Unit 1-6

Question 1

To lose water or moisture; to become dry

Answer 1

Dehydrate

Question 2

related to electricity that is made from the energy of falling water

Answer 2

Hydroelectric

Question 3

an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main pipe, especially for fighting fires

Answer 3

Hydrant

Question 4

living or taking place in water

Answer 4

Aquatic

Question 5

a channel that has been built to carry water over long distances

Answer 5

Aqueduct

Question 6

a glass tank or bowl in which fish or other aquatic animals live

Answer 6

Aquarium

Question 7

an underground layer of rock that water continually moves through

Answer 7

Aquifer

Question 8

related to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea

Answer 8

Marine

Question 9

a small harbor where small boats can dock

Answer 9

Marina

Question 10

To form a mental image of; imagine

Answer 10

Visualize

Question 11

a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening

Answer 11

Vista

Question 12

a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like

Answer 12

Visionary

Question 13

Able to be heard

Answer 13

Audible

Question 14

an interview for a particular role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician, consisting of a performance

Answer 14

Audition

Question 15

a group of people who have gathered to watch a performance or public event

Answer 15

Audience

Question 16

the part of a theater, concert hall, or other public building in which the audience sits

Answer 16

Auditorium

Question 17

a mixture of various unpleasant sounds; harsh sounds

Answer 17

Cacophony

Question 18

a musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars of different lengths with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets

Answer 18

Xylophone

Question 19

a machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player

Answer 19

Phonograph

Question 20

a written account in which someone describes past experiences

Answer 20

Memoir

Question 21

to do or create something that causes people to remember an important person, thing, or event

Answer 21

Memorialize

Question 22

very good or interesting and worth remembering

Answer 22

Memorable

Question 23

an object that is a reminder of a person, place, or event; a souvenir

Answer 23

Memento

Question 24

the scientific study of the history of Earth, especially as recorded by rocks

Answer 24

Geology

Question 25

the study of human races, origins, societies, and cultures

Answer 25

Anthropology

Question 26

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

Answer 26

Etymology

Question 27

The study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observations

Answer 27

Science

Question 28

the part of the mind that tells you certain actions are right or wrong

Answer 28

Conscience

Question 29

very careful about doing what you are supposed to do; concerned with doing something correctly

Answer 29

Conscientious

Question 30

a set of events or actions that happen again and again in the same order; repeating series of events or actions

Answer 30

Cycle

Question 31

happening again and again in the same order; happening in cycles

Answer 31

Cyclical

Question 32

an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very high winds that turn around in an area of low pressure

Answer 32

Cyclone

Question 33

the length of a line that goes around a circle or other round shape

Answer 33

Circumference

Question 34

the complete path that an electric current travels along

Answer 34

Circuit

Question 35

a condition that surrounds or causes an event to happen

Answer 35

Circumstance

Question 36

to get around something in a clever and sometimes dishonest way

Answer 36

Circumvent

Question 37

located in the center of a thing or place

Answer 37

Central

Question 38

when two or more objects share the same center point

Answer 38

Concentric

Question 39

tending to act in strange or unusual ways

Answer 39

Eccentric

Question 40

to speak or read something to a person who writes it down; to decree

Answer 40

Dictate

Question 41

to say the opposite of something that someone else has said; to deny the truth

Answer 41

Contradict

Question 42

an official order given by a person with power or by a government

Answer 42

Edict

Question 43

a person's life story written by that person

Answer 43

Autobiography

Question 44

a message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form

Answer 44

Telegram

Question 45

The art of making beautiful handwriting

Answer 45

Calligraphy

Question 46

shown or described in a very clear way, used especially to refer to things that are unpleasant or shocking

Answer 46

Graphic

Question 47

words that are written on or cut into a surface

Answer 47

Inscription

Question 48

a written, printed, or typed copy of words that have been spoken

Answer 48

Transcript

Question 49

a written message from a doctor that officially tells a patient what medicine to take

Answer 49

Prescription

Question 50

arranged in the order or time events occurred or took place

Answer 50

Chronological

Question 51

To occur in a habitual, repeated, or long-standing manner

Answer 51

Chronically

Question 52

a description of events in the order that they happened

Answer 52

Chronicle

Question 53

a device (like a stopwatch) that is used for measuring and recording time in a very exact way

Answer 53

Chronograph

Question 54

occurring for a limited amount of time; not permanent

Answer 54

Temporary

Question 55

happening or beginning now or in recent times

Answer 55

Contemporary

Question 56

a place or position

Answer 56

Location

Question 57

relating to or occurring in a particular area, city, or town; located or living nearby

Answer 57

Local

Question 58

to divide and give out (something) for a special reason or to particular people, companies, or groups

Answer 58

Allocate

Question 59

to force someone or something to move from a place or position

Answer 59

Dislocate