TPO2

Question 0

Gill

Answer 0

one of the organs on the sides of a fish through which it breathes
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Question 1

Lung

Answer 1

one of the two organs in your body that you breathe with:
• Smoking can cause lung cancer
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Question 2

disguise

Answer 2

hide, conceal
to change someone’s appearance so that people cannot recognize them:
• There’s no way you can disguise that southern accent.

Question 3

Affinity

Answer 3

a close relationship between two things because of qualities or features that they share
• affinity with/between
• the affinity between Christian and Chinese concepts of the spirit

Question 4

dwell

Dwelt, dwelled

Answer 4

populate, dwell, live, inhabit

• They dwelt in the forest.

Question 5

Limb

Answer 5

an arm or leg

Question 6

embed

Answer 6

implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
• A piece of glass was embedded in her hand.
• Feelings of guilt are deeply embedded in her personality

Question 7

Precious

Answer 7

Valuable
• We cannot afford to waste precious time.
• planes delivering precious supplies of medicine and food
• our planet’s precious resources

Question 8

detect

Answer 8

detect, observe, find, discover, notice
• Many forms of cancer can be cured if detected early.
• Dan detected a change in her mood.

Question 9

expose

Answer 9

expose, exhibit, display
• Potatoes turn green when exposed to light.
• The report revealed that workers had been exposed to high levels of radiation.

Question 10

vestige

Answer 10

a small part or amount of something that remains when most of it no longer exists [= trace]
• vestige of
• The new law removed the last vestiges of royal power.
• 2 the smallest possible amount of a quality or feeling
• vestige of
• There’s not a vestige of truth in the story.

Question 11

Portion

Answer 11

a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts
• portion of
• The front portion of the rocket breaks off.
• significant/substantial/major/good portion
• The main character’s childhood takes up a good portion of the film.

Question 12

rear

Answer 12

the back part of an object, vehicle, or building, or a position at the back of an object or area [≠ front]
• a garden at the rear of the house
• a passenger travelling in the rear of a car

Question 13

Propulsion

Answer 13

the force that drives a vehicle forward [↪ propel]

• research into liquid hydrogen as a means of propulsion

Question 14

approximately

Answer 14

Adv
Nearly, almost
• The plane will be landing in approximately 20 minutes.
• How much do think it will cost, approximately?
Adj, approximate

Question 15

accelerate

Answer 15

accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
• measures to accelerate the rate of economic growth
• The car accelerated smoothly away.

Question 16

runoff

Answer 16

rain or other liquid that flows off the land into rivers

Question 17

deteriorate

Answer 17

Decay, worsen
• Ethel’s health has deteriorated.
• America’s deteriorating economy

Question 18

arid

Answer 18

Dry

• Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions.

Question 19

Delicate

Answer 19

fragile,frail,vulnerable
• The sun can easily damage a child’s delicate skin.
• a delicate child
• her delicate features

Question 20

phenomenon

Answer 20

• Event
• something that happens or exists in society, science, or nature, especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understand
• phenomenon of
• the growing phenomenon of telecommuting • Homelessness is not a new phenomenon.
• Language is a social and cultural phenomenon.

Question 21

diminish

Answer 21

• decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
• These drugs diminish blood flow to the brain.
• But that’s not to diminish the importance of his discoveries.

Question 22

Cultivate

Answer 22

• crop, work,grow
• The land was too rocky to cultivate.
• We cultivated maize and watermelons

Question 23

graze

Answer 23

crop, browse, graze, range, pasture
• Groups of cattle were grazing on the rich grass.
• fields where they used to graze their sheep

Question 24

irrigate

Answer 24

water, irrigate | • The water in Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.

Question 25

devoid of

Answer 25

to be completely lacking in something: | • His face was devoid of any warmth or humour.

Question 26

susceptible

Answer 26

Prone likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem [↪ immune] • susceptible to • Older people are more susceptible to infections. • Soil on the mountain slopes is very susceptible to erosion.

Question 27

erosion

Answer 27

the process by which rock or soil is gradually destroyed by wind, rain, or the sea: • the problem of soil erosion • the erosion of the coastline

Question 28

dominate

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master control, command • The industry is dominated by five multinational companies. • New Orleans dominated throughout the game. • Her loud voice totally dominated the conversation. • Education issues dominated the election campaign.

Question 29

trample

Answer 29

to step heavily on something, so that you crush it with your feet • trample on/over/through etc • There was a small fence to stop people trampling on the flowers. • trample somebody/something underfoot • The children were in danger of being trampled underfoot in the crowd.

Question 30

pulverization

Answer 30

to crush something into a powder: | • The seeds can be used whole or pulverized into flour.

Question 31

saline

Answer 31

* containing or consisting of salt: | * saline solution

Question 32

Sink

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* sink, settle, go down, go under * Their motorboat struck a rock and began to sink. * The kids watched as the coin sank to the bottom of the pool. * The heavy guns sank up to their barrels in the mud.

Question 33

drain

Answer 33

consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out • to make the water or liquid in something flow away: • The swimming pool is drained and cleaned every winter.

Question 34

evaporate

Answer 34

Vaporise • if a liquid evaporates, or if heat evaporates it, it changes into a gas: • Most of the water had evaporated. • The sun evaporates moisture on the leaves.

Question 35

tremendous

Answer 35

very big, fast, powerful etc: • Suddenly, there was a tremendous bang, and the whole station shook. • She was making a tremendous effort to appear calm. • She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her. • Sales have been tremendous so far this year. • This plan could save us a tremendous amount of money.

Question 36

rigorous

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* careful, thorough, and exact: * a rigorous analysis of defence needs * the rigorous standards required by the college

Question 37

Consume

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consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out • to use time, energy, goods etc [↪ consumption]: • Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled. • A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.

Question 38

Initial

Answer 38

``` happening at the beginning [= first]: an initial investment of £5000 initial stage/phase/period the initial stages of the disease The initial response has been encouraging. ```

Question 39

parlor

Answer 39

Salon

Question 40

Legitimate

Answer 40

fair or reasonable: • That's a perfectly legitimate question. • Most scientists believe it is legitimate to use animals in medical research. • 2 acceptable or allowed by law: • Their business operations are perfectly legitimate. • a legitimate child is born to parents who are legally married to each other [≠ illegitimate]

Question 41

Spectacle

Answer 41

1 a very impressive show or scene: • a multimedia dance and opera spectacle • 2 [usually singular] an unusual or interesting thing or situation that you see or notice - used especially in order to show disapproval: • The trial was turned into a public spectacle.

Question 42

Spectator

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someone who is watching an event or game [↪ audience]: | • The match attracted over 40,000 spectators.

Question 43

Manipulation

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manipulate, keep in line, control • software designed to store and manipulate data • You can integrate text with graphics and manipulate graphic images.

Question 44

expand

Answer 44

Enlarge • Water expands as it freezes. • The computer industry has expanded greatly over the last decade.

Question 45

minute, minuscule

Answer 45

small,tiny