Below are certain words that appear in the story of Amelia Earhart's journey. The meanings have been given in a jumbled order. Match the words with their meanings.

Words

Meanings

1) Navigator

a) an infection of the bowels

2) Skirting

b) a person who flies an aircraft

3) Dysentery

c) a person who plans a route for a ship or plane

4) Parachute

d) to put something in a safe place

5) Cable

e) to leave something with no intention of returning

6) Precise

f) to be or go around the edge of something

7) Transmit

g) a device that is attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely.

8) Implement

h) a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air.

9) Raft

i) a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber that carries electricity or telephone signals

10) Stowed

j) carry out

11) Aviator

k) exact

12) Abandoned

l) to send an electronic signal

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Solution

Words

Meanings

1) Navigator

c) a person who plans a route for a ship or plane

2) Skirting

f) to be or go around the edge of something

3) Dysentery

a) an infection of the bowels

4) Parachute

g) a device that is attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely.

5) Cable

i) a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber that carries electricity or telephone signals

6) Precise

k) exact

7) Transmit

l) to send an electronic signal

8) Implement

j) carry out

9) Raft

h) a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air

10) Stowed

d) to put something in a safe place

11) Aviator

b) a person who flies an aircraft

12) Abandoned

e) to leave something with no intention of returning

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Words	Meanings
1) Navigator	a) an infection of the bowels
2) Skirting	b) a person who flies an aircraft
3) Dysentery	c) a person who plans a route for a ship or plane
4) Parachute	d) to put something in a safe place
5) Cable	e) to leave something with no intention of returning
6) Precise	f) to be or go around the edge of something
7) Transmit	g) a device that is attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely.
8) Implement	h) a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air.
9) Raft	i) a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber that carries electricity or telephone signals
10) Stowed	j) carry out
11) Aviator	k) exact
12) Abandoned	l) to send an electronic signal

Words	Meanings
1) Navigator	c) a person who plans a route for a ship or plane
2) Skirting	f) to be or go around the edge of something
3) Dysentery	a) an infection of the bowels
4) Parachute	g) a device that is attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely.
5) Cable	i) a set of wires, covered in plastic or rubber that carries electricity or telephone signals
6) Precise	k) exact
7) Transmit	l) to send an electronic signal
8) Implement	j) carry out
9) Raft	h) a small boat made of rubber or plastic that is filled with air
10) Stowed	d) to put something in a safe place
11) Aviator	b) a person who flies an aircraft
12) Abandoned	e) to leave something with no intention of returning