Cambridge Vocabulary Unit 11-15

Question 1

ornate

Answer 1

having a lot of complicated decoration:

a room with an ornate ceiling and gold mirrors

Question 2

state-of-art

Answer 2

technology: using newest and most advanced ideas

modern, advanced, contemporary, cutting-edge

Question 3

quarry

Answer 3

taş ocağı

Question 4

invent

Answer 4

design, devise, plan, engineer

Question 5

hoist

Answer 5

lift, ascend, raise

Question 6

haul

Answer 6

to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty:

cary, hold, lift, pull

Question 7

ratchet

Answer 7

a part of a machine that allows movement in one direction only. It is usually a wheel with teeth-like parts that either slide over or lock against the free end of a bar:

mandal, makara

Question 8

device

Answer 8

equipment, apparatus, contraption

Question 9

landmark

Answer 9

easily noticed famous building or object

Question 10

innovative

Answer 10

groundbreaking

Question 11

inventive

Answer 11

very good at thinking of new and original ideas:

He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home.

imaginative, approving

Question 12

pejorative

Answer 12

expressing disapproval, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance:

Make sure students realize that “fat” is a pejorative word.

Question 13

rein

Answer 13

dizgin

a long, thin piece of material, especially leather, that helps you to control and direct a horse:

You pull on both reins to stop or slow a horse, but only the left rein to turn left.

Question 14

ebb

Answer 14

decline

If a physical or emotional feeling ebbs, it becomes less strong or disappears:

He could feel his strength ebbing (away).

Question 15

surpass

Answer 15

exceed, go beyond, top

Question 16

multicultural

Answer 16

cultural diversity

Question 17

have a monopoly over

Answer 17

dominate

Question 18

take into account

Answer 18

factor in

the challenge is to pick the trends that are likely to be prolonged, but to also factor in human influence.

Question 19

countries

Answer 19

societies

Question 20

total

Answer 20

absolute, combined

Question 21

dwindle

Answer 21

decrease, diminish

Question 22

useful

Answer 22

beneficial, worthwhile, advantageous

Question 23

useless

Answer 23

pointless,fruitless, futile

Question 24

possible

Answer 24

conceivable, feasible, viable, achievable

Question 25

impossible

Answer 25

unattainable, impractical, unfeasible

Question 26

likely

Answer 26

probable

Question 27

unlikely

Answer 27

improbable, doubtful, questionable

Question 28

pristine

Answer 28

unspoiled, new or almost new

Question 29

unaffacted

Answer 29

immune, steady, stable