CHAPTER15

Question 1

artificial

Answer 1

・made by human skill
・adjective
・Artificial dyes are used to color food.
Synonyms
・synthetic, counterfeit,
Antonyms
・genuine, real

Question 2

behave

Answer 2

・to act in a particular way
・verb
・She behaves herself like a child.
Synonyms
・perform

Question 3

composition

Answer 3

・way that something is made up of different parts
・noun
・The painting’s composition is excellent but the coor scheme is odd.

Question 4

cuddle

Answer 4

・holding someone or something very close to you with your arms
・verb
・She cuddled up her baby.
Synonyms
・hug, embrace

Question 5

database

Answer 5

・large amount of data stored in a computer system so that you can find and use it easily
・noun
・She manages the database.

Question 6

disguise

Answer 6

・to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead , as by means of deceptive garb
・verb
・He disguises himself as a doctor.
Synonyms
・cloak, mask, hide

Question 7

distinguish

Answer 7

・to mark off as different
・verb
・The light was too dim for me to distinguish anything clearly.
Synonyms
・discriminate, differentiate
Antonyms
・confuse

Question 8

elaborate

Answer 8

・worked out with great care and nicety of detail
・adjective
・He made elaborate plans for his trip
Synonyms
・perfected, painstaking
Antonyms
・simple

Question 9

envisage

Answer 9

・to contemplate
・verb
・Can you envisage them cooperating?
Synonyms
・picture, imagine, conceive

Question 10

fascinating

Answer 10

・extremely interesting
・adjecfive
・The story is fascinating for me.
Synonyms
・bewitch, enchant, charm

Question 11

former

Answer 11

・previous
・adjective
・The coal industry is now barely half its former size.
Synonyms
・previous, preceding

Question 12

furnish

Answer 12

・to provide or supply
・verb
・His apartment is poorly furnished.
Synonyms
・rig, outfit, deck out

Question 13

groceries

Answer 13

・food and other household items
・noun
・The former grocer went bankrupt trying to run a cigar store.

Question 14

hormone

Answer 14

・chemical substances produced by your body that influences growth, development, and condition
・noun
・Hormone is kind of Biochemistry.

Question 15

infant

Answer 15

・a child during the earliest period of its life
・noun
・A nurse held an infant in her arms.

Question 16

objective

Answer 16

・based on facts rather than on your feelings or beliefs
・noun
・We are trying hard to achieve our objectives.
Synonyms
・destination, impattial, aim
Antonyms
・personal

Question 17

offender

Answer 17

・someone who is guilty of a crime
・noun
・The governor pardoned the two offenders.
Synonyms
・provoke, chafe, nettle
Antonyms
・please

Question 18

recollect

Answer 18

・to recall to mind ; recover knowledge of by memory; remember
・verb
・She tried to recollect the name of the street.
Synonyms
・remember
Antonyms
・forget

Question 19

remedy

Answer 19

・something that curse or relieves a disease or bodily disorder
・noun
・He finds a remedy for air pollution.
Synonyms
・cure, restorative, specific
Antonyms
・worsen

Question 20

sequential

Answer 20

・occuring in the correct order; one after the other
・adjective
・It happened sequencialy.
Synonyms
・following

Question 21

sneak

Answer 21

・went somewhere secretly and quietly to avoid being seen or heard
・verb
・He sneaks in by the back way.
Synonyms
・steal

Question 22

summon

Answer 22

・to call upon to do something specified
・verb
・He summoned a doctor.
Synonyms
・call

Question 23

tragic

Answer 23

・extremely mournful , melancholy, or , pathetic
・adjective
・The tragic accident took ten lives.
Synonyms
・pitiful, distressing
Antonyms
・comic

Question 24

wander

Answer 24

・walked slowly across or around an area , usually without a clear direction or purpose
・verb
・He wandered throught the town in search of food.
Synonyms
・range, stroll