lesson #5

Question 1

antic

Answer 1

n. (usually pl.) playful or funny act

Question 2

attire

Answer 2

n. clothes, especially fine and expensive clothes

Question 3

captivate

Answer 3

v. please greatly; win over by special charm

Question 4

deft

Answer 4

adj. quick and sure; skillful at handling

Question 5

diligent

Answer 5

adj. working with great care and effort

Question 6

eclipse

Answer 6

n. total or partial hiding of one heavenly body by another

Question 7

evolve

Answer 7

v. develop and change gradually over time

Question 8

innate

Answer 8

adj. having from birth; occurring naturally rather than being learned

Question 9

inscribe

Answer 9

v. write, print, etch into as a permanent record

Question 10

posture

Answer 10

n. way one holds one’s body; pose or position

Question 11

shroud

Answer 11

n. something that covers or hides from view; cloth used to wrap a dead body before burial

Question 12

stifle

Answer 12

v. cut off the air from; smother; hold back; check

Question 13

tentative

Answer 13

adj. not fully worked out or final; hesitating or uncertain

Question 14

tranquil

Answer 14

adj. calm; peaceful

Question 15

versatile

Answer 15

adj. able to do many different things or to be used in many different ways