Lessons 17-18

Question 1

afflict

Answer 1

v. bring or cause pain and suffering

(affliction) n. condition of pain, suffering, or trouble

Question 2

barren

Answer 2

adj. not fruitful; not reproducing

Question 3

consist

Answer 3

v. made up; contain

Question 4

drought

Answer 4

n. long period without rain

Question 5

errode

Answer 5

v. wear away bit by bit; wear away by action of wind

(erosion) n. process or state of eroding

Question 6

expand

Answer 6

v. make or become larger; give further details of

(expansion) n. act, process, or result of enlarging

Question 7

famine

Answer 7

n. widespread and long-lasting shortage of food that may cause starvation

Question 8

fertile

Answer 8

adj. able to produce good crops; able to produce offspring; able to produce ideas; inventive

Question 9

oasis

Answer 9

n. (oases) n. pl. place where there is water in an otherwise dry area

Question 10

pasture

Answer 10

n. field of growing grass where animals can eat; meadow

v. put animals out in a field to eat grass

Question 11

primitive

Answer 11

adj. from earliest times; ancient; simple or crude

Question 12

refuge

Answer 12

n. shelter or protection from harm; place of safety

(refugee) n. person forced to leave her or his home or country seeking protection from danger

Question 13

revert

Answer 13

v. go back to an earlier condition, often one that is not as satisfactory

Question 14

teem

Answer 14

v. be filled; occur in large numbers

Question 15

wither

Answer 15

v. become dried out; lose freshness

Question 16

animated

Answer 16

adj. alive or seeming to be alive; full of energy; lively

Question 17

betray

Answer 17

v. be disloyal to; show; reveal

Question 18

convince

Answer 18

v. make someone feel sure or certain; persuade

Question 19

decline

Answer 19

v. slope or pass to lower level; refuse to accept; become less or weaker
n. change to a smaller amount or lower level; loss of strength or power

Question 20

hilarious

Answer 20

adj. very funny

Question 21

likeness

Answer 21

n. state of being similar; something that is similar

Question 22

meager

Answer 22

adj. poor in quality or insufficient in amount

Question 23

mischief

Answer 23

n. harm or damage; behavior that causes harm or trouble; playfulness; harmless amusement
(mischievous) adj. playful in a naughty way

Question 24

negotiate

Answer 24

v. arrange by talking over; travel successfully along or over

Question 25

obsolete

Answer 25

adj. no longer sold or in wide use because it is out-of-date

Question 26

retain

Answer 26

v. hold onto; keep possession of; hire the services of

Question 27

sensation

Answer 27

n. feeling that comes from stimulation of the senses; feeling of great interest or excitement or the cause of such a feeling
(sensational) adj. causing great curiosity and interest; very great or excellent

Question 28

somber

Answer 28

adj. dark; gloomy; sad; serious

Question 29

subsequent

Answer 29

adj. coming later; following

Question 30

vow

Answer 30

v. promise seriously

n. pledge; promise