Group #1 Physical Location and Orientation

1. Group #1Physical Location and Orientation

2. 1. Abreast • adverb • Being up to date in knowledge(usually followed by of or with): • It is important to keep abreast of scientific developments.

3. 2. Abroad • adverb • in or to a foreign country or countries: • The movie star is famous at home and abroad.

4. 3. Adjacent • adjective • lying near, close; adjoining; neighboring: • A motel adjacent to the highway was robbed last night.

5. 4. Altitude • noun • a high place or region • Once on the mountain, the young man's journal became little more than a catalog of his struggle with the altitude.

6. 5. Axis • noun • the center around which something rotates • The earth turned on it’s axis.

7. 6. Brink • noun • a crucial or critical point, especially of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs / the limit beyond which something happens or changes • We were on the brink of war.

8. 7. Broadside • noun • any broad surface or side of a physical object / a side facing an object • The neighbors painted the broadside of the house.

9. 8. Core • noun • the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything. • The tower is composed of three elements arranged around a central core.

10. 9. Embark • Verb • to put or receive on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle. • The passengers embarked onto the cruise ship.

11. 10. Flank • noun • the side of anything, as of a building. • Two red sandstone buildings also flank the main mausoleum on either side.

12. 11. Forth • adverb • onward or outward in place or space; forward: • However, some courts follow the position put forth by Judge Andrews.

13. 12. Hither • adverb • to or toward this place: • My kids basically grew up in the back seat of the car on the way to hither and yon.

14. 13. Homeward • Adjective • toward home • The two lost travelers were finally homeward bound.