Lessons 13-15

Question 1

Define:

dignitary

Answer 1

n. a very important or famous person, usually
associated with a high position in government
Syn. notable

Question 2

Define:

crucial

Answer 2

adj. of great importance; extremely necessary

adv. crucially Syn. critical

Question 3

Define:

elude

Answer 3

v. to escape in a tricky way
adj. elusive Syn. evade
n. elusiveness

Question 4

Define:

Evident

Answer 4

adj. easy to see, usually because of some proof
adv. evidently Syn. apparent
n. evidence

Question 5

Define:

exhaust

Answer 5

v. to use completely; to expend all energy; very thorough
adv. exhaustively
adj. exhaustive Syn. deplete
adj. exhausting adj. exhausted
n. exhaustion

Question 6

Define:

extensive

Answer 6

adj. large in area or number
adv. extensively
v. extend* *to offer; to make longer.
n. extension** ** an extending; an additional partSyn. comprehensive

Question 7

Define:

extremely

Answer 7

adv. very; to the very end, the highest extent
adj. extreme Syn. highly
adj. extremist n. extreme n. extremist

Question 8

Define:

face

Answer 8

v. to be in the presence of an oppose

Syn. confront

Question 9

Define:

Facet

Answer 9

n. element or component

adj. faceted Syn. aspect

Question 10

Define:

hero

Answer 10

n. a person remembered for an act of
adv. heroically goodness or bravery
adj. heroic Syn. idol
n. heroine (female) n. heroics

Question 11

Define:

inaccessible

Answer 11

adj. something that cannot be reached or communicated with

n. inaccessibility adv. inaccessibly Syn. remote

Question 12

Define:

obviously

Answer 12

adv. in a clear, easy to understand way

adj. obvious Syn. evidently

Question 13

Define:

Predictably

Answer 13

adv. in a way that foretells future events
adj. predictable Syn. expectedly
v. predict n. prediction

Question 14

Define:

Solve

Answer 14

v. to find the answer
n. solution
Syn. resolve

Question 15

Define:

Suitable

Answer 15

adj. appropriate, correct; convenient
adv. suitably Syn. appropriate
v. suit

Question 16

Define:

ample

Answer 16

adj. more than enough

adv. amply Syn. sufficient

Question 17

Define:

arid

Answer 17

adj. having little rain or water

Syn. dry

Question 18

Define:

avoid

Answer 18

v. to miss or keep away from

adj. avoidable Syn. avert

Question 19

Define:

defy

Answer 19

v. to show little fear or regard for rules or established norms; to challenge
adv. defyingly
adj. defying Syn. resist

Question 20

Define:

enact

Answer 20

v. to pass a law

adj. enacted Syn. Legislate

Question 21

Define:

even

Answer 21

adj. regular, smooth; in equal parts

adv. evenly Syn. Equitable

Question 22

Define:

feign

Answer 22

v. to pretend, make believe

adj. feigned Syn. simulate

Question 23

Define:

fertile

Answer 23

adj. able to produce abundantly
v. fertilize Syn. Rich
n. fertility
n. fertilizer

Question 24

Define:

freshly

Answer 24

adv. caught or produced not long ago
adj. fresh Syn. recently
v. freshen n. freshness

Question 25

Define:

function

Answer 25

n. the normal purpose of something
adv. functionally Syn. Role
adj. functional v. function

Question 26

Define:

fundamental

Answer 26

adj. a primary or basic element

adv. fundamentally Syn. essential

Question 27

Define:

indiscriminate

Answer 27

adj. not chosen carefully; unplanned

adv. indiscriminately Syn. arbitrary

Question 28

Define:

selective

Answer 28

adj. carefully chosen
adv. selectively Syn. discriminating
adj. select
v. select n. selection n. selectivity

Question 29

Define:

spacious

Answer 29

adj. having a lot of room
adj. spaciously Syn. expansive
n. space n. spaciousness

Question 30

Define:

withstand

Answer 30

v. to fight without surrender; to persist

Syn. survive

Question 31

Define:

durable

Answer 31

adj. something that lasts a long time
n. durability* * time during which something lasts
n. duration Syn. sturdy

Question 32

Define:

favor

Answer 32

v. to prefer
adv. favorably * advantageous
adj. favorable
adj. favorite Syn. support
n. favor

Question 33

Define:

gain

Answer 33

n. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase the amount of something
adj. gainful n. gain Syn. attain

Question 34

Define:

generate

Answer 34

v. to produce
adj. generated Syn. create
n. generation n. generator

Question 35

Define:

halt

Answer 35

v. to stop or discontinue
adv. haltingly Syn. stop
adj. halting n. halt

Question 36

Define:

handle

Answer 36

v. to deal with or control

n. handle Syn. manage

Question 37

Define:

harbor

Answer 37

v. to give protection; not to express a desire or

opinion, usually bad Syn. shelter

Question 38

Define:

harmful

Answer 38

adj. something that causes pain or damage
adv. harmfully Syn. unhealthy
v. hair n. harm

Question 39

Define:

insignificant

Answer 39

adj. not important; of little value
adv. insignificantly Syn. Meaningless
n. insignificance

Question 40

Define:

mysterious

Answer 40

adj. not easily understood or figured out
adv. mysteriously Syn. baffling
n. mystery n. mysteriousness =

Question 41

Define:

perilous

Answer 41

adj. threatening or risky; harmful
adv. perilously Syn. Dangerous
n. peril

Question 42

Define:

postpone

Answer 42

v. reschedule at a later time; put off

n. postponement Syn. delay

Question 43

Define:

promote

Answer 43

v. to encourage or advertise; to elevate in rank or grade
n. promoter
n. promotion Syn. boost

Question 44

Define:

reject

Answer 44

v. to refuse Syn. refuse

n. rejection

Question 45

Define:

substantial

Answer 45

adj. important; strongly made; of value
adv. substantial Syn. significant
adj. substantive