English: Journeys Vocabulary

Question 1

Specialty

Answer 1

A special pursuit, occupation, talent or skill

Question 2

Disturbing

Answer 2

To intrude upon, bother

Question 3

Collapsed

Answer 3

To suddenly fall down or inward; cave in

Question 4

Squashing

Answer 4

To beat or flatten into a pulp; crush

Question 5

Shifted

Answer 5

To move or transfer from one position or place to another

Question 6

Numb

Answer 6

Deprived of the power to feel or move normally

Question 7

Staggered

Answer 7

To move or stand unsteadily, as if carrying a great weight; totter

Question 8

Struggled

Answer 8

Made strenuous effort; strive

Question 9

Wobbled

Answer 9

To move unsteadily from side to side

Question 10

How is “wobbled” different from “staggered”

Answer 10

Wobbled is more of a side to side movement, while staggered is a more irregular and noticeable lurching.

For example, you can say that a penguin usually wobbles when it walks, but an injured penguin staggered onto the ice.

Question 11

Interrupted

Answer 11

To do something that hinders or stops the action or conversation; to break in on something

Question 12

Discomfort

Answer 12

Lack of comfort or ease

Question 13

Primitive

Answer 13

Simple or crude

Question 14

Interior

Answer 14

Inner part or inside

Question 15

Honored

Answer 15

Proud to be given a special respect or opportunity

Question 16

Secretive

Answer 16

Inclined to to secrecy, trending to keep secrets, to keep something hidden or unknown from somebody

Question 17

Immersed

Answer 17

To involve deeply, absorb

Question 18

Bungled

Answer 18

To manage, do, or handle badly

Question 19

Contagious

Answer 19

To spread by direct or indirect contact

Question 20

Brandishing

Answer 20

To wave triumphantly or threateningly

Question 21

Imprinted

Answer 21

To make or mark a pattern on a surface by pressing or stamping

Question 22

Debate

Answer 22

A discussion of the arguments for and against something

Question 23

Prodded

Answer 23

To stir into action; urge

Question 24

Gradually

Answer 24

Occurring in small stages or degrees, or by even and continuous change

Question 25

Decorated

Answer 25

To furnish with something attractive, striking, beautiful; to adorn

Question 26

Beckon

Answer 26

To signal (someone) by nodding or waving, or other gesture

Question 27

Scanned

Answer 27

To examine something closely

Question 28

Inflated

Answer 28

To cause to expand with air or gas

Question 29

Stalled

Answer 29

To slow down or stop the process of something; bring to a standstill

Question 30

Shaken

Answer 30

To make uneasy; disturb or agitate

Question 31

Hesitated

Answer 31

To be slow to act, speak or decide

Question 32

Competition

Answer 32

A test or contest of skill or ability

Question 33

Identical

Answer 33

Exactly equal or alike

Question 34

Routine

Answer 34

A series of activities performed or meant to be performed regularly; a standard or usual procedure

Question 35

Element

Answer 35

A part of a whole, especially a fundamental or essential part

Question 36

Intimidated

Answer 36

Fill with fear; frighten or discourage

Question 37

Unison

Answer 37

At the same time, at once

Question 38

Recite

Answer 38

To repeat or say aloud (something prepared or memorized), usually before an audience

Question 39

Qualifying

Answer 39

To make eligible or qualified, as for a position or task

Question 40

Uniform

Answer 40

Being the same as another or others

Question 41

Mastered

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To become a master of something, or to acquire complete knowledge or become very skilled of something; to bring under control

Question 42

Dwarfed

Answer 42

To cause to look or seem smaller

Question 43

Presence

Answer 43

The fact or condition of being present or near

Question 44

Procedure

Answer 44

A way or doing something or getting something done, often by a series of steps

Question 45

Outfitted

Answer 45

To equip

Question 46

Transferred

Answer 46

To cause to move from one place to another

Question 47

Calculate

Answer 47

To find an answer or solution by using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division

Question 48

Snug

Answer 48

Fitting closely

Question 49

Perch

Answer 49

A branch or rod on which an animal can sit

Question 50

Enthusiastic

Answer 50

Full of or showing strong interest, excitement or admiration

Question 51

Beaming

Answer 51

To smile broadly