Month 7

Question 1

boast

Answer 1

to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own

Question 2

fortunate

Answer 2

lucky

Question 3

intake

Answer 3

an act of taking in something, especially breath

Question 4

indigenous

Answer 4

used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else

Question 5

viable

Answer 5

able to work as intended or able to succeed

Question 6

strain

Answer 6

a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage

Question 7

robust

Answer 7

(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or faill

Question 8

embrace

Answer 8

to accept something enthusiastically

Question 9

disposal

Answer 9

the act of getting rid of something, especially by throwing it away

Question 10

convey

Answer 10

to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people

Question 11

designate

Answer 11

to choose someone officially to do a particular job

Question 12

gross

Answer 12

(in) total

Question 13

lesser

Answer 13

used to describe something that is not as great in size, amount, or importance as something else

Question 14

restoration

Answer 14

the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition or position, or to its owner

Question 15

theft

Answer 15

(the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it

Question 16

counterpart

Answer 16

a person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization

Question 17

ally

Answer 17

a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war

Question 18

burden

Answer 18

a heavy load that you carry

Question 19

eligible

Answer 19

having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions

Question 20

pond

Answer 20

an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially made

Question 20

surveillance

Answer 20

the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected

Question 20

be above something

Answer 20

1 to be so important that you needn’t do particular things: She thinks she’s above doing housework. 2 to be so good that no one can think you did something wrong: He’s above suspicion

Question 20

suspend

Answer 20

to stop something from being active, either temporarily or permanently

Question 20

suspension

Answer 20

the act of stopping something happening, operating, etc. for a period of time

Question 20

inability

Answer 20

lack of ability to do something

Question 20

eliminate

Answer 20

to remove or take away someone or something

Question 20

part with something

Answer 20

to give something to someone else: I'll never part with your ring

Question 20

discourse

Answer 20

the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example of this

Question 20

atrocity

Answer 20

an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act

Question 20

warfare

Answer 20

the activity of fighting a war, often including the weapons and methods that are used

Question 20

scrutiny

Answer 20

the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

Question 21

differ

Answer 21

to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way

Question 21

differentiate

Answer 21

to show or find the difference between things that are compared

Question 21

settlement

Answer 21

an official agreement that finishes an argument

Question 21

settler

Answer 21

a person who arrives, especially from another country, in a new place in order to live there and use the land

Question 21

cling

Answer 21

to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her

Question 22

encompass

Answer 22

to include different types of things

Question 23

mosque

Answer 23

a building for Islamic religious activities and worship

Question 24

profitable

Answer 24

making or likely to make a profit

Question 25

deed

Answer 25

an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one

Question 26

latter adj.

Answer 26

near or towards the end of something

Question 27

latter n.

Answer 27

the second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned

Question 28

stroke

Answer 28

a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of the body

Question 29

revelation

Answer 29

the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known

Question 30

concrete adj.

Answer 30

to cover something in concrete

Question 31

concrete n.

Answer 31

a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water

Question 32

attribute v.

Answer 32

to say or think that something is the result of a particular thing

Question 33

attribute n.

Answer 33

a quality or characteristic that someone or something has

Question 34

linger

Answer 34

to take a long time to leave or disappear

Question 35

merit

Answer 35

the quality of being good and deserving praise

Question 36

remedy

Answer 36

a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty

Question 37

sole

Answer 37

being one only; single

Question 38

solely

Answer 38

only and not involving anyone or anything else

Question 39

weave

Answer 39

to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (= special frame)