Lessons 19-20

Question 1

audition

Answer 1

n. short performance by an actor or musician as a test for a particular job
v. try out for

Question 2

create

Answer 2

v. bring into being; produce for the first time
(creative) adj. having new and original ideas
(creation) n. act of bringing into being; something created

Question 3

elevate

Answer 3

v. lift up; raise to a higher level

(elevation) n. height

Question 4

eliminate

Answer 4

v. get rid of; remove or leave out

(elimination) n. getting rid of

Question 5

engage

Answer 5

v. put to work; hire; keep busy or active; bind oneself to do something, especially to marry

Question 6

entrance

Answer 6

v. fill with joy or delight

(entrancing) adj. delightful

Question 7

essential

Answer 7

adj. most important; very necessary

(essentials) n. pl. something that cannot be done without

Question 8

foremost

Answer 8

adj. first in importance, time, or place

Question 9

forsake

Answer 9

v. have nothing more to do with; turn one’s back on

Question 10

recognize

Answer 10

v. know and remember upon seeing; admit the truth or accept the existence of; accept and approve

Question 11

sentimental

Answer 11

adj. expressing feelings of love or pity, sometimes to excess

Question 12

source

Answer 12

n. thing or place from which something comes

Question 13

tour

Answer 13

n. trip or journey in which one usually returns to the starting point
v. travel to different places

Question 14

tradition

Answer 14

n. belief, custom, or usual way of doing things, handed down within families or other groups
(traditional) adj. handed down from age to age

Question 15

trio

Answer 15

n. group of three people

Question 16

arrest

Answer 16

v. stop the movement or progress of; seize and change with breaking the law
n. act of arresting

Question 17

capable

Answer 17

adj. able to do things well; skilled

(capable of) ready and able to; having the qualities necessary for

Question 18

congratulate

Answer 18

v. express pleasure for a person’s success or good fortune

(congratulations) n. pl. good wishes

Question 19

despise

Answer 19

v. scorn and dislike strongly; consider unworthy of respect

Question 20

dispute

Answer 20

n. strong difference of opinion; argument

v. question the truth or value of

Question 21

eventual

Answer 21

adj. coming at a later time; happening as a result of

Question 22

helm

Answer 22

n. wheel or tiller used to steer a boat; position of control

Question 23

humiliate

Answer 23

v. treat in a way that takes away a person’s pride or self respect
(humiliation) n. act of humiliating or the state of being humiliated

Question 24

implore

Answer 24

v. plead with or beg for with much feeling

Question 25

insert

Answer 25

v. put in

n. extra piece sewn or put in place

Question 26

outrage

Answer 26

n. anger caused by injury or insult; anything that causes resentment or anger; wicked or brutal act or remark
v. fill with anger or resentment

Question 27

pierce

Answer 27

v. pass or breathe through; make a hole through

(piercing) adj. very loud and shrill

Question 28

quiver

Answer 28

v. shake with small, rapid movements; tremble

n. trembling; case for holding arrows

Question 29

release

Answer 29

v. let go; free; make known

n. setting free; making known

Question 30

sullen

Answer 30

adj. silent from anger or hurt