unit 11

Question 1

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Answer 1

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Question 2

assess

Answer 2

v. To assess something means to judge the structure’ purpose’ or quality of it. She assessed the condition of the toy car before buying it.

Question 3

astonish

Answer 3

v. To astonish someone means to greatly surprise them. The number of people that came to her party astonished her.

Question 4

commence

Answer 4

v. To commence something means to begin it. His speech commenced with a “thank you” to all who had helped him succeed.

Question 5

essence

Answer 5

n. The essence of something is its important qualities or basic characteristics. The essence of the argument was that both sides felt they had lost money.

Question 6

extract

Answer 6

v. To extract something means to remove it. The dentist extracted the woman’s damaged tooth and put in a fake one.

Question 7

fabulous

Answer 7

adj. If something is fabulous’ it is extremely good. This strawberry is the best I’ve ever had. It’s fabulous.

Question 8

haste

Answer 8

n. Haste is speed in movement or action. In order to get to the meeting in time’ he proceeded with haste.

Question 9

impulse

Answer 9

n. An impulse is a sudden thoughtless urge to do something. Because of the scary noise’ she had an impulse to run somewhere and hide.

Question 10

inhibit

Answer 10

v. When you inhibit something’ you stop it from developing. Poor reading skills will inhibit learning in a wide range of subject areas.

Question 11

latter

Answer 11

adj. Latter describes something last in a series or the second choice of two things. In the latter minutes of the game’ the visitors scored the winning goal.

Question 12

molecule

Answer 12

n. A molecule is the smallest basic unit that makes up a physical substance. A tiny drop of water is made up of many billions of molecules of water.

Question 13

ongoing

Answer 13

adj. If something is ongoing’ then it is still happening or still growing. The development of plants is ongoing because it takes time for them to mature.

Question 14

precise

Answer 14

adj. If someone is precise’ then they are exact and careful about their work. The builder was very precise about where he placed the nails.

Question 15

proximity

Answer 15

n. Proximity is closeness in time’ space’ or relationships. All the trees in the proximity of the beach had been cut down.

Question 16

publicity

Answer 16

n. Publicity is public attention given to someone or something by the media. She received a lot of publicity after her performance in the film.

Question 17

remedy

Answer 17

n. A remedy is a cure for a disease’ argument’ or problem. A good remedy for a headache is an aspirin and a glass of water.

Question 18

significance

Answer 18

n. The significance of something is the quality that makes it important. The significance of the snowy weather was that we didn’t have to go to school.

Question 19

subsequent

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adj. If something is subsequent’ then it comes after something else in time. The flood and the subsequent rescue of those caught in the flood were on TV.

Question 20

synthetic

Answer 20

adj. If something is synthetic’ then it is made to be like something natural. Clothing made out of synthetic fabrics is very effective at keeping people warm.

Question 21

O terminal

Answer 21

adj. If something is terminal’ then it causes or results in death. Since his condition was not terminal’ he felt a great sense of relief.