Lessons 13-15

Question 1

calendar

Answer 1

n. chart or diagram showing the days, weeks, and months of the year in order

Question 2

carnival

Answer 2

n. fair or show with food stalls, parades, rides, and other ways to have fun

Question 3

experience

Answer 3

n. knowledge or skill that comes from having done certain things; something that happens to a person, an event in one’s life
v. have happen to; go through something

Question 4

govern

Answer 4

v. be in charge of; control or rule

Question 5

gulf

Answer 5

n. large area of a sea or ocean that is partly enclosed by land; great distance between

Question 6

haste

Answer 6

n. speed in acting or moving

(hasty) adj. done or made quickly without careful thought

Question 7

nation

Answer 7

n. place with borders and its own leaders; single country; people of a single country
(national) adj. of or belonging to the people of a single country

Question 8

scatter

Answer 8

v. throw here and there; spread about; move quickly in different directions

Question 9

surrender

Answer 9

v. give in or give up; accept defeat

Question 10

thrill

Answer 10

n. feeling of joy or excitement

v. feel or cause to feel joy or excitement

Question 11

bold

Answer 11

adj. showing little or no fear; ready to take risks

Question 12

cunning

Answer 12

adj. clever at tricking others; sly

n. cleverness at tricking or fooling others

Question 13

deed

Answer 13

n. something done; an act; a paper that shows who owns a certain building or a piece of land

Question 14

doze

Answer 14

v. sleep lightly; nap

Question 15

jagged

Answer 15

adj. having sharp points and edges; rought

Question 16

positive

Answer 16

adj. certain; sure; trying to make things better; useful

Question 17

respect

Answer 17

v. look up to; have high opinion of

n. good opinion of the worth or value of something

Question 18

responsible

Answer 18

adj. being the cause of something; trustworthy; reliable

Question 19

smuggle

Answer 19

v. carry in or bring out in a secret way

Question 20

version

Answer 20

n. story or account of something that may differ from other accounts of the same event

Question 21

division

Answer 21

n. act of dividing; one of the parts after something has been divided; something that divides or keeps apart

Question 22

mental

Answer 22

adj. having to do with the mind

Question 23

outcome

Answer 23

n. way something ends; the final result

Question 24

pastime

Answer 24

n. something done to pass the time pleasantly; hobby or form of recreation

Question 25

promote

Answer 25

v. raise to a higher rank or position; encourage or support; help bring about

Question 26

rate

Answer 26

v. place in certain class or at a certain level | n. measurement of one thing compared to something else or to what has happened before

Question 27

regret

Answer 27

v. feel sorry for something | n. feeling of sadness or of being sorry

Question 28

talent

Answer 28

n. skill for doing something well that comes naturally

Question 29

theory

Answer 29

n. idea or opinion that is used to explain certain facts but is not proved

Question 30

tournament

Answer 30

n. series of contests in which a number of individuals or teams play against each other to find a winner