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paired stories, second series

3: extreme adventure
a: Eric Weihenmayer
vocabulary quiz
(KEY)
vocabulary quiz: "Eric W"
story: "Eric W"

Answer key to the vocabulary quiz for "Eric Weihenmayer"
altitude
8
ascent
13
continent
12
crevasse
14
crumbly
19
disadvantage
4
donate
7
equipment
10
expedition
5
genetic
1
glacier
11
isolation
9
junior
3
pole
16
slope
20
sponsor
6
summit
2
stage
18
tent
17
terrain
15
1 inherited ("got") from parents (illness or other condition)
2 highest point of a mountain; or as verb: get to that point
3 not the oldest
4 something that makes things difficult for a person
5 organized group, moving with a purpose (war or exploration)
6 person or group who pays for something as advertiser or supporter
7 give to someone or to group (usually for a "non-personal" purpose)
8 distance above sea level
9 being far away from "civilization" (towns, cities, etcetera)
10 tools, machines, etcetera needed to do something
11 slowly moving "river" of ice
12 one of the main land areas of the world
13 a "climb"; activity of going up
14 deep "crack" in glacier
15 land (often used when talking about moving across it)
16 long narrow object: used for walking, holding up lights, wires, signs etcetera
17 temporary home or "shelter" made of cloth, plastic etcetera
18 point reached in progress toward some goal
19 "made of" small, roughly-shaped pieces
20 area of land (or other surface) that is not level (is going up or down)