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Question 1

Versatile (adj) (approving)

Answer 1

1. (of a person) able to do many different things :
   Ex: He’s a versatile actor who has played a wide variety of parts.
2. (of food, a building, etc) having many different uses :
   Ex: Eggs are easy to cook and are an extremely versatile food.

Question 2

Portable (adj)

Answer 2

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Verbs : be
Adverbs : easily, highly, very, completely, fully

Question 3

prominent (adj)

Answer 3

1. important or well known : a prominant politician
   Ex: He played a prominent part in the campaign.
   She was prominent in (well known) the fashion industry
2. easily seen
   Ex: The church tower was a prominent feature in the landscape.
   Collacation :
   Verbs: be, become, remain
   Adverb: especially, extremely, particularly, unsually, very, increasingly, fairly, quite
   Prep: as prominent as a player and coach, in prominent in the trade unions

Question 4

irrefutable (adj)

Answer 4

-that cannot be proved wrong and that must therefore be accepted.
irrefutable evidence

Question 5

decent (adj)

Answer 5

of a good standard or quality

decency (n) honest and polite behaviour

Question 6

indispensable (adj)

Answer 6

too important = essential
cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.
A good dictionary is indispensable for learning a foregin language.

Question 7

keep abreast of (idiom)

Answer 7

to make sure that you know all the most recent facts about a subject
It is almost impossible to keep abreast of all the lastest developments in computing.

Question 8

prevalent (adj)

Answer 8

very common = widespread

a prevalent view

Question 9

dimension (n)

Answer 9

an aspect, a way of looking at or thinking about sth

a social dimension of unemployment

Question 10

address (yourself to) sth

Answer 10

to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it:
Your essay does not address the real issues.
We must address ourselves to the problem of traffic pollution.

Question 11

Vulnerable (adj)

Vulnerability (n)

Answer 11

vulnerable (to sb/sth) weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally
Ex: In case of food poisoning, young children are especially vulnerable.
The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position.

Question 12

affliction (n)

Answer 12

pain and suffering or sth that causes it

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Question 13

On account of sb/sth

Answer 13

because of sb/sth

Ex: She retired early on account of ill health

Question 14

inextricable (adj)

Answer 14

too closely linked to be separated:

an inextricable connection between the past and the present

Question 15

trigger sth (off)

Answer 15

to make sth happen suddenly

Nuts can trigger off a violen alleric reaction

Question 16

lethal (adj)

Answer 16

causing or able to cause death
a lethal dose of poison
a lethal weapon
the closure of the factory dealt a lethal blow to the town.

Question 17

flexible (adj)
inflexible (opp)
flexibility (n)
flexibly (adv)

Answer 17

1.(approving) able to chane to suit new conditions or situations
Ex: a more flexible approach
flexible working hours
Our plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone.
You need to be more flexible and imaginative in your approach.
2. able to bend easily without breaking : flexible plastic tubing
Computers offer a much greater degree of flexibility in the way work is organized.
Exercises to develop the flexibility of dancer’s bodies.

Question 18

to be a double-edged sword

Answer 18

to be sth that both advantages and disadvantages/ metrit and dimetrit

Question 19

cardiovascular (adj)

Answer 19

connect with the heart and the blood vessels = (the tubes that carry blood around the body)