unit 19

Question 1

congested

Answer 1

adj. If something is congested’ it is full or blocked. Tom didn’t get home until after dark because the road was so congested.

Question 2

courier

Answer 2

n. A courier is someone who takes and delivers mail or packages. Before trains’ most couriers used horses to travel.

Question 3

deform

Answer 3

v. To deform something means to change it from its correct or original shape. The computer program deformed the building’s picture into an unreal sight.

Question 4

etiquette

Answer 4

n. Etiquette is the group of rules about how to be polite. When in Asian countries’ bowing is a form of etiquette.

Question 5

exclusive

Answer 5

adj. If something is exclusive’ it is expensive and only for rich people. The golf course was so exclusive that most people hadn’t even heard of it.

Question 6

freight

Answer 6

n. Freight is a set of items carried on a train’ boat’ or airplane. Trade ships only carried valuable freight like silk and spices.

Question 7

garment

Answer 7

n. A garment is a piece of clothing. The businessman had all of his garments cleaned before the important meeting.

Question 8

insomnia

Answer 8

n. Insomnia is a condition in which a person has difficulty sleeping. Nate’s insomnia prevented him from getting enough rest.

Question 9

intuitive

Answer 9

adj. Intuitive is knowing about something without having support or proof. Rhonda had an intuitive feeling that Shane wasn’t coming to school today.

Question 10

liable

Answer 10

adj. If something is liable to happen’ it is very likely that it will happen. During the summer months’ hikers in the forest are liable to see deer and elk.

Question 11

obsess

Answer 11

v. To obsess about something means to think about it all of the time. After watching the Star Wars movies’ Ike obsessed about becoming a Jedi.

Question 12

overboard

Answer 12

adv. When something is overboard’ it is over the side of a boat and in the water. Tom and Gary slipped on the wet floor and fell overboard.

Question 13

premium

Answer 13

n. A premium is a payment that is higher than average. Tony paid a premium for the gas because it made his car run better.

Question 14

privilege

Answer 14

n. A privilege is a special right given only to a certain person or group of people. Only the best employee had the privilege of parking in that spot.

Question 15

propel

Answer 15

v. To propel something means to push or move it somewhere. The strong wind propelled the leaf through the air and across the street.

Question 16

socialize

Answer 16

v. To socialize is to have a good time with people. I like to socialize with my classmates after school.

Question 17

suppress

Answer 17

v. To suppress something means to prevent it from happening. She suppressed her urge to scream because she didn’t want to be noticed.

Question 18

tram

Answer 18

n. A tram is a vehicle like a streetcar that runs on electricity above ground. I took the tram to Eighth Avenue.

Question 19

unsettle

Answer 19

v. To unsettle someone means to make them anxious or worried. The dark clouds in the sky unsettled Beth.

Question 20

warp

Answer 20

v. To warp means to become bent into the wrong shape. The woman put the clock above the fireplace’ and the heat warped it.