Book 7 - LESSON 12

Question 1

Abduct

Answer 1

1. To carry away by force; to kidnap.

(Abduction) The act or instance of abducting.

Question 2

Intervene

Answer 2

1. To enter in order to help or settle something.

(Intervention) The act or instance of intervening.

Question 3

Devout

Answer 3

1. Very religious.
2. Sincere.

Question 4

Necessity

Answer 4

1. Anything that cannot be done without or that is greatly needed.
2. The condition of being needed.

Question 5

Abode

Answer 5

The place where one lives; home.

Question 6

Distraught

Answer 6

Deeply disturbed; very troubled.

Question 7

Incline

Answer 7

1. To slope or lean.
2. To be likely to; to have a fondness for.
3. To bend or bow (the head).

Question 8

Arbitrate

Answer 8

1. To settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both sides.

(Arbitration) The act of arbitrating.

Question 9

Enlighten

Answer 9

1. To inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to.

(Enlightened) Free from ignorance or prejudice.

Question 10

Sacred

Answer 10

1. Holy; having to do with religion.
2. Worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect.

Question 11

Compromise

Answer 11

1. To settle a disagreement by having each side give up something.
2. To expose to the possibility of criticism or shame.
3. A settlement reached by each side giving up something.

Question 12

Attribute

Answer 12

1. To think of as coming from or belonging to a particular person or thing.
2. A quality or feature associated with a person or thing.

Question 13

Orbit

Answer 13

1. The path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a star, planet, or moon.
2. To put into or be in orbit.

Question 14

Capricious

Answer 14

1. Likely to change quickly for no reason.

Question 15

Abyss

Answer 15

1. A deep opening in the earth.
2. Anything too deep to measure.