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What is the meaning of the word 'ambition'?
The word 'dormant' means in a state of constant activity.
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What does the word 'relish' mean?
to take great pleasure or delight in something
The word 'parched' means extremely dry, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to ______________.
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Match the following words with their meanings:
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The word 'vanish' means to suddenly appear.
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What is the meaning of the word 'reign'?
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What does the word 'friction' mean?
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What is the meaning of the word 'abyss'?
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The word 'bitter' has a positive connotation.
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What is the meaning of the word 'expedients'?
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The word 'pauper' refers to a person who is extremely ______________ and dependent on charity or public assistance for survival.
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What is the meaning of the word 'sage'?
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The word 'idle' means actively working or engaged.
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The word 'terrorizes' means to instill ______________ in someone.
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Match the following words with their meanings:
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What does the word 'adversity' mean?
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The word 'acquainted' means being unfamiliar with someone or something.
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What does the word 'emerging' mean?
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The word 'befalls' means that something ______________ to someone.
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What does the word 'profess' mean?
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Match the following words with their meanings:
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The word 'sage' refers to a person who is foolish and inexperienced.
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The word 'parched' means extremely ______________, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to sunlight.
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Building
- Abyss: represents a deep chasm, emptiness, or the unknown
- Adversity: refers to difficulties, misfortune, or unfavorable circumstances
- Ambition: a strong desire to achieve something requiring determination and hard work
Personal Connections
- Acquainted: familiar with or knowledgeable about someone or something
- Befalls: describes an unexpected event or circumstances that happen to someone
Emotions and Characteristics
- Bitter: having a sharp, disagreeable taste; exhibiting strong resentment or hostility
- Sage: a profoundly wise person respected for their wisdom and experience
States and Conditions
- Dormant: in a state of rest or inactivity, temporarily inactive or suspended
- Emerging: coming into view or becoming apparent, beginning to exist or develop
- Idle: not active or in use, doing nothing or avoiding work or activity
- Parched: extremely dry, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to sunlight
- Vanish: to disappear suddenly or completely from sight, to become invisible or no longer exist
Social Hierarchy
- Pauper: a person who is extremely poor and dependent on charity or public assistance for survival
Power and Authority
- Reign: the period during which a sovereign rules, the authority or control exercised by a ruler or monarch
Interactions and Relationships
- Expedients: practical means to an end, actions or strategies employed to achieve a desired result
- Friction: the resistance encountered when one surface or object rubs against another, disagreement or conflict between individuals or groups
- Profess: to declare openly or publicly, to claim or assert something openly or confidently
- Relish: to take great pleasure or delight in something, to savor or enjoy intensely
- Terrorizes: instills fear or terror in someone, subjects someone to extreme fear or intimidation
Vocabulary Building
- Abyss: represents a deep chasm, emptiness, or the unknown
- Adversity: refers to difficulties, misfortune, or unfavorable circumstances
- Ambition: a strong desire to achieve something requiring determination and hard work
Personal Connections
- Acquainted: familiar with or knowledgeable about someone or something
- Befalls: describes an unexpected event or circumstances that happen to someone
Emotions and Characteristics
- Bitter: having a sharp, disagreeable taste; exhibiting strong resentment or hostility
- Sage: a profoundly wise person respected for their wisdom and experience
States and Conditions
- Dormant: in a state of rest or inactivity, temporarily inactive or suspended
- Emerging: coming into view or becoming apparent, beginning to exist or develop
- Idle: not active or in use, doing nothing or avoiding work or activity
- Parched: extremely dry, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to sunlight
- Vanish: to disappear suddenly or completely from sight, to become invisible or no longer exist
Social Hierarchy
- Pauper: a person who is extremely poor and dependent on charity or public assistance for survival
Power and Authority
- Reign: the period during which a sovereign rules, the authority or control exercised by a ruler or monarch
Interactions and Relationships
- Expedients: practical means to an end, actions or strategies employed to achieve a desired result
- Friction: the resistance encountered when one surface or object rubs against another, disagreement or conflict between individuals or groups
- Profess: to declare openly or publicly, to claim or assert something openly or confidently
- Relish: to take great pleasure or delight in something, to savor or enjoy intensely
- Terrorizes: instills fear or terror in someone, subjects someone to extreme fear or intimidation
Vocabulary Building
- Abyss: represents a deep chasm, emptiness, or the unknown
- Adversity: refers to difficulties, misfortune, or unfavorable circumstances
- Ambition: a strong desire to achieve something requiring determination and hard work
Personal Connections
- Acquainted: familiar with or knowledgeable about someone or something
- Befalls: describes an unexpected event or circumstances that happen to someone
Emotions and Characteristics
- Bitter: having a sharp, disagreeable taste; exhibiting strong resentment or hostility
- Sage: a profoundly wise person respected for their wisdom and experience
States and Conditions
- Dormant: in a state of rest or inactivity, temporarily inactive or suspended
- Emerging: coming into view or becoming apparent, beginning to exist or develop
- Idle: not active or in use, doing nothing or avoiding work or activity
- Parched: extremely dry, especially as a result of hot weather or prolonged exposure to sunlight
- Vanish: to disappear suddenly or completely from sight, to become invisible or no longer exist
Social Hierarchy
- Pauper: a person who is extremely poor and dependent on charity or public assistance for survival
Power and Authority
- Reign: the period during which a sovereign rules, the authority or control exercised by a ruler or monarch
Interactions and Relationships
- Expedients: practical means to an end, actions or strategies employed to achieve a desired result
- Friction: the resistance encountered when one surface or object rubs against another, disagreement or conflict between individuals or groups
- Profess: to declare openly or publicly, to claim or assert something openly or confidently
- Relish: to take great pleasure or delight in something, to savor or enjoy intensely
- Terrorizes: instills fear or terror in someone, subjects someone to extreme fear or intimidation
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Learn the meanings of various words from Chapter 13, including abyss, adversity, ambition, acquainted, and befalls. Improve your vocabulary and comprehension skills with this quiz.
