McGuffey's 4th Reader

Question 1

apply

Answer 1

to devote oneself or one’s efforts to something

Question 2

asylum

Answer 2

a place offering protection and safety; a shelter

Question 3

blunt

Answer 3

to make less effective; weaken

Question 4

caress

Answer 4

to touch or stroke in an affectionate or loving manner

Question 5

devout

Answer 5

displaying reverence or piety

Question 6

dimension

Answer 6

measurable extent, such as length, breadth, thickness

Question 7

entangle

Answer 7

twist or interweave so as to make separation difficult

Question 8

evaporation

Answer 8

the act or process of converting a liquid into a vapor or gas

Question 9

fawn - n.

Answer 9

a young deer

Question 10

felonious

Answer 10

wicked; base; criminal

Question 11

heave

Answer 11

to rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge

Question 12

hue

Answer 12

a particular gradation of color; a shade or tint

Question 13

impute

Answer 13

to charge with the fault or responsibility for; to attribute

Question 14

infallible

Answer 14

incapable of being in error

Question 15

pilferer

Answer 15

one who steals (a small amount or item)

Question 16

preceptor

Answer 16

a teacher or instructor

Question 17

premises

Answer 17

land and the buildings on it

Question 18

proboscis

Answer 18

a long, flexible snout or trunk

Question 19

recommendation

Answer 19

to praise or commend one to another as being worth or desirable

Question 20

refrain

Answer 20

to hold oneself back from doing or indulging in something

Question 21

supermacy

Answer 21

greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount

Question 22

translucent

Answer 22

admitting light but diffusing it so that objects beyond cannot be clearly distinguished