unit15

Question 1

terminal

Answer 1

(1) Forming or relating to an end or limit. (2) Fatal.

Question 2

indeterminate

Answer 2

Not precisely determined; vague.

Question 3

interminable

Answer 3

Having or seeming to have no end; tiresomely drawn out.

Question 4

terminus

Answer 4

(1) The end of a travel route (such as a rail or bus line), or the station at the end of a route. (2) An extreme point; tip.

Question 5

geocentric

Answer 5

Having or relating to the Earth as the center.

Question 6

geophysics

Answer 6

The science that deals with the physical processes and phenomena occurring especially in the Earth and in its vicinity.

Question 7

geostationary

Answer 7

Being or having an orbit such that a satellite remains in a fixed position above the Earth, especially having such an orbit above the equator.

Question 8

geothermal

Answer 8

Of, relating to, or using the natural heat produced inside the Earth.

Question 9

spherical

Answer 9

Relating to a sphere; shaped like a sphere or one of its segments.

Question 10

stratosphere

Answer 10

(1) The part of the earth’s atmosphere that extends from about seven to about 30 miles above the surface. (2) A very high or the highest region.

Question 11

biosphere

Answer 11

(1) The part of the world in which life can exist. (2) Living things and their environment.

Question 12

hemisphere

Answer 12

Half a sphere, especially half the global sphere as divided by the equator or a meridian.

Question 13

divert

Answer 13

(1) To turn from one purpose or course to another. (2) To give pleasure to by distracting from burdens or distress.

Question 14

converter

Answer 14

A device that changes something (such as radio signals, radio frequencies, or data) from one form to another.

Question 15

avert

Answer 15

(1) To turn (your eyes or gaze) away or aside. (2) To avoid or prevent.

Question 16

revert

Answer 16

(1) To go back or return (to an earlier state, condition, situation, etc.). (2) To be given back to (a former owner).

Question 17

amorphous

Answer 17

Without a definite shape or form; shapeless.

Question 18

anthropomorphic

Answer 18

(1) Having or described as having human form or traits. (2) Seeing human traits in nonhuman things.

Question 19

metamorphosis

Answer 19

(1) A physical change, especially one supernaturally caused. (2) A developmental change in an animal that occurs after birth or hatching.

Question 20

morphology

Answer 20

(1) The study of the structure and form of plants and animals. (2) The study of word formation.

Question 21

format

Answer 21

(1) The shape, size, and general makeup of something. (2) A general plan, arrangement, or choice of material.

Question 22

conform

Answer 22

(1) To be similar or identical; to be in agreement or harmony. (2) To follow ordinary standards or customs.

Question 23

formality

Answer 23

(1) An established custom or way of behaving that is required or standard. (2) The following of conventional rules.

Question 24

formative

Answer 24

(1) Giving or able to give form or shape; constructive. (2) Having to do with important growth or development.

Question 25

doctrine

Answer 25

(1) Something that is taught. (2) An official principle, opinion, or belief.

Question 26

docent

Answer 26

(1) Teacher, lecturer. (2) A person who leads guided tours, especially through a museum.

Question 27

doctrinaire

Answer 27

Tending to apply principles or theories without regard for practical difficulties or individual circumstance.

Question 28

indoctrinate

Answer 28

(1) To teach, especially basics or fundamentals. (2) To fill someone with a particular opinion or point of view.

Question 29

tutorial

Answer 29

(1) A class for one student or a small group of students. (2) An instructional program that gives information about a specific subject.

Question 30

tuition

Answer 30

(1) The act of teaching; instruction. (2) The cost of or payment for instruction.

Question 31

intuition

Answer 31

(1) The power of knowing something immediately without mental effort; quick insight. (2) Something known in this way.

Question 32

tutelage

Answer 32

Instruction or guidance of an individual; guardianship.