McGuffey's 3rd Reader

Question 1

adorn

Answer 1

to make beautiful or attractive

Question 2

maize

Answer 2

the native corn of America; Indian corn

Question 3

nightmare

Answer 3

a dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror and distress

Question 4

obtain

Answer 4

to succeed in gaining possession of; acquire

Question 5

parcel

Answer 5

something wrapped up or packaged

Question 6

pout

Answer 6

to show displeasure or disappointment; to protrude the lips indispleasure

Question 7

pretend

Answer 7

to make believe

Question 8

fade

Answer 8

to lose brightness of color

Question 9

rarely

Answer 9

hardly ever

Question 10

guilty

Answer 10

responsible for a reprehensible act

Question 11

glee

Answer 11

jubilant delight; joy

Question 12

widow

Answer 12

a woman whose husband is dead

Question 13

forgive

Answer 13

to excuse for a fault or an offense

Question 14

improve

Answer 14

to raise to a more excellent quality or condition

Question 15

ashamed

Answer 15

humiliated by feelings of guilt or disgrace

Question 16

careless

Answer 16

negligent; unconcerned or indifferent

Question 17

cheat

Answer 17

deceive; wrong

Question 18

country

Answer 18

a nation or state

Question 19

conduct

Answer 19

the way a person acts; behavior

Question 20

destroy

Answer 20

to do away with; to kill

Question 21

echo

Answer 21

to repeat a sound by the reflection of sound waves from a surface

Question 22

effort

Answer 22

the use of physical or mental energy to do something