Lessons 10-12

Question 1

Define:

distinct

Answer 1

adj. clearly noticed, different
adv. distinctly Syn. definite
adj. distinctive n. distinct

Question 2

Define:

dominant

Answer 2

adj. primary or principal, having or exercising control over something
adv. dominantly v. dominate Syn. major n. domination

Question 3

Define:

dormant

Answer 3

adj. not growing or producing, asleep

n. dormitory Syn. inactive

Question 4

Define:

drab

Answer 4

adj. lacking color,uninteresting, boring
adv. drably Syn. colorless
n. drabness

Question 5

Define:

dramatic

Answer 5

adj. something that captures the imagination, exciting
adv. dramatically Syn. emotional
n. drama v. dramatize

Question 6

Define:

elaborate

Answer 6

adj. something with a large number of parts, full of details
adv. elaborately
v. elaborate
n. elaboration Syn. complex

Question 7

Define:

exceptional

Answer 7

adj. unusual in a positive way

adv. exceptionally Syn. phenomenal

Question 8

Define:

hazardous

Answer 8

adj. very risky, unsafe

adv. hazardously Syn. dangerous

Question 9

Define:

minuscule

Answer 9

adj. of little consequence, very small
adj. minute Syn. tiny
n. minitia

Question 10

Define:

prime

Answer 10

v. to make ready,
adj. primed * first in importance or in time
adj. prime*
n. prime Syn. prepare

Question 11

Define:

rudimentary

Answer 11

adj. simple,not complex

n. rudiment Syn. basic

Question 12

Define:

sensitive

Answer 12

adj. easily affected
adv. sensitively Syn. delicate
n. sensitivity

Question 13

Define:

superficial

Answer 13

adj. simple, not deep; near the surface
adv. superficially
Syn. shallow

Question 14

Define:

terrifying

Answer 14

adj. filled with fear
adv. terrifyingly Syn. frightening
v. terrify

Question 15

Define:

vigorous

Answer 15

adj. powerful, full of action
adv. vigorously Syn. strong
n. vigor

Question 16

Define:

amenity

Answer 16

n. something that makes life easier or more

enjoyable Syn. convenience

Question 17

Define:

destroy

Answer 17

v. to put an end to the existence of something
adj. destructive Syn. ruin
adv. destructively
n. destructiveness n. destruction n. destroyer

Question 18

Define:

disperse

Answer 18

v. to cause to move in many different directions
adj. dispersed
Syn. circulate

Question 19

Define:

dwelling

Answer 19

n. where people live
n. dweller Syn. house
v. dwell

Question 20

Define:

element

Answer 20

n. a part of the whole
n. element* *environment
adj. elemental Syn. component

Question 21

Define:

elementary

Answer 21

adj. simple in structure, easy to do

Syn. primary

Question 22

Define:

eliminate

Answer 22

v. to remove, free oneself of something

n. elimination adj. eliminated Syn. delete

Question 23

Define:

emphasize

Answer 23

v. to show that something is especially important or exceptional
adj. emphatic
n. emphasis adv. emphatically Syn. highlight

Question 24

Define:

encircle

Answer 24

v. to make a circle around

adj. encircled Syn. surround

Question 25

Define:

erratic

Answer 25

adj. no regular pattern in thinking or movement changeable without reason
adv. erratically
Syn. inconsistent

Question 26

Define:

exaggerate

Answer 26

v. to make something more than what it is
adj. exaggerated Syn. overstate
n. exaggeration

Question 27

Define:

mention

Answer 27

v. to say relate in written form
adj. mentioned
Syn. remark
n. mention

Question 28

Define:

pier

Answer 28

n. a place where boats arrive to take on or unload

cargo and passengers Syn. dock

Question 29

Define:

prevalent

Answer 29

adj. existing widely or commonly

n. prevalence Syn. commonplace

Question 30

Define:

release

Answer 30

v. to allow to come out; to give freedom
n. release
Syn. free

Question 31

Define:

benefit

Answer 31

v. to be useful or helpful
adv. beneficially Syn. assist
adj. beneficial n. benefit n. beneficiary;

Question 32

Define:

blind

Answer 32

adj. unable to see or understand, to conceal; showing poor judgment or understanding
adv. blindly
n. blindness Syn. unaware

Question 33

Define:

broaden

Answer 33

v. to make larger or greater
adv. broadly Syn. enlarge
adj. broad
n. breadth

Question 34

Define:

burgeon

Answer 34

v. grow at a fast pace

adj. burgeoning Syn. thrive;

Question 35

Define:

conspicuously

Answer 35

adv. attracting attention

adj. conspicuous Syn. noticeably

Question 36

Define:

demand

Answer 36

v. to ask for something in a strong way
adv. demandingly Syn. insist
adj. demanding n. demand

Question 37

Define:

endorse

Answer 37

v. to express approval

n. endorsement Syn. support

Question 38

Define:

enormous

Answer 38

adj. very large
adv. enormously Syn. Tremendous
n. enormity

Question 39

Define:

entirely

Answer 39

adv. completely

adj. entire Syn. Thoroughly

Question 40

Define:

erode

Answer 40

v. to wear away, disappear slowly

n. erosion Syn. deteriorate

Question 41

Define:

evaporate

Answer 41

v. to vanish

n. evaporation Syn. disappear

Question 42

Define:

recover

Answer 42

v. to get back; to have something returned
adj. recovered Syn. retrieve
adj. recoverable n. recovery

Question 43

Define:

reportedly

Answer 43

adv. to know by report; unconfirmed; supposedly
adj. reported Syn. Rumored
v. report n. report

Question 44

Define:

shift

Answer 44

n. change in position or direction
adj. shifting v. shift
Syn. Switch
adj. shifty

Question 45

Define:

Suffer

Answer 45

v. to experience difficulty; to worsen in quality; to experience pain
adj. suffering
n. suffering Syn. endure n. sufferer