WW9

Question 1

advantage

Answer 1

something that is helpful or useful

Question 2

astonish

Answer 2

to surprise or amaze

Question 3

confirm

Answer 3

to show or prove to be true

to approve or give one’s agreement to

Question 4

distant

Answer 4

Very far away in time

not close or near by

Question 5

founder

Answer 5

a person who sets something up that lasts

to sink below the surface of the water

Question 6

hamlet

Answer 6

a small village

Question 7

host

Answer 7

a person who greets and entertains guests and takes care of their needs

a large number

Question 8

misgiving

Answer 8

a feeling of doubt, uncertainty or concern about what may happen in the future

Question 9

parch

Answer 9

to make or become very dry

Question 10

prospect

Answer 10

something that is waited for, expected or hoped for

to look in the ground for valuable metals like gold or silver

Question 11

scarce

Answer 11

in short supply, not plentiful

Question 12

shrewd

Answer 12

clever, good at understanding what is needed and acting on it

Question 13

sole

Answer 13

the bottom surface of the foot or of a shoe or boot

a flat fish that is caught and eaten for food

Question 14

torment

Answer 14

great pain or suffering

Question 15

typical

Answer 15

being like others of its kind