unit 28

Question 1

allocate

Answer 1

v. To allocate something means to put it aside for a certain purpose or person. The government allocated $100 million to aid the disaster relief effort.

Question 2

appetizing

Answer 2

adj. When food is appetizing’ it looks and smells very good. The appetizing plate of cookies was gone in half an hour.

Question 3

assign

Answer 3

v. When you assign work’ you give that work to particular people. I was assigned the job of making sure everyone had plenty to drink.

Question 4

cavity

Answer 4

n. A cavity is a hole or space in something. There was a small cavity in the wall of the cave’ where an animal lived.

Question 5

clockwise

Answer 5

adv. If something moves clockwise’ it moves in a circle in the same direction as a clock. Turn the screw clockwise to tighten it.

Question 6

concentric

Answer 6

adj. When circles or rings are concentric’ they have the same center. The target was a series of concentric circles.

Question 7

courtesy

Answer 7

n. Courtesy is the excellence of manners or social conduct. Jenna always behaves with great courtesy when people visit her home.

Question 8

crisp

Answer 8

adj. When food is crisp’ it is hard or has a hard surface in a way that is pleasant. My favorite snack is a bag of crisp’ delicious potato chips.

Question 9

discord

Answer 9

n. Discord is disagreement or fighting. There was much discord between the experts on the talk show.

Question 10

generate

Answer 10

v. To generate something means to cause it to develop or begin. The mayor promised to generate new jobs and programs to help the poor.

Question 11

item

Answer 11

n. An item is a single separate piece. There were some items of clothing found at the crime scene.

Question 12

interchange

Answer 12

n. An interchange of ideas between people is a discussion of each person’s idea. There was an interchange of ideas between the groups.

Question 13

multicultural

Answer 13

adj. When something is multicultural’ it relates to many different cultures. Everyone was welcome to attend the multicultural celebration.

Question 14

omission

Answer 14

n. An omission is something that has been left out or not done. Mike was upset because of the omission of his name during the ceremony.

Question 15

oversee

Answer 15

v. To oversee something means to make sure that it is being done properly. His job was to oversee the progress of the construction project.

Question 16

pierce

Answer 16

v. To pierce something means to make a hole in it using a sharp object. The arrow pierced the target in the very center.

Question 17

select

Answer 17

v. When you select something’ you carefully choose it. They had to select textbooks for each class.

Question 18

Ostructure

Answer 18

n. The structure involves the shape and organization of the parts of a building or group. There are big differences in family structure in different cultures.

Question 19

visual

Answer 19

adj. Visual relates to seeing. The visual displays were very attractive.

Question 20

wavy

Answer 20

adj. When something is wavy’ it is not straight but has a series of curves. The child drew wavy lines all over the piece of paper.