Chapter21

Question 1

accelerate

Answer 1

verb
if a process accelerates or if something accelerates it, it happens faster than usual or sooner than you expect

Smoking accelerates death.

Question 2

admired

Answer 2

adjective
respect and like someone because they have done something that you think is good, or to respect their qualities or skills

He is admired by his boss.

Question 3

adventure

Answer 3

noun
an exciting experience in which dangerous or unusual things happen

This is an adventure set in America.

Question 4

communist

Answer 4

noun
someone who is a member of a political party that supports communism, or who believes in communism → capitalist, socialist

She is famous as an activist communist.

Question 5

continent

Answer 5

noun
a large mass of land surrounded by sea

Continent of Africa looks like human’s face.

Question 6

courage

Answer 6

noun
he quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill

He has courage to face his fear.

Question 7

enemy

Answer 7

noun
someone who hates you and wants to harm you
He saw the enemy fire.

Question 8

era

Answer 8

noun
a period of time in history that is known for a particular event, or for particular qualities

Now is the era of globalization.

Question 9

evident

Answer 9

adjective
easy to see, notice, or understand

This is an evident progress.

Question 10

fame

Answer 10

noun
the state of being known about by a lot of people because of your achievements

She gets acdemic fame.

Question 11

hero

Answer 11

noun
a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave → heroine
the man or boy who is the main character in a book, film, play etc
a man who is admired very much for a particular skill or quality

He is a hero for everyone.

Question 12

horrendous

Answer 12

adjective
frightening and terrible

This horrendous act makes people sad.

Question 13

native

Answer 13

adjective
your native country, town etc is the place where you were born → home

He has native ability of playing the piano well.

Question 14

pioneer

Answer 14

noun
someone who is important in the early development of something, and whose work or ideas are later developed by other people

This is a pioneer firm of supermarket.

Question 15

privilege

Answer 15

noun
a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people

She belongs to privilege class.

Question 16

profile

Answer 16

noun
a side view of someone’s head
a short description that gives important details about a person, a group of people, or a place

I was stolen my profile data.

Question 17

rank

Answer 17

noun
the position or level that someone holds in an organization, especially in the police or the army, navy etc

The teacher ranked me lower than him.

Question 18

reformation

Answer 18

noun
when something is completely changed in order to improve it

That bank needs financial reformation.

Question 19

restore

Answer 19

verb
to make something return to its former state or condition

The government restored the castle.

Question 20

revolt

Answer 20

noun
a refusal to accept someone’s authority or obey rules or laws

Consumer revolt was happened last year.

Question 21

soldier

Answer 21

noun
a member of the army of a country, especially someone who is not an officer → troop

He is a soldier who served in the war.

Question 22

splendid

Answer 22

adjective
very good syn excellent

He has a splendid aim.

Question 23

superb

Answer 23

adjective
extremely good syn excellent

His ability of calculation has superb accuracy.

Question 24

terrifying

Answer 24

adjective
extremely frightening

I knew the terrifying fact.