NEO 54

Question 1

deposit

Answer 1

a substance or layer that is left, usually after a liquid is removed:
example: fossil eggshells he found in dune deposits along the ancient shoreline of a now vanished lake.

Question 2

distort

Answer 2

to change something from its natural or usual shape or condition:
example: a process that distorts the amount of the stable isotope carbon-13 they contain relative to most other plants

Question 3

clash

Answer 3

to fight or argue:
example: Two large, flightless birds living in the same habitat would have to develop different survival strategies and different food sources or constantly clash with each other

Question 4

envision

Answer 4

to imagine or expect something to happen, appear, etc. in a particular way:
example: Miller can envision how and why the balance tipped. “Before people
came,

Question 5

hummock

Answer 5

a very small hill or raised part of the ground:
example: : it grows in hummocks (low mounds) where alive and dead blades intermix

Question 6

allegiance

Answer 6

loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief:
example: commanded the allegiance of various Orang Laut groups (nomadic sea peoples) who protected Melaka’s clients and attacked ships going to rival ports

Question 6

maritime

Answer 6

connected with human activity at sea:
example: . A separate codification of maritime laws concentrated specifically on matters concerned with sea-going trad

Question 7

cosmopolitan

Answer 7

containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world:
example: and a cosmopolitan and wellequipped marketplace all attest to the priority its rulers placed on creating the conditions for safe

Question 7

attest

Answer 7

to show, say, or prove that something exists or is true:
example: and a cosmopolitan and wellequipped marketplace all attest to the priority its rulers placed on creating the conditions for safe

Question 7

archipelago

Answer 7

a group of small islands or an area of sea in which there are many small islands:
example: Melaka to various parts of the archipelago and exchanged for spices, aromatic woods, sea products, and other exotic items highly prized by

Question 8

aromatic

Answer 8

having a pleasant smell:
example: Melaka to various parts of the archipelago and exchanged for spices, aromatic woods, sea products, and other exotic items highly prized by