Lessons 7-8

Question 1

alter

Answer 1

v. change in some way; make or become different

(alteration) n. change

Question 2

confuse

Answer 2

v. make or become unclear or mixed up in the mind; mistake one person or thing for another
(confusing) adj. hard to follow or understand; unclear
(confusion) n. state of disorder

Question 3

distribute

Answer 3

v. give out; divide among several or many; be spread over

Question 4

eject

Answer 4

v. force or throw out

Question 5

embrace

Answer 5

v. hold closely in one’s arms; hug; take up seriously

n. hug

Question 6

equip

Answer 6

v. provide with what is needed

(equipment) n. things that are needed for some activity

Question 7

flexible

Answer 7

adj. able to bend easily; able to adjust to new or different situations

Question 8

instant

Answer 8

n. moment; very short period of time

adj. happening or one at once; quick

Question 9

keen

Answer 9

adj. having a sharp edge; showing a strong interest; eager; having sharp senses; quick to understand

Question 10

limp

Answer 10

v. walk lamely or in an uneven way
n. uneven or lopsided walk
adj. not stiff or firm

Question 11

scurry

Answer 11

v. move quickly, with rapid little steps

Question 12

seize

Answer 12

v. grasp suddenly; grab hold of; take by force of the law

Question 13

shallow

Answer 13

adj. not deep; with little seriousness or deep thought

Question 14

surround

Answer 14

v. enclose on all sides

(surroundings) n. pl. things or conditions around a person or place

Question 15

victim

Answer 15

n. one who is hurt, killed, or suffers

Question 16

ancient

Answer 16

adj. very old; of a long time ago

Question 17

century

Answer 17

n. period of one hundred years

Question 18

chamber

Answer 18

n. room

(chambers) n. pl. office or group of offices

Question 19

descend

Answer 19

v. go or come down

(descendant) n. one who has certain persons as one’s parents, grandparents, etc.

Question 20

entry

Answer 20

n. way in; each separate item in a diary or list

Question 21

interior

Answer 21

n. inside part of something

adj. having to do with the inside part

Question 22

intrude

Answer 22

v. come or go in without permission or welcome
(intrusion) n. act of intruding
(intruder) n. one who intrudes

Question 23

locate

Answer 23

v. find; put or to be found in a place

(location) n. place where something can be found

Question 24

passage

Answer 24

n. part of a written work or piece of music; act or process of passing, as through time or from place to place; way through which to pass

Question 25

portion

Answer 25

n. part or share of the whole; serving or helping, as of food

Question 26

precious

Answer 26

adj. very valuable; much loved

Question 27

quarry

Answer 27

n. deep pit where stone is cut out of the ground; animal that is being hunted

Question 28

ramp

Answer 28

n. slanted walk or roadway that connects a lower to a higher place

Question 29

spacious

Answer 29

adj. having lots of room

Question 30

surface

Answer 30

n. outside layer; top; outward look or appearance

v. rise to the top of a body of water