Unit 1 - Week 2 - Drumbeat of Freedom

Question 1

adversity

Answer 1

synonyms: difficulty, hard times
sentence: A lack of rain ruins crops and brings adversity to farmers.

Question 2

alliance

Answer 2

synonyms: partnership, league
sentence: The two nations agreed to form an alliance for common goals.

Question 3

confinement

Answer 3

synonyms: locked, captive
sentence: They felt a feeling of confinement inside the tiny tree house.

Question 4

inflicted

Answer 4

synonyms: cause, deliver to
sentence: The hurricane inflicted damage in many towns.

Question 5

reminisce

Answer 5

synonyms: remember, recall
Sentence: My aunts like to reminisce about their summer vacations.

Question 6

retrieved

Answer 6

synonyms: get back, bring back
sentence: The dog always retrieved whatever his owner tossed for him.

Question 7

smuggle

Answer 7

synonyms: import illegally
sentence: We had to smuggle my mother’s gift into the house.

Question 8

spindly

Answer 8

synonyms: thin, skinny
sentence: The weight of the birds bent the spindly branches.