Democritus

Question 1

impermeable

/ɪmˈpəːmɪəb(ə)l/

Answer 1

adjective
not allowing fluid to pass through.
“an impermeable membrane”
According to Democritus Atoms are solid and impermeable.

Question 2

ingenious

/ɪnˈdʒiːnɪəs/

Answer 2

adjective
(of a person) clever, original, and inventive.
“he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget”

Question 3

discern

/dɪˈsəːn/

Answer 3

verb
recognize or find out.
“I can discern no difference between the two policies”
distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses.
“she could faintly discern the shape of a skull”

Question 4

rummage

/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/

Answer 4

verb
gerund or present participle: rummaging
search unsystematically and untidily through something.
“he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief”
find (something) by rummaging.
“Mick rummaged up his skateboard”
(of a customs officer) make a thorough search of (a vessel).
“our brief was to rummage as many of the vessels as possible”

Question 5

indignant

/ɪnˈdɪɡnənt/

Answer 5

adjective
feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
“he was indignant at being the object of suspicion”

Question 6

predecessor

/ˈpriːdɪsɛsə/

Answer 6

noun
a person who held a job or office before the current holder.
“the new President’s foreign policy is very similar to that of his predecessor”

Question 7

disintegrate

/dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/

Answer 7

verb
1.
break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay.
“our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet”

Question 8

immutable

/ɪˈmjuːtəb(ə)l/

Answer 8

adjective
unchanging over time or unable to be changed.
“an immutable fact”

Question 9

conceivable

/kənˈsiːvəb(ə)l/

Answer 9

adjective
capable of being imagined or grasped mentally.
“a mass uprising was entirely conceivable”

Question 10

establish

/ɪˈstablɪʃ,ɛˈstablɪʃ/

Answer 10

verb
1.
set up on a firm or permanent basis.
“the scheme was established in 1975”

Question 11

apparatus

/ˌapəˈreɪtəs/

Answer 11

noun
1.
the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.
“firemen wearing breathing apparatus”
2.
the complex structure of a particular organization or system.
“the apparatus of government”

Question 12

equipment

/ɪˈkwɪpm(ə)nt/

Answer 12

noun
the necessary items for a particular purpose.
“suppliers of office equipment”
the process of supplying someone or something with necessary equipment.
“the construction and equipment of new harbour facilities”
mental resources.
“they lacked the intellectual equipment to recognize the jokes”

Question 13

infinitesimal

/ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪm(ə)l/

Answer 13

adjective
extremely small.
"an infinitesimal pause"
noun:-
an indefinitely small quantity; a value approaching zero.

Question 14

intervene

/ɪntəˈviːn/

Answer 14

verb
1.
take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
“he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute”
2. occur in the time between events.
“to occupy the intervening months she took a job in a hospital”

Question 15

void

/vɔɪd/

Answer 15

adjective
1. not valid or legally binding.
"the contract was void"
2. completely empty.
"void spaces surround the tanks"

Question 16

materialist

/məˈtɪərɪəlɪst/

Answer 16

noun
1.A person who considers material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
“greedy materialists lusting for consumer baubles”
2. PHILOSOPHY
a person who supports the theory that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications.
“an atheist and philosophical materialist”
adjective
1. Considering material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
“a greedy materialist population”
2. PHILOSOPHY
relating to the theory that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications.
“atheistic materialist philosophy”

Question 17

mechanically

/mɪˈkanɪkli/

Answer 17

adverb
1. By means of a machine or machinery.
"the rice is harvested mechanically"
2. Without thought or spontaneity; automatically.
"the words are repeated mechanically"

Question 18

inevitable

/ɪnˈɛvɪtəb(ə)l/

Answer 18

adjective
certain to happen; unavoidable.
"war was inevitable"
noun
a situation that is unavoidable.
"by the morning he had accepted the inevitable"

Question 19

necessity

/nɪˈsɛsɪti

Answer 19

noun
1. The state or fact of being required.
“the necessity of providing parental guidance”
2. An indispensable thing.
“a good book is a necessity when travelling”

Question 20

inherent

/ɪnˈhɪər(ə)nt,ɪnˈhɛr(ə)nt/

Answer 20

adjective
existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute.
“any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers”

Question 21

sense perception

Answer 21

noun

1. perception by the senses rather than by the intellect.

Question 22

penetrate

/ˈpɛnɪtreɪt/

Answer 22

verb
1. Go into or through (something), especially with force or effort.
“the shrapnel had penetrated his head”

Question 23

immortal

/ɪˈmɔːt(ə)l/

Answer 23

adjective
living forever; never dying or decaying.
“our mortal bodies are inhabited by immortal souls”

Question 24

consciousness

/ˈkɒnʃəsnɪs/

Answer 24

noun
1. The state of being aware of and responsive to one’s surroundings.
“she failed to regain consciousness and died two days later”
2. A person’s awareness or perception of something.
“her acute consciousness of Luke’s presence”

Question 25

disintegrate

/dɪsˈɪntɪɡreɪt/

Answer 25

verb
1. break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay.
“our shoes had to last until they disintegrated on our feet”
2. lose strength or cohesion and gradually fail.
“their marriage disintegrated”

Question 26

glance1

/ɡlɑːns/

Answer 26

verb
1. take a brief or hurried look.
“Ginny glanced at her watch”
2. hit something at an angle and bounce off obliquely.
“the stone glanced off a crag and hit Tom on the head”

Question 27

several

/ˈsɛv(ə)r(ə)l/

Answer 27

· pronoun
more than two but not many.
"the author of several books"
adjective
separate or respective.
"the two levels of government sort out their several responsibilities"

Question 28

mysterious

/mɪˈstɪərɪəs/

Answer 28

adjective
difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.
“his colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances”

Question 29

transformation

/ˌtransfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n,ˌtrɑːnsfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n,ˌtranzfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n,ˌtrɑːnzfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Answer 29

noun
1. A marked change in form, nature, or appearance.
“British society underwent a radical transformation”

Question 30

spiritual

/ˈspɪrɪtʃʊəl,ˈspɪrɪtjʊəl/

Answer 30

adjective
1. Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.
“I’m responsible for his spiritual welfare”
2. Relating to religion or religious belief.
“the country’s spiritual leader”
noun
a religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the southern US, and thought to derive from the combination of European hymns and African musical elements by black slaves.