lesson 8

Question 1

exotic

Answer 1

unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical country

Question 2

timber

Answer 2

wood used for building

Question 3

charcoal

Answer 3

a hard, black substance similar to coal that can be used as fuel or, in the form of sticks, as something to draw with

Question 3

endangered

Answer 3

in danger of being harmed, lost, unsuccessful, etc.

Question 4

nutrient

Answer 4

any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow

Question 5

to solidify

Answer 5

to become or make something become certain

Question 6

viable

Answer 6

able to work as intended or able to succeed

Question 7

indigenous

Answer 7

used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else

Question 8

to disperse

Answer 8

to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this

Question 9

exposure

Answer 9

the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place

Question 10

regardless

Answer 10

despite; not being affected by something

Question 10

hypothesis

Answer 10

an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved

Question 11

to babble

Answer 11

to talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited, or silly way

Question 12

to mimic

Answer 12

to copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves, usually in order to make people laugh

Question 13

to induce

Answer 13

to persuade someone to do something

Question 14

to prompt

Answer 14

to make something happen

Question 15

to launch

Answer 15

an event to celebrate or introduce something new

Question 16

to uncover

Answer 16

to discover something secret or hidden

Question 17

sophisticated

Answer 17

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

Question 17

exempt

Answer 17

to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.

Question 18

to flourish

Answer 18

to grow or develop successfully

Question 19

demise

Answer 19

the death of a person

Question 20

to invade

Answer 20

to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it

Question 21

flaw

Answer 21

a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect

Question 22

evaporation

Answer 22

the process of a liquid changing to a gas, especially by heating

Question 23

threat

Answer 23

a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed

Question 24

vessel

Answer 24

a large boat or a ship

Question 25

to depict

Answer 25

to represent or show something in a picture or story

Question 26

route

Answer 26

a particular way or direction between places

Question 27

voyage

Answer 27

a long journey, especially by ship

Question 28

daunting

Answer 28

to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something

Question 29

incompetent

Answer 29

not having the ability to do something as it should be done

Question 30

miscellaneous

Answer 30

consisting of a mixture of various things that are not usually connected with each other

Question 30

life expectancy

Answer 30

the length of time that a living thing, especially a human being, is likely to live

Question 31

harbor

Answer 31

a protected area of water next to the land where ships and boats can be safely kept

Question 32

to decompose

Answer 32

to destroy something by breaking it into smaller parts

Question 33

to decay

Answer 33

to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this

Question 34

fertilizer

Answer 34

a natural or chemical substance that is spread on the land or given to plants, to make plants grow well

Question 34

indiscriminate

Answer 34

not showing careful choice or planning, especially so that harm results

Question 35

fertile

Answer 35

Fertile land can produce a large number of good quality crops

Question 36

benchmark

Answer 36

a level of quality that can be used as a standard when comparing other things

Question 37

to degrade

Answer 37

to cause people to feel that they or other people have no value and do not have the respect or good opinion of others

Question 37

neutral

Answer 37

not saying or doing anything that would encourage or help any of the groups involved in an argument or war

Question 38

measure

Answer 38

a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with a situation

Question 38

ultimate

Answer 38

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

Question 39

advocate

Answer 39

to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something

Question 39

pursuit

Answer 39

the act of following someone or something to try to catch him, her, or it

Question 40

pioneer

Answer 40

a person who is one of the first people to do something

Question 40

to reconcile

Answer 40

to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together

Question 41

integral

Answer 41

necessary and important as a part of a whole

Question 42

tendency

Answer 42

If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it

Question 43

to quantify

Answer 43

to measure or judge the size or amount of something