Question

Give meanings of the following words:
(1)
Flea
(2)
Grovelled
(3)
Dimensions
Codified
(5) Smothered
(6)
Extinguish​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 flea Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that survive as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by consuming blood, or hematophagy, from their host

2 Grovelled try too hard to please somebody who is more important than you or who can give you something that you want

Answer 2

(a)flea means a small wingless jumping insect which feeds on the blood of mammals and birds. It sometimes transmits diseases through its bite.

(b) grovelled means to creep with the face to the ground : crawl. 2a : to lie or creep with the body prostrate in token of subservience or abasement groveled at the feet of the king. b : to abase oneself would not grovel for political advantage. 3 : to give oneself over to what is base or unworthy : wallow groveling in self-pity.

(c)codified means (law or rules) and dimensions means

a measurable extent of a particular kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height.

(d) Smothered means cooked in a covered container.

(e) extinguish means put an end to; destroy.