Lessons 13-14

Question 1

accomodate

Answer 1

v. have or find room for; do a favor for

Question 2

agressive

Answer 2

adj. ready to attack or start fights; acting in a hostile way; bold and active

Question 3

bask

Answer 3

v. relax where it is pleasantly warm; enjoy a warm or pleasant feeling

Question 4

carcass

Answer 4

n. dead body of an animal

Question 5

conceal

Answer 5

v. keep something or someone from being seen or known; hide

Question 6

flail

Answer 6

v. strike out or swing wildly; thrash about

Question 7

gorge

Answer 7

n. narrow passage between steep cliffs

v. stuff with food; eat greedily

Question 8

morsel

Answer 8

n. small amount, especially of something good to eat; tidbit

Question 9

protrude

Answer 9

v. stick out; project

Question 10

rippe

Answer 10

v. form small waves

n. movement like a small wave

Question 11

slither

Answer 11

v. move with a sliding, side-to-side motion of the body

Question 12

sluggish

Answer 12

adj. lacking energy; not active; slow moving

Question 13

snout

Answer 13

n. nose or jaws that stick out in front of certain animals’ heads

Question 14

taper

Answer 14

v. make or become less wide or less thick at one end; lessen gradually (usually used with off)
n. thin candle

Question 15

visible

Answer 15

adj. able to be seen; not hidden

(visibility) n. condition of being easily seen; distance within which things can be seen

Question 16

access

Answer 16

n. freedom or permission to enter; way of approach or entry

(accessible) adj. able to be used or entered

Question 17

associate

Answer 17

v. bring together in the mind; come or be together as friends or companions
n. person with whom one is connected in some way, as in business

Question 18

boisterous

Answer 18

adj. noisy and unconctrolled

Question 19

brilliant

Answer 19

adj. very bright; sparkling; very clever or smart

Question 20

decade

Answer 20

n. ten-year period

Question 21

delicate

Answer 21

adj. easily broken or damaged; needing care and skill; in poor health; weak

Question 22

employ

Answer 22

v. hire and put to work for pay; use

Question 23

idle

Answer 23

adj. doing nothing; not working

v. spend one’s time doing nothing; run (an engine) slowly

Question 24

illuminate

Answer 24

v. light up; supply with light; make clear or understandable

Question 25

provide

Answer 25

v. give what is needed; supply; set forth as a condition

Question 26

require

Answer 26

v. need or demand

(requirement) n. something that is necessary

Question 27

taunt

Answer 27

v. make fun of in an insulting way; jeer

n. insulting remark

Question 28

tolerant

Answer 28

adj. willing to let others have their own beliefs and ways, even if different from one’s own
(tolerate) v. accept willingly and without complaining

Question 29

transform

Answer 29

v. change the form, looks, or nature of

(transformation) n. complete change

Question 30

wilderness

Answer 30

n. area where there are few people living; an area still in its natural state