Lessons 11-12

Question 1

ballast

Answer 1

n. heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling of a vessel like a balloon

Question 2

buoyant

Answer 2

adj. able to float; cheerful and carefree

(buoyancy) n. ability to float

Question 3

clamber

Answer 3

v. climb awkwardly

Question 4

detach

Answer 4

v. separate from

(detached) adj. not connected; lacking concern; not taking sides

Question 5

eerie

Answer 5

adj. causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious

Question 6

fathom

Answer 6

n. length of six feet, used in measuring the depth of water

v. figure out; understand

Question 7

pique

Answer 7

v. arouse or excite

n. feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc.

Question 8

probe

Answer 8

v. poke or prod; examine closely

n. long, slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body; thorough investigation

Question 9

realize

Answer 9

v. aware of; bring into being; make happen

Question 10

rupture

Answer 10

v. split or break

n. breaking or tearing apart by force; breaking of a friendly relationship

Question 11

sphere

Answer 11

n. object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; ball or globe; area of power, influence, or activity
(spherical) adj. of or relating to the shape of a sphere

Question 12

submerge

Answer 12

v. go underwater; put underwater or cover with water

Question 13

tedious

Answer 13

adj. seeming to go on for a long time; boring

(tedium) n. boredom

Question 14

ultimate

Answer 14

adj. final; greatest possible; maximum

n. something that is the greatest; maximum

Question 15

unscathed

Answer 15

adj. completely unharmed

Question 16

abduct

Answer 16

v. carry away by force kidnap

(abduction) n. act or instance of abducting

Question 17

abode

Answer 17

n. place where one lives; home

Question 18

abyss

Answer 18

n. deep opening in the earth; anything too deep to measure

Question 19

arbitrate

Answer 19

v. settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both sides
(arbitration) n. act of arbitrating

Question 20

attribute

Answer 20

v. think of as coming from or belonging to a particular person or thing
n. quality or feature associated with a person or thing

Question 21

capricious

Answer 21

adj. likely to change quickly for no obvious reason

Question 22

compromise

Answer 22

v. settle a disagreement by having each side give up something; expose the possibility of criticism or shame
n. settlement reached by each side giving up something

Question 23

devout

Answer 23

adj. very religious; sincere

Question 24

distraught

Answer 24

adj. deeply disturbed; very troubled

Question 25

enlighten

Answer 25

v. inform or instruct; give knowledge or truth to

(enlightened) adj. free from ignorance or prejudice

Question 26

incline

Answer 26

v. slope or lean; be likely to; have a fondness for; bend or bow (the head)
n. sloping surface

Question 27

intervene

Answer 27

v. enter in order to help or settle something

(intervention) n. act or instance of intervening

Question 28

necessity

Answer 28

n. anything that cannot be done without or that is greatly needed; condition of being needed

Question 29

orbit

Answer 29

n. path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a star, planet, or moon
v. put into or be in orbit

Question 30

sacred

Answer 30

adj. holy; having to do with religion; worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect