Lessons 19-20

Question 1

breach

Answer 1

n. opening made by battering; breaking or being broken

v. break through; fail to keep; break

Question 2

clammy

Answer 2

adj. cold and damp

Question 3

construct

Answer 3

v. build; make by fitting the parts together

(construction) n. act of building; something that is built

Question 4

elaborate

Answer 4

adj. having great detail; done with much care

v. give more details

Question 5

fragrant

Answer 5

adj. having a pleasant smell

n. sweet or pleasant smell

Question 6

furnish

Answer 6

v. equip with what is needed; supply; put furniture into

(furnishings) n. pl. articles of furniture for the home or office

Question 7

haven

Answer 7

n. place of safety; sanctuary

Question 8

install

Answer 8

v. put in close or set up; place into office

Question 9

massive

Answer 9

adj. very large and solid; heavy

Question 10

repel

Answer 10

v. drive away; throw off; shed; disgust
(repellent) n. something that repels
adj. able to repel; disgusting

Question 11

restore

Answer 11

v. give back; bring back to the original condition

(restoration) n. bringing back to the original condition; thing that is brought back to its original state; disgusting

Question 12

retaliate

Answer 12

v. return an injury, usually in the same way

(retaliation) n. act of retaliating

Question 13

stench

Answer 13

n. bad smell

Question 14

strew

Answer 14

v. scatter

Question 15

vicinity

Answer 15

n. nearby or surrounding area

Question 16

bluster

Answer 16

v. talk in a loud and bullying manner
n. loud, boastful or threatening talk or commotion
(blustering) adj. blowing loudly and violently

Question 17

council

Answer 17

n. group of people who meet to decide or plan something, give advice, or make laws

Question 18

dwell

Answer 18

v. live or reside; keep thinking about

(dwelling) n. house or home

Question 19

exterminate

Answer 19

v. kill or destroy completely

Question 20

fee

Answer 20

n. fixed sum of money charged

Question 21

garment

Answer 21

n. any piece of clothing

Question 22

infest

Answer 22

v. overrun in a way that causes harm or annoyance

Question 23

insist

Answer 23

v. take a stand and hold firmly to it

(insistent) adj. unyielding; firm

Question 24

paltry

Answer 24

adj. very small and worthless; hardly worth considering

Question 25

peculiar

Answer 25

adj. odd; strange; limited to a person, country, group, or thing

Question 26

rash

Answer 26

n. breaking out of red spots on the skin; series of outbreaks
adj. too hasty or reckless

Question 27

revenge

Answer 27

n. desire to return harm for harm done; act of paying back wrong done
v. get even for a wrong done; retaliate

Question 28

rodent

Answer 28

n. animal with sharp teeth for gnawing

adj. of or relating to rodents

Question 29

swarm

Answer 29

v. move in large numbers

n. large, moving crowd or mass

Question 30

vat

Answer 30

n. large container such as a tub or barrel used for holding liquids