unit 9

Question 1

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Answer 1

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Question 2

ally

Answer 2

n. An ally is someone who agrees to help or support another person or group. I was happy to find many allies who shared my opinion.

Question 3

boast

Answer 3

v. To boast is to talk about how great one is. We all became tired of listening to him boast about himself all day.

Question 4

bounce

Answer 4

v. To bounce is to move up and away from a surface after hitting it. Owen bounced the ball on the ground.

Question 5

bully

Answer 5

n. A bully is a person who is mean to others. The two bullies always picked on the smaller’ weaker kids.

Question 6

carbohydrate

Answer 6

n. Carbohydrates are substances in foods like bread that give energy. Carbohydrates like rice are a good source of energy for active people.

Question 7

crawl

Answer 7

v. To crawl is to move slowly on hands and knees. The baby crawled across the floor.

Question 8

defeat

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v. To defeat someone is to beat that person in a game or battle. The champion defeated the challenger in the boxing match.

Question 9

dial

Answer 9

n. A dial is a circular tool’ like the front of a clock. I looked at the dial to see what time it was.

Question 10

dominant

Answer 10

adj. A dominant person or thing is stronger than others. The gorilla is one of the dominant animals in the jungle..

Question 11

entire

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adj. Entire means the whole thing or group. The entire table was covered with food.

Question 12

mercy

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n. Mercy is a feeling or act of kindness. He asked his boss for mercy and to not fire him.

Question 13

nod

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v. To nod is to move your head up and down. I nodded my head as I listened to the song.

Question 14

opponent

Answer 14

n. An opponent is a person or group trying to defeat another person or group. On the field’ our opponents were too good for us.

Question 15

quarrel

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v. To quarrel is to argue or fight. Billy quarreled with his wife about buying a new house.

Question 16

rival

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n. A rival is someone trying to achieve the same thing as another. The three rivals were all competing for the same job.

Question 17

sore

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adj. Sore means feeling or causing pain. After lifting the heavy box’ Mona’s back was sore.

Question 18

sting

Answer 18

v. To sting is to cause pain by pushing a sharp part into the skin. The needle stung my arm and made me say’ “Ouch!”

Question 19

strain

Answer 19

v. To strain is to try very hard. Casey strained to lift the heavy box.

Question 20

torture

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n. Torture is action that causes physical or mental pain. Greg thought that writing the essay was torture.

Question 21

wrestle

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v. To wrestle is to try to push another competitor to the floor. My dad loved to wrestle when he was in high school.