unit 21

Question 1

ashore

Answer 1

adv. If something goes ashore’ it goes from the water to the land. After a long day of fishing’ Glen pulled his boat ashore’ so it wouldn’t float away.

Question 2

contradict

Answer 2

v. To contradict means to state the opposite of what someone else has said. Ken was always fighting with his little sister because she kept contradicting him.

Question 3

counterpart

Answer 3

n. A counterpart is something that is very similar to something else in what it does. Our manager will meet our rival company’s counterpart later today.

Question 4

devoid

Answer 4

adj. When something or someone is devoid of a thing’ they are missing it. The movie was devoid of any violence’ so it was a perfect movie for the family.

Question 5

diverge

Answer 5

v. To diverge is to become different or to follow a different direction. The road diverged into two paths that led to our houses.

Question 6

embryo

Answer 6

n. An embryo is a human or animal that is still growing inside its mother. Some doctors say that what a mother eats has a big effect on her embryo.

Question 7

finally

Answer 7

(final + ly) adv. When something finally happens’ it happens at the end of a series of events. We finally reached our destination.

Question 8

gazette

Answer 8

n. A gazette is a newspaper. Alice wants to write for a gazette when she’s older.

Question 9

homogeneous

Answer 9

adj. If something is homogeneous’ it is made up of things which are all the same. All of the houses on Victor’s block were boring and homogenous.

Question 10

individual find?vidzual

Answer 10

n. An individual is a single member of a group. Each individual is responsible for themselves.

Question 11

major

Answer 11

adj. A major event is a very important event. There had been a major shift in government policy.

Question 12

obstruct

Answer 12

v. To obstruct something means to get in its way. The car broke down on the road and obstructed traffic for hours.

Question 13

plunge

Answer 13

v. To plunge means to move down into something very quickly. The water in the pool was very cold’ but the boy plunged in anyway.

Question 14

prolong

Answer 14

v. To prolong means to make something last for a longer time. Sandy walked slowly across the beach’ trying to prolong her lunch break.

Question 15

publicize

Answer 15

v. To publicize is to make something get a lot of attention. The company publicized the job positions in the newspaper.

Question 16

surplus

Answer 16

n. A surplus is an extra amount of something. The store sold their surplus items on sale.

Question 17

survive

Answer 17

v. When something survives’ it manages to continue to live in spite of difficult circumstances. She survived a heart attack.

Question 18

Otheorize

Answer 18

v. To theorize means to develop ideas about something. They enjoyed theorizing about how things worked.

Question 19

verify

Answer 19

v. To verify means to find out if something is true. Julian called the movie theater to verify that the movie started at nine.

Question 20

vigorous

Answer 20

adj. If something or someone is vigorous’ they use a lot of energy. Henry uses vigorous exercise to keep himself in shape.