unit 14

Question 1

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Question 2

addict

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n. An addict is a person who cannot stop doing something. She was a coffee addict. She had more than three cups each day.

Question 3

archeological

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adj. When something is archeological’ it relates to archeology. They found archeological evidence of an ancient species of man.

Question 4

archeology

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n. Archeology is the study of ancient people through their artifacts. He studied archeology to learn more about ancient Egyptian culture.

Question 5

brainstorm

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v. To brainstorm is to have a lot of ideas about a certain topic. The students met after school to brainstorm ideas for their assignments.

Question 6

budget

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n. A budget is the amount of money available to spend on something. His budget for food was very tight.

Question 7

chaotic

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adj. When something is chaotic’ it is crazy’ confused’ and hectic. The first day of school can be chaotic for a new student.

Question 8

cite

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v. To cite something is to mention it as an example or as proof of something. She cited six reasons that the school needed to build new classrooms.

Question 9

correspond

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v. To correspond is to match or to be similar to something. The boy’s story didn’t correspond with his mother’s version.

Question 10

courtyard

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n. A courtyard is an outdoor area that is surrounded by the walls of a building. During the summer’ the courtyard is a nice place to have lunch.

Question 11

estate

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n. An estate is a large area of land owned by a family or organization. He lived on his father’s estate in the country.

Question 12

fraud

Answer 12

n. Fraud is the crime of gaining money by lying or by tricking people. Experts say that credit card fraud increases around the holidays.

Question 13

hydrogen

Answer 13

n. Hydrogen is a gas that has no taste’ color’ or smell. Airships used to be filled with hydrogen’ but it exploded easily.

Question 14

O integrity

Answer 14

n. Integrity is honesty and good morals. The principal had a lot of integrity.

Question 15

outlook

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n. An outlook is a person’s opinion or way of thinking about something. He changed his outlook about rats after he read a book about them.

Question 16

parachute

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n. A parachute is a device that helps people and things fall to the ground safely. They used parachutes dropped from airplanes to send supplies to the civilians.

Question 17

prehistoric

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adj. When something is prehistoric’ it is from a time before written history. The scientists found prehistoric pots used by the people in the area.

Question 18

proponent

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n. A proponent is a person who supports an idea or a plan. He was a proponent of using environmentally-friendly products.

Question 19

refine

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v. To refine something is to make it better by making changes. The principal refined his method of controlling students over the years.

Question 20

restrict

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v. To restrict something is to limit it and prevent it from getting bigger. The club restricted the amount of members.

Question 21

team

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n. A team is a group of people who work closely together. The All Blacks are my favorite sports team.