Unit 7 vocabulary

Question 1

*benefit

Answer 1

(n) – an advantage gained from something (antonyms of this word include disadvantage, drawback, and detriment)

Question 2

*challenge

Answer 2

(n) – a difficult task; a problem

Question 3

*characteristic

Answer 3

(n) – a quality or feature that describes a person or thing; a trait

Question 4

*chronological

Answer 4

(adj) – arranged in the order of time

Question 5

clarify

Answer 5

(v) – to make an idea or statement more clear and understandable

Question 6

context

Answer 6

(n) – the circumstances that surround an event; the words and sentences that come before and after a word

Question 7

elaborate

Answer 7

(v) – to add more detail to something that has been written or said; to expand on

Question 8

*generation

Answer 8

(n) – the average period (around thirty years) during which children are born, grow up, and begin to have children of their own

Question 9

hybrid

Answer 9

(n) – a thing made by combining two different elements

e. g., a mule is a hybrid of a donkey and a horse; a hybrid car uses both gas and electricity for power

Question 10

implement

Answer 10

(v) – to put a decision or plan into action (e.g., the new law will be implemented on January 1st)

Question 11

*inference

Answer 11

(n) – a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

Question 12

motivation

Answer 12

(n) – the reason a person has for doing something

Question 13

mandatory

Answer 13

(adj) – required by rules or the law

Question 14

*optional

Answer 14

(adj) – not required; left to one’s choice

Question 15

prior

Answer 15

(adj) – coming before something; previous

Question 16

subsequent

Answer 16

(adj) – coming after something; following

Question 17

relevant

Answer 17

(adj) – related to the matter at hand; pertinent

Question 18

*significant

Answer 18

(adj) – important; of consequence; worthy of attention

Question 19

*similarity

Answer 19

(n) – the state of being alike; an aspect, trait, or feature like or resembling another

Question 20

*theory

Answer 20

(n) – a principle offered to explain something; an idea that is presented as possibly true but is not necessarily proven

Question 21

Spell: (n) – a principle offered to explain something; an idea that is presented as possibly true but is not necessarily proven

Answer 21

theory

Question 22

Spell:(n) – the state of being alike; an aspect, trait, or feature like or resembling another

Answer 22

similarity

Question 23

Spell:(adj) – important; of consequence; worthy of attention

Answer 23

significant

Question 24

Spell:(adj) – not required; left to one’s choice

Answer 24

optional

Question 25

Spell:(n) – a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

Answer 25

inference

Question 26

Spell:(n) – the average period (around thirty years) during which children are born, grow up, and begin to have children of their own

Answer 26

*generation

Question 27

Spell:(adj) – arranged in the order of time

Answer 27

chronological

Question 28

Spell:(n) – a quality or feature that describes a person or thing; a trait

Answer 28

characteristic

Question 29

Spell:(n) – a difficult task; a problem

Answer 29

challenge

Question 30

Spell:(n) – an advantage gained from something (antonyms of this word include disadvantage, drawback, and detriment)

Answer 30

benefit