Untitled Deck

Question 1

spouse (spouses)

Answer 1

NOUN Someone’s spouse is the person they
are married to. Husbands and wives do not have
to pay any inheritance tax when their spouse dies.

Question 2

obesity

Answer 2

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Someone suffering
from obesity is extremely fat. ■ The excessive
consumption of sugar leads to obesity

Question 3

administer (administers, administering,
administered)

Answer 3

VERB If a doctor or nurse administers
a drug, they give it to a patient. ■ Paramedics
are trained to administer certain drugs.

Question 4

archaeology also archeology

Answer 4

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Archaeology is the
study of the societies and peoples of the past
by examining the remains of their buildings,
tools, and other objects. ■ an archaeology
professor at Florida State University

Question 5

linguistics

Answer 5

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Linguistics is the
study of the way in which language works.
■ Modern linguistics emerged as a distinct
field in the nineteenth century.

Question 6

seek (seeks, seeking, sought)

Answer 6

VERB If you seek something, you try to find
it or obtain it. [FORMAL] ■ Four people who
sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left
voluntarily. ■ [+ for] Candidates are urgently
sought for the post of Conservative Party
chairman. * Always seek professional legal
advice before entering into any agreement.
■ [+ from] The couple have sought help from
marriage guidance counsellors

Question 7

itinerary (itineraries)

Answer 7

NOUN An itinerary is a plan of a journey,
including the route and the places that you
w ill visit. ■ The next place on our itinerary was
Silistra

Question 8

dreary

Answer 8

ADJECTIVE If you describe something
as dreary, you mean that it is dull and
depressing. ■ a dreary little town in the
Midwest

Question 9

pivotal

Answer 9

ADJECTIVE A pivotal role, point, or figure in
something is one that is very important and
affects the success of that thing. ■ The Court
of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English
legal system. ■ The elections may prove to be
pivotal in Colombia’s political history.

Question 10

profound

Answer 10

ADJECTIVE You use profound to emphasize
that something is very great or intense.
■ discoveries which had a profound effect on
many areas of medicine ■ The overwhelming
feeling is just deep, profound shock and
anger. ■ Anna’s patriotism was profound

Question 11

circumference

Answer 11

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN The circumference
of a circle, place, or round object is the
distance around its edge. ■ a scientist
calculating the Earth’s circumference
■ The island is 3.5 km in circumference.

Question 12

diameter (diameters)

Answer 12

NOUN The diameter of a round object is the
length of a straight line that can be drawn
across it, passing through the middle of it.
■ [+ of] a tube less than a fifth of the diameter
of a human hair ■ a length of 22-mm diameter
steel pipe

Question 13

radius (radii)

Answer 13

NOUN The radius around a particular point
is the distance from it in any direction.
■ [+ around] Nigel has searched for work
in a ten-mile radius around his home.
■ [+ of] within a fifty-mile radius of the town
■ Fragments of twisted metal were scattered
across a wide radius.

Question 14

amenity (amenities)

Answer 14

NOUN Amenities are things such as
shopping centres or sports facilities that
are provided for people’s convenience,
enjoyment, or comfort. ■ The hotel amenities
include health clubs, conference facilities, and
banqueting rooms.

Question 15

commuter (commuters)

Answer 15

NOUN A commuter is a person who travels
a long distance to work every day. ■ The
number of commuters to London has dropped
by 100,000.

Question 16

housing

Answer 16

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN You refer to the
buildings in which people live as housing
when you are talking about their standard,
price, or availability. ■ a shortage of
affordable housing

Question 17

bustling

Answer 17

ADJECTIVE A bustling place is fu ll of people
who are very busy or lively. ■ the bustling
streets of Salzburg ■ Oxford was bustling with
students and tourists and shoppers.

Question 18

pioneering

Answer 18

ADJECTIVE Pioneering work or a
pioneering individual does something that
has not been done before, for example
by developing or using new methods or techniques. ■ The school has won awards for
its pioneering work with the community. ■ a
pioneering Scottish surgeon and anatomist
named John Hunter

Question 19

rural

Answer 19

ADJECTIVE Rural means relating to country
areas as opposed to large towns. ■ These
plants have a tendency to grow in the more
rural areas. ■ the closure of rural schools

Question 20

sprawling

Answer 20

ADJECTIVE A place that is sprawling has
been built over a large area in an untidy or
uncontrolled way ■ a sprawling suburb on the
edge of a big city ■ The house was a sprawling
ranch-style building