Lesson14

Question 0

arid (adj.)

Answer 0

having little rain or water

(syn.) dry

Question 1

ample (adj.)

amply (adv.)

Answer 1

more than enough

(syn.) sufficient

Question 2

avoid (v.)

avoidable (adv.)
avoidance (n.)

Answer 2

to miss or keep away from

(syn.) avert

Question 3

defy (v.)

defyingly (adv.)
defying (adj.)

Answer 3

to show little fear or regard for rules or established norms; to challenge

(syn.) resist

Question 4

enact (v.)

enacted (adj.)
enactment (n.)

Answer 4

to pass a law

(syn.) legislate

Question 5

even (adj.)

evenly (adv.)
evenness (n.)

Answer 5

regular, smooth; in equal parts

(syn.) equitable

Question 6

feign (v.)

feigned (adj.)

Answer 6

to pretend; make believe

(syn.) simulate

Question 7

fertile (adj.)

fertilize (v.)
fertility (n.)
fertilizer (n.)

Answer 7

able to produce abundantly

(syn.) rich

Question 8

freshly (adv.)

fresh (adj.)
freshen (v.)
freshness (n.)

Answer 8

caught or produced not long ago

(syn.) recently

Question 9

function (n.)

functionally (adv.)
functional (adj.)
function (v.)

Answer 9

the normal purpose of something

(syn.) role

Question 10

fundamental (adj.)

fundamentally (adv.)

Answer 10

a primary or basic element

(syn.) essential

Question 11

indiscriminate (adj.)

indiscriminately (adv.)

Answer 11

not choseb carefully; unplanned

(syn.) arbitrary

Question 12

selective (adj.)

selectively (adv.)
select (adv.)
select (v.)
selection (n.)
selectivity (n.)

Answer 12

carefully chosen

(syn.) discriminating

Question 13

spacious (adj.)

spaciously (adv.)
space (n.)
spaciousness (n.)

Answer 13

having a lot of room

(syn.) expansive

Question 14

withstand (v.)

Answer 14

to fight without surrender; to persist

(syn.) survive