Unit 8-10

Question 1

plural

Answer 1

1. the form of a word that refers to more than one person or thing
2. relating to or made up of more than one kind of group

Question 2

pluralism

Answer 2

a situation where people of different social classes, religions, races, etc. are together in a society but continue to have their different traditions and interests

Question 3

multiply

Answer 3

to increase greatly in number of amount; to become much more

Question 4

multidisciplinary

Answer 4

involving two or more subject areas

Question 5

polygon

Answer 5

a two-dimensional shape that has three or more straight sides and angles

Question 6

polytheistic

Answer 6

describing a belief that there is more than one god

Question 7

multitude

Answer 7

a great number of things or people

Question 8

multimedia

Answer 8

using or involving several forms of communication or expression

Question 9

megalopolis

Answer 9

an area that includes several large cities

Question 10

megalosaurus

Answer 10

large, meat-eating dinosaur

Question 11

biology

Answer 11

a science that deals with things that are alive, such as plants and animals; the study of life

Question 12

biodegradable

Answer 12

capable of being slowly destroyed and broken down into very small parts by natural processes, bacteria, etc

Question 13

biography

Answer 13

the story of a real person’s life written by someone other than that person

Question 14

photography

Answer 14

teh art, process, or job of taking pictures with a camera; named after the original process that used light to expose an image on special paper

Question 15

photosynthesis

Answer 15

the process by which a green plant turns water and carbon dioxide into food when the plant is exposed to light

Question 16

photon

Answer 16

a tiny particle of light or electromagnetic radiation

Question 17

Philadelphia

Answer 17

a US city founded by William Penn, a Quaker who believed in peace

Question 18

philanthropist

Answer 18

a wealthy person who gives money and time to help make life better for other people

Question 19

philosophy

Answer 19

the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life; your personal beliefs or opinions related to life

Question 20

bibliophile

Answer 20

a person who loves or collects books

Question 21

hospital

Answer 21

a place wehre sick or injured people are given care or treatment and where babies are often born

Question 22

homonym

Answer 22

a word that is spelled and pronounced like another word but is different in meaning

Question 23

synonym

Answer 23

a word that has the same or similar meaning as another word in the same language

Question 24

antonym

Answer 24

a word with a meaning that is opposite to the meaning of another word

Question 25

anonymous

Answer 25

not named or identified; made or done by someone unknown

Question 26

acronym

Answer 26

a name for something that is formed from the first letter of each of the words in the title

Question 27

pseudonym

Answer 27

a name a person, such as a writer, uses instead of his or her real name

Question 28

hostile

Answer 28

not friendly; having or showing unfriendly feelings; harsh or unpleasant

Question 29

hostage

Answer 29

a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed

Question 30

hospitable

Answer 30

generous and friendly to guest or visitors

Question 31

mobile

Answer 31

able to move from one place to another

Question 32

motivation

Answer 32

the condition of being eager to act or work

Question 33

motive

Answer 33

a reason for doing something

Question 34

tractor

Answer 34

a large vehicle used to pull farm equipment

Question 35

detract

Answer 35

to reduce the strength, value or importance of something

Question 36

contract

Answer 36

to make something smaller or shorter; to become smaller

Question 37

attention

Answer 37

the act or power of carefully thinking about, listening to, or watching someone more something

Question 38

extend

Answer 38

to cause something such as your arm or leg, to straighten out or to stretch out

Question 39

tension

Answer 39

the amount that something is stretched; an uneasy feeling that makes it difficult to relax

Question 40

contentious

Answer 40

likely to cause people to argue or disagree

Question 41

chronological

Answer 41

arranged in the order of time that the events occurred or took place

Question 42

chronically

Answer 42

to occur in a habitual, repeated, or long-standing manner

Question 43

chronicle

Answer 43

a description of events in the order that they happened

Question 44

chronograph

Answer 44

a device (like a stopwatch) that is used for measuring and recording time in a very exact way

Question 45

temporary

Answer 45

occurring for a limited amount of time; not permanent

Question 46

contemporary

Answer 46

happening or beginning now or in recent times

Question 47

location

Answer 47

a place or position

Question 48

local

Answer 48

relating to or occurring in a particular area, city, or town; located or living nearby

Question 49

allocate

Answer 49

to divide and give out (something) for a special reason or to particular people, companies or groups