Lessons 1-2

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

v. become weaker; decrease

(unabated) adj. showing no sign of weakening; showing no decrease

Question 2

acknowledge

Answer 2

v. admit the existence of; express recognition or thanks for

(acknowledged) adj. commonly accepted or recognized

Question 3

agent

Answer 3

n. person who acts or does business for another; something that brings about a result

Question 4

authority

Answer 4

n. right to give orders, make decisions or take action; expert source of information
(authorities) n. group of people who have the right to enforce laws

Question 5

devastate

Answer 5

v. ruin or destroy completely
(devastating) adj. causing destruction
(devastation) n. great destruction

Question 6

epidemic

Answer 6

n. rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time

adj. spreading rapidly as a disease over a wide area

Question 7

estimate

Answer 7

n. number that is not exact; careful guess

v. figure out roughly; make an approximate calculation

Question 8

evict

Answer 8

v. force out of property by taking legal action

Question 9

impartial

Answer 9

adj. not favoring one side more than another; fair

Question 10

industrious

Answer 10

adj. hardworking; not lazy

Question 11

infuriate

Answer 11

v. make very angry

Question 12

irrelevant

Answer 12

adj. having nothing to do with the subject

Question 13

precise

Answer 13

adj. exact; accurate

(precision) n. exactness

Question 14

sham

Answer 14

n. something fake or false
adj. not genuine; fake
v. pretend

Question 15

trek

Answer 15

n. long, slow, and difficult journey

v. travel slowly with difficulty

Question 16

astute

Answer 16

adj. wise in a clever or practical way

Question 17

authentic

Answer 17

adj. genuine; true
(authenticity) n. condition of being genuine
(authenticate) v. prove that something is genuine

Question 18

delicacy

Answer 18

n. choice item of food; great consideration for the feelings of others

Question 19

derogatory

Answer 19

adj. expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing

Question 20

devour

Answer 20

v. eat up hungrily; take in eagerly with the eyes or ears

Question 21

figment

Answer 21

n. something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality

Question 22

mythical

Answer 22

adj. imaginary; not real

Question 23

plumage

Answer 23

n. bird’s feathers

Question 24

predatory

Answer 24

adj. living by killing and eating other animals; living by robbing or stealing from others
(predator) n. creature that lives by killing; person who lives by robbing

Question 25

prior

Answer 25

adj. coming earlier in time; coming before in order or importance

Question 26

scavenge

Answer 26

v. search through or pick over, looking for something usable

(scavenger) n. someone who scavenges; animal that feeds on dead or decaying matter

Question 27

slaughter

Answer 27

v. kill in order to obtain meat; kill people or animals in large numbers or in a cruel way
n. killing of animal for food; act of killing on a large scale or in a cruel way

Question 28

solitude

Answer 28

n. condition of being alone or at some distance from people

Question 29

ungainly

Answer 29

adj. moving in a clumsy or awkward way

Question 30

vulnerable

Answer 30

adj. open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally