Lessons 11-12

Question 1

abbreviate

Answer 1

v. shorten by leaving out certain parts

(abbreviation) n. result of abbreviating

Question 2

appropriate

Answer 2

adj. suitable or right for the purpose

v. set aside for a particular purpose

Question 3

exclude

Answer 3

v. leave out; keep from being a part of

Question 4

fanciful

Answer 4

adj. not based on reason; unrealistic; not real; imaginary

Question 5

futile

Answer 5

adj. certain to fail; hopeless or useless

Question 6

grudge

Answer 6

n. feeling or resentment
v. be unwilling to give
(grudging) adj. done or said with reluctance

Question 7

inspire

Answer 7

v. fill with emotion or great excitement

(inspiration) n. power to affect the mind or the emotions; anything that has this effect

Question 8

majority

Answer 8

n. greater number or part; more than half; amount by which one number of votes is greater than another

Question 9

persevere

Answer 9

v. refuse to give up despite difficulties

(perseverance) n. continued efforts in spite of difficulties

Question 10

possess

Answer 10

v. have or to own; get power or control over

(possession) n. fact of owning or holding; thing that is held or owned

Question 11

prejudice

Answer 11

n. opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts
v. cause to have such a feeling
(prejudiced) v. having such a feeling

Question 12

resolute

Answer 12

adj. determined not to give in; unyielding

Question 13

sneer

Answer 13

v. look down on with scorn; mock or insult by words or manner
n. scornful look; mocking or insulting remark

Question 14

unanimous

Answer 14

adj. without any disagreement

(unanimity) n. condition of being unanimous

Question 15

unruly

Answer 15

adj. badly behaved; hard to control

Question 16

abandon

Answer 16

v. give up by leaving in time of danger; lose or give up completely; withdraw help or support from one in need

Question 17

adversary

Answer 17

n. enemy or opponent

Question 18

baffle

Answer 18

v. confuse; prevent from understanding

Question 19

blunder

Answer 19

n. stupid or careless mistake

v. make such a mistake; move in a clumsy or careless way

Question 20

colossal

Answer 20

adj. very big; enormous

Question 21

detect

Answer 21

v. discover something not easily noticed

Question 22

haul

Answer 22

v. pull or carry with effort

n. amount caught or taken at one time; distance traveled or to be traveled

Question 23

overpower

Answer 23

v. get the better of; defeat

Question 24

rejoice

Answer 24

v. be very happy

Question 25

scoff

Answer 25

v. mock; ridicule

Question 26

sentinel

Answer 26

n. one who keeps watch or guards a point of entry

Question 27

siege

Answer 27

n. surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender

Question 28

sinister

Answer 28

adj. suggesting or leading to evil or harm

Question 29

victor

Answer 29

n. winner in a contest or struggle

(victorious) adj. successful in a contest or battle

Question 30

woe

Answer 30

n. deep distress or misery; trouble; misfortune

(woeful) adj. full of woe; unhappy; very bad; wretched