NEO 51

Question 1

mobile

Answer 1

characterized by the mixing of social groups
example: European society became more mobile and more democratic.

Question 2

concrete

Answer 2

clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen or felt:
example: practical solutions to concrete problems

Question 3

exodus

Answer 3

the movement of a lot of people from a place:
example: There was a mass exodus from
farms and the countryside, as one of the most traditional and least mobile groups in European society

Question 4

cease

Answer 4

to stop something:
example: Meanwhile, the industrial working class ceased to expand, and job opportunities for white-collar and service employees grew rapidly.

Question 5

pensions

Answer 5

an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work anymore because they are too old or have become sick:
example: such as increased unemployment benefits and more extensive retirement pensions- simply strengthened social security

Question 6

maternity

Answer 6

being or providing care during and immediately before and after childbirth
example: gave maternity grants and built inexpensive public housing for low-income families and individuals

Question 7

grant

Answer 7

an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose:
example: gave maternity grants and built inexpensive public housing for low-income families and individuals

Question 8

installment

Answer 8

one of a number of payments that you make over a period of time to pay for something that you can use while you are paying for it:
example: The purchase of consumer goods was greatly facilitated by installment purchasing, which allowed people to buy on credit

Question 9

domes

Answer 9

a rounded roof on a building or a room, or a building with such a roof
example: The arrangement of domes above the arms is similar to that of Islamic architecture in Egypt

Question 10

reminiscent

Answer 10

making you remember a particular person, event, or thing:
example: marble facing, and its pointed arches are reminiscent of major buildings in Egypt, one of Venice’s most
important trading partners

Question 11

conventions

Answer 11

a common way of showing something in art or writing:
example: These painters adopted some stylistic elements of northern European painting, including the conventions
of portrait painting and the use of mountains and forests in landscapes that typified German painting