Lesson 18

Question 1

aisle

Answer 1

n; A passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train

The aisle will glow in the dark if there is any emergency

Question 2

alias

Answer 2

adv; Used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name

Eric Blair, alias George Orwell

Question 3

antediluvian

Answer 3

adj.

1. of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8
2. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive
   n.
3. a very old or old-fashioned person or thing

Ex. Some experts say racism is not antediluvian idea, but quite new.

Question 4

antebellum

Answer 4

adj.

occurring in the southern U.S. during the time before the American Civil War

Ex. These clothes are the specimen of people wear in antebellum period, during the America civil war.

Question 5

amalgamate

Answer 5

1. verb- to combine or mix two or more things together.

Example: This is in advance of the LEA ‘s proposal to formally amalgamate the two schools.

Question 6

ambiguous

Answer 6

1. adj.- unclear or not easily describable.

Example: Everyday language is very ambiguous on this point: ‘ How would you classify (identify) this?

Question 7

Allay

Answer 7

verb

to make (something) less severe or strong

The gentle breeze allayed the smoldering summer heat.

Question 8

Altercation

Answer 8

noun

a noisy or angry argument

Judging from all the shouting, I’d say there was some sort of altercation going on next door.

Question 9

anomaly

Answer 9

noun.

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Example Sentence:

The cardiac anomaly gave him a hard time in his entire life.

Question 10

anthology

Answer 10

noun.

A published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.

Example Sentence:

The anothology had a great coherence in between lectures/poems.

Question 11

anesthesia

Answer 11

noun loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
ex.: There will be some time for a person to regain his/her sensation after anesthesia.

Question 12

anguish

Answer 12

noun extreme mental distress; extreme distress of body or mind;

e.x: She tried to tell her sister jokes to make her forget about the anguish.

verb suffer great pains or distress; cause emotional anguish or make miserable

e.x: The scene of people dying in the war anguishes the doctor.

Question 13

ambivalent

Answer 13

adjective
1.
having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action:

Ex . She is regarded as a morally ambivalent character in the play.

Question 14

ameliorate

Answer 14

verb
1.
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve:
strategies to ameliorate negative effects on the environment.

Ex. Doctor Tang will save the world by ameliorating negative effects

onthe environment.

Question 15

annex

Answer 15

verb

to add(a region or area) to a country, state, etc

The US government annexed California in 1846.

noun

a building attached to or near a larger building and usually used as part of it

He stored his antiques in

Question 16

annul

Answer 16

verb

to say officially that something is no longer valid

It was a great shock when they announced their marraige was annuled.

Question 17

anonymous

Answer 17

adj.

If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.

EX:Both mother and daughter, who have requested anonymity, are doing fine.

Question 18

antecedent

Answer 18

n.

An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.

EX: We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.

Question 19

amiable

Answer 19

Adj.

friendly and pleasant

Question 20

anecdote

Answer 20

n.

a short story about an interesting or funny event or occurrence

He introduced his speech with an anecdote.