Chpt 10-12 October Sky Vocabulary

Tensile

• Defintion- Capable of being drawn or stretched out
• Synonym- strechted out
• Antonym- not to be extended
• The tensile fabric stretches. 

Truncated

• Definition- Shortened as if by being cut off.
• Synonym- Being shortened
• Antonym- Getting longer
• When my Uncle got his arm cut off it got truncated.

Deductive

• Definition- Based on deductions from accepted premises
• Synonym- inferable
• Antonym- inductive
• The pie was deductive.

Primordial

• Definition- Existed from the begining
• Synonym- Old
• Antonym- New
• God is primordial.

Methane

• Defintion- A  colorless, odorless, flammable gas
• Synonym- Flammable gas
• Antonym- Water
• My daddy puts methane in his truck.

Aperture

• Definition- An opening or hole
• Synonym- A hole
• Antonym- Sealed
• The key lock has an aperture.

Coalescing

• Definition- To blend or come together
• Synonym- To blend
• Antonym- To come apart
• The milkshake is coalescing.