unit 20

Question 1

ambition

Answer 1

n. Ambition is the desire to succeed and to become the best at something. His great ambition led him to try to climb the mountain alone.

Question 2

ambulance

Answer 2

n. An ambulance is a vehicle that transports people in a medical emergency. The ambulance sped through the street to get to the accident.

Question 3

ankle

Answer 3

n. An ankle connects your leg to your foot. The man hurt his ankle while jogging in the park.

Question 4

cabin

Answer 4

n. A cabin is a small wooden house in a forest or camping area. The man reached the mountain cabin after a long day of hiking along the river.

Question 5

calendar

Answer 5

n. A calendar is a chart that shows the days’ weeks’ and months of a year. Marco used an online calendar to keep track of his schedule.

Question 6

calorie

Answer 6

n. A calorie is a unit of heat used to measure how much energy a food will produce. My sister is on a low-calorie diet for fitness training.

Question 7

cave

Answer 7

n. A cave is an open space or hole underground or inside a mountain or cliff. A crystal blue lake could be found in the underground cave.

Question 8

constantly

Answer 8

adv. Constantly means doing something on a continuous basis. He was constantly checking his watch to see if he was late.

Question 9

contingent

Answer 9

n. A contingent is a set of people that are part of a larger group. The movie star stood in front of an entire contingent of photographers.

Question 10

deadline

Answer 10

n. A deadline is the time by which you need to have something completed. Marius had a short deadline in which to finish his report.

Question 11

exert

Answer 11

v. To exert means to use strength or ability to do something. You exert a lot of energy when you lift weights.

Question 12

flank

Answer 12

v. To flank is to be positioned at the side of something or someone. The mayor entered the room flanked by her advisers.

Question 13

fond

Answer 13

adj. To be fond of something means to cherish or like it. The mother cow was very fond of her lovely little calf.

Question 14

forbid

Answer 14

v. To forbid means to order someone not to do something. After Robert used his crayons on the wall’ his mother wanted to forbid him from using them at all!

Question 15

haul

Answer 15

v. To haul something means to carry it from place to place. The porter said he’d haul our suitcases up to our hotel room.

Question 16

impair

Answer 16

v. To impair something means to make it weaker or worse. Regularly eating too much can impair your health.

Question 17

impatient

Answer 17

adj. To be impatient means to get angry or anxious when something takes too much time. The impatient teacher could not control the students in her classroom.

Question 18

mid

Answer 18

adj. Mid means in the middle or center of something. Cassandra fell asleep mid-movie.

Question 19

nutrition

Answer 19

n. Nutrition is the process of eating the right kind of food in order to stay healthy. The mother always made sure that her baby had good nutrition.

Question 20

optimist

Answer 20

n. An optimist is someone who has a lot of hope and always sees the bright side of things. Joe was an optimist’ so he believed he would get the job that he wanted.