Vocabulary Test 15

Question 1

retaliate

Answer 1

to strike back;to get revenge

Question 2

translucent

Answer 2

Allowing only sunlight to pass through so that images can’t be seen clearly

Question 3

jut

Answer 3

Stick out sharply

Question 4

Asset

Answer 4

Something valuable or useful

Question 5

Immerse

Answer 5

1. To involve or occupy completely
2. To cover completely with water or liquid

Question 6

Temptation

Answer 6

Something that temps are attracts

Question 7

Ravenous

Answer 7

Very hungry

Question 8

Facilitate

Answer 8

To make less difficult ; to help to make progress

Question 9

unfazed

Answer 9

not disconcerted or perturbed

Question 10

operative

Answer 10

a worker, especially a skilled one

Question 11

suspicious

Answer 11

having or showing a cautious distust

Question 12

guffawing

Answer 12

laughing in a loud or boisterous way

Question 13

prying

Answer 13

excessively intereted

Question 14

guffawing

Answer 14

laughing in a loud or boisterous way

Question 15

heroically

Answer 15

in a brave or determined way. In a admirably, brave or determined matter

Question 16

rowdy

Answer 16

noisy or disorderly way. noisy and disorderly

Question 17

dubiously

Answer 17

with hesitation or doubt; distrust

Question 18

prestigious

Answer 18

inspiring respect and admiration, having high status

Question 19

astronomers

Answer 19

scientists who study space

Question 20

light pollution

Answer 20

any negative effect of human made lights

Question 21

solar flare

Answer 21

a sudden eruption of brightness on the sun’s surface

Question 22

fusion

Answer 22

the process of combining atoms

Question 23

nuclear power plant

Answer 23

a thermal power station that generates electricity from the heat produced by the controlled fission. This heat is then used to boil water, creating steam that spins a turbine connected to a generator, which produces electricity.

Question 24

cold war

Answer 24

a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.

Question 25

atomic bomb

Answer 25

a nuclear weapon that derives its destructive power from the spitting of atomic nuclei through a chain reaction called fission

Question 26

invert

Answer 26

positions of the numerator and denominator we invert

Question 27

reciprocals

Answer 27

same terms but their positions are reversed

Question 28

ratio

Answer 28

a way of describing a relationship between two numbers. A comparison using division.

Question 29

negative numbers

Answer 29

numbers less than zero. Zero is neither negative or positive

Question 30

positive number

Answer 30

numbers bigger than zero