Lessons 15-16

Question 1

analyze

Answer 1

v. break down into separate parts in order to study

(analysis) n. examination of the whole in order to examine its various parts

Question 2

apprehensive

Answer 2

adj. worried or uneasy about what might happen

(apprehension) n. worry about what might happen; dread

Question 3

coincide

Answer 3

v. be in the same place or occur at the same time; exactly the same; agree
(coincidence) n. occurrences that seem to be related but are connected only by chance

Question 4

compose

Answer 4

v. make by combining; create or write, as a poem or a song; quiet or calm

Question 5

disk

Answer 5

n. any thin, circular object

Question 6

envelop

Answer 6

v. hide or cover on all sides

Question 7

exist

Answer 7

v. be real; be found; occur; stay alive

Question 8

extraordinary

Answer 8

adj. very unusual; remarkable

Question 9

fuse

Answer 9

v. join together by as if by melting

(fusion) n. fusing or joining together

Question 10

mere

Answer 10

adj. nothing more than; only

Question 11

revolve

Answer 11

v. go around something in a circle; turn around in a circle

Question 12

scale

Answer 12

v. any of the hard, thin plates that cover fish and certain reptiles

Question 13

solar

Answer 13

adj. of or having to do with the sun

Question 14

trace

Answer 14

n. very small amount; mark or sign left behind by someone or something
v. follow the trail or tracks of; locate; copy by following the lines of a drawing through thin paper

Question 15

velocity

Answer 15

n. rate of movement; speed

Question 16

awe

Answer 16

n. feeling of fear or nervous wonder and respect
v. fill with awe
(awesome) adj. causing feelings of awe

Question 17

catastrophe

Answer 17

n. something that causes great loss and suffering; terrible disaster

Question 18

collide

Answer 18

v. come together with great force

(collision) n. act of colliding

Question 19

consequence

Answer 19

n. result or outcome; importance

Question 20

deceive

Answer 20

v. cause to believe something that is not true
(deceptive) adj. intended to or likely to deceive or mislead
(deception) n. act of deceiving

Question 21

fatality

Answer 21

n. death resulting from an accident or a disaster

Question 22

improvise

Answer 22

v. compose or perform without preparation; make do with whatever is on hand

Question 23

loom

Answer 23

n. machine or device for weaving cloth

v. appear in a sudden and frightening way; get frighteningly close

Question 24

lull

Answer 24

v. cause to relax

n. temporary calm or quiet period

Question 25

placid

Answer 25

adj. calm and peaceful

Question 26

predicament

Answer 26

n. difficult or trying situation

Question 27

priority

Answer 27

n. state or condition of being before another in importance or time

Question 28

reinforce

Answer 28

v. increase or strengthen

(reinforcements) n. pl. extra people such as soldiers or police sent to provide health

Question 29

stern

Answer 29

n. rear part of a boat

adj. unpleasantly severe

Question 30

treacherous

Answer 30

adj. not to be trusted; actually dangerous while seeming to be safe