List 21

Question 1

Soar

Answer 1

v. to fly high in the sky; to increase quickly

Question 2

Apex

Answer 2

n. the highest point; top, peak, summit

Question 3

Aqueduct

Answer 3

n. a pipe designed for transport water; a channel in an body part to convey blood

Question 4

Chisel

Answer 4

n/v. a tool that is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone; carve, shape

Question 5

Tractor

Answer 5

n. a powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels

Question 6

Protractor

Answer 6

n. an instrument for measuring angles

Question 7

Script

Answer 7

n. the written text of a play, movie, or broadcast

Question 8

Gavel

Answer 8

n. a small mallet with which an auctioneer, a judge, or the chair of a meeting hits a surface to call for attention or order.

Question 9

Judge

Answer 9

n/v. form an opinion or conclusion about; arbiter, magistrate

Question 10

Mallet

Answer 10

n. a wooden hammer with a large end; mallet

Question 11

Megaphone

Answer 11

n. loudspeaker, amplifier, microphone in a horn shape to make your louder

Question 12

Catalog

Answer 12

n. a complete list of items, typically one in alphabetical or other systematic order.

Question 13

Oar

Answer 13

n. a a pole with a flat blade to row a boat through the water; paddle

Question 14

Ladder

Answer 14

n. An often portable structure consisting of two long sides crossed by parallel rungs, used to
climb up and down.

Question 15

Lamp

Answer 15

n. a device that generates light

Question 16

Coil

Answer 16

v. a series of connected spirals

Question 17

Filter

Answer 17

n. a device used to remove contamination from a fluid.

Question 18

Bulwark

Answer 18

n. a defensive wall

Question 19

Quiver

Answer 19

n. tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion; a long case for carrying arrows; vibrate, shudder, tremble

Question 20

Labyrinth

Answer 20

n. complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost; maze

Question 21

Pry

Answer 21

n/v. v. to look or inquire closely, curiously; n. a tool for prying open with difficulty, wrest, wrench

Question 22

Lenient

Answer 22

adj. allowing a lot of freedom and not punishing bad behavior in a strong way

Question 23

Morse

Answer 23

n. a type of code

Question 24

Humane

Answer 24

adj. kind and full of sympathy for other living creatures

Question 25

Beneficial

Answer 25

adj. helpful, favorable, advantageous

Question 26

affable

Answer 26

adj. friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

Question 27

Predicament

Answer 27

n. a difficult or unpleasant situation; dilemma

Question 28

apathy

Answer 28

n. the feeling of not being interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things; nonchalance, unconcern, indifference

Question 29

Penicious

Answer 29

adj. highly injurious or destructive

Question 30

Impair

Answer 30

v. to damage something or make something worse

Question 31

Catastrophic

Answer 31

adj. disastrous; calamitous

Question 32

Havoc

Answer 32

n. a very great damage or disorder

Question 33

Perilous

Answer 33

adj. dangerous

Question 34

hazard

Answer 34

n. a danger or risk

Question 35

Calamitous

Answer 35

adj. disastrous, catastrophic

Question 36

Conducive

Answer 36

adj. helpful, beneficial

Question 37

Adversity

Answer 37

n. a difficult or unpleasant situation; hardship, misfortune

Question 38

Reminisce

Answer 38

n. to think, talk or write about a happy time in your past; remember; recall; recollect

Question 39

Memorandum

Answer 39

n. a written message in business or diplomacy

Question 40

Monument

Answer 40

n. a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

Question 41

Battalion

Answer 41

n. a large body of troops ready for battle, especially

Question 42

Commander

Answer 42

n. an officer in charge of a military operation or organization

Question 43

Regiment

Answer 43

n. a permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions

Question 44

Flotilla

Answer 44

n. a fleet of ships or boats

Question 45

Fleet

Answer 45

n. a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership

Question 46

Homage

Answer 46

n. respect shown for someone

Question 47

Impudent

Answer 47

adj. failing to show proper respect and courtesy; shameless, ill-mannered

Question 48

Obeisance

Answer 48

n. a bow or similar gesture expressing deep respect

Question 49

Uncouth

Answer 49

adj. rude, uncivilized

Question 50

Salute

Answer 50

v. to move your right hand to your head, especially in order to show respect to an officer in the army

Question 51

Impertinent

Answer 51

adj. rude and disrespectful; not relevant; sassy, impolite, rude

Question 52

Flippant

Answer 52

adj. . marked by disrespectful levity; frivolous, impudent

Question 53

Rite

Answer 53

n. a traditional ceremony that is carried out by a particular group or within a particular society; ceremony, ritual, routine

Question 54

Coarse

Answer 54

adj. rough in texture; rude and offensive

Question 55

Capsize

Answer 55

v. to turns upside down

Question 56

Endow

Answer 56

v. to provide with a quality, a thing, or a gift of money; bestow, donate

Question 57

Confer

Answer 57

v. to give power or an honor to someone; to discuss with someone to make a decision bestow, discuss

Question 58

Transport

Answer 58

v. to convey; to move to strong emotion

Question 59

Retract

Answer 59

v. to draw back or in

Question 60

Contraction

Answer 60

n. the process of becoming smaller