lesson 9

Question 1

enchanting

Answer 1

very pleasant or charming

Question 2

millennium

Answer 2

a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends

Question 3

scarce

Answer 3

not easy to find or get

Question 4

implication

Answer 4

an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly

Question 5

spontaneous

Answer 5

happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced

Question 6

to undertake

Answer 6

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

Question 7

wicked

Answer 7

morally wrong and bad

Question 7

controversy

Answer 7

a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people

Question 8

scheme

Answer 8

an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you

Question 9

consumerism

Answer 9

the state of an advanced industrial society in which a lot of goods are bought and sold

Question 10

to seize

Answer 10

to take something quickly and keep or hold it

Question 11

to arouse

Answer 11

to cause someone to have a particular feeling

Question 11

pivotal

Answer 11

central and important

Question 12

decisive

Answer 12

strongly affecting how a situation will progress or end

Question 13

to abolish

Answer 13

to end an activity or custom officially

Question 13

municipality

Answer 13

a city or town with its own local government, or the local government itself

Question 14

hospitality

Answer 14

the act of being friendly and welcoming to guests and visitors

Question 15

to recur

Answer 15

to happen many times or to happen again

Question 16

retention

Answer 16

the continued use, existence, or possession of something or someone

Question 17

to cite

Answer 17

to mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened

Question 18

morale

Answer 18

the amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a dangerous or difficult situation

Question 19

inherently

Answer 19

in a way that exists as a natural or basic part of something

Question 20

predisposition

Answer 20

the state of being likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease

Question 21

intrinsic

Answer 21

being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing

Question 22

to retain

Answer 22

to keep or continue to have something

Question 23

outskirts

Answer 23

the areas that form the edge of a town or city

Question 23

excursion

Answer 23

a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people

Question 24

to found

Answer 24

to base a belief, claim, idea, etc. on something

Question 25

province

Answer 25

one of the areas that a country or empire is divided into as part of the organization of its government, which often has some control over its own laws

Question 26

to cater

Answer 26

to provide, and sometimes serve, food

Question 27

mansion

Answer 27

a very large, expensive house

Question 28

to hold

Answer 28

to have something such as a meeting or an election

Question 29

pursuit

Answer 29

an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are not working

Question 30

crisis

Answer 30

an extremely difficult or dangerous point in a situation

Question 31

skyscraper

Answer 31

a very tall modern building, usually in a city

Question 32

ingenious

Answer 32

(of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods

Question 33

relentless

Answer 33

continuing in a severe or extreme way

Question 34

habitable

Answer 34

providing conditions that are good enough to live in or on

Question 35

ventilation

Answer 35

to cause fresh air to enter and move around a closed space

Question 36

outbreak

Answer 36

a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant

Question 37

excessive

Answer 37

an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable

Question 37

entrepreneur

Answer 37

someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity

Question 38

obsession

Answer 38

something or someone that you think about all the time

Question 38

to diminish

Answer 38

to reduce or be reduced in size or importance

Question 39

to outweigh

Answer 39

to be greater or more important than something else

Question 39

hierarchy

Answer 39

a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance

Question 40

debris

Answer 40

broken or torn pieces of something larger

Question 41

notion

Answer 41

a belief or idea