unit 29

Question 1

conversion

Answer 1

n. Conversion is the act of changing something into a different state or form. The city discussed the conversion of the parking lot into a skateboard park.

Question 2

cram

Answer 2

v. To cram things means to put them into a place that can barely contain them. He crammed all of his shirts into the top drawer of the dresser.

Question 3

defer

Answer 3

v. To defer means to arrange for an action to happen at a later time. The girl was very sleepy’ so she chose to defer her bath until morning.

Question 4

export

Answer 4

v. To export products means to sell them to other countries. The United States exports many cereals and grains.

Question 5

fume

Answer 5

n. Fumes are unhealthy smoke and gases that are made by fires or chemicals. The engine put unpleasant’ black fumes into the air.

Question 6

habitual

Answer 6

adj. When something is habitual’ it is a behavior that a person usually does or has. The man was a habitual liar who was incapable of being honest with anyone.

Question 7

justify

Answer 7

v. To justify something means to show or prove that it is necessary. The government tried to justify its decision to bring the country into a war.

Question 8

notwithstanding

Answer 8

prep. We use notwithstanding when we want to show that’ although something has been done’ it is not enough. A similar term is “in spite of”. Notwithstanding your objections’ we have decided to move forward with the project.

Question 9

output

Answer 9

n. Output is the amount of something that a person or thing produces. The boss hired more workers to increase the factory’s output of products.

Question 10

overpopulation

Answer 10

n. Overpopulation is the state of having too many people in an area. The organization is concerned with the overpopulation of the world.

Question 11

patent

Answer 11

n. A patent is a right to be the only person allowed to make or sell a new product. He quickly established a patent for his brilliant invention.

Question 12

penalize

Answer 12

v. To penalize someone means to punish him or her. The team was penalized when they broke the rules.

Question 13

petroleum

Answer 13

n. Petroleum is a liquid natural resource from which many fuels are made. The petroleum at that factory is used to make gasoline.

Question 14

region

Answer 14

n. A region is a large area of land usually based on some common feature. This is the wheat-growing region of the country.

Question 15

scrap

Answer 15

n. A scrap of something is a small amount of it. Chris liked to use many scraps of paper when thinking up ideas.

Question 16

sector

Answer 16

n. A sector is a part of a country’s economy in a specific type of industry. We learned about just a few of the factories within the manufacturing sector.

Question 17

subscribe

Answer 17

v. To subscribe to something is to agree with it. She subscribed to the view that musical education should be kept in schools.

Question 18

subsist

Answer 18

v. To subsist means to have the food’ water’ and money needed to stay alive. Some people are forced to subsist on only a few dollars a month.

Question 19

suspend

Answer 19

v. To suspend something means to delay or stop it from happening for a while. The oil company suspended production until it was sure the factory was safe.

Question 20

synthesis

Answer 20

n. A synthesis is a combination of different ideas or styles. The band’s music was a synthesis of many different musical genres.