Unit 4 Changes

Question 1

Access

Answer 1

A way of entering or reaching a place

Question 2

Adapt

Answer 2

1. To change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
2. To change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, television programme, etc.

Question 3

Adjust

Answer 3

1. To change sth slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make ir work better
2. To get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think

Question 4

Alter

Answer 4

To become different; to make sb/sth different

Question 5

Brief

Answer 5

Lasting only a short time; short

Question 6

Bulging

Answer 6

That stick out from sth in a round shape

Question 7

Carefree

Answer 7

Having no worries or responsibilities

Question 8

Character

Answer 8

The interesting or unusual quality that a place or a person has

Question 9

Chic

Answer 9

Very fashionable and elegant

Question 10

Child-friendly

Answer 10

Designed to be suitable for children; not harmful for children

Question 11

Convert

Answer 11

1. To be able to be changed from one form, purpose, or system to another
2. To change or to make sb change their religion or beliefs

Question 12

Uplifting

Answer 12

Making you feel happier or giving you more hope

Question 13

Cycle rack

Answer 13

A structure usually made of metal bars and found outside buildings, which can hold or to which you can attach a bicycle

Question 14

Undergo

Answer 14

To experience sth, especially a change or sth unpleasant

Question 15

Dilapidated

Answer 15

Old and in very bad condition

Question 16

Trendy

Answer 16

Very fashionable

Question 17

Drab

Answer 17

Without interest or colour; dull and boring

Question 18

Transform

Answer 18

1. To change the form of sth

2. To completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that is better

Question 19

Drawback

Answer 19

A disadvantage or problem that makes sth a less attractive idea

Question 20

Stormy

Answer 20

Full of strong feelings and angry arguments

Question 21

Enforced

Answer 21

That sb is forced to do or experience without being able to control it

Question 22

State of the art

Answer 22

Using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time

Question 23

Evolve

Answer 23

1. To develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form
2. To develop over time, often many generations, into forms that are better adapted to survive changes in their environment

Question 24

Soulless

Answer 24

Lacking any attractive or interesting qualities that make people feel happy

Question 25

Faint

Answer 25

Very small; possible but unlikely

Question 26

Renovate

Answer 26

To repair and paint an old building, a piece of furniture, etc. so that it is in good condition again

Question 27

Far and away

Answer 27

By a very great amount

Question 28

Refine

Answer 28

1. To make a subtance pure by taking other substance out of it 2. To improve sth by making small changes to it

Question 29

Gallant

Answer 29

Brave, especially in a very difficult situation

Question 30

Quaint

Answer 30

Attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way

Question 31

Idle

Answer 31

Not working hard; lazy

Question 32

Protracted

Answer 32

Lasting longer than expected or longer than usual

Question 33

Idyllic

Answer 33

Peaceful and beautiful; perfect, without problems

Question 34

Pluck

Answer 34

To pick a fruit, flower, etc. from where it is growing

Question 35

Impressionable

Answer 35

Easily influenced or affected by sb/sth

Question 36

Period

Answer 36

Having a style typical of a particular time in history

Question 37

Joyful

Answer 37

Very happy; causing people to be happy

Question 38

Pedestrianised

Answer 38

Made into an area that is only for people who are walking, not for vehicles

Question 39

Knock sth down

Answer 39

To destroy a building by breaking its walls

Question 40

Pastrol

Answer 40

Showing country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way

Question 41

Listless

Answer 41

Having no energy or enthusiasm

Question 42

Overbearing

Answer 42

Trying to control other people in an unpleasant way

Question 43

Marginally

Answer 43

Very slightly; not very much

Question 44

Multi-storey car park

Answer 44

A large building with several floors for parking cars in

Question 45

Modify

Answer 45

To change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose

Question 46

Bound

Answer 46

Certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth