Unit 09

Question 1

If something is archaic, it is very old or outdated.

Answer 1

archaic

Question 2

If someone is _, they are kind and generous.

Answer 2

benevolent

Question 3

_ is a metal that is used to make musical instruments and ornaments.

Answer 3

brass

Question 4

_ is an economic system where private companies make goods for profit.

Answer 4

capitalism

Question 5

A _ is a part of a larger machine.

Answer 5

component

Question 6

_ is a situation in shich somebody relies on something else.

Answer 6

dependence

Question 7

To _ means to reduce or get smaller.

Answer 7

diminish

Question 8

A _ is a disadvantage.

Answer 8

drawback

Question 9

A _ is something that is popular for a short time.

Answer 9

fad

Question 10

To _ means to interrupt or force your ideas on other people.

Answer 10

impose

Question 11

_ describes something related to a manager or management.

Answer 11

managerial

Question 12

If something is _, it comes from the period between 650 and 1500CE.

Answer 12

medieval

Question 13

If something is _, it is not used anymore because something better exists.

Answer 13

obsolete

Question 14

A _ is a large piece of land that is surrounded by the ocean on three sides.

Answer 14

peninsula

Question 15

If a person has prestige, people admire or respect them.

Answer 15

prestige

Question 16

A _ is an amount that shows the link between the parts and the whole.

Answer 16

proportion

Question 17

If something is _, it is very new or differnt.

Answer 17

radical

Question 18

To _ something means to prove that it is false or incorrect.

Answer 18

refute

Question 19

If something is _, it looks or sounds very impressive.

Answer 19

spectacular

Question 20

To _ means to make cloth using horiaontal and vertical threads.

Answer 20

weave