lesson6

Question 1

intonation

Answer 1

the sound changes produced by the rise and fall of the voice when speaking, especially when this has an effect on the meaning of what is said

The end of a sentence that is not a question is usually marked by falling intonation

Question 2

bitter

Answer 2

Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in the past

I feel very bitter about my childhood and all that I went through

Question 3

controversy

Answer 3

a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people

publication of the article unleashed a scientific controversy that raged for years

Question 4

derision

Answer 4

the situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value

They treated his suggestion with derision

Question 5

sceptic

Answer 5

a person who doubts the truth or value of an idea or belief

people say it can cure colds, but I am a bit of a sceptic

Question 6

rigorous

Answer 6

careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe

the test in dozens of rigorous scientific studies

Question 7

implication

Answer 7

an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly

the results and their implications are dividing even the researchers who uncovered them

Question 8

compelling

Answer 8

f a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong

the results constitute compelling evidence that telepathy is genuine

Question 9

constitute

Answer 9

to be or be considered as something

the results constitute compelling evidence that telepathy is genuine

Question 10

genuine

Answer 10

If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears to be

if it is a genuine Monalisa drawing, it will sell for millions

Question 11

brink

Answer 11

the point where a new or different situation is about to begin

other psychologists believe the field is on the brink of collapse

Question 12

advocate

Answer 12

to speak for, support, or represent a person or group of people who may need extra help or protection

A lot of people living in desperate poverty are taken advantage of and need someone to advocate for them

Question 13

concur

Answer 13

to agree or have the same opinion

sceptics and advocates alike do concur on one issue

Question 14

so-called

Answer 14

used to introduce a new word or phrase that is not yet known by many people

the so-colled “ganzfeld” experiments

Question 15

suspect

Answer 15

to think or believe something to be true or probable

meditation led psychologists to suspect that telepathy might involve signals

Question 16

swamp

Answer 16

to have too many of something, or to give someone too much to do

we have been swamped with emergencies today

Question 17

reclining

Answer 17

(of a chair) able to be moved so that the back is in a nearly horizontal position

participants sitting in soft reclining chairs in a sealed room

Question 18

sealed

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closed

the host opened the sealed envelope containing the names of the winners.

Question 19

beam

Answer 19

to send out a beam of light, an electrical or radio signal, etc.

sender would attempt to beam the image over the receiver

Question 20

pioneer

Answer 20

a person who is one of the first people to do something

ganzfeld studies were analysed by one of its pioneers

Question 21

overlook

Answer 21

to provide a view of, especially from above/to miss or not notice

our hotel room overlooked the harbor

Question 22

flaw

Answer 22

a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect

but there was a crucial flaw in this argument

Question 23

conventional

Answer 23

traditional and ordinary

Question 24

rule out something

Answer 24

to decide or say officially that something is impossible or will not happen, or that something or someone is not suitable

chance had been ruled out as an explanation did not prove telepathy must exist

Question 25

range

Answer 25

a set of similar things

Question 26

sensory

Answer 26

connected with the physical senses of touch, smell, taste, hearing, and sight

Question 27

outright

Answer 27

completely or immediately I think cigarette advertising should be banned outright

Question 28

fraud

Answer 28

the crime of getting money by deceiving people If MrBeast was doing fraud, it would mean he was tricking people to get things, even though it looked like he was being nice and giving things away.

Question 29

draw up

Answer 29

to prepare something, usually something official, in writing they drew up a list demanding new standards for future research

Question 30

meta-analysis

Answer 30

a research method that combines the results of several related studies to produce better results meta-analysis a statistical technique for finding the overall results from a set of studies

Question 31

point out

Answer 31

to make a person notice someone or something, sometimes by holding up one of your fingers towards him, her, or it that demanding impressive evidence from every study ignores one basic statistical fact: it takes large samples to detect small effects

Question 32

marginal(C2:)

Answer 32

very small in amount or effect The report suggests that there has only been a marginal improvement in women's pay over the past few years

Question 33

mainstream

Answer 33

considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people attitude of mainstream scientists: most still totally reject the very idea of telepathy

Question 34

very

Answer 34

(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact or particular this is the very book I've been looking for all month

Question 35

plausible

Answer 35

seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed the problem stems at least in part from the lack of any plausible mechanism for telepathy

Question 36

esoteric

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very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge many focusing on esoteric ideas from theoretical physics

Question 37

entanglement

Answer 37

a fence made of wire with sharp points on it, intended to make it difficult for enemy soldiers to go across an area of land

Question 38

probing(searching)

Answer 38

intended to get information she asked me a few probing questions

Question 39

trial

Answer 39

a test, usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable something or someone is researchers trying to identify people who are particularly successful in autoganzfeld trials