unit 11-15 (pages 32-48)

Question 1

solitary

Answer 1

alone, single, only

Question 2

vision

Answer 2

power of seeing, sense of sight

Question 3

frequent

Answer 3

happening often; occurring repeatedly

Question 4

glimpse

Answer 4

a short, quick view

Question 5

recent

Answer 5

done or made not long ago

Question 6

hesitate

Answer 6

be undecided

Question 7

absurd

Answer 7

plainly not true, foolish

Question 8

conflict

Answer 8

direct opposition; disagreement

Question 9

minority

Answer 9

less then half

Question 10

fiction

Answer 10

that which is imagined or made up

Question 11

abolish

Answer 11

put an end to

Question 12

ignite

Answer 12

set fire to

Question 13

urban

Answer 13

having to do with cities or towns

Question 14

frank

Answer 14

honest

Question 15

pollute

Answer 15

make dirty

Question 16

reveal

Answer 16

make known

Question 17

prohibit

Answer 17

forbid by law or authority

Question 18

urgent

Answer 18

important

Question 19

adequate

Answer 19

fully sufficient

Question 20

decrease

Answer 20

make or become less

Question 21

audible

Answer 21

able to be heard

Question 22

famine

Answer 22

starvation; great shortage

Question 23

revive

Answer 23

bring back or come back to life or consciousness

Question 24

commence

Answer 24

begin; start

Question 25

observant

Answer 25

quick to notice; watchful

Question 26

identity

Answer 26

recognize as being

Question 27

migrate

Answer 27

move from one place to another

Question 28

vessel

Answer 28

a ship; a hollow container; tube containing body fluid

Question 29

persist

Answer 29

continue firmly; refuse to stop or be changed

Question 30

hazy

Answer 30

misty; smoky; unclear

Question 31

gleam

Answer 31

a flash or beam of light

Question 32

unruly

Answer 32

hard to rule or control

Question 33

rival

Answer 33

person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another; one who tries to equal or do better than another

Question 34

violent

Answer 34

acting or done with strong force

Question 35

brutal

Answer 35

coarse and savage; like a brute; cruel

Question 36

opponent

Answer 36

person who is on the other side of a fight

Question 37

brawl

Answer 37

a noisy quarrel or fight

Question 38

dublicate

Answer 38

make exact copy of smth

Question 39

vicious

Answer 39

evil; wicked; savage

Question 40

whirling

Answer 40

turning or swinging round and round; spinning

Question 41

underdog

Answer 41

person having the worst of any struggle; one who is expected to lose

Question 42

thrust

Answer 42

push with forse

Question 43

bewildered

Answer 43

confused completely

Question 44

expand

Answer 44

increase in size; enlarge; swell

Question 45

alter

Answer 45

make different; change; vary; revise

Question 46

mature

Answer 46

fully grown or developed

Question 47

sacred

Answer 47

worthy of respect; holy

Question 48

revise

Answer 48

change; alter; bring up to date

Question 49

pledge

Answer 49

promise

Question 50

casual

Answer 50

happening by chance; not planned or expected; not calling attention to itself

Question 51

pursue

Answer 51

follow; proceed along

Question 52

unanimous

Answer 52

in complete argreement

Question 53

fortunate

Answer 53

having good luck

Question 54

pioneer

Answer 54

one who goes first or prepares a way for others

Question 55

innovative

Answer 55

fresh; clever; having new ideas