unit 18

Question 1

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Answer 1

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Question 2

ability

Answer 2

n. Ability is the quality of a person being able to do something well. His swimming abilities let him cross the entire lake.

Question 3

agriculture

Answer 3

n. Agriculture is the growing of plants and raising of animals for food. The farmer studied agriculture in college.

Question 4

cartoon

Answer 4

n. A cartoon is a funny drawing. Sometimes people draw cartoons for the newspaper.

Question 5

ceiling

Answer 5

n. The ceiling is the top of a room. He painted the ceiling with a special roller.

Question 6

convince

Answer 6

v. To convince someone means to make that person sure of something. She convinced me to buy the house.

Question 7

curious

Answer 7

adj. A curious person or animals wants to know about something. I opened up the clock because I was curious about how it worked.

Question 8

delay

Answer 8

v. To delay means to wait to do something. I was delayed at the airport for over two hours.

Question 9

diary

Answer 9

n. A diary is a book in which people write their personal experiences. I do not let anybody read my diary.

Question 10

element

Answer 10

n. An element of something is a particular part of it. Tackling an opponent is Johnny’s favorite element of American football.

Question 11

faith

Answer 11

n. Faith is trust or belief without proof. The sick girl had faith in doctors. She knew they would make her better.

Question 12

grain

Answer 12

n. A grain is a food crop such as wheat corn rice or oats. The farmer planted two fields of grain this year.

Question 13

greet

Answer 13

v. To greet someone means to meet and welcome that person. When my friend came over I greeted him at the door.

Question 14

investigate

Answer 14

v. To investigate means to search for something or learn about it. The detective went to investigate the crime.

Question 15

joy

Answer 15

n. Joy is a feeling of great happiness. I love baseball. I feel joy when I play.

Question 16

label

Answer 16

n. A label is a tag that tells about something. The label on the back of your shirt will tell you what size it is.

Question 17

monk

Answer 17

n. A monk is a religious person who lives a simple life. The monks knew a lot about religion.

Question 18

odd

Answer 18

adj. Something odd is unusual. Her cat is odd. It walks on two feet.

Question 19

pause

Answer 19

v. To pause means to stop doing something for a while. Since she was so hungry she paused to make a snack.

Question 20

priest

Answer 20

n. A priest is a person trained to perform religious duties. The priest taught us about God.

Question 21

profession

Answer 21

n. A profession is a person’s job. He loved sailing so he chose to work on ships as a profession.