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Lesson 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abduct | to carry away by force, to kidnap |
| abode | the place where one lives; home |
| abyss | a deep opening in the earth |
| arbitrate | to settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision |
| attribute | to think of as coming from or belonging to a particular person or thing |
| capricious | likely to change quickly for no obvious reason |
| compromise | 1. to settle a disagreement by having each side give up something 2. to expose the possibility of criticism or shame |
| dvout | very religious |
| distraught | deeply disturbed; very troubled |
| enlighten | to form or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to |
| incline | to slope or lean |
| intervene | to enter in order to help settle something |
| necessity | greatly needed |
| orbit | the path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a star, planet or moon |
| sacred | 1. holy; having to do with religion 2. worthy of being given the greatest respect or honor |