Vocabulary

Question 1

Agriculture

Answer 1

Science or practice of farming and growing food

Eg. For school, we had to see what things grow in each US region, so we were learning about agriculture.

Question 2

Anxiety

Answer 2

A feeling of huge worry and nervousness

Eg. Since the weather arid and hot you have anxiety that there’s no water.

Question 3

Alternative

Answer 3

Alternative means available as another kind of choice.

There are a lot of alternative food choices for you to pick.

Question 4

Afar

Answer 4

Afar means a far distance.

Me and him live afar from each other.
I could see him coming from afar.

Question 5

Accumulate

Answer 5

Accumulate means gather together in order to have a lot of things.

My sister tried to accumulate all her colour pencils on a stool but they began falling.

Question 6

According

Answer 6

According means stated by.

According to the map, the park is right here

Question 7

Adjoining

Answer 7

Adjoining means joined together so that two things are side by side.

My sister and I stayed in adjoining hotel rooms. We were in different rooms but the rooms were right next to each other.

Question 8

Allegiance

Answer 8

Allegiance means loyalty to a specific group.

Those who tried to join this group must plead allegiance to the leader.

Question 9

Amnesia

Answer 9

Amnesia means loss of memory.

We used to be best friend until she got amnesia and didn’t remember me anymore.

Question 10

Ambition

Answer 10

Ambition means you really want to achieve something.

The ambition of most of my people in my school is to become a doctor.

Question 11

Analysis

Answer 11

Analysis means a detailed examination of structure, separate something in smaller parts so that’s easier to study.

I tried doing an analysis of problem to help me figure it out. I looked at each section separately and noticed it was a lot easier.

Question 12

Arrogance

Answer 12

Arrogance means you think you are never wrong.

He is a very arrogant person, his homework was wrong and he blamed it on the teacher.

Question 13

Artificial

Answer 13

Artificial means made or invented by humans.

This is not real grass, it’s artificial grass, so it’s made of plastic.

Question 14

apprehensive

Answer 14

apprehensive means a feel of worry.

He felt apprehensive when his son didn’t come home last night.

Question 15

associate

Answer 15

associate means connect two people or things together.

She associated ‘poor’ and ‘dirty’, so every time she thought something was poor, she also thought it would be dirty.

My neighbour always gave me a sweet when I went visiting with my mum, so I associate her with sweets and I’m always happy to see her.

Question 16

Assorted

Answer 16

Assorted means varied, lots of different kinds put together in the same package.

We recieved a box of assorted chocolates, there were many different kinds of chocolates in it.

I saw a lot of assorted lollipop boxes in the fridge

Question 17

Awe

Answer 17

Awe means that something is so impressive and unknown that you feel mixed fear or wonder, even little bit of admiration.

He felt awe when she was writing a story.

Question 18

Beneficial

Answer 18

Beneficial means good or advantageous.

He got a beneficial award after catching the most wanted criminal in town.

Question 19

Blunder

Answer 19

Blunder means a stupid or careless mistake.

He thought that not studying for the exam was a blunder.

He blundered and instead of saying the teacher’s name right, he called her her least favourite name.

Question 20

Vast

Answer 20

Vast means really large and broad, really big. Vastness: the huge size of something.

This box was vast, it was huge, but the other box was not.