Lessons 13-14

Question 1

appall

Answer 1

v. cause horror, shock, or dismay

(appalling) adj. causing shock and horror

Question 2

dejected

Answer 2

adj. discouraged; low in spirits

Question 3

depend

Answer 3

v. rely on for support; be based on

(dependable) adj. reliable

Question 4

dreary

Answer 4

adj. sad and gloomy

Question 5

fanatic

Answer 5

n. person whose enthusiasm for a belief is extreme

(fanatical) adj. carrying an interest or enthusiasm to extremes

Question 6

impact

Answer 6

n. striking of one object by another; forceful impression

Question 7

tragic

Answer 7

adj. causing great sadness; terrible or dreadful

Question 8

invade

Answer 8

v. enter by force in order to take over; intrude; enter in great numbers
(invasion) n. act of invading

Question 9

isolate

Answer 9

v. cut off from others
(isolation) n. condition of being isolated
(isolated) adj. cut off from others

Question 10

occupy

Answer 10

v. live in; take up; take over by force

(occupation) n. person’s job or profession; filling up time or space

Question 11

reveal

Answer 11

v. make known; bring into view; show

Question 12

rout

Answer 12

n. disorganized retreat from an attack; total defeat

v. defeat completely

Question 13

suspect

Answer 13

v. think of as probably guilty; suppose that something is true
n. person believed to be guilty

Question 14

temporary

Answer 14

adj. lasting or made to last for a short time

Question 15

terror

Answer 15

n. great fear

(terrify) v. fill with terror or great feat

Question 16

afford

Answer 16

v. be able to pay for; be able to do; give; provide

Question 17

boast

Answer 17

v. talk with too much pride in oneself or in what owns or has done; brag; have and take a proper pride in having
n. act of boasting

Question 18

chord

Answer 18

n. three or more notes of music played together

Question 19

exceptional

Answer 19

adj. unusually good

Question 20

fortunate

Answer 20

adj. lucky

Question 21

fringe

Answer 21

n. edge made of short lengths of material such as thread, used to decorate clothes, curtains, etc.; outside edge

Question 22

humble

Answer 22

adj. plain and simple; not proud; modest

v. bring down to defeat

Question 23

meadow

Answer 23

n. field of grass or wildflowers

Question 24

melancholy

Answer 24

adj. filled with sorrow; very sad

n. state of sadness

Question 25

obstinate

Answer 25

adj. not willing to give in; stubborn

Question 26

plead

Answer 26

v. ask for something that is felt to be very important; beg; respond to a charge by court of law

Question 27

plunge

Answer 27

v. throw oneself into; push or force quickly; drop sharply

n. sudden dive or fall

Question 28

relent

Answer 28

v. become less strict

Question 29

submit

Answer 29

v. give to someone to look over or decide about; give in to someone or something

Question 30

trudge

Answer 30

v. walk slowly and heavily, as though with great effort