unit 17

Question 1

coexist

Answer 1

v. To coexist with something means to exist with it in the same time and place. Our pets coexist in our home with few or no problems.

Question 2

conceive

Answer 2

v. To conceive something means to be able to imagine or believe it. The child could not conceive the actual size of the Earth.

Question 3

dubious

Answer 3

adj. When something or someone is dubious’ they are not considered honest. The police thought that the man’s description of the crime was dubious.

Question 4

ego

Answer 4

n. An ego is a person’s sense of their own worth. Kelly’s ego made her think that she was some kind of a superhero.

Question 5

elastic

Answer 5

adj. Elastic is a rubber that stretches when it is pulled. He attached the elastic bungee to his legs before he jumped off the platform.

Question 6

endeavor

Answer 6

n. An endeavor is an attempt to do something’ especially something new’ or original. The company’s new advertising endeavor ended in a horrible failure.

Question 7

engrave

Answer 7

v. To engrave means to cut a design’ or words’ into the surface of something. The couple engraved their names onto the old pine tree.

Question 8

excavate

Answer 8

v. To excavate means to dig on land and remove dirt to look for something. The team wishes to excavate the site in hope of finding fossils.

Question 9

jagged

Answer 9

adj. When something is jagged’ it has a tough’ uneven shape or edge. The swimmer was hurt when he fell on the jagged rocks.

Question 10

locale

Answer 10

n. A locale is a small area or place where something specific happens. The spa was the perfect locale for my mother to relax and enjoy her vacation.

Question 11

magnitude

Answer 11

n. Magnitude refers to large size. This was a discovery of great magnitude.

Question 12

mold

Answer 12

n. A mold is a hollow container that is used to make certain shapes. Using a cupcake mold will ensure that they come out just right.

Question 13

outright

Answer 13

adj. When something is outright’ it is open and direct. Everyone knew that the boy’s story was an outright lie.

Question 14

periphery

Answer 14

n. The periphery of an area’ place’ or thing is the edge of it. A beautiful floral pattern is on the periphery of the stationery.

Question 15

plaster

Answer 15

n. Plaster is a smooth paste that gets hard when it dries. He used plaster to fill in the cracks in the old walls.

Question 16

shovel

Answer 16

n. A shovel is a tool with a long handle that is used for digging. The boy grabbed his shovel and got all of the snow off of the sidewalk.

Question 17

skeletal

Answer 17

adj. When something is skeletal’ it relates to bones in the body. We studied the skeletal system in anatomy class.

Question 18

stumble

Answer 18

v. When you stumble’ you move in an awkward’ unplanned way. She stumbles a lot when she is drunk.

Question 19

thigh

Answer 19

n. Your thigh is the upper half of your leg. He suffered from a serious thigh injury.

Question 20

vicious

Answer 20

adj. When something or someone is vicious’ they are violent and cruel. The vicious dog tried to bite the small child.