Vocabulary - The Eleventh Plague - Part 3

Question 1

atrium

Answer 1

an open area inside a tall building that has windows to let light in from above

Question 2

pockmark

Answer 2

a mark or scar on the skin that is usually caused by a disease (such as chicken pox or acne)

Question 3

brunt

Answer 3

the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)

Question 4

meandering

Answer 4

to follow a winding or intricate course

Question 5

petered

Answer 5

to diminish gradually and come to an end

Question 6

valiant

Answer 6

having or showing courage : very brave or courageous

Question 7

distraction

Answer 7

something that makes it difficult to think or pay attention

Question 8

persuers

Answer 8

people who follow and try to catch or capture (someone or something) for usually a long distance or time

Question 9

instinctively

Answer 9

relating to or based on instinct : based on feelings or desires that do not come from thinking or learning

Question 10

barrage

Answer 10

a vigorous or rapid outpouring or projection of many things at once

Question 11

flanking

Answer 11

the right or left side of a military formation

Question 12

underbrush

Answer 12

plants, bushes, and small trees growing under large trees in a forest

Question 13

mischeif

Answer 13

a playful desire to cause trouble

Question 14

commotion

Answer 14

noisy excitement and confusion

Question 15

firebreaks

Answer 15

an area of land that has had plants and trees removed to stop the spread of a fire

Question 16

cowering

Answer 16

to move back or bend your body down because you are afraid

Question 17

sheid

Answer 17

to start suddenly aside through fright or alarm

Question 18

pinwheeling

Answer 18

To spin like a pinwheel (to spin around in circles)

Question 19

stocks

Answer 19

a long beam on a field gun forming the third support point in firing

Question 20

indistinguishable

Answer 20

unable to be recognized as different : impossible to distinguish clearly from something else

Question 21

vehemently

Answer 21

showing strong and often angry feelings : very emotional

Question 22

distinctions

Answer 22

the separation of people or things into different groups

Question 23

bondaries

Answer 23

something (such as a river, a fence, or an imaginary line) that shows where an area ends and another area begins

Question 24

scout

Answer 24

one sent to obtain information; especially : a soldier, ship, or plane sent out in war to reconnoiter.