unit 3

Question 1

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Answer 1

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Question 2

acquire

Answer 2

v. To acquire something is to get or gain possession of that thing. Tina acquired a strange package yesterday.

Question 3

awkward

Answer 3

adj. An awkward thing is embarrassing and uncomfortable. After dropping his coffee cup’ Robbie felt awkward.

Question 4

caretaker

Answer 4

n. A caretaker is a person who takes care of very young’ old’ or sick people. My grandmother’s caretaker helps her get around the house.

Question 5

deceive

Answer 5

v. To deceive is to make someone believe something that is not true. He tried to deceive his friends with a card trick.

Question 6

discourage

Answer 6

V. To discourage is to make someone feel less excited about something. Mr. Perry discouraged the students from quitting school.

Question 7

fake

Answer 7

adj. A fake thing is made to look real in order to trick people. The model was wearing fake hair.

Question 8

hatred

Answer 8

n. Hatred is a strong feeling of not liking someone or something. I have a hatred for the taste of medicine.

Question 9

hut

Answer 9

n. A hut is a house made of wood’ grass’ or mud that has only one or two rooms. We all went into the hut to sleep.

Question 10

inferior

Answer 10

adj. An inferior thing is not as good as something else. Cars built a hundred years ago are inferior to ones built today.

Question 11

lodge

Answer 11

n. A lodge is a house in the mountains used by people who hunt or fish. During our ski trip’ we stayed at a lodge.

Question 12

neglect

Answer 12

v. To neglect someone or something is to not take care of it properly. William neglected his room’ so it is a complete mess.

Question 13

newcomer

Answer 13

n. A newcomer is a person who has recently arrived at a place or a group. The students happily welcomed the newcomer to the school.

Question 14

offense

Answer 14

n. An offense is behavior that is wrong or breaks a law. Stealing a car is a very serious offense.

Question 15

overlook

Answer 15

v. To overlook something is to not notice it or to not realize that it is important. Brenda overlooked the last step and had a bad fall.

Question 16

repay

Answer 16

v. To repay is to pay back or to reward someone or something. She repaid her friend for all of his hard work with a small gift.

Question 17

ridiculous

Answer 17

adj. A ridiculous thing is silly or strange. Steve looked ridiculous with those huge blue sunglasses.

Question 18

Osatisfactory

Answer 18

adj. A satisfactory thing is good enough. Mina often received satisfactory grades since she studied so hard.

Question 19

shepherd

Answer 19

n. A shepherd is a person who protects and cares for sheep. The shepherd moved the sheep to another field.

Question 20

venture

Answer 20

v. To venture is to go to a place that may be dangerous. Even though it was dangerous’ they ventured up the mountain.

Question 21

wheat

Answer 21

n. Wheat is a plant from which we get the grain used to make bread. The field of golden wheat was ready to be harvested.