Unit 1

Question 1

alleviate /əˈliː.vi.eɪt/

Answer 1

to alleviate pain or suffering means to make it less intense or severe
Eg: She needed smt to alleviate the pain in her back

Question 2

astrology /əˈstrɒl.ə.dʒi/

Answer 2

Astrology is the study of the stars in the belief that they influence people’s lives
Eg: Jack, who studied astrology, believes that the stars can predict the future

Question 3

differentiate /ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃi.eɪt/

Answer 3

To differentiate things or people is to show the difference between the them
Eg: It was hard to diferentiate between the identical twins

Question 4

disrupt /dɪsˈrʌpt/

Answer 4

To disrupt smt or sb is to prevent them from working
Eg: the loud crash disrupt the class lecture

Question 5

equation /ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/

Answer 5

An equation is a math operation to determine the value of smt
Eg: I used the Pythagorean theorem to solve the equation

Question 6

err /ɜːr/

Answer 6

make a mistake

Eg: The pilot erred in his estimate of the time it would take to make the trip

Question 7

erroneous /ɪˈrəʊ.ni.əs/

Answer 7

wrong or false

Eg: The child held the erroneous belief that time machines were real

Question 8

frantic /ˈfræn.tɪk/

Answer 8

If people or things are frantic, they behave in a wild way because they are frightened
Eg: The cat became frantic when I tried to give it a bath

Question 9

hull /hʌl/

Answer 9

The hull of a boat or tank is the main body of it

Eg: After the wreck at sea, the ship’s hull was the last part to sink

Question 10

inadvertent /ˌɪn.ədˈvɜː.tənt/

Answer 10

not intentional

Eg: She made an inadvertent error when she knocked over the nail polish

Question 11

improvise /ˈɪm.prə.vaɪz/

Answer 11

To improvise smt is to do it with whatever is available or without planning
Eg: There was no meat for the pizza, so we improvised with what was in the fridge

Question 12

latitude /ˈlæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/

Answer 12

The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator
(equator: đường xích đạo)
Eg: The device was able to tell the traveler in his exact latitude

Question 13

mariner /ˈmær.ɪ.nər/

Answer 13

A mariner is a sailor

Eg: The old mariner used

Question 14

nuisance /ˈnjuː.səns/

Answer 14

A nuisance is a person or thing that is annoying or causes a lot of trouble
Eg: The teenager considered her noisy little brothers to be quite a nuisance

Question 15

multitude /ˈmʌl.tɪ.tʃuːd/

Answer 15

A multitude of things or people is very large number of them

Eg: A multitude of people were waiting at the airport

Question 16

permanence /ˈpɜː.mə.nəns/

Answer 16

The permanence of smt is its ability to last forever

Eg: Poor results will threaten the permanence of the new teaching system

Question 17

revolve /rɪˈvɒlv/

Answer 17

To revolve around smt is to keep it as the main feature or focus
Eg: My life revolves around sports

Question 18

soothe /suːð/

Answer 18

To soothe means to calm sb who is angy or upset

Eg: The mother soothed her crying baby by rocking him in her arms

Question 19

stranded /ˈstræn.dɪd/

Answer 19

If sb is stranded, they’re prevented from leaving a place

Eg: When the plane left, my sister and I were stranded in China

Question 20

volatile /ˈvɒl.ə.taɪl/

Answer 20

When smt is volatile, it is lilkely to change suddenly and unexpectedly
Eg: The volcano might exploded at any moment