day 1

Question 1

to exploit

Answer 1

use well/make use of/take advantage of

We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible

Question 2

to account for

Answer 2

to form the total of something/constitute/to explain

students account for the vast majority of our customers

Question 3

particular

Answer 3

specific/special

Question 4

prominent

Answer 4

noticeable/outstanding/remarkable

new books are displayed in a prominent position on tables at the front of the store

Question 5

replenish

Answer 5

refill/restore/renew

Does your glass need replenishing

Question 6

indigenous

Answer 6

native/aboriginal

Question 7

pinpoint

Answer 7

locate exactly/clearly identify/exact

Question 8

annihilate

Answer 8

completely destroy or remove

a city annihilated by an atomic bomb

Question 9

conversely

Answer 9

contrarily

Question 10

investigate

Answer 10

examine/inquire into

Police are investigating allegations of corruption involving senior exexutives

Question 11

assure

Answer 11

convince/guarantee/ensure

Question 12

entire

Answer 12

whole/total/complete

Question 13

compensate for

Answer 13

make up for/make amends for balance

we were late and i was driving fast to compensate

Question 14

postulate

Answer 14

suppose/claim

Question 15

magnify

Answer 15

enlarge/increase

The hot summer magnified the racial tensions in the community

Question 16

afford

Answer 16

offer/provide

Question 17

conclusive

Answer 17

definitive/enough to settle the issue

Question 18

unsophisticated

Answer 18

simple/uncomplicated

Question 19

justified

Answer 19

right/legitimate

Question 20

deliberate

Answer 20

intentional/planned/careful

Question 21

depend on

Answer 21

rely on

Question 22

substantiate

Answer 22

prove/verify

Question 23

successively

Answer 23

sequentially/one after another

Question 24

pervasive

Answer 24

widespread/prevalent

Question 25

strenuous

Answer 25

intense/arduous His doctor advised him not to do any strenuous exercise

Question 26

sleek

Answer 26

smooth

Question 27

invoke

Answer 27

pray to/conjure

Question 28

impressive

Answer 28

striking/remarkable

Question 29

conjunction

Answer 29

combination

Question 30

astoundingly

Answer 30

surprisingly/shockingly

Question 31

aftermath

Answer 31

result/outcome/consequence

Question 32

promptly

Answer 32

quickly/instantly

Question 33

subdue

Answer 33

defeat/conquer

Question 34

extant

Answer 34

surviving/in existence/existing

Question 35

sedentary

Answer 35

stationary/settled This is quite a sedentary species

Question 36

eliminate

Answer 36

get rid of

Question 37

perfect

Answer 37

v.improve/develop

Question 38

genuine

Answer 38

true/real

Question 39

dominant

Answer 39

prevailing/prominent/supreme

Question 40

unrivaled

Answer 40

matchless/peerless

Question 41

paradox

Answer 41

contradiction/absurdity

Question 42

neglect

Answer 42

ignore/forgrt

Question 43

recall

Answer 43

remember/recollect

Question 44

ascend

Answer 44

rise/climb

Question 45

solid

Answer 45

fixed/substantial/giving confidence or support

Question 46

contour

Answer 46

outline/the shape of a mass of land or other object

Question 47

inhabit

Answer 47

live in/dwell in

Question 48

irrevocably

Answer 48

impossible to change Certain things were now irrevocably part of their daily life

Question 49

superficially

Answer 49

apparently/externally/on the surface

Question 50

stunted

Answer 50

underdeveloped/hindered The stunted trees had grown to barely three feet high

Question 51

malleable

Answer 51

flexible

Question 52

mean

Answer 52

signify/average

Question 53

exclude

Answer 53

keep out/leave out

Question 54

mature

Answer 54

get order

Question 55

pillar

Answer 55

post/column

Question 56

encroachment

Answer 56

intrusion The new censorship laws are serious encroachments on freedom of expression

Question 57

no wonder

Answer 57

unsurprising