Lessons 3-4

Question 1

abundant

Answer 1

adj. more than enough; plentiful

(abundance) n. great amount

Question 2

arid

Answer 2

adj. having little or no rainfall; very dry

Question 3

distinct

Answer 3

adj. not the same; different or separate; unmistakable; definite

Question 4

graze

Answer 4

v. feed on growing grass; touch lightly in passing

Question 5

hectic

Answer 5

adj. full of feverish activity, haste, or confusion

Question 6

horde

Answer 6

n. large group or crowd, especially one on the move

Question 7

humid

Answer 7

adj. having a large amount of water or moisture in the air

(humidity) n. amount of moisture in the air

Question 8

incrediible

Answer 8

adj. hard or impossible to believe

Question 9

inhabit

Answer 9

v. live in or on

(inhabitant) n. person or animal that lives in a certain place

Question 10

peninsula

Answer 10

n. piece of land, connected to a larger land mass, that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water

Question 11

rural

Answer 11

adj. of or relating to the country and the people who live there

Question 12

sanctuary

Answer 12

n. place of safety or shelter; protection offered by such a place

Question 13

splendor

Answer 13

n. magnificence; brilliance of appearance

(splendid) adj. very impressive; magnificent

Question 14

squalor

Answer 14

n. filth; misery

(squalid) adj. dirty and unfit for living, especially as a result of neglect

Question 15

terrain

Answer 15

n. area of land; region; surface features of a region

Question 16

aloft

Answer 16

adv. up in the air, especially in flight

Question 17

attain

Answer 17

v. reach; arrive at; achieve

Question 18

buffet

Answer 18

n. piece of furniture with drawers and shelves for the display of plates, dishes, and bowls; meal laid out for guests to help themselves
v. pound repeatedly; batter

Question 19

elude

Answer 19

v. escape by being quick or clever

(elusive) adj. hard to find or capture; hard to explain or make clear

Question 20

flammable

Answer 20

adj. able to catch fire easily

Question 21

hover

Answer 21

v. remain in place over an object or location

Question 22

inflate

Answer 22

v. fill with air or other gas

Question 23

jeopardy

Answer 23

n. danger

v. put in danger of loss or injury

Question 24

moor

Answer 24

v. hold in place with ropes or anchors

(mooring) n. place to which a boat or aircraft can be moored

Question 25

plummet

Answer 25

v. fall suddenly toward the earth or to a lower level; plunge

Question 26

pollute

Answer 26

v. make impure or dirty

(pollution) n. action of polluting; state of being polluted

Question 27

propel

Answer 27

v. push or drive forward

Question 28

stationary

Answer 28

adj. not moving; not changing

Question 29

superb

Answer 29

adj. of the highest quality; grand; splendid

Question 30

swivel

Answer 30

n. fastening that allows any part joined to it to swing freely
v. turn freely around a fixed point