lesson #3

Question 1

abundant

Answer 1

adj. more than enough; plentiful

(abundance) n. great amount

Question 2

arid

Answer 2

adj. having little or no rainfall; very dry

Question 3

distinct

Answer 3

adj. not the same; different or separate; unmistakable; definite

Question 4

graze

Answer 4

v. feed on growing grass; touch lightly in passing

Question 5

hectic

Answer 5

adj. full of feverish activity, haste, or confusion

Question 5

horde

Answer 5

n. large group or crowd, especially one on the move

Question 6

humid

Answer 6

adj. having a large amount of water or moisture in the air

(humidity) n. amount of moisture in the air

Question 7

incredible

Answer 7

adj. hard or impossible to believe

Question 8

inhabit

Answer 8

v. live in or on

(inhabitant) n. person or animal that lives in a certain place

Question 9

peninsula

Answer 9

n. piece of land, connected to a larger land mass, that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water

Question 10

rural

Answer 10

adj. of or relating to the country and the people who live there

Question 11

sanctuary

Answer 11

n. place of safety or shelter; protection offered by such a place

Question 12

splendor

Answer 12

n. magnificence; brilliance of appearance

(splendid) adj. very impressive; magnificent

Question 13

squalor

Answer 13

n. filth; misery

(squalid) adj. dirty and unfit for living, especially as a result of neglect

Question 14

terrain

Answer 14

n. area of land; region; surface features of a region