U3

Question 1

Aggrandise

Answer 1

To make larger of greater

The corporation’s CEO claimed that his purchase of a personal jet airplane was not meant to personally aggrandise him

Question 2

Aggregate

Answer 2

Amounting to a whole, total

The aggregate wealth of a country includes private as well as public resources and possessions

Question 3

Alacrity

Answer 3

Cheerful willingness, eagerness, speed

The football coach was pleased to see the team get to work on the tackling skills with alacrity.

Question 4

Alchemy

Answer 4

Medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold, a seemingly magical power or process of transformation

Question 5

Allay

Answer 5

To lessen, ease, soothe

Improvements in antivirus software has allayed many people’s fears of using computers infected with malicious software

Question 6

Alleviate

Answer 6

To relieve, improve partially

Th e computer manufacturers donated computers in rural schools to alleviate the problem of children not able to access the internet

Question 7

Alloy

Answer 7

A combination (of metals)

Modern alloys have helped make cars lighter

Question 8

Allure

Answer 8

The power to entice by charm

The allure of France is great - millions of people around the world study it’s language and culture

Question 9

Amalgamate

Answer 9

To combine into a unified whole

Now separate entities, the 12 colleges will amalgamate to create a single university

Question 10

Ambiguous

Answer 10

Unclear and doubtful in meaning