18 Test 2

Question 1

Prehistoric

Answer 1

1.the period before written records
2.out of date; old

Question 2

comprise of

Answer 2

1.to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of
“The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.*
to make up smth
“The class is comprised mainly of Italian and French students.”
“Italian students comprise 60 percent of the class.”

Question 3

Iconic
adj.

Answer 3

Prominent famous popular
“she became an iconic figure for directors around the world”

Question 4

fashion (smth) out of (smth)

Answer 4

to make something from something
“She managed to fashion out a beautiful outfit from old clothing.”

Question 5

hoist

Answer 5

lift/raise up smth using ropes
“a white flag was hoisted”

Question 6

trace
verb

Answer 6

to discover the causes or origins of something by examining the way in which it has developed:
“The outbreak of food poisoning was traced to some contaminated shellfish.”

Question 7

long-standing
adj

Answer 7

having existed or continued for a long time.
“a long-standing tradition”

Question 8

to lug

Answer 8

to carry or pull something with effort or difficulty because it is heavy:
“I’m exhausted after lugging these suitcases all the way across the city.”
“I don’t want to lug these shopping bags around with me all day.”

Question 9

tow
verb

Answer 9

to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device:
“The car was towed to the service station. “

Question 10

haul
v

Answer 10

1.to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty:
“They hauled the boat out of the water.”
2.to transport something, usually by road:
The roomy wagon has plenty of space for hauling the sports equipment she uses as coach of her son’s soccer team.

Question 11

come into being

Answer 11

to begin to exist
The story of how the university came into being is quite fascinating.

Question 12

make a claim

Answer 12

a statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not believe it:
support a claim Can you give any evidence to support your claim?
make a claim about He made wild claims about being able to cure cancer.

Question 13

leave one’s mark on smth1

Answer 13

to have an effect that changes someone or something, usually in a bad way:
“The experience had left its mark on her.”

Question 14

maintain
other meaning

Answer 14

to express firmly your belief that something is true:
Throughout his prison sentence, Dunn has always maintained his innocence.
[ + that ] He maintains that he has never seen the woman before.

Question 15

remain shadowy

Answer 15

remain unknown

Question 16

consensus among

Answer 16

a generally accepted opinion among a group of people:
The consensus among City economists is that interest rates will be held at 1%.
reach a consensus Could we reach a consensus on this matter? Let’s take a vote.

Question 17

correspond
correspondence

Answer 17

have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.
similarity

Question 18

obscure
v
obscured

Answer 18

keep from being seen; conceal; hide
“grey clouds obscure the sun
not known

Question 19

speculate
v
speculation

Answer 19

to form opinions about something without having the necessary
information or facts; to make guesses:
“I’m just speculating about what happened.”
prediction

Question 20

curative

Answer 20

healing
“the curative properties of herbs”

Question 21

align with

Answer 21

to be the same or similar, or to agree with each other
“The post was deleted because it did not align with the values of this website.”

Question 22

police
v

Answer 22

to control or maintain order, esp. with police:
“It’s up to the government to police the financial markets.”

Question 23

astonishing
adj

Answer 23

extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.
“an astonishing achievement”

Question 24

feat
n

Answer 24

an achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength.
feat of “The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.”
“She performed remarkable feats of organization for the company.”

Question 25

prodigious

Answer 25

remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
“She was a prodigious musician.”
“He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink.”

Question 26

accomplishment

Answer 26

achievement; feat

Question 27

physical constraints on

Answer 27

physical restrictions and limitations
“time constraints make it impossible to do everything”

Question 28

handicap

Answer 28

an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do some things that other people do, and that is usually permanent or lasts for a long time. This word is now considered offensive by many people, who prefer the word disability.
His loss of hearing was a severe handicap.

something that makes it difficult for you to do something:
I found that not having a car was quite a handicap while on holiday.

Question 29

accelerate

Answer 29

(especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly.
“the car accelerated towards her”
increase in rate, amount, or extent.
“inflation started to accelerate”

Question 30

coexistence with

Answer 30

the state or fact of living or existing at the same time or in the same place.
“what is needed today is peaceful coexistence”

Question 31

with great care

Answer 31

very carefully
The whole matter must be treated with great care

Question 32

amplify
v

Answer 32

to increase the size or effect of something:
A funeral can amplify the feelings of regret and loss for the relatives.

Question 33

fallible nature

Answer 33

able or likely to make mistakes:
We place our trust in doctors, but they are fallible like everyone else.

Question 34

for safety’s sake

Answer 34

something should or must be done to ensure safety or avoid risk. For example, you could say: “We should wear seatbelts for safety’s sake.”. Then it’s for safety’s sake.

Question 35

trough(s)

Answer 35

a low point in a regular series of high and low points:
Investing small amounts regularly is a good way of smoothing out the peaks and troughs of the stock market.

Question 36

steer

Answer 36

guide
to take someone or something or make someone or something go in the direction in which you want him, her, or it:
She steered her guests into the dining room.

Question 37

discriminate

Answer 37

to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, sexuality, etc.:
be discriminated against She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age.
discriminate in favour of In order to increase the number of female representatives, the selection committee decided to discriminate in favour of women for three years.

Question 38

far-fetched
adj

Answer 38

difficult to believe and unlikely to be true:
Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty far-fetched.

Question 39

to some extent

Answer 39

partly but not completely true.
To some extent, she was responsible for the accident.

Question 40

set aside

Answer 40

to save something, usually money or time, for a special purpose:
He had some money in an account that he’d set aside for his kids.
[ + to infinitive ] I set aside half an hour every evening to hear Erik read.

to decide that you will not be influenced by your own feelings or opinions because they are not important at a particular time:
In times of war people tend to set aside political differences.

Question 41

embody

Answer 41

be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling). represent
“a national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill”

Question 42

fade/pale into insignificance

Answer 42

to seem not important when compared with something else:
Everything else that happened in my life pales into insignificance beside that one event.

Question 43

rigour
rigorous

Answer 43

the quality of being extremely thorough and careful.
“his analysis is lacking in rigour”

Question 44

excessive

Answer 44

more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
“he was drinking excessive amounts of brandy”

Question 45

renowned

Answer 45

known or talked about by many people; famous.
“Britain is renowned for its love of animals”

Question 46

turn one’s thoughts to

Answer 46

pay attention to
think about

Question 47

consistent with

Answer 47

in agreement with other facts or with typical or previous behaviour, or having the same principles as something else:
consistent with What the witness said in court was not consistent with the statement he made to the police.

always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way:
There has been a consistent improvement in her attitude.

Question 48

in keeping with

Answer 48

in harmony or conformity with.
“the cuisine is in keeping with the hotel’s Edwardian character”

Question 49

unconventional

Answer 49

not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.
“his unconventional approach to life”

Question 50

fusion

Answer 50

the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.; blend; combination
“the election results produced pressure for fusion of the parties”

Question 51

adjacent
adj

Answer 51

very near, next to, or touching:neighboring
They work in adjacent buildings.
They lived in a house adjacent to the railway.

Question 52

thoroughly

Answer 52

1.in a thorough manner. in detail
“he searched the house thoroughly”
2.very much; greatly.utterly; absolutely
“I thoroughly enjoyed the day”

Question 53

conceive
v

Answer 53

form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind.come up with
“the dam project was originally conceived in 1977”

Question 54

valid

Answer 54

based on truth or reason; able to be accepted:
a valid argument/criticism/reason
My way of thinking might be different from yours, but it’s equally valid.

Question 55

integrated with

Answer 55

combine (one thing) with another to form a whole.
“transport planning should be integrated with energy policy”