unit 24

Question 1

bowl

Answer 1

n. A bowl is a dish with a round deep shape. I put the fruit in the fruit bowl.

Question 2

cooking

Answer 2

n. Cooking food involves making it ready to eat. I really enjoy cooking’ especially Italian food.

Question 3

Odense

Answer 3

adj. If something is dense’ it has a lot of things close together. I easily became lost in the dense forest.

Question 4

dignity

Answer 4

n. Dignity is the ability to be calm and worthy of respect. When his company went out of business’ he faced it with dignity.

Question 5

dominate

Answer 5

v. To dominate someone or something is to control them. The loud man dominated the conversation.

Question 6

earthen

Answer 6

adj. If something is earthen’ it is made of clay. The house’s roof was made of earthen tiles.

Question 7

hostile

Answer 7

adj. If someone is hostile’ they are angry and unfriendly. We were happy to move away from our hostile neighbor.

Question 8

incorrect

Answer 8

adj. If something is incorrect’ it is wrong. Your answer is incorrect. You need to correct it.

Question 9

intake

Answer 9

n. Your intake of food is the amount of food you take into your body. The doctor said I needed to increase my intake of fruits and vegetables.

Question 10

likewise

Answer 10

adv. If someone does something likewise’ they do the same thing as someone else. If Joe is not going to school so he can go swimming’ I want to do likewise.

Question 11

machine

Answer 11

n. A machine is made by people and does work for us. The machine was broken.

Question 12

medication

Answer 12

n. Medication is medicine or drugs given to people who are sick. The doctor gave me medication to treat my illness.

Question 13

obscure

Answer 13

adj. If something is obscure’ it is not well known. The old man travels the world in search of obscure books.

Question 14

oppress

Answer 14

v. To oppress someone means to rule over them in a cruel and unfair way. Free speech had been oppressed in his country.

Question 15

peel

Answer 15

v. To peel fruits and vegetables is to remove their skin. He peeled the apple before eating it.

Question 16

prescription

Answer 16

n. A prescription is permission from a doctor to get medicine. The doctor gave me a prescription for my medication.

Question 17

progress

Answer 17

n. When you make progress’ you get better at what you are doing. There are clear signs of progress.

Question 18

sandy

Answer 18

adj. Sandy means covered with sand. I love walking on a sandy beach.

Question 19

shortage

Answer 19

n. Shortage comes from short and means not having enough. During the dry season’ there was a shortage of water.

Question 20

Oskillful

Answer 20

adj. If someone is skillful at something’ they are very good at doing it. The carpenter is very skillful at building houses.