Exerpts from The Story of My Life

Question 1

(v.) to obtain knowledge; to learn or develop a skil

Answer 1

acquire:

Question 2

(v.) to move or travel across an area

Answer 2

traversed:

Question 3

(adj.) not good enough; insufficient

Answer 3

inadequate:

Question 4

(v.) to widen or expand

Answer 4

broadened:

Question 5

(v.) to renew in the mind or memory

Answer 5

revived:

Question 6

(adj.) aware; mindful

Answer 6

conscious:

Question 7

(n.) small, often round, pieces of plastic, wood, glass or other material
with holes through them, typically put on a string

Answer 7

beads:

Question 8

(n.) understanding; recognition; insigh

Answer 8

perception

Question 9

as a result of; in consideration of

Answer 9

in the light of:

Question 10

(n.) brilliancy; magnificence

Answer 10

splendor:

Question 11

(v.) to encourage interest in; to excite

Answer 11

stimulates:

Question 12

(phrasal verb) to bring about or to cause to happen; to evoke

Answer 12

calls forth:

Question 13

(adj.) occurring naturally; occurring without prior planning

Answer 13

spontaneous:

Question 14

(adv.) word for word

Answer 14

verbatim:

Question 15

(n.) step; action

Answer 15

initiative:

Question 16

(adv.) seriously; keenly

Answer 16

earnestly:

Question 17

(n.) great fear

Answer 17

dread:

Question 18

(adj.) strange; odd; unusual

Answer 18

peculiar:

Question 19

(n.) specific details about a particular field of study

Answer 19

technicalities:

Question 20

(adj.) covered with fine hairs or feathers

Answer 20

downy:

Question 21

(adj.) in bad condition; dilapidated

Answer 21

tumbledown:

Question 22

(adj.) winding; meandering

Answer 22

devious:

Question 23

(n.) a branch of biology dealing with the study of plants

Answer 23

botany:

Question 24

(adj.) rude; unrefined

Answer 24

uncouth:

Question 25

(adj.) ancient; primitive

Answer 25

primeval:

Question 26

(adj.) causing gloom

Answer 26

dismal:

Question 27

(adj.) shiny; radiant

Answer 27

lustrous:

Question 28

(v.) to provide; to be a source of

Answer 28

furnished:

Question 29

(adj.) unwilling; hesitant

Answer 29

reluctant:

Question 30

(adv.) following a fixed plan or system; methodically

Answer 30

systematically:

Question 31

(v.) to remove; to take off

Answer 31

doffed:

Question 32

(v.) to move about briskly and playfully

Answer 32

frisk

Question 33

(n.) moving by twisting and turning

Answer 33

wriggling:

Question 34

(v.) to move or run quickly

Answer 34

darted

Question 35

(adj.) fulfilled; satisfied

Answer 35

content

Question 36

(v.) to give; to convey

Answer 36

impart:

Question 37

(adj.) resembling wool in appearance

Answer 37

fleecy

Question 38

(adj.) natural; inborn

Answer 38

innate:

Question 39

(n.) a strong desire to achieve something

Answer 39

aspiration:

Question 40

(adj.) in a relaxed way; unhurried

Answer 40

leisurely: