151126 Vocabs

Question 1

govern

Answer 1

v. to rule

Question 2

governor

Answer 2

n. a person who governs (rules) a state or city

Question 3

government

Answer 3

n. a group or system that rules a country.

Question 4

assist

Answer 4

v. to help

Question 5

assistance

Answer 5

n. the act of helping. the act of assisting.

Question 6

assistant

Answer 6

n. a person who helps.

Question 7

claim

Answer 7

v. to assert that something is one’s own, or that something is true.
ex: HY claimed that the book was hers.

Question 8

reclaim

Answer 8

1. to claim something back. ex: SY reclaimed her bed as soon as HY went to the toilet.
2. to recover or reuse land or materials. similar to “recycle”

Question 9

reclaimable

Answer 9

adj. describes something that is able to be fixed and reused.

Question 10

prove

Answer 10

v. to show something to be true

Question 11

approve

Answer 11

v. to officially agree to or accept as satisfactory.

ex: Mummy approved of me telling the truth.

Question 12

disapprove.

Answer 12

v. to not agree or be unsatisfied with.

ex: Daddy disapproves of me biting my toenails.

Question 13

prison

Answer 13

n. jail

Question 14

imprisoned

Answer 14

adj. kept in prison. captive.

ex: The imprisoned man cried - he really missed home.

Question 15

imprisonment

Answer 15

n. the state of being imprisoned.

Question 16

balance

Answer 16

n. an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

Question 17

imbalance

Answer 17

n. the state of being uneven.

Question 18

unbalance

Answer 18

v. to make something uneven.
ex: HY was able to balance the big book on the top of her head. However, Daddy unbalanced it by putting a rubber on the side, creating imbalance. The book fell with a big thump. HY wasn’t happy.

Question 19

obey

Answer 19

v. to follow or carry out the command, instruction, or wishes of (someone).

Question 20

disobey

Answer 20

v. to go against orders.

ex: We should never disobey our parents.

Question 21

disobedient

Answer 21

adj. refusing or neglecting to obey.

ex: The disobedient boy got a spanking from his mummy.

Question 22

public

Answer 22

adj. of, for, or pertaining to all members of a community; not private.

Question 23

publication

Answer 23

n. the preparation and issuing of a book for public.

Question 24

publicity

Answer 24

n. attention given to someone (usually famous) by the public.

Question 25

hydraulic

Answer 25

adj. relating to a device that uses liquid (water) to work

Question 26

hydrant

Answer 26

n. a (red) water pipe that discharges water, especially for firefighters that need to put out fires.

Question 27

hydrate

Answer 27

n. a material, usually a crystal, in which water molecules are used to make.

Question 28

dictate

Answer 28

v. say or read aloud

Question 29

contradict

Answer 29

v. deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting the opposite.