Lessons 11-12

Question 1

annual

Answer 1

adj. happening every year

n. plant that lives for one year; book that comes out once a year

Question 2

artificial

Answer 2

adj. made by human beings and not by nature

Question 3

blend

Answer 3

v. come or mix together into one; go together

n. mixture

Question 4

bore

Answer 4

v. make a round hole in by drilling; tire by being dull and uninteresting
n. dull and uninteresting person
(boring) adj. dull and uninteresting
(boredom) n. state of being bored

Question 5

considerable

Answer 5

adj. great; large

Question 6

crude

Answer 6

adj. raw; in an unrefined state; roughly made; ill-mannered

Question 7

evaporate

Answer 7

v. change from water into steam or vapor; disappear

Question 8

foliage

Answer 8

n. leaves of trees and other plants

Question 9

gash

Answer 9

n. long, deep cut

Question 10

hue

Answer 10

n. color; especially a shade of color

Question 11

increase

Answer 11

v. make or become larger; add to

n. amount by which something gets larger

Question 12

nourish

Answer 12

v. feed; support or make grow

(nourishment) n. anything that feeds or helps to make grow

Question 13

vary

Answer 13

v. make or have a change in

(variation) n. change in form, position, or condition

Question 14

vision

Answer 14

n. eyesight; something seen in the mind, especially of the future
(visual) adj. of or used in seeing

Question 15

yield

Answer 15

v. give up someone or something; surrender; produce

n. amount produced

Question 16

ability

Answer 16

n. power of knowledge; skill

Question 17

amiable

Answer 17

adj. friendly; good natured and pleasant

Question 18

bliss

Answer 18

n. complete joy or happiness

(blissful) adj. very happy; joyful

Question 19

caress

Answer 19

v. touch in a tender or loving way

n. tender or loving touch or hug

Question 20

clutch

Answer 20

v. grasp or hold tightly to

n. part of a machine that connects and disconnects the power from the rest of the machine

Question 21

coax

Answer 21

v. persuade or urge in a gentle way

Question 22

furious

Answer 22

adj. very, very angry; very fast, strong, or wild

(fury) n. great anger; wild and uncontrolled force

Question 23

gesture

Answer 23

n. movement of the arm or hand; something done to show one’s feelings
v. make a movement of the arm or hand

Question 24

mope

Answer 24

v. be sad and gloomy; lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure

Question 25

prefer

Answer 25

v. like better; choose first

(preference) n. that which is preferred

Question 26

recover

Answer 26

v. get back to a normal state; get well again

(recovery) n. return to a normal state; act of getting back what was lost or stolen

Question 27

replace

Answer 27

v. take the place of; put back in place

(replacement) n. person or thing that takes the place of another

Question 28

request

Answer 28

v. ask for

n. thing asked for

Question 29

separate

Answer 29

v. set or keep apart

adj. not together; not joined

Question 30

shun

Answer 30

v. take special pains to avoid; keep away from