16th week 1st day

Question 1

indigenous

Answer 1

native to a place

a bald eagle is indigenous to the island

Question 2

endemic

Answer 2

native and exclusive

the fox are endemic to the island

Question 3

gregarious

Answer 3

sociable / friendly / outgoing

the hostess at work is gregarious

Question 4

habitat

Answer 4

natural environment

the island is not a natural habitat for the deer

Question 5

cursory

Answer 5

hasty / not thorough

a classmate did a cursory job on his test

Question 6

interloper

Answer 6

unauthorized

i felt like an interloper at the party, as i didn’t know anyone there

Question 7

prolific

Answer 7

producing abundantly

sea horses are prolific

Question 8

bulwark

Answer 8

protection

we wear knee pads in volleyball for bulwark

Question 9

sedentary

Answer 9

largely inactive, accustomed to sitting

my brother has a sedentary of life

Question 10

frugal

Answer 10

thrifty

my cousin is frugal when shopping for clothes

Question 11

antithises

Answer 11

exact opposite

me and my sister are antithesis

Question 12

altruistic

Answer 12

unselfish

my friend is so altruistic by always putting others needs before her own

Question 13

embellish

Answer 13

adorn, touch up

my sister loves to embellish her stories with great details

Question 14

cache

Answer 14

secret hiding place / the stuff in it

i found a hidden cache in my dads drawer full of money

Question 15

coterie

Answer 15

small group having something in common

my friend was a part of a coterie in a class with art

Question 16

cupidity

Answer 16

greed

my dad is cupidity when it comes to me asking him for money

Question 17

virtuosity

Answer 17

great technical skill

the violinist played with incredible virtuosity impressing everyone in the audience

Question 18

temerity

Answer 18

foolish boldness

my sister had the temerity to challenge me in a pool game even though i won the first round

Question 19

amorous

Answer 19

full of love

me and my boyfriend are amorous

Question 20

progeny

Answer 20

descendants

the mother bird fed her little progeny’s in the nest

Question 21

saturate

Answer 21

soak, fill up completely

the sponge on my sink was saturated with water