Chapter 1

Question 1

assert

Answer 1

to state firmly that something is true

Question 2

astonishing

Answer 2

so surprising that it is difficult to believe SYN amazing

Question 3

boost

Answer 3

to increase or improve something and make it more successful

Question 4

cheerful

Answer 4

happy, or behaving in a way that shows you are happy

Question 5

deed

Answer 5

something someone does, especially something that is very good or very bad

Question 6

devote

Answer 6

to use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone SYN dedicate

Question 7

discipline

Answer 7

a way of training someone so that they learn to control their behaviour and obey rules

Question 8

esteem

Answer 8

a feeling of respect for someone, or a good opinion of someone

Question 9

graft

Answer 9

a piece of healthy skin or bone taken from someone’s body and put in or on another part of their body that has been damaged

Question 10

inherit

Answer 10

to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died

Question 11

instinctively

Answer 11

based on instinct and not involving thought

Question 12

intervention

Answer 12

the act of becoming involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens

Question 13

longing

Answer 13

a strong feeling of wanting something or someone

Question 14

manner

Answer 14

the way in which something is done or happens

Question 15

monk

Answer 15

a member of an all-male religious group that lives apart from other people in a monastery

Question 16

mystery

Answer 16

an event, situation etc that people do not understand or cannot explain because they do not know enough about it

Question 17

obscure

Answer 17

not well known and usually not very important

Question 18

pace

Answer 18

the speed at which something happens or is done

Question 19

philosophy

Answer 19

the study of the nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil etc

Question 20

restaurant

Answer 20

a place where you can buy and eat a meal

Question 21

review

Answer 21

a careful examination of a situation or process

Question 22

steak

Answer 22

good quality beef, or a large thick piece of any good quality red meat

Question 23

therapy

Answer 23

the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time

Question 24

thrill

Answer 24

a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure, or the thing that makes you feel this