unit 20

Question 1

accumulate

Answer 1

v. To accumulate something is to collect a lot of it over time. The mail accumulated in their mailbox while they were on vacation.

Question 2

aerial

Answer 2

adj. When something is aerial’ it relates to being in the air or flying. The aerial photographer took pictures from the air balloon.

Question 3

apparatus

Answer 3

n. An apparatus is a device used for a particular purpose. The campers had an apparatus that showed them their exact location.

Question 4

avalanche

Answer 4

n. An avalanche is a large amount of snow’ ice’ and rock falling off a mountain. The avalanche destroyed the mountain village.

Question 5

consistency

Answer 5

n. Consistency is the state of always behaving in the same way. Her consistency in archery meant that our team had a chance to win.

Question 6

discharge

Answer 6

v. To discharge someone is to allow them to leave from a place’ usually a hospital. I was discharged from the hospital after three days.

Question 7

episode

Answer 7

n. An episode is something that happens as part of a series of events. We watched the final exciting episode of the TV series.

Question 8

intact

Answer 8

adj. When something is intact’ it is complete and not damaged. Despite being over 30 years old’ my father’s model ship is still intact.

Question 9

mortal

Answer 9

adj. When a person is mortal’ they cannot live forever.

Question 10

omen

Answer 10

n. An omen is a sign of what will happen in the future. He thought that seeing a black cat in the street was an omen of bad luck.

Question 11

overcast

Answer 11

adj. When the sky is overcast’ it is full of clouds and is not sunny. The sky was overcast in the morning’ but by noon it was bright again.

Question 12

poignant

Answer 12

adj. When something is poignant’ it causes a very strong feeling of sadness. The girls cried at the end of the poignant movie.

Question 13

ranger

Answer 13

n. A ranger is a person who protects forests or parks. Peter wanted to be a ranger because he liked spending time outside.

Question 14

rubble

Answer 14

n. Rubble is piles of broken stone and wood created after a building is destroyed. There was rubble all over the city after the earthquake.

Question 15

seclude

Answer 15

v. To seclude someone means to keep them away from other people. She was secluded on an island for over a year.

Question 16

sideways

Answer 16

adv. If something moves sideways’ then it moves to or from the side. Jim turned sideways in order to slow down and stop his snowboard.

Question 17

sob

Answer 17

v. To sob is to cry loudly. I sobbed when my youngest daughter got married.

Question 18

sober

Answer 18

adj. When something or someone is sober’ they are serious and calm. After the funeral’ everybody felt very sober.

Question 19

speck

Answer 19

n. A speck is a very small mark or amount. A speck of blood appeared where the mosquito had bit him.

Question 20

upbringing

Answer 20

n. An upbringing is the way that someone is taught to behave by their parents. He had a strict upbringing and was never allowed to watch television.