Basic Vocabulary

Question 0

1. an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

Answer 0

ar•ti•fact

ˈärdəfakt/
noun

Question 1

1. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.

Answer 1

fac•to•ry

ˈfakt(ə)rē/
noun

Question 2

1. make (an action or process) easy or easier.

Answer 2

fa•cil•i•tate

fəˈsiləˌtāt/
verb

Question 3

1. an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

Answer 3

fac•sim•i•le

fakˈsiməlē/
noun

Question 4

1. impossible to believe.

Answer 4

in•cred•i•ble

inˈkredəb(ə)l/
adjective

Question 5

1. belief in or acceptance of something as true.

Answer 5

cre•dence

ˈkrēdəns/
noun

Question 6

1. (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.

Answer 6

in•cred•u•lous

inˈkrejələs/
adjective

Question 7

1. harm the good reputation of (someone or something).

Answer 7

dis•cred•it

disˈkredət/
verb

Question 8

1. put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form.

Answer 8

tran·scribe

tran(t)ˈskrīb/
verb

Question 9

1. a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented.

Answer 9

scribe

skrīb/
noun

Question 10

1. an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.

Answer 10

pre·scrip·tion

prəˈskripSH(ə)n/
noun

Question 11

1. words inscribed, as on a monument or in a book.

Answer 11

in·scrip·tion

inˈskripSH(ə)n/
noun

Question 12

1. write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.

Answer 12

in·scribe

inˈskrīb/
verb
past tense: inscribed; past participle: inscribed

Question 13

1. the action of making or agreeing to make an advance payment in order to receive or participate in something.

Answer 13

sub·scrip·tion

səbˈskripSH(ə)n/
noun

Question 14

1. write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly.

Answer 14

scrib·ble

ˈskribəl/
verb

Question 15

1. (of a medical practitioner) advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone, especially in writing.

Answer 15

pre·scribe

prəˈskrīb/
verb

Question 16

1. of or done with the hands.

2. a book of instructions, especially for operating a machine or learning a subject; a handbook.

Answer 16

man·u·al

ˈmanyə(wə)l/
adjective

Question 17

1. a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving cutting, shaping, and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles, and softening of the skin.

Answer 17

man·i·cure

ˈmanəˌkyo͝or/
noun

Question 18

1. the making of articles on a large scale using machinery.

Answer 18

man·u·fac·ture

ˌman(y)əˈfak(t)SHər/
noun

Question 19

1. an official order or commission to do something.
2. the authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that is victorious in an election.

Answer 19

man·date

ˈmanˌdāt/
noun

Question 20

1. a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.

Answer 20

ma·neu·ver

məˈno͞ovər/
noun

Question 21

1. animal dung used for fertilizing land.

Answer 21

ma·nure

məˈn(y)o͝or/
noun

Question 22

1. a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
2. an author’s text that has not yet been published.

Answer 22

man·u·script

ˈmanyəˌskript/
noun