unit 23

Question 1

artery

Answer 1

n. An artery is a tube that takes blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Eating healthily keeps your arteries clean so blood can flow with ease.

Question 2

deterioration

Answer 2

n. Deterioration is the act of becoming worse. The lack of care led to the deterioration of the house.

Question 3

elusive

Answer 3

adj. If things or people are elusive’ they are hard to find. The elusive fish only came out at night.

Question 4

ensure

Answer 4

v. When you ensure something’ you make sure it happens. Saving now will ensure we have enough money for our retirement.

Question 5

induce

Answer 5

v. To induce something means to make it happen. Running without good shoes may induce leg pain.

Question 6

inseparable

Answer 6

adj. If two things are inseparable’ they can’t be separated. Denise and Diana have been inseparable since they first met.

Question 7

invalid

Answer 7

adj. If something is invalid’ it is not correct. The way to winning debates is to avoid invalid arguments.

Question 8

magnify

Answer 8

v. To magnify something means to make it look bigger than it really is. Astronomers use telescopes to magnify faraway stars.

Question 9

mainstream

Answer 9

n. The mainstream is what is considered normal and accepted by most people. Before punk rock music became part of the mainstream’ only a few people liked it.

Question 10

microbe

Answer 10

n. A microbe is a very small living thing that often makes people sick. The first step in curing a disease is finding the microbe that causes it.

Question 11

minor

Answer 11

adj. A minor problem is a very small and unimportant problem. This is a minor problem.

Question 12

negligible

Answer 12

adj. If something is negligible’ it is extremely small and not important. The amount she owed was negligible. It was less than ten cents.

Question 13

paralysis

Answer 13

n. Paralysis is the loss of the ability to move all or part of your body. His paralysis meant that he had to use a wheelchair to get around.

Question 14

pest

Answer 14

n. A pest is an animal or insect that hurts plants or food. Many farmers put up scarecrows to keep pests off their corn.

Question 15

prevail

Answer 15

v. To prevail means to be accepted or very common. Unfortunately’ injustice still prevails in the country’s court system.

Question 16

pursuit

Answer 16

n. When you are in pursuit of something’ you are chasing it. The pursuit of happiness is a basic human right.

Question 17

rupture

Answer 17

v. To rupture means to tear or burst open. Sarah put too much water into the balloon’ and it ruptured.

Question 18

savage

Answer 18

adj. If things or people are savage’ they are very violent or cruel. Wild animals are very savage when defending their babies.

Question 19

stun

Answer 19

v. To stun someone means to make them unable to speak due to surprise or shock. Tim fell off the swing and was too stunned to cry.

Question 20

susceptible

Answer 20

adj. If one is susceptible to something like a disease’ they are easily harmed by it. Not eating enough vegetables makes you more susceptible to getting sick.