unit 6

Question 1

accustom

Answer 1

v. To accustom oneself to something is to get used to it. I find it difficult to accustom myself to new time zones when I travel around the world.

Question 2

alpha

Answer 2

n. The alpha member of a group is the most dominant or has the highest rank. The largest lion was the alpha male of the pack.

Question 3

arouse

Answer 3

v. To arouse means to awaken interest or attention in someone. The politician’s words were meant to arouse the protestors’ anger.

Question 4

articulate

Answer 4

adj. If someone is articulate’ he or she has the ability to express ideas clearly and effectively. Alfred’s friends loved talking to him because he was so articulate and intelligent.

Question 5

buzz

Answer 5

v. To buzz means to show excitement about something. Seoul buzzes from dawn till dusk.

Question 6

clash

Answer 6

v. To clash means to fight or argue over something. The sisters often clash over the right way to do things.

Question 7

classification

Answer 7

n. Classification means putting things into categories or groups that have things in common. According to scientific classification’ a duck-billed platypus is an egg-laying mammal.

Question 8

cling

Answer 8

v. To cling to something means to hold onto it tightly. A mother sloth will cling tightly to her baby in the treetops.

Question 9

compliance

Answer 9

n. Compliance is the act of following a rule or doing what you are supposed to do. The bratty child never shows compliance with her mother’s rules.

Question 10

comprehend

Answer 10

v. To comprehend something means to understand it. The player could not comprehend why he lost the game.

Question 11

congregate

Answer 11

v. To congregate means to gather in one place. Seeing a group of birds congregate in the sky is an awesome sight.

Question 12

custody

Answer 12

n. Custody is the right to take care of someone or something. The prisoners were put in the custody of the jailers.

Question 13

disperse

Answer 13

v. To disperse means to scatter everywhere. I watched the people disperse in all directions to avoid the charging bull.

Question 14

embody

Answer 14

v. To embody means to symbolize or represent something. Mother Teresa was said to embody goodness and kindness.

Question 15

empirical

Answer 15

adj. Empirical means involving scientific proof and evidence. Scientists must always find empirical evidence in their work.

Question 16

exclusion

Answer 16

n. Exclusion is the act of keeping someone out of a group. People gathered together to protest the exclusion of immigrants from our country.

Question 17

flock

Answer 17

v. To flock means to gather in one place. Groups of birds will flock to the river in the spring.

Question 18

graze

Answer 18

v. When animals graze’ they feed on plants. The sheep and goats like to graze on the grass outside the village.

Question 19

intelligent

Answer 19

adj. If someone is intelligent’ they are very smart. The intelligent student graduated from high school with the highest marks in his class.

Question 20

jungle

Answer 20

n. A jungle is a type of forest in a warm’ rainy tropical area’ where trees and plants grow very close together. Many kinds of animals’ including birds’ reptiles’ and even elephants live in a jungle.