Lessons 19-20

Question 1

dormant

Answer 1

adj. in a sleep-like state; not active, but able to become active

Question 2

elegant

Answer 2

adj. graceful or refined in appearance or behavior

Question 3

erupt

Answer 3

v. burst forth violently

(eruption) n. violent bursting forth

Question 4

excavate

Answer 4

v. dig out; uncover by digging

(excavation) n. place formed by digging or the process of digging out

Question 5

expel

Answer 5

v. eject; release, as from a container; force to leave

Question 6

fume

Answer 6

n. (usually plural) disagreeable smoke or gas

v. feel or show anger or resentment

Question 7

molten

Answer 7

adj. made liquid by heat; melted

Question 8

painstaking

Answer 8

adj. showing or taking great care or effort

Question 9

perish

Answer 9

v. die; be killed or destroyed

Question 10

population

Answer 10

n. total number of people in a certain place; total number of plants or animals in a certain area
(populate) v. fill with people

Question 11

prelude

Answer 11

n. something that comes before or introduces the main part; short musical piece played as an introduction

Question 12

scald

Answer 12

v. burn with hot liquid or steam

(scalding) adj. very hot

Question 13

stupendous

Answer 13

adj. amazing because it is very great or very large

Question 14

suffocate

Answer 14

v. kill or die by stopping access to air

(suffocation) n. act or process of suffocating

Question 15

tremor

Answer 15

n. shaking movement; nervous or excited feeling

Question 16

ample

Answer 16

adj. plenty; more than enough; large in size

Question 17

burden

Answer 17

n. something that is carried, especially a heavy load; anything that is hard to bear
v. add to what one has to bear

Question 18

compassion

Answer 18

n. feeling of sharing the suffering of others and of wanting to help; sympathy; pity
(compassionate) adj. state of showing commpassion

Question 19

comply

Answer 19

v. act in agreement with a rule or another’s wishes

Question 20

cumbersome

Answer 20

adj. awkward and hard to handle; unwieldy

Question 21

distress

Answer 21

v. cause pain or sorrow; trouble or worry

n. pain, sorrow, or worry

Question 22

encounter

Answer 22

v. meet unexpectedly; be faced with

n. chance meeting; battle or fight

Question 23

exert

Answer 23

v. put forth effort

(exertion) n. act of tiring oneself; strong effort

Question 24

indignant

Answer 24

adj. angry or resentful about something that seems wrong or unfair
(indignation) n. anger that is caused by something mean or unfair

Question 25

jest

Answer 25

n. joke or the act of joking

v. joke or say things lightheartedly

Question 26

mirth

Answer 26

n. laughter; joyfulness expressed through laughter

Question 27

moral

Answer 27

n. useful lesson about life

adj. having to do with questions of right and wrong; based on what is right and proper

Question 28

outskirts

Answer 28

n. parts far from the center, as of a town

Question 29

resume

Answer 29

v. begin again after a pause; occupy again

Question 30

ridicule

Answer 30

v. make fun of; mock
n. words or actions intended to make fun of or mock
(ridiculous) adj. laughable; deserving of mockery