lesson 7

Question 1

to export

Answer 1

to send goods to another country for sale

Question 2

exhilarating

Answer 2

making you feel very excited and happy

Question 3

to undergo

Answer 3

to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change

Question 4

stunning

Answer 4

extremely beautiful or attractive

Question 5

inclusion

Answer 5

the act of including someone or something as part of a group, list, etc., or a person or thing that is included

Question 6

expenditure

Answer 6

the total amount of money that a government or person spends

Question 7

to undertake

Answer 7

to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult

Question 8

underlying

Answer 8

real but not immediately obvious

Question 9

comprehensive

Answer 9

complete and including everything that is necessary

Question 10

boredom

Answer 10

the state of being bored

Question 10

trait

Answer 10

a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour

Question 11

indifferent

Answer 11

not thinking about or interested in someone or something

Question 11

to be prone to

Answer 11

likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness

Question 12

tp possess

Answer 12

to have or own something, or to have a particular quality

Question 12

to irritate

Answer 12

to make someone angry or annoyed

Question 13

detrimental

Answer 13

causing harm or damage

Question 14

to alleviate

Answer 14

to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe

Question 14

to wander

Answer 14

to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction

Question 15

to speculate

Answer 15

to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain

Question 16

sophisticated

Answer 16

intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks

Question 17

canvas

Answer 17

a piece of this cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself

Question 18

criticism

Answer 18

the act of saying that something or someone is bad or a comment that says what is bad about it

Question 19

to depict

Answer 19

to represent or show something in a picture or story

Question 20

to revere

Answer 20

to very much respect and admire someone or something

Question 21

outrageous

Answer 21

shocking and morally unacceptable

Question 22

to recoil

Answer 22

to refuse to accept an idea or principle, feeling strong dislike or disapproval:

Question 23

inspiration

Answer 23

a sudden good idea

Question 24

scent

Answer 24

a pleasant natural smell

Question 24

to spur

Answer 24

to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster

Question 25

flavor

Answer 25

the particular way a substance, esp. food or drink, is recognized from its taste and smell

Question 26

ethnic

Answer 26

relating or belonging to a group of people who can be seen as distinct (= different) because they have a shared culture, tradition, language, history, etc.

Question 27

to ally

Answer 27

a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war

Question 28

thereby

Answer 28

as a result of this action

Question 28

lucrative

Answer 28

(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money

Question 29

gland

Answer 29

an organ of the body or of a plant that secretes (= produces) liquid chemicals that have various purposes

Question 30

attuned

Answer 30

able to understand or recognize something

Question 31

to reinforce

Answer 31

to make something stronger

Question 32

inhale

Answer 32

to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs

Question 32

to emerge

Answer 32

to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

Question 33

charitable

Answer 33

giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have no home, or to organizations that exist to provide good things for the public such as education or art

Question 34

goodwill

Answer 34

friendly and helpful feelings

Question 35

propel

Answer 35

to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force

Question 36

to pinpoint

Answer 36

to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something

Question 37

aspiration

Answer 37

something that you hope to achieve

Question 38

peripheral

Answer 38

a piece of equipment, such as a printer, that can be connected to a computer
not central or of main importance

Question 39

to unleash

Answer 39

to suddenly release a violent force that cannot be controlled

Question 40

retailer

Answer 40

the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops

Question 41

to augment

Answer 41

to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it

Question 42

to entail

Answer 42

to make something necessary, or to involve something

Question 43

to incorporate

Answer 43

to include something as part of something larger

Question 44

to determine

Answer 44

to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen