Chapter 1 - P 5

Question 1

astound

as​tound​ed; as​tound​ing; as​tounds

Answer 1

verb
as·​tound | \ ə-ˈstau̇nd \

to fill with bewilderment or wonder

Question 2

dwindle

dwin​dled; dwin​dling

Answer 2

verb
dwin·​dle | \ ˈdwin-dᵊl \
\ ˈdwin-(d)liŋ , -dᵊl-iŋ \

intransitive ​verb
: to become steadily less : SHRINK
//Their savings dwindled to nothing.
//a dwindling population

Question 3

Wound up

wind​ed ​up; wind​ing ​up; winds ​up

Answer 3

to arrive in a place, situation, or condition at the end or as a result of a course of action

//wound up as millionaires

Question 4

Readiness

Answer 4

Noun

the quality or state of being ready: such as

a state of preparation

Question 5

freshman

Answer 5

noun, often attributive
fresh·​man | \ ˈfresh-mən \

a student in the first year of high school or college