Unit 64: Weight and density

Question 1

weighty

(n): weigthiness

Answer 1

important and serious

Question 2

unweildy

system, bureaucracy, object

Answer 2

difficult to control or organize because it is very large or complicated

Question 3

cumbersome

Answer 3

large and heavy; difficult to carry; slow and complicated

Question 4

burdensome|onerous

The new regulations will be burdensome for small businesses.

Answer 4

causing worry, difficulty or hard work

Question 5

ponderous

(n): ponderousness

Answer 5

(of speech and writing) too slow and careful; serious and boring

Question 6

lumbering

Answer 6

moving in a slow and heavy way

Question 7

weigh down

The responsibilities of the job are weighing her down.

She tried to swim to the surface, but her clothes and shoes weighed her down.

Answer 7

1) moving in a slow and heavy way
2) make somebody/something heavier so that they are not able to move easily

Question 8

weigh up

She look tired and weighed down with problems

Answer 8

consider and compare

Question 9

weigh out

She weighed out a kilo of nuts and put them in a bag.

Answer 9

weigh a quantity of loose goods

Question 10

weigh on sb

I have to confess something to you. It’s been weighing on me for ages.

Answer 10

troble sb’s mind

Question 11

weigh in

The discussion was getting heated, and then Kate weighed in with some uncomfortable financial arguments.

Answer 11

add more points to the argument

Question 12

congeal

The cold remains of supper had congealed on the plate.

(adj): congealed

Answer 12

become thick or solid

Question 13

thin out

As the rush hour ended, the traffic began to thin out.

Answer 13

become less dense

Question 14

dilute|water down

Answer 14

add water to make sth less saturated

Question 15

impenetrable

>< penetrable

Answer 15

1) impossible to move through
2) difficult to understand = incomprehensible (+to sb)

Question 16

impenitent|unrepentant

To this day she remains impenitent about her criminal past.

> < penitent = remorseful, repentant

Answer 16

not feeling ashamed or sorry about something bad you have done

Question 17

repent

I will spend the rest of my life trying to repent for my actions.

Answer 17

feel and show that you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you have done

Question 18

penitentiary

The execution was carried out at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison.

Answer 18

a prison

Question 19

impervious (to sth)

Answer 19

1) liquid cannot pass through
2) not affected or influenced by something