unit10

Question 1

reputed

Answer 1

Believed to be a certain way by popular opinion.

Question 2

disrepute

Answer 2

Loss or lack of good reputation; disgrace.

Question 3

impute

Answer 3

To attribute.

Question 4

putative

Answer 4

Generally supposed; assumed to exist.

Question 5

physiology

Answer 5

(1) A branch of biology dealing with the processes and activities by which living things, tissues, and cells function. (2) The life processes and activities of a living thing or any of its parts.

Question 6

methodology

Answer 6

A set of methods or rules followed in a science or field.

Question 7

ideology

Answer 7

The set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party.

Question 8

cardiology

Answer 8

The study of the heart and its action and diseases.

Question 9

parterre

Answer 9

(1) A decorative garden with paths between the beds of plants. (2) The back area of the ground floor of a theater, often under the balcony.

Question 10

subterranean

Answer 10

Underground.

Question 11

terrarium

Answer 11

An enclosure, usually transparent, with a layer of dirt in the bottom in which plants and sometimes small animals are kept indoors.

Question 12

terrestrial

Answer 12

(1) Having to do with Earth or its inhabitants. (2) Living or growing on land instead of in water or air.

Question 13

marina

Answer 13

A dock or harbor where pleasure boats can be moored securely, often with facilities offering supplies or repairs.

Question 14

aquamarine

Answer 14

(1) A transparent blue or blue-green gem. (2) A pale blue or greenish blue that is the color of clear seawater in sunlight.

Question 15

mariner

Answer 15

A seaman or sailor.

Question 16

maritime

Answer 16

(1) Bordering on or having to do with the sea. (2) Having to do with navigation or commerce on the sea.

Question 17

pathos

Answer 17

(1) An element in life or drama that produces sympathetic pity. (2) An emotion of sympathetic pity.

Question 18

apathetic

Answer 18

(1) Showing or feeling little or no emotion. (2) Having no interest.

Question 19

empathy

Answer 19

The feeling of, or the ability to feel, the emotions and sensations of another.

Question 20

telepathic

Answer 20

Involving apparent communication from one mind to another without speech or signs.

Question 21

penal

Answer 21

Having to do with punishment or penalties, or institutions where punishment is given.

Question 22

impunity

Answer 22

Freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.

Question 23

penance

Answer 23

An act of self-punishment or religious devotion to show sorrow or regret for sin or wrongdoing.

Question 24

punitive

Answer 24

Giving, involving, or aiming at punishment.

Question 25

maternity

Answer 25

The state of being a mother; motherhood.

Question 26

matriarch

Answer 26

A woman who controls a family, group, or government.

Question 27

matrilineal

Answer 27

Based on or tracing the family through the mother.

Question 28

matrix

Answer 28

(1) Something (such as a situation or a set of conditions) in which something else develops or forms. (2) Something shaped like a pattern of lines and spaces.

Question 29

aquaculture

Answer 29

The farming of plants and animals (such as kelp, fish, and shellfish) that live in the water.

Question 30

aquanaut

Answer 30

A scuba diver who lives and works both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended time.

Question 31

aqueduct

Answer 31

(1) A pipe or channel for water. (2) A bridgelike structure for carrying water over a valley.

Question 32

aquifer

Answer 32

A layer of rock, sand, or gravel that can absorb and hold water.