Check Your Understanding
Choose the word that matches each definition.
1.The power to have an effect on people, events, or things — this word is .
2.Mainly; for the most part — this word is .
3.The most important or central part of something — this word is .
4.Extraordinary events that cannot be explained by natural or scientific laws — this word is .
5.Unable to see — this word is .
6.Living forever; not subject to death — this word is .
7.A person, especially a woman, who has never had sexual intercourse — this word is .
8.A man to whom a woman is engaged to be married — this word is .
9.Carrying an unborn baby inside the body — this word is .
10.To officially record one's name or details, typically with a government or organization — this word is .
11.Full of people; having many people in a small space — this word is .
12.Able to be used or obtained; not occupied — this word is .
13.Small hotels or lodging houses, especially in the countryside — this word is .
14.A building for housing farm animals, especially horses — this word is .
15.People who take care of sheep — this word is .
16.An indication or piece of evidence that something exists or is happening — this word is .
17.An object or image that represents or stands for something else — this word is .