| A | B |
|---|
| ballast | heavy material used to steady a ship or control the rising and falling of a balloon |
| buoyant | able to float; cheerful and carefree |
| buoyancy | ability to float |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly |
| detach | to separate from |
| detached | not connected; lacking concern |
| eerie | causing uneasiness; strange, mysterious |
| fathom (n.) | a length of 6 feet in measuring depth of water |
| fathom (v.) | to figure out; to understand |
| pique (n.) | a feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc. |
| pique (v.) | to arouse or excite |
| probe (n.) | a long, slender instrument used to examine a part of the body; a thorough investigation |
| probe (v.) | to poke or prod; to examine closely |
| realize | to be aware of; to bring into being or make happen |
| rupture (v.) | to split or break |
| rupture (n.) | a breaking or tearing apart; the breaking of a friendship |
| sphere | an object with al points equally distant from center; an area of power |
| spherical | of or relating to the shape of a sphere |
| submerge | to go or to put underwater |
| tedious | seeming to go on for a long time; boring |
| tedium | boredom |
| ultimate (adj.) | final; maximum |
| ultimate (n.) | something that is the greatest |
| unscathed | completely unharmed |
| it's | it is |
| its | possessive form of it |
