Becoming (Chapter 1)

Question 1

Strive

Answer 1

Work hard

Question 2

Sly

Answer 2

Sarcastic

Question 3

Exasperation

Answer 3

Annoyance

Question 4

Approval

Answer 4

Acceptance, agreement

Question 5

Persistent

Answer 5

Continual, not giving up

Question 6

Drift

Answer 6

Move slowly on water or air

Question 7

Boost

Answer 7

Increase, push up

Question 8

Blot out

Answer 8

Cover up or hide

Blot _____ out

Question 9

In the midst of

Answer 9

In the middle (of a process)

Question 10

Shift

Answer 10

A change to new location

Question 11

Lure

Answer 11

Attract

Question 12

Implacable

Answer 12

Determined, impossible to distract

Question 13

Unwavering

Answer 13

Unchanging, undoubting

Question 14

Vigilance (n)

Answer 14

Guarding, watchfulness

Question 15

Deteriorate

Answer 15

Break down, get worse

Question 16

Grind

Answer 16

pressure, breaking into small pieces

Question 17

Partition

Answer 17

A dividing wall

Question 18

Painstaking (adj)

Answer 18

Carefully, with effort

Question 19

Ritual

Answer 19

Tradition, custom

Question 20

Flimsy

Answer 20

Thin, not substantial

Question 21

Wrath (n)

Answer 21

Severe anger, fury

Question 22

Immaculate

Answer 22

Completely clean

Question 23

Numb

Answer 23

Without feeling

Question 24

Impeccable

Answer 24

Perfect, immaculate

Question 25

Indulge

Answer 25

Give someone a gift or treat

Question 26

Unscathed

Answer 26

Undamaged

Question 27

Osmosis

Answer 27

Absorbing

Question 28

Anchor

Answer 28

Keep in one place

Question 29

Subtle

Answer 29

Slight, hard to notice

Question 30

Infectious

Answer 30

Hard to resist

Question 31

Scavenge

Answer 31

Take things that no one else wants

Question 32

Rickety

Answer 32

Old and ready to fall apart, flimsy

Question 33

Antidote

Answer 33

Cure for poison

Question 34

Splurge

Answer 34

Spend extra money on a treat, indulge

Question 35

Dominate

Answer 35

Control other people

Question 36

Restriction

Answer 36

Limit, things you are not allowed to do

Question 37

Fumble

Answer 37

Use your hands in a clumsy way

Question 38

Correlation

Answer 38

Similarity, ralationship

Question 39

Fiddle around with

Answer 39

Try to make something work (often negative)

Question 40

Treason

Answer 40

Betraying your country

Question 41

Concrete

Answer 41

Not abstract

Question 42

Yield

Answer 42

Give in, be persuaded

Question 43

Epic

Answer 43

Long and heroic

Question 44

Seething

Answer 44

Boiling angry

Question 45

Woes

Answer 45

Troubles, sadness

Question 46

Intervene

Answer 46

Get involved

Question 47

Sassy

Answer 47

Rude, disrespectful

Question 48

Arcane

Answer 48

Tricky, hard to understand

Question 49

Feisty

Answer 49

Having a strong spirit

Question 50

Otherwordly

Answer 50

Exotic, strange, like another world

Question 51

Devoted to

Answer 51

Willing to give love and attention

Question 52

Immobile

Answer 52

Unable to walk or move around

Question 53

Odds

Answer 53

Chances, likelihood

Question 54

Neuron

Answer 54

Nerve cell

Question 55

Dwell (up) on

Answer 55

Spend a lot of time worrying about

Question 56

Block out

Answer 56

Not think about

Question 57

Manifestation

Answer 57

Outward sign

Question 58

Willing

Answer 58

Agree or be eager to do something

Question 59

Blissful

Answer 59

Perfectly happy

Question 60

Rigor

Answer 60

Great care, especiallyin learning or teaching

Question 61

Flawless

Answer 61

Without a single mistake, immaculate, impeccable

Question 62

Disparity

Answer 62

Inequality