Tarzan Chapters 4-5 Vocabulary

What does the word "arboreal" mean?

• inhabiting or frequenting trees

• censure severely

• loss of the ability to move a body part

• a homeless child, especially one forsaken or orphaned

Answer explanation

Arbor Day has been celebrated on the last Friday in April since 1872. The Nebraska-originated holiday encourages planting trees. If you remember Arbor Day is to plant trees, you'll remember arboreal relates to trees.

Which word means "crafty artfulness; shrewdness demonstrated by being skilled in deception"?

• reconnoiter

• cunning

• prevalence

• waif

Answer explanation

Origin: perhaps from Old Norse kunnandi (knowledge), from kunna (know) or perhaps from Middle English cunne, an obsolete variant of can.

The original sense was "(possessing) erudition or skill" and had no implication of deceit; the sense "deceitfulness" dates from late Middle English.

In the Harry Potter franchise, the students in Slytherin value ambition, cunning, and resourcefulness and often trick others and twist the truth to benefit themselves or their cause.

This phrase "cunning as a fox" describes someone who is extremely clever, sly, or shrewd in their actions or decisions.

What is the meaning of 'ingress'?

• the act of entering

• explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

• lying face downward

• having or showing knowledge and skill

Answer explanation

Tarzan enjoyed visiting the abandoned cabin, but he could only explore the outside. Before discovering how the door functioned, he had no "means of ingress." He could not enter.

Which word describes "having a tendency to, likely to"?

• traverse

• resourceful

• prone

• proficient

Answer explanation

As the mother of an injury-prone child, Nancy keeps a supply of band-aids in her purse.

The addict is prone to relapse.

Because Jim's family is prone to heart issues, he stopped smoking and pays close attention to what he eats.

What does "reciprocate" mean?

• censure severely

• being widespread

• act, feel, or give mutually or in return

• at breakneck speed

Answer explanation

When Roy admired the pretty woman walking down the street, she reciprocated his attention and walked back to him.

Carrie waited for Bo to tell her he loved her, but he did not reciprocate her feelings.

Which word means "to censure severely, to rebuke, to reprimand"?

• chastise

• paralyze

• reconnoiter

• traverse

Answer explanation

The girl's mom chastised her when she returned home an hour after curfew.

After George's boss chastised him for the sixth time that morning, George stormed out of the meeting in a rage.

The teacher will chastise you when he catches you cheating.

What does "precipitately" mean?

• having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

• a homeless child, especially one forsaken or orphaned

• censure severely

• at breakneck speed

Answer explanation

"Precipitately" originates from Latin praecipitat, which means "thrown headlong."

The original meaning of the verb precipitate was "hurl down, send violently"

define "prevalence"

• not eager; unwilling to become involved; unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

• being widespread; a superiority in numbers or amount

• loss of the ability to move a body part

• having inner resources; adroit or imaginative

Answer explanation

The first records of the word prevalence come from early 1600s French.

It ultimately derives from the Latin praevalēre, meaning “to have superior strength” or “to prevail.”

Prevalence can be thought of as commonness or widespreadness.

Which word means "having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude"?

• proficient

• deficient

• efficient

• sufficient

Answer explanation

being proficient means having a deep understanding and high level of skill in a particular area or task

• - The doctor studied for many years to become proficient in his field.

- The receptionist was proficient in both English and Spanish, allowing her to communicate with many more customers than her coworkers.

- By the end of this class, you will be proficient in reading and writing.

define "reconnoiter"

• deny formally in a legal suit

• travel across or pass over; to cover or extend over an area or time period

• act, feel, or give mutually or in return

• explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Answer explanation

reconnoiter is the verb form of the noun reconnaissance (the act of surveying a situation before taking action)