PRESENTATION OUTLINE
October Sky Ch 10-12 Vocabulary
deductive - based on deductions from accepted premises
syn: derivable
ant: ----------
Deductive reasoning led to my answer.
coalescing - to blend or come together
syn: consolidate
ant: divide
When I'm sleepy, the room seems to be coalescing.
coalescing - to blend or come together
syn: consolidate
ant: divide
When I'm sleepy, the room seems to be coalescing.
primordial - existing from the very beginning
syn: prehistoric
ant: modern
Not much is known about primordial life.
methane - a colorless, odorless, flammable gas
syn: swamp gas
ant: ------
The bonfire was accelerated with methane.
truncated - shortened as if by being cut off
syn: cut short
ant: enlarge
The cat's tail was truncated.
tensile - capable of being drawn or stretched out
syn: malleable
ant: rigid
The metal was very tensile.
aperture - an opening or hole
syn: breach
ant: solid
The aperture was just big enough to put a pencil in.
