unit 29

Question 1

adjoining

Answer 1

adj. If something is adjoining’ it is next to or joined with a building or room. I couldn’t sleep because the people in the adjoining room were loud.

Question 2

allege

Answer 2

v. To allege something is to say that it is true without offering proof. The little girl had alleged that her older brother hid her favorite doll.

Question 3

arch

Answer 3

n. An arch is a curved opening formed under a structure such as a bridge or doorway. The arch of the bridge was not high enough for the tall boat to pass underneath.

Question 4

assemble

Answer 4

v. To assemble means to get together in one place. The parents assembled to discuss ways to improve their children’s education.

Question 5

casualty

Answer 5

n. A casualty is a person killed or injured in a war or an accident. The only casualty in the car accident was a woman who broke her arm.

Question 6

erect

Answer 6

v. To erect something means to build it. The king erected two towers on the north and south sides of his castle.

Question 7

foul

Answer 7

adj. If something is foul’ then it is very unpleasant. He wouldn’t let his dog drink from the water because it had a foul smell.

Question 8

hectare

Answer 8

n. A hectare is a unit of measure equal to 10’000 square meters. His family farm covered many hectares.

Question 9

heighten

Answer 9

v. To heighten an emotion means to increase the intensity of it. The pleasant music heightened their enjoyment of the wonderful dinner.

Question 10

hospitality

Answer 10

n. Hospitality is friendly behavior and entertainment’ shown to guests or strangers. The travelers were amazed at the hospitality given them by the hotel’s staff.

Question 11

mansion

Answer 11

n. A mansion is a large and expensive home. The mansion had thirty bedrooms’ two kitchens’ and a pool.

Question 12

outnumber

Answer 12

v. To outnumber a group means to have a greater number than it. The girls outnumbered the boys at the school by four to one.

Question 13

overjoyed

Answer 13

adj. If someone is overjoyed’ then they are extremely happy. He was overjoyed by the news of his promotion.

Question 14

pasture

Answer 14

n. A pasture is an area of land covered with grass for animals to use as food. The sheep were taken to a pasture where there was more grass.

Question 15

petition

Answer 15

n. A petition is a written request asking an authority to do something. The citizens all signed a petition asking the mayor to repair the sidewalks.

Question 16

renovate

Answer 16

v. To renovate a building means to repair it’ or to build new structures on it. The old fire station was renovated into an apartment building.

Question 17

revise

Answer 17

v. To revise something means to change it’ or update it to make it better. When the editor discovered certain facts were wrong’ he revised the book.

Question 18

slab

Answer 18

n. A slab is a large’ thick’ flat piece of stone’ concrete’ metal’ or wood. I looked at various slabs of stone to decorate my house.

Question 19

terrace

Answer 19

n. A terrace is an open area that is connected to a house or an apartment. In the afternoons’ she liked to sit on the terrace and check her email.

Question 20

turf

Answer 20

n. Turf is a section of grass and the dirt in which it grows. After the game’ the turf looked ragged.