Reading Flashcards Lesson 7-9

Question 1

n.– an imaginary line around the center of the Earth that is halfway between the north and south poles

Answer 1

equator

Question 2

n.– a period of time marked by certain or special events, ideas, or persons

Answer 2

era

Question 3

v.–to give up or reject seriously

Answer 3

forswear

Question 4

v.–to filter into or through

Answer 4

infiltrate

Question 5

adj.–incapable of being changed

Answer 5

irreversible

Question 6

adj.–science that details with the study of the atmosphere, weather, and climate

Answer 6

meteorology/meteorological

Question 7

v.–to pass into or through, especially by force

Answer 7

penetrate

Question 8

adj.–exact in measurement or amount

Answer 8

precise

Question 9

adj.–not natural; artificial

Answer 9

synthetic

Question 10

v.–to melt

Answer 10

thaw

Question 11

adj.–like or resembling an animal or beast; stupid, savage, or cruel

Answer 11

brutish

Question 12

v.–to bother, annoy, or torment repeatedly

Answer 12

harass

Question 13

v.–to rip or tear roughly, especially in an injury

Answer 13

lacerate

Question 14

v.–to scold harshly

Answer 14

lambaste

Question 15

v.–to injure or disable severely; cripple

Answer 15

maim/maimed

Question 16

v.–to injure or disable seriously, as by cutting off a limb

Answer 16

mutilate

Question 17

v.–to annoy, to irritate, to anger

Answer 17

rile

Question 18

n.–a brief or minor battle between a small body of troops

Answer 18

skirmish

Question 19

n.–a sudden outburst of bad temper, anger, or rage

Answer 19

tantrum

Question 20

v.–to sarcastically mock, or to criticize with insults

Answer 20

taunt

Question 21

adj.–a period of 100 years; centennial

Answer 21

centenary

Question 22

n.–a contest in which athletes compete in 10 different events

Answer 22

decathlon

Question 23

n.–a 2-dimensional six-sided figure

Answer 23

hexagon

Question 24

n.–a political system in which a state is ruled by a single ruler called a monarch.

Answer 24

monarchy

Question 25

adj.–uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive or unvaried

Answer 25

monotonous

Question 26

n.– saying prayers for 9 days in a row in order to achieve something

Answer 26

novena

Question 27

adj.–a 2-dimensional geometrical shape with 8 sides and 8 angles

Answer 27

octagon/octagonal

Question 28

1. v.–to multiply something by four, or become four times as great 2. adj.–made up of four parts

Answer 28

quadruple

Question 29

n.–any group of 6 people or things

Answer 29

sextet

Question 30

n.–consistent; conforming to one standard or rule

Answer 30

uniformity