Check Your Understanding
Choose the word or phrase that matches each definition.
1.Brought back together after being separated — this word or phrase is .
2.Arrived or appeared, especially unexpectedly — this word or phrase is .
3.Suddenly and unexpectedly, without warning — this word or phrase is .
4.Using something as the foundation or source for a decision or action — this word or phrase is .
5.A painful, difficult, or prolonged experience — this word or phrase is .
6.Gradually getting better after an illness, injury, or hardship — this word or phrase is .
7.Repeated physical attacks involving being hit or struck — this word or phrase is .
8.Carried off suddenly and forcefully, usually by water or a powerful force — this word or phrase is .
9.To go faster than something or someone in order to escape or win — this word or phrase is .
10.Moving or traveling in a particular direction — this word or phrase is .
11.Assumed something to be true without definite proof — this word or phrase is .
12.Giving or distributing something, often repeatedly — this word or phrase is .
13.Willing to do what one is told; compliant — this word or phrase is .
14.Making someone extremely angry — this word or phrase is .
15.Caused something to happen or begin suddenly — this word or phrase is .
16.Making up or constituting a particular amount or proportion of a total — this word or phrase is .