Building Brooklyn Bridge

This set of flashcards includes vocabulary related to the engineering and historical context of the Brooklyn Bridge, essential for understanding the material in the lecture.

bedrock

The solid stone found beneath soil and sand.

stability

The state of providing a solid foundation that will not move.

hemp

A plant used to make strong material that can be used for cloth and rope.

decompression

A loss of air pressure.

gullible

Easily deceived or tricked.

deception

The act of making someone believe something that isn’t true.

corrupt

Using power to illegally make money for personal gain.

amass

To collect a large amount of something.

pneumonia

A serious disease that makes it difficult to breathe by affecting the lungs.

incapacitate

To cause someone to be unable to be active or work.

feminist

A person who believes women should have equal rights to men.

coronation

An occasion in which a person officially becomes the most powerful person in a country.

conman

A person who engages in deception, often to defraud others out of money or valuables.

tetanus

A serious bacterial infection that affects the nervous system, often caused by a wound becoming infected with clostridium tetani.

the bends

a condition caused by rapid changes in pressure, leading to nitrogen bubbles forming in the body.

indomitable

Incapable of being defeated or subdued; unwavering in the face of adversity.