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Question 1

landfill

Answer 1

/ˈlænd.fɪl/
the process of getting rid of large amounts of trash by burying it, or a place where trash is buried:
(lixão, aterro sanitário)
- 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites

Question 2

is human life not feasible

Answer 2

/ˈfiː.zə.bəl/
able to be made, done, or achieved
(exequível, factível, viável)
- With the extra resources, the project now seems feasible.
- [ + to infinitive ] It may be feasible to clone human beings, but is it ethical?

Question 3

surrogate mother

Answer 3

/ˈsɝː.ə.ɡət/
replacing someone else or used instead of something else:
(substituto)
- Because she had no children of her own, her friend’s son became a kind of surrogate child to her.
- For some people, reading travel books is a surrogate for actual travel.

a woman who has a baby for another person who is unable to become pregnant or have a baby
(mãe de alugel)
- She has agreed to act as a surrogate mother for her sister.

Question 4

hectic

Answer 4

/ˈhek.tɪk/
full of activity, or very busy and fast
- a hectic schedule
- The area has become a haven for people tired of the hectic pace of city life.
- that was the most hectic season

Question 5

envy

Answer 5

/ˈen.vi/
to wish that you had something that another person has
- I envied her ability to talk to people she’s never met before.
- I don’t envy you the job of cooking for all those people.

be the envy of someone
to be liked and wanted by a lot of people
- They have a client list that would be the envy of any company.
- i think they thought their custumer list was the envy of any company
- Their financial success was the envy of other opera companies.

I don’t envy sb (sth)
indicates that you are glad you do not have to do what sb else has to do
- I don’t envy you having to do all that work

Question 6

monica has to dunk her head under the water

Answer 6

/dʌŋk/
(INTO LIQUID)
to put a cookie, piece of bread, etc. into a liquid such as tea, coffee, or soup for a short time before eating it
- She dunked acookie in her coffee
- Dunk the sponge in water every once in a while to stop it from drying out

informal
(to put something into liquid for a short time)

= Dip refers to a partial submersion of an object. Dunk refers to complete submersion. For example, “He dips his chips in salsa” vs “The boy dunked his brother under water in the pool”

Question 7

pace

Answer 7

/peɪs/ aspiration
the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes
(ritmo, passo)
- When she thought she heard someone following her, she quickened her pace.
- try to keep up with my pace
- i had to hurry to keep up with her pace