Lessons 19-20

Question 1

adverse

Answer 1

adj. working against; serving to oppose; harmful; unfavorable

Question 2

aloof

Answer 2

adj. remote or distant, usually by choice; showing no interest
adv. in an aloof manner

Question 3

alternative

Answer 3

adj. allowing a choice between two or more things

n. choice between two or more things; any one of the things that can be done

Question 4

canine

Answer 4

adj. of, or relating to, dogs or related animals

n. member of the canine family

Question 5

compulsory

Answer 5

adj. required by law or a firm rule

Question 6

consecutive

Answer 6

adj. following one after another in order

Question 7

desolate

Answer 7

adj. deserted; lonely; without signs of life; filled with sorrow

Question 8

dispatch

Answer 8

v. send on specific business; finish or complete promptly; kill quickly
(dispatch) n. speed in movement or performance; written message sent quickly

Question 9

distinction

Answer 9

n. recognition of the way things differ; special honor or regard; excellence of performance or ability

Question 10

endure

Answer 10

v. put up with; bear; go on for a long time; last

(endurance) n. ability to put up with hardship; quality of putting up with hardship

Question 11

fluctuate

Answer 11

v. rise and fall; keep changing

(fluctuation) n. rising and falling movement

Question 12

grueling

Answer 12

adj. tiring; exhausting

Question 13

maul

Answer 13

v. handle roughly so as to cause injury

Question 14

participate

Answer 14

v. take part in

(participant) n. one who takes part in

Question 15

robust

Answer 15

adj. strong and vigorous

Question 16

apathy

Answer 16

n. lack of interest or concern

(apathetic) adj. unconcerned; uninterested

Question 17

badger

Answer 17

v. keep bothering

n. strongly built, burrowing mammal common in many northern parts of the world

Question 18

compel

Answer 18

v. force or require to do something

Question 19

delude

Answer 19

v. mislead; deceive

(delusion) n. false or mistaken belief

Question 20

deplore

Answer 20

v. feel or express sorrow or regret; disapprove of strongly

(deplorable) adj. very bad; wretched

Question 21

derelict

Answer 21

adj. dilapidated and abandoned; lacking a sense of duty; neglect
n. poor, homeless person

Question 22

detriment

Answer 22

n. damage or harm; anything that causes harm

(detrimental) adj. damaging; harmful

Question 23

diversity

Answer 23

n. condition of being different or having differences; variety

Question 24

emit

Answer 24

v. give off or sent out; utter or express

(emission) n. something that is emitted

Question 25

foster

Answer 25

v. promote the growth of; to encourage

adj. giving or receiving care in a family that is not related by blood or adoption

Question 26

inanimate

Answer 26

adj. lacking qualities associated with living things

Question 27

incentive

Answer 27

n. something that makes a person want to try or work harder

Question 28

omen

Answer 28

n. an event or sign that is believed to indicate the future

adj. of or like a bad omen; threatening

Question 29

species

Answer 29

n. group of plants or animals that are similar in some ways

Question 30

toxic

Answer 30

adj. causing harm; poisonous