Lessons 5-6

Question 1

antic

Answer 1

n. (usually pl.) playful or funny act

Question 2

attire

Answer 2

n. clothes, especially fine and expensive clothes

v. dress up or be dressed up

Question 3

captivate

Answer 3

v. please greatly; win over by special charm

Question 4

deft

Answer 4

adj. quick and sure; skillful at handling

Question 5

diligent

Answer 5

adj. working with great care and effort

Question 6

eclipse

Answer 6

n. total or partial hiding of one heavenly body by another

v. do or be better than; outshine

Question 7

evolve

Answer 7

v. develop and change gradually over time

(evolution) n. changes that take place as something evolves

Question 8

innate

Answer 8

adj. having from birth; occurring naturally rather than being learned

Question 9

inscribe

Answer 9

v. write, print, etch into as a permanent record

(inscription) n. act of inscribing or what is inscribed

Question 10

posture

Answer 10

n. way one holds one’s body; pose or position

v. assume a particular position, especially a pretended one

Question 11

shroud

Answer 11

n. something that covers or hides from view; cloth used to wrap a dead body before burial
v. block from sight

Question 12

stifle

Answer 12

v. cut off the air from; smother; hold back; check

Question 13

tentative

Answer 13

adj. not fully worked out or final; hesitating or uncertain

Question 14

tranquil

Answer 14

adj. calm; peaceful

(tranquility) n. state of being tranquil

Question 15

versatile

Answer 15

adj. able to do many different things or to be used in many different ways
(versatility) n. state or condition of being versatile

Question 16

apparel

Answer 16

n. things that are worn by a person; clothing

Question 17

appreciate

Answer 17

v. see the worth or quality of; increase in value

Question 18

continuous

Answer 18

adj. going on without stopping

Question 19

dissolve

Answer 19

v. make or become liquid; bring or to come to an end

Question 20

domesticate

Answer 20

v. tame; bring plants or animals under human control

(domesticated) adj. brought under human control; tamed or cultivated

Question 21

emerge

Answer 21

v. come into view; appear; become known

Question 22

fiber

Answer 22

n. thin, threadlike part of animal hair or plant tissue; also, an artificial thread that resembles this; arrangement of body cells that forms muscles and nerves; food substance that provides bulk but is not digested

Question 23

function

Answer 23

v. serve a purpose

n. special purpose something is used for; important ceremony or gathering

Question 24

hatch

Answer 24

v. come or bring forth from an egg; think up

n. small opening with a door or cover

Question 25

inhibit

Answer 25

v. prevent from doing something or to prevent from happening

(inhibited) adj. held back because of shyness

Question 26

minute

Answer 26

adj. very small; tiny

Question 27

motion

Answer 27

n. movement; suggestion on which members at a meeting must vote
v. signal
(motionless) adj. not moving; stationary

Question 28

sheathe

Answer 28

v. cover with something that protects

Question 29

shed

Answer 29

v. lose; give up; cause to flow; throw off water without letting it soak through; send out or give off

Question 30

transfer

Answer 30

v. move, carry, send, or change from one person or place to another
n. act of transferring; ticket used for transferring from one bus or train to another