Lesson №13. Vocabulary.

Question 1

among

Answer 1

in the middle of or surrounded by other things

Question 2

ultimate

Answer 2

most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst

Question 3

consumption

Answer 3

the amount used or eaten

Question 4

gradually

Answer 4

slowly over a period of time or a distance

Question 5

obese

Answer 5

extremely fat in a way that is dangerous for health

Question 6

lawsuit

Answer 6

a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision

Question 7

threw out the lawsuit

Answer 7

decided there was no reason for any legal action

Question 8

offender

Answer 8

a person who is guilty of a crime

Question 9

devastating

Answer 9

causing a lot of damage or destruction

Question 10

to host

Answer 10

to provide the space and other things necessary for a special event

Question 11

enable

Answer 11

to make someone able to do something, or to make something possible

Question 12

outvote

Answer 12

to defeat someone by winning a greater number of votes

Question 13

take over

Answer 13

to begin to have control of something

Question 14

fossil

Answer 14

the shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very long period

Question 15

brain tumor

Answer 15

an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain or spinal canal that may be benign (= not likely to cause death) or malignant (= likely to cause death if not treated)

Question 16

initially

Answer 16

at the beginning

Question 17

humble

Answer 17

not proud or not believing that you are important

Question 18

induction

Answer 18

an occasion when someone is formally introduced into a new job or organization, especially through a special ceremony

Question 19

breakthrough

Answer 19

an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem

Question 20

trade-off

Answer 20

a situation in which you balance two opposing situations or qualities

Question 21

outlook

Answer 21

the likely future situation

Question 22

breakdown

Answer 22

a failure to work or be successful

Question 23

hyphen

Answer 23

-

Question 24

compound noun

Answer 24

a noun that is made up of two or more different words, for example, “cake shop”, “French fries”, “high-flyer”, or “schoolteacher”

Question 25

endorse

Answer 25

to make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone

Question 26

viral

Answer 26

spreading or becoming popular very quickly through communication from one person to another, especially on the internet

Question 27

sample

Answer 27

a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be like

Question 28

dozen

Answer 28

a group or collection of twelve

Question 29

bizarre

Answer 29

very strange and unusual

Question 30

expand

Answer 30

to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way