unit 3

Question 1

abnormal

Answer 1

adj. If something is abnormal’ it is different from normal or average. I felt abnormal this morning’ like I was sick.

Question 2

absent

Answer 2

adj. If someone or something is absent’ they are missing or not in the place they are expected to be. I was absent from school yesterday because I went on a trip with my father.

Question 3

adjacent

Answer 3

adj. When something is adjacent’ it is next to or adjoining something else. My apartment is adjacent to a lovely park and playground.

Question 4

aluminum

Answer 4

n. Aluminum is a chemical element that is a light silver-coloured metal. I used the aluminum foil to wrap the food.

Question 5

applicable

Answer 5

adj. If something is applicable to a person or thing’ it is relevant to them. I discovered that my old password was no longer applicable to the website.

Question 6

artificial

Answer 6

adj. If something is artificial’ it was not made naturally but mimics something natural. The artificial Christmas tree was made of plastic.

Question 7

bicycle

Answer 7

n. A bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by pedaling. I rode my bicycle down the mountain road.

Question 8

broker

Answer 8

v. To broker is to arrange or negotiate the details of something for others. The lawyer will broker our agreement.

Question 9

bureaucracy

Answer 9

n. A bureaucracy is a group of people who work together to help manage a large business or run a country. The members of the bureaucracy were flooded by too many petitions.

Question 10

configure

Answer 10

v. To configure something means to set it up and arrange it. The engineer helped to configure my new computer.

Question 11

consolidate

Answer 11

v. To consolidate means to join or bring together into one thing. When we moved in together’ we had to consolidate our belongings.

Question 12

convenience

Answer 12

n. If something is done for your convenience’ it allows you to do something easily or without any trouble. I love the convenience of having a swimming pool in my back yard.

Question 13

deduct

Answer 13

v. To deduct means to subtract something. I had to deduct my expenses from my checkbook.

Question 14

deem

Answer 14

v. To deem means to consider something. I deemed the ice cream to be very delicious.

Question 15

entrepreneur

Answer 15

n. An entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business or organization in order to make money. The entrepreneur made a success out of his new business.

Question 16

evenly

Answer 16

adv. If something is evenly spread or spaced’ it is divided equally into amounts’ numbers’ or values. Sprinkle the sugar evenly all over the cookies.

Question 17

fiscal

Answer 17

adj. When something is fiscal’ it is related to money or finances’ especially that of a government or business. Did the company show fiscal growth this year?

Question 18

franchise

Answer 18

n. A franchise is the right to sell another company’s products or services in a particular area. The fast food restaurant has a franchise near my home.

Question 19

ideological

Answer 19

adj. If something is ideological’ it is based on a system of beliefs or ideals’ especially those that relate to a government or economy. The citizens of England had ideological differenes about its government.

Question 20

robot

Answer 20

n. A robot is a machine that can do the work of a person and operates automatically or is controlled by a computer. I bought a robot that can clean the floor on its own.