Vocab list one

Question 1

affection

affectionate

Answer 1

n. A fond or tender feeling

adj. gentle and loving

Question 2

appeal

Answer 2

v. 1. to make an earnest request
2. to be of interest; to be attracted to
n. 1. an earnest request for help
2. the power to attract or to be of interest

Question 3

clasp

Answer 3

v. to clasp or hold tightly
n. 1. a strong grasp or hold
2. Something that holds two parts together

Question 4

conspicuous

Answer 4

adj. easily or plainly seen

Question 5

contribute
contributed
contributes
contribution
contributor

Answer 5

v. 1. to give along with others who are giving
2. to have a part in bringing about
n. 1. that which is given
2. one who gives

Question 6

declare

declaration

Answer 6

v. to make known; to state openly

n. a public statement

Question 7

eloquent

eloquence

Answer 7

adj. skilled at speaking or writing; having the powers to move people
n. skill at speaking or writing; the power to move people

Question 8

exhibit
exhibited
exhibition

Answer 8

v. to show in public
n. 1. an item or collection of items in a public show
2. a large-scale public show

Question 9

ferry

ferried

Answer 9

n. a boat that carries people or goods back and forth across a stretch of water
v. to move people or goods by boat across a stretch of water

Question 10

immigrant

Answer 10

n. a person who comes into a country to live there

Question 11

lofty

Answer 11

adj. 1. very tall or high
2. noble feeling or ideals
3. showing a too-proud attitude

Question 12

pedestal

Answer 12

n. a base or support on which something stands

Question 13

persecute

persecution

Answer 13

v. to treat cruelly or harshly because of political, religious, or any other difference
n. the state or condition of being persecuted

Question 14

poverty

Answer 14

n. the state of being poor

Question 15

unveil

Answer 15

v. 1. to remove a covering from

2. to make known or reveal for the first time