25. education 2

Question 1

an act of searching for someone or something.

Answer 1

Laughter erupted again and the beloved professor’s life revealed one man’s desperate #search for truth.

Question 2

be in charge of (a company, establishment, or undertaking); administer; run.

Answer 2

These advisors help the firms to #manage their businesses to compete more effectively in market-driven economies.

Question 3

an act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Answer 3

So, in fact, that process has been a complete #waste of time.

Question 4

having extensive information or understanding

Answer 4

But increasingly, especially among #well-educated white liberals, religion and politics are not face-to-face communal experiences.

Question 5

an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences.

Answer 5

Wheat #fields are harrowed before the crop emerges to get the first flush of weeds.

Question 6

the action or process of talking about something, typically in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas.

Answer 6

Even as these protests reached Berlin, a fifth solution was under #discussion there.

Question 7

extremely interesting.

Answer 7

So today it’s time for some #fascinating facts about prime numbers.

Question 8

devote time and attention to acquiring knowledge on (an academic subject), especially by means of books.

Answer 8

Watson does such a good job of explaining and exploring key chess concepts that a player cannot help but improve his chess knowledge by #studying this book.

Question 9

the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical nature of stars and other celestial bodies, and the application of the laws and theories of physics to the interpretation of astronomical observations.

Answer 9

Reading about cosmology captured her imagination and, intrigued by questions of how the universe came to be, she narrowed her focus to #astrophysics.

Question 10

a mathematical determination of the size or number of something.

Answer 10

The Society no doubt had to make a reverse #calculation in order to determine the differential final bonuses.

Question 11

a reflex act of opening one’s mouth wide and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom.

Answer 11

Until now, I would have defied anyone to be able to make a documentary on the Somme that didn’t reduce the audience to tears, but they managed not just to leave us with dry eyes, but to replace them with #yawns.

Question 12

successfully complete an academic degree, course of training, or high school.

Answer 12

Only five out of 12 of Gina’s siblings #graduated from high school.

Question 13

a series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music.

Answer 13

He saw his opponent lose the rhythm of the #dance and falter.

Question 14

get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.

Answer 14

If approved, he can sell the license to waste soil dumping companies to #dispose of waste soil at the site.

Question 15

the quality or state of being strong, in particular.

Answer 15

It’s a shame that the author did not recognise where the potential energy and #strength of her writing lay.

Question 16

the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

Answer 16

They could also translate that #science into appropriate physical activity regimes for prevention and management of these conditions.

Question 17

(of a person) solemn or thoughtful in character or manner.

Answer 17

She scowled meanly, then her face became more #serious and thoughtful.

Question 18

truly what something is said to be; authentic.

Answer 18

Performed with such brilliance, they aptly recreate #genuine folk music of the era.

Question 19

independent and not constrained by convention.

Answer 19

Jen Mankins became an influencer of style and taste with her #free-spirited Brooklyn boutique, Bird.

Question 20

(of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling.

Answer 20

Occasionally someone would get hit in the foot or leg, but school shoe leather was #tough and the last thing you’d do was report any mishaps.

Question 21

the basic unit of a chemical element.

Answer 21

As early as 1991 Japanese researchers discovered that carbon #atoms can form tiny tubes whose walls are just one atom thick.

Question 22

an amount of space between two things or people.

Answer 22

As shown above, using a third taxon to estimate the initial pairwise #distances improves their precision.

Question 23

come to a resolution in the mind as a result of consideration.

Answer 23

He looked at her suspiciously but apparently #decided that she was being sincere.

Question 24

a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.

Answer 24

They came up with a #schedule, plan and fiscal philosophy that secured $50,000 in funding from the Council.