unit 9

Question 1

alongside

Answer 1

adv. If something is alongside another thing’ then it is next to it. We work alongside each other in the office.

Question 2

appetite

Answer 2

n. Your appetite is your hunger for food. Tom has a big appetite. He eats all the time.

Question 3

assist

Answer 3

v. To assist someone is to help them. Andrew assisted me with my homework.

Question 4

breeze

Answer 4

n. A breeze is a soft wind. The breeze caused the leaves to fall off the tree.

Question 5

defy

Answer 5

v. To defy someone is to work against them or refuse to do what they say. The students got into trouble for defying their teacher’s rules.

Question 6

display

Answer 6

v. To display something is to show it’ especially by putting it in a certain place. The museum displayed many wonderful paintings.

Question 7

efficient

Answer 7

adj. If something or someone is efficient’ they do not waste energy. My car is very efficient. I rarely have to buy gas.

Question 8

feeble

Answer 8

adj. If someone is feeble’ they are small or weak. The boy was too feeble to carry the object very far. forgive

Question 9

lively

Answer 9

adj. If someone is lively’ they have a lot of energy. Jennifer is very lively: she’s always running and playing.

Question 10

majestic

Answer 10

adj. If something is majestic’ it is large and impressive. The rich people lived in a big’ majestic house.

Question 11

nor

Answer 11

conj. You use nor to connect two negative ideas. I eat neither apples nor oranges. I don’t like either one.

Question 12

outraged

Answer 12

adj. If someone is outraged’ they are very angry. My father was outraged when he saw that I had crashed his car.

Question 13

pessimistic

Answer 13

adj. If someone is pessimistic’ they believe that the worst will happen. John is pessimistic. He always thinks something bad will happen.

Question 14

relationship

Answer 14

n. The relationship between two or more people is the way in which they behave toward each other. The teacher was proud of her good relationship with the students.

Question 15

slap

Answer 15

v. To slap someone means to hit them with the palm of the hand. Out of anger’ Helen slapped Eunice on the face.

Question 16

smash

Answer 16

v. To smash something is to break it into many small pieces. Jacob smashed the window with a rock.

Question 17

successful

Answer 17

adj. Someone who is successful achieves what they intended to achieve. My father is a successful businessman.

Question 18

wage

Answer 18

n. A wage is the money that a person gets for doing a job. The wages I receive from my job are really great!

Question 19

whereas

Answer 19

conj. You use whereas to show how two things are different. My sister loves horror movies’ whereas I prefer comedies.