Lesson 2

• N. 1)Promptness in responding.
• 2)Eagerness.

• N. 1)A large group of people or things.
• 2)An orderly arrangement or display.

• V. 1)To place in order.
• 2)To dress-up.

V. To draw a conclusion from given facts.

• V. 1)To weigh down or burden.
• 2)To impede the action of.

N. Encumbrance

Adj. Full or accompanied by (usually followed by with)

Adj. Marked by lack of plan, order, or direction.

Adj. Impossible to dispute; inquestionable

Adj. Hard to explain or impossible to understand.

Adj. Marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness.

N. Ingenuity

N. One who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler.

Adj. [We have been laggard in getting the roof repaired.]

N. Something that provides nourishment; food needed to live.

• Adj. 1) Intensely hot and dry.
• 2)Burning with passion.

V. To pass over, across, or through.

Adj. Appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places.

• N. 1)The highest point; the peak.
• 2)The point in the sky directly above the observer.