chapter3

Question 1

What does VAST mean?

Answer 1

of very great extent or quantity;

Question 2

What does SWARMING mean?

Answer 2

moving in or forming a large or dense group.

Question 3

What does EXCAVATION mean?

Answer 3

the action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.

Question 4

What does ASTONISHING mean?

Answer 4

extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.

Question 5

What does DEED mean

Answer 5

an action that is performed intentionally or consciously .OR. a legal document that is signed and delivered, especially one regarding the ownership of property or legal rights .OR.convey or transfer (property or rights) by legal deed.

Question 6

What does ETERNITY mean?

Answer 6

infinite or unending time .OR. a state to which time has no application; timelessness .OR. endless life after death

Question 7

What does INSCRIPTION mean?

Answer 7

a thing inscribed, as on a monument or in a book .OR. the action of inscribing something.

Question 8

What does ENGRAVED mean?

Answer 8

cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object .OR. cut or carve a text or design on (a hard object) .OR. cut (a design) as lines on a metal plate for printing

Question 9

What does FORBIDDING mean?

Answer 9

unfriendly or threatening in appearance.

Question 10

What does RINGLET mean?

Answer 10

a lock of hair hanging in a corkscrew-shaped curl .OR. a brown butterfly that has wings bearing eyespots that are typically highlighted by a paler color.

Question 11

What does VAULT mean?

Answer 11

a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches, typical of churches and other large, formal buildings .OR. a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one.

Question 12

What does CONSTELLATION mean?

Answer 12

a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries .OR. a group or cluster of related things

Question 13

What does VENERABLE mean?

Answer 13

accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character

Question 14

What does FORMIDABLE mean?

Answer 14

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Question 15

What does INSCRIPTION mean?

Answer 15

words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book .OR. the action of inscribing something.

Question 16

What does CISTERN mean?

Answer 16

a tank for storing water, especially one supplying taps or as part of a flushing toilet .OR. an underground reservoir for rainwater.

Question 17

What does IRRIGATE mean?

Answer 17

supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels .OR. f a river or stream) supply (land) with water .OR.
apply a continuous flow of water or liquid medication to (an organ or wound).

Question 18

What does SILT mean?

Answer 18

fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor .OR. fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor.