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Question 1

apprehension

Answer 1

worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen
example: of his or her performance in the face of stage fright and
apprehension

Question 2

subtlety

Answer 2

the quality or state of being subtle
subtle: highly skillful : EXPERT
example: dazzle the audience with unexpected energy, subtlety, and depth

Question 3

solemnity

Answer 3

the quality of being serious
example: Roles rehearsed in all solemnity can suddenly turn comical in
performance…

Question 4

disavow

Answer 4

to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something
example: restraining emotional display until opening night, is universally disavowed today…

Question 5

amateur

Answer 5

someone who does not have much skill in what they do
example: viewed as a sure sign of the amateur, who relies primarily on guts and
adrenaline to get through the performance

Question 6

subtle

Answer 6

achieved in a quiet way that does not attract attention to itself and is therefore good or smart
example: there is always, in any acting performance, a subtle adjustment

Question 7

manifestation

Answer 7

a sign of something existing or happening
example: outward manifestations of this adjustment are usually all but
imperceptible…

Question 8

imperceptible

Answer 8

unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight
example: outward manifestations of this adjustment are usually all but
imperceptible…

Question 9

radiate

Answer 9

to express strongly an emotion or quality, or (of an emotion or quality) to be expressed strongly by someone
example: the best actors consistently radiate a quality known to the theater world as presence…

Question 10

inexplicable

Answer 10

unable to be explained or understood
example: some inexplicable yet indelible manner…

Question 11

indelible

Answer 11

UNFORGETTABLE, MEMORABLE
example: some inexplicable yet indelible manner…

Question 12

betoken

Answer 12

to mean something or be a sign of something
example: , their silence betokens a level of attention for which
the actor customarily strives…

Question 13

spur

Answer 13

something that acts as an encouragement for an activity or development
example: actor’s consciousness-and unconsciousness-and spur (or sometimes, alas, distract) the actor’s
efforts

Question 14

veteran

Answer 14

a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity
example: The veteran actor can determine quickly how to ride the crest of audience laughter…

Question 15

override

Answer 15

to take control over something, especially in order to change the way it operates
example: e lingering chuckles but not be
overridden by them…

Question 16

vantage

Answer 16

a position or standpoint from which something is viewed or considered
especially : POINT OF VIEW
example: From the vantage point of the present, it is clear that perceptions of the land…

Question 17

subsequent

Answer 17

following in time, order, or place
example: no less than the first colonists and subsequent immigrants to North
America…

Question 18

canopy

Answer 18

the branches and leaves that spread out at the top of a group of trees forming a type of roof
example: the forests
provided canopies of large, well-spaced trees under which a horse and rider could pass…

Question 19

unhindered

Answer 19

without anyone or anything making it difficult for you to do something or for something to happen
example: the forests
provided canopies of large, well-spaced trees under which a horse and rider could pass
unhindered…

Question 20

menacing

Answer 20

making you think that someone is going to do something bad
example: European colonists who intruded on this harmonious world often viewed it as
alien and menacing…

Question 21

alien

Answer 21

strange and not familiar
example: uropean colonists who intruded on this harmonious world often viewed it as
alien and menacing…

Question 22

subdue

Answer 22

to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing
example: n New England, transplanted English settlers attempted
to subdue what they considered a fearsome wilderness by mapping the countryside…

Question 23

marshland

Answer 23

an area of marsh
marsh: ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet
example: marshlands, clearing pastures, fencing particular parcels

Question 24

pasture

Answer 24

grass or similar plants suitable for animals such as cows and sheep to eat, or an area of land covered in this
example: marshlands, clearing pastures, fencing particular parcels…

Question 25

parcel

Answer 25

an area of land
example: marshlands, clearing pastures, fencing particular parcels…

Question 26

receptacle

Answer 26

a container for holding things or that you can put things in
example: “This remote, rocky, barren, bushy, wild-woody wilderness, a
receptacle for lions, wolves, bears, foxes, raccoons, beavers, otters, and all kind of wild…

Question 27

parche

Answer 27

to dry something out because of too much heat and not enough rain
example: a place that never afforded the Natives better than the flesh of a few wild creatures and
parched Indian corn…

Question 28

plow

Answer 28

to dig land with a plow
example: , and plowing or searched searching for soil and landscape features…

Question 29

expedite

Answer 29

to make something happen more quickly
example: . To expedite travel
and facilitate the shipment…

Question 30

invariably

Answer 30

always
example: newcomers invariably built their homes along
rivers…

Question 31

wilderness

Answer 31

an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth
example: begin to discard their negative view of the landscape as a wilderness to be feared and
controlled, and to substitute the idea that nature could be as much useful as fearsome…

Question 32

solitary

Answer 32

A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place
example: A few species remain solitary, but in most cases, new polyps bud off…

Question 33

polyp

Answer 33

a small, simple, tube-shaped water animal
example: new polyps bud off…

Question 34

immense

Answer 34

extremely large in size or degree
example: Freed from the limitations of living alone,
colonies can grow to immense sizes and live a very long time.

Question 35

ridges

Answer 35

a long, narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along a mountain
example: At this stage, the calcium carbonate crystals form ridges…

Question 36

stubby

Answer 36

short and thick
example: Some grow in branches, which can be
small and stubby…