Lessons 11-12

Question 1

annual

Answer 1

adj. happening every year

n. plant that lives for one year; book that comes out once a year

Question 2

artificial

Answer 2

adj. made by human beings and not by nature

Question 3

blend

Answer 3

v. come or mix together into one; go together

n. mixture

Question 4

bore

Answer 4

v. make a round hole in by drilling; tire by being dull and uninteresting
n. dull and uninteresting person
(boring) adj. dull and uninteresting
(boredom) n. state of being bored

Question 5

considerable

Answer 5

adj. great; large

Question 6

crude

Answer 6

adj. raw; in an unrefined state; roughly made; ill-mannered

Question 7

evaporate

Answer 7

v. change from water into steam or vapor; disappear

Question 8

foliage

Answer 8

n. leaves of trees and other plants

Question 9

gash

Answer 9

n. long, deep cut

Question 10

hue

Answer 10

n. color; especially a shade of color

Question 11

increase

Answer 11

v. make or become larger; add to

n. amount by which something gets larger

Question 12

nourish

Answer 12

v. feed; support or make grow

(nourishment) n. anything that feeds or helps to make grow

Question 13

vary

Answer 13

v. make or have a change in

(variation) n. change in form, position, or condition

Question 14

vision

Answer 14

n. eyesight; something seen in the mind, especially of the future
(visual) adj. of or used in seeing

Question 15

yield

Answer 15

v. give up someone or something; surrender; produce

n. amount produced

Question 16

ability

Answer 16

n. power of knowledge; skill

Question 17

amiable

Answer 17

adj. friendly; good natured and pleasant

Question 18

bliss

Answer 18

n. complete joy or happiness

(blissful) adj. very happy; joyful

Question 19

caress

Answer 19

v. touch in a tender or loving way

n. tender or loving touch or hug

Question 20

clutch

Answer 20

v. grasp or hold tightly to

n. part of a machine that connects and disconnects the power from the rest of the machine

Question 21

coax

Answer 21

v. persuade or urge in a gentle way

Question 22

furious

Answer 22

adj. very, very angry; very fast, strong, or wild

(fury) n. great anger; wild and uncontrolled force

Question 23

gesture

Answer 23

n. movement of the arm or hand; something done to show one’s feelings
v. make a movement of the arm or hand

Question 24

mope

Answer 24

v. be sad and gloomy; lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure

Question 25

prefer

Answer 25

v. like better; choose first | (preference) n. that which is preferred

Question 26

recover

Answer 26

v. get back to a normal state; get well again | (recovery) n. return to a normal state; act of getting back what was lost or stolen

Question 27

replace

Answer 27

v. take the place of; put back in place | (replacement) n. person or thing that takes the place of another

Question 28

request

Answer 28

v. ask for | n. thing asked for

Question 29

separate

Answer 29

v. set or keep apart | adj. not together; not joined

Question 30

shun

Answer 30

v. take special pains to avoid; keep away from