Lesson 2

Question 1

Crucial

Answer 1

Critical, vital

Favorable weather is crucial to a good harvest.

Question 2

Involve

Answer 2

Include, contain
This mission may involve unforeseen dangers.
Involve in doing sth.

Question 3

Record(v)

Answer 3

Register, note, write down

Question 4

Relinquish

Answer 4

Abdicate, give in, submit

Quit, resign, free, give up, let go, release

Question 5

Somewhat(adv)

Answer 5

Slight, fairly, rather

The weather improved somewhat in the second week.

Question 6

Assemble

Answer 6

Gather together, bring together, come together
The rioters assembled outside the White House.
The aircraft will continue to be assembled in France.

Question 7

Employee(s)

Answer 7

Worker

Staff, workforce

Question 8

Prejudice(n,v)

Answer 8

(n) bias, partiality, ignorance, preconception
(v) influence, harm, injure
She has a prejudice against foreigners.
He hates racial prejudice.
A judge should not allow his own feelings to prejudice.

Question 9

Surpass

Answer 9

Better, do better than, exceed, excel, leave behind

I believe that rural life is far surpasses urban living.

Question 10

Conducive

Answer 10

Advantageous, beneficial, favorable

The noisy conditions are not conducive for reading.

Question 11

Elimination

Answer 11

Omission, deletion

Question 12

Alleged(adj)

Answer 12

Reported, declared, claimed, supposed/ suspect
It is alleged that he had worked for the enemy.
He is an alleged criminal.

Question 13

Apathy(n)

Answer 13

Lack of interest, unconcern, coolness

There is widespread apathy among the electorate.

Question 14

Impetuous

Answer 14

Impulsive, heedless, hasty, rash

She is an impetuous young woman.

Question 15

Ample

Answer 15

Sufficient, enough, plenty of–

There is ample evidence that the young man was speeding when the accident occurred.