Becoming (Chapter 2)

Question 1

eager

Answer 1

excited, happy to do something, willing

Question 2

driven

Answer 2

highly motivated

Question 3

glitch

Answer 3

malfunction

Question 4

chastise

Answer 4

criticize, punish

Question 5

obsess

Answer 5

think about without stopping

Question 6

emblem

Answer 6

symbol

Question 7

deliberately

Answer 7

on purpose, carefully, painstakingly

Question 8

immerse

Answer 8

go very deeply into something (like water)

Question 9

feud

Answer 9

fight

Question 10

meddle

Answer 10

interfere, touch something you shouldn’t

Question 11

tilt

Answer 11

tip to one side, shift

Question 12

blight

Answer 12

decay, sickness

Question 13

mayhem

Answer 13

chaos

Question 14

assert

Answer 14

talk or act confidently

Question 15

competent

Answer 15

skillful, able to do your job

Question 16

grim

Answer 16

unpleasant, ugly, serious

Question 17

nudge

Answer 17

give a gentle push

Question 18

engage

Answer 18

get involved

Question 19

debunk

Answer 19

prove wrong

Question 20

credo

Answer 20

a personal belief

Question 21

incredulous

Answer 21

not believing

Question 22

stoop

Answer 22

a low porch in front of a house

Question 23

pout

Answer 23

a childish expression of sadness or annoyance (sticking your lower lip out) (this word usually shows disapproval)

Question 24

mass-produced

Answer 24

made in large quantities in a factory

Question 25

diminutive

Answer 25

tiny

Question 26

flux

Answer 26

flow, shift, change

Question 27

thrive

Answer 27

be successful

Question 28

abyss

Answer 28

a deep dark hole, a dangerous situation

Question 29

lunge

Answer 29

move towards someone to attack them

Question 30

flail

Answer 30

move violently or uncontrolledly

Question 31

thrash

Answer 31

same as flail

Question 32

aspiration

Answer 32

ambition, something you hope for in the future

Question 33

filtration

Answer 33

a process that removes impurities