unit 18

Question 1

attic

Answer 1

n. An attic is a room just below a house’s roof. There were two windows in their attic.

Question 2

chunk

Answer 2

n. A chunk is a thick’ solid piece of something. When they broke open the rock’ they saw it was filled with chunks of gold.

Question 3

civic

Answer 3

adj. If something is civic’ then it is related to a town or city’ in particular to its government. Most of the important civic buildings are located downtown.

Question 4

descent

Answer 4

n. A descent is a movement downwards. During the space shuttle’s descent’ the Earth appeared larger and larger.

Question 5

Odin

Answer 5

n. A din is loud’ unpleasant’ and extended noise. The din of the rusty machinery made the factory a horrible place to work.

Question 6

dissatisfy

Answer 6

v. To dissatisfy someone means to fail to please them. He was dissatisfied with his meal.

Question 7

fuss

Answer 7

n. A fuss is excited or annoyed behavior that is not useful in any way. The child made an awful fuss because she didn’t want to go to bed.

Question 8

glamorous

Answer 8

adj. A glamorous occasion is one full of beauty and excitement. There is nothing glamorous about where we live. It is very ordinary.

Question 9

gourmet

Answer 9

adj. If food is gourmet’ then it is nicer and more expensive than regular food. In order to get a gourmet meal’ you have to eat at an expensive restaurant.

Question 10

hence

Answer 10

adv. The word hence shows that something is a result of something else. Mary forgot the key. Hence’ we couldn’t open the door.

Question 11

intrinsic

Answer 11

adj. If something is intrinsic’ then it is related to the basic nature of that thing. Paper money has no intrinsic value. It is useful simply because society says it i

Question 12

kettle

Answer 12

n. A kettle is a large metal pot used for boiling liquids or cooking food. The soup was being cooked in a large kettle.

Question 13

ministry

Answer 13

n. A ministry is a government department. The Ministry of Trade is responsible for taxing imports and exports.

Question 14

ordeal

Answer 14

n. An ordeal is a bad experience. Driving in the snowstorm was an ordeal she’d never forget.

Question 15

outspoken

Answer 15

adj. If someone is outspoken’ then they are not afraid to say what they think. She was an outspoken critic about the new banking laws.

Question 16

overwork

Answer 16

v. To overwork someone means to make them tired with too much work. After working for three weeks with only one day of rest’ Judy was overworked.

Question 17

particular

Answer 17

adj. If something is particular’ then it is a single’ important part of a group of things. The dress shop didn’t have the particular dress she was looking for.

Question 18

snore

Answer 18

v. To snore means to make a loud noise each time a sleeping person breathes. It was impossible to get to sleep because my husband snored.

Question 19

soundly

Answer 19

adv. If something is done soundly’ then it is done in the best or most complete way. The nearest opponent was ten meters behind. She won the race soundly.

Question 20

superintendent

Answer 20

n. A superintendent is a person who runs a certain department or building. The superintendent decided to close the schools because of the weather.