break down and fall apart
IntermittentSomething that happens occasionally and not on a regular schedule
InadvertentSomething done by accident; done without paying attention
ConsensusA general agreement; the opinion of a group
DepletedUsed up; run down
PreliminaryComing before and introducing or preparing for something more important
SkepticallyDone or said with doubt
ImpreciseNot exact
ObstructTo get in the way of something
DisorientedTo be confused


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