Unit 1

Question 1

Producing or able to produce much fruit, large crops, or many children

Answer 1

fertile

Question 2

most important; main; leading

Answer 2

principal

Question 3

relying on others for aid or support

Answer 3

dependent

Question 4

extra; more than what is used or needed

Answer 4

surplus

Question 5

odd; strange

Answer 5

peculiar

Question 6

a test of one’s abilities; anything that calls for a special effort

Answer 6

challenge

Question 7

happening or done alone

Answer 7

solitary

Question 8

to change in form or appearance

Answer 8

transform

Question 9

right for a certain purpose; proper; fitting

Answer 9

suitable

Question 10

a choice; first choice; something preferred

Answer 10

preference

Question 11

a feeling of anger and helplessness that comes from bad luck, defeat, or failure; disappointment

Answer 11

frustration

Question 12

a point of view; state of mind; way of thinking or feeling

Answer 12

attitude

Question 13

a group of people or things having something in common; type

Answer 13

category

Question 14

too much; more than is reasonable

Answer 14

excessive

Question 15

done on purpose; carefully planned

Answer 15

deliberate

Question 16

an obvious difference

Answer 16

contrast

Question 17

disapproving; tending to find fault

Answer 17

critical

Question 18

easily broken or damaged

Answer 18

fragile

Question 19

to examine carefully; study closely

Answer 19

analyze

Question 20

to show; serve as a sign or signal

Answer 20

indicate

Question 21

obvious; clear

Answer 21

evident

Question 22

to find out exactly; figure out

Answer 22

determine

Question 23

to throw or give away; get rid of

Answer 23

dispose

Question 24

having a great need or desire

Answer 24

desperate

Question 25

not in good taste; not right for a situation; not suitable

Answer 25

improper

Question 26

to bring back to a normal or former condition; repair

Answer 26

restore

Question 27

to protect; keep in good condition

Answer 27

preserve

Question 28

the act of saying "no" (to a request or desire); refusal

Answer 28

rejection

Question 29

to try to get or succeed in; seek

Answer 29

pursue

Question 30

to go along with; be together with

Answer 30

accompany

Question 31

to live in

Answer 31

inhabit

Question 32

very plentiful; more than enough

Answer 32

abundant

Question 33

the act of checking or judging how two or more things are alike or different

Answer 33

comparison

Question 34

to say that something is larger or greater than it really is; overstate

Answer 34

exaggerate

Question 35

clear; obvious; easy to see or notice

Answer 35

distinct

Question 36

not taking sides in a quarrel

Answer 36

neutral

Question 37

an argument; a quarrel

Answer 37

dispute

Question 38

to be disloyal to; turn against

Answer 38

betray

Question 39

a decrease; cutback

Answer 39

reduction

Question 40

to explain or teach by showing

Answer 40

demonstrate

Question 41

very unpleasant; distasteful; disgusting

Answer 41

obnoxious

Question 42

to stop; discontinue; quit

Answer 42

cease

Question 43

unsteady; wobbly; not reliable

Answer 43

unstable

Question 44

done on purpose; planned

Answer 44

intentional

Question 45

to make worse

Answer 45

aggravate

Question 46

kind; sympathetic; merciful; gentle

Answer 46

humane

Question 47

to happen at the same time

Answer 47

coincide

Question 48

rather great; rather large

Answer 48

considerable

Question 49

the act of getting in the way of something; meddling in someone else's business; something that gets in the way

Answer 49

interference

Question 50

to make use of; put to use, especially to good use

Answer 50

utilize