Lessons 1-2

Question 1

accustom

Answer 1

v. make familiar

(accustomed) adj. usual; used to

Question 2

alert

Answer 2

adj. watchful; wide-awake
v. warn to be ready
n. warning signal

Question 3

assign

Answer 3

v. select for a position or for what has to be done; give out, as a piece of work to be done
(assignment) n. whatever is given out as work to be done

Question 4

budge

Answer 4

v. move or shift

Question 5

burly

Answer 5

adj. big and strongly built

Question 6

companion

Answer 6

n. one who spends time with or does things with another

Question 7

compatible

Answer 7

adj. getting along well together

Question 8

concept

Answer 8

n. general idea or thought about something

Question 9

distract

Answer 9

v. draw one’s thoughts or attention away from the subject at hand
(distraction) n. something that draws one’s thoughts or attention away

Question 10

jostle

Answer 10

v. push or shove

Question 11

obedient

Answer 11

adj. doing what one is asked or told

(obedience) n. state or condition of doing what one is told

Question 12

obstacle

Answer 12

n. something that prevents one from moving forward

Question 13

patient

Answer 13

adj. willing to wait without complaining
n. person is a doctor’s care
(patience) n. willingness to wait for someone or something without complaining

Question 14

pedestrian

Answer 14

n. person who is walking; someone traveling on foot

Question 15

retire

Answer 15

v. stop working because one has reached a certain age; go to bed
(retirement) n. state of no longer working

Question 16

aroma

Answer 16

n. smell or odor, especially a pleasant one

Question 17

beverage

Answer 17

n. liquid used as a drink

Question 18

bland

Answer 18

adj. lacking a strong flavor; not irritating, exciting, or disturbing

Question 19

brittle

Answer 19

adj. easily broken; not flexible

Question 20

cluster

Answer 20

n. number of similar things grouped together

v. gather or come together in a group

Question 21

combine

Answer 21

v. join or bring together

(combination) n. joining or bringing together

Question 22

consume

Answer 22

v. use up; eat or drink; do away with or destroy

Question 23

crave

Answer 23

v. have a strong desire for

(craving) n. strong desire

Question 24

cultivate

Answer 24

v. prepare land for the growing of crops; grow or help to grow; encourage development by attention or study

Question 25

equivalent

Answer 25

adj. equal to; that which is equal to

Question 26

export

Answer 26

v. send goods to another country for sale

n. something exported

Question 27

extract

Answer 27

v. remove or take out; obtain with an effort

n. something removed or taken out

Question 28

introduce

Answer 28

v. cause to know; make known by name; bring to the attention of, especially for the first time; bring into use
(introduction) n. something spoken or written before the main part; act of being made known by name

Question 29

purchase

Answer 29

v. buy

n. something that is bought; act of buying

Question 30

tropical

Answer 30

adj. of, from, or similar to the regions near the equator; hot and moist