Lesson 2

Question 1

advantageous( adjective)
/ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/

Answer 1

SYNONYM( beneficial)/help to gain success

advantageous (to somebody)

Question 2

advantageously (adverb)

Answer 2

syn: luckily
he was advantageously born into a rich family

Question 3

appearance (noun)
/əˈpɪrəns/

Answer 3

syn:Advent/arrival/coming
-The sudden appearance of a security guard
-She had never been greatly concerned (about) her appearance
-the appearance of prophet

Question 4

agilely(adv)
/ˈædʒl/

Answer 4

syn: quickly
she moved agilely across the stage

Question 5

nimble (adjective)

/ˈnɪmbl/

Answer 5

syn:quick/agile
-You need nimble fingers for that job
-his (nimble mind) calculated the answers=able to think

Question 6

albeit (conjunction)

Answer 6

syn:*althoght/in spite of the fact/regardless (of) the fact
-he was making progress albeit slowly

Question 7

regardless (adverb)

Answer 7

syn:although/albeit
I will go regardless(of) the consequences.
The weather was terrible but we carried (on) regardless

Question 8

alluring (adjective)
/əˈlʊərɪŋ/

Answer 8

attractive/interesting/ appealing
an alluring smile/beauty

Question 9

appeal( verb)

Answer 9

syn:interesting/attractive/alluring
-This place appeals( to) me/The candidate appealed (to) the voters
-I am appealing(request)/The government appealed( to) the British people)/

Question 10

celebrated(adj)

Answer 10

syn:popular/acclaimed(acclaimed authors//i was acclaimed by my mother=praise
-kerman is celebrated (for)…
/celebrated pianist

Question 11

evade( verb)
/ɪˈveɪd/

Answer 11

syn:circumvent/avoid/go around/
They narrowly evaded a police car which was approaching.
don’t you think you’re evading the issue?

Question 12

collide (verb)
/kəˈlaɪd/

Answer 12

syn:hit/crash/*to be in opposition
-large asteroids collided (with) the moon
-They regularly collide over policy decisions.(disagree)

Question 13

collision (noun)
/kəˈlɪʒn/

Answer 13

The collision caused major damage to both cars/
A collision (between) A and B/
I was in a collision (with) a bus

Question 14

contemporary(adj)
/kənˈtempəreri/

Answer 14

syn:modern/at the same time
contemporary architecture

Question 15

distribution( noun)
/ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn/

Answer 15

syn:divide/give out/dispense
The distribution (of) seeds/
distribution (of) the disease.
-the distribution (of) food and medicines(give)

Question 16

dispense( verb)
/dɪˈspens/

Answer 16

syn:distribute/give out/divide/
-The machine dispenses a range of drinks and snacks.(give out)
-to dispense justice(provide)

Question 17

via(prepostion)
/ˈvaɪə

Answer 17

syn:through
distribute your news via internet/
We flew home via Dubai/
The news reached me via my uncle

Question 18

encouragement (noun)
/ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/

Answer 18

syn:stimulate/promote/help
the goverment (cut taxes) in order to ecnourage spending/
(give) each student the encouragement

Question 19

encourager(n)
encouragingly(n)

Answer 19

to smile encouragingly

Question 20

vigorous (adjective)
/ˈvɪɡərəs/

Answer 20

syn:energetic/full of life/full of action
a vigorous young man(strong)

Question 20

vigorous (adjective)
/ˈvɪɡərəs/

Answer 20

syn:energetic/full of life/full of action
a vigorous young man(strong)

Question 20

energetically

Answer 20

many people have energetically opposed the idea/
im not as energetic as i usually am

Question 21

fragile (adjective)
/ˈfrædʒl/

Answer 21

syn:weak/*frail
-fragile,handle with care(easy broken)
-The economy remains extremely fragile(weak)/fragile hope/fragile relationship

Question 22

frailty (noun)
/ˈfreɪlti/

Answer 22

syn:weekness/fragile
one of the frailties of human beings is laziness

Question 23

abundance( noun) /əˈbʌndəns/

Answer 23

syn:heyday/pinnacle/high point of success there was food in abundance(more than enough)/an abundance in food/ The country has an abundance of natural resources.

Question 24

pinnacle (noun) /ˈpɪnəkl/

Answer 24

syn:heyday/success/high point of abundance he has reached the pinnacle of his career

Question 25

we are living( in )the heyday (of) digital communication

Answer 25

He was (in) the heyday( of) his career

Question 26

mythology (noun) /mɪˈθɑːlədʒi/

Answer 26

mythology is the study of legends and fables syn:legend/story/ invented idea -the popular mythology that life begins at forty(idea)

Question 27

refinement (noun) /rɪˈfaɪnmənt/

Answer 27

ex:a small change to something that improves it syn:improve/perfect/make pure/ all the refinements of modern technology

Question 28

refined( adjective) /rɪˈfaɪnd/

Answer 28

ex:made pure refined sugar ex:cultured/polit/genteel his refined manners

Question 29

fuel (noun)

Answer 29

ex:any material that produces heat or power -(refine) oil before it can be used as fuel ex:make an argument, continue -His remarks simply added fuel to the fire/flames of her rage

Question 30

value (noun) /ˈvæljuː/

Answer 30

syn:rewarding/worthwhile what is the value of that stamp?=how much The winner will receive a prize( to the value of) £1 000.

Question 31

advent (noun) /ˈædvent/

Answer 31

with (the) advent( of) computers(appearance)

Question 32

we found a way of circumventing the law

Answer 32

he attempt to circumvent the computer security system