A machine that spins very fast, sending material outward from the center and separating different substances by weight.
centrifuge
100
a) a tool used to measure or test
b) to measure
gauge
100
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I hung a _________ on my rear view mirror so that the sunlight would make rainbows appear in the car.
prism
100
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I find it hard to fix anything that has to deal with cars or machines of any kind, so I am not ___________ gifted. (mechanism)
mechanically and adverb
100
The swimmers ________ their movements so they could swim in a formation.
a. tempted
b. extended
c. chronicled
d. synchronized
d
200
Tools or equipment for a certain use
apparatus
200
a piece of cut glass or plastic that bends and separates light into its component colors
prism
200
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The uneven bars is one kind of _________ used in gymnastics.
apparatus
200
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Some of the rides at King's Island use _________ force to keep the riders from falling out. (centrifuge)
centrifugal and adjective
200
The doctor performed a _________ on the odd colored mole to make sure it wasn't anything serious.
a. biopsy
b. biosphere
c. microbe
d. antibiotic
a
300
a) a systematic list and description of items
b) to make a systematic list of items
catalog
300
a part of a larger whole
component
300
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The main ___________ of the college student's diet was pizza.
component
300
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The sun _________ nuclear power from deep within it's interior. (generate)
generates and verb
300
Loud voices from the _________ classroom made it hard for me to concentrate.
a. solid
b. symmetrical
c. adjacent
d. peripheral
c
400
a) an adjustable opening in an instrument, such as a camera, that controls the amount of light that enters
b) an opening or hole
aperture
400
the working parts of a machine
mechanism
400
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It was unbelievable that the whole surgery was done with the use of a ____________.
laser
400
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I got pulled over for speeding because the speed ______ in my car was broken. (gauge)
gauge and noun
400
Getting a ____________ is NOT something that most employees want.
a. demotion
b. promotion
c. motive
d. momentum
a
500
an electronic device that puts out a very narrow and intense beam of light
laser
500
a machine that produces electrical energy from mechanical energy
generator
500
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The student adjusted the ________ on the microscope to allow more light to enter in.
aperture
500
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Scientists continue to _____________ new species of animals which are being discovered world wide. (catalog)
catalog and verb
500
The CEO of the company lives in a _________ neighborhood and drives an expensive car.
a. fluid
b. affluent
c. inflexible
d. reflexive