Lesson №7. Vocabulary.

Question 1

abacus

Answer 1

a square or rectangular frame holding an arrangement of small balls on metal rods or wires, used for counting or for doing calculations

Question 2

predominantly

Answer 2

mostly or mainly

Question 3

descendant

Answer 3

a person’s descendants are their children, their children’s children, and all the people who live after them who are related to them

Question 4

distinguish

Answer 4

to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another

Question 5

ubiquitous

Answer 5

seeming to be everywhere

Question 6

incorporate

Answer 6

to include something as part of something larger

Question 7

mankind

Answer 7

the whole of the human race, including both men and women

Question 8

binary

Answer 8

using a system of numbers that uses only 0 and 1

Question 9

blunder

Answer 9

a serious mistake, usually caused by not taking care or thinking:

Question 10

circumference

Answer 10

the line surrounding a circular space, or the length of this line

Question 11

weave

Answer 11

to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (= special frame)

Question 12

clutch

Answer 12

a device that allows turning movement to be sent from one part of a machine to another

Question 13

obsolete

Answer 13

not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable

Question 14

pursue

Answer 14

to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it

Question 15

in situ

Answer 15

in the original place instead of being moved to another place

Question 16

esoteric

Answer 16

hidden, very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge

Question 17

bizarre

Answer 17

very strange and unusual

Question 18

utilize

Answer 18

to use something in an effective way

Question 19

abundant

Answer 19

more than enough

Question 20

entanglement

Answer 20

a situation or relationship that you are involved in and that is difficult to escape from

Question 21

staggering

Answer 21

very shocking and surprising

Question 22

conventional

Answer 22

traditional and ordinary

Question 23

particle

Answer 23

a word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or no meaning

Question 24

profound

Answer 24

felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way

Question 25

query

Answer 25

a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from an authority

Question 26

ignite

Answer 26

to (cause to) start burning or explode

Question 27

impurity

Answer 27

the fact that a substance is dirty or lower in quality because it is mixed with another substance, or something that causes this

Question 28

resistance

Answer 28

the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something

Question 29

spin

Answer 29

to (cause to) turn around and around, especially fast

Question 30

database

Answer 30

a large amount of information stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be easily looked at or changed