unit7 upstream part 2

Question 1

to fascinate

Answer 1

intrigue

Question 2

local, traditional knowledge concerning a particular subject, usually transmitted orally تقاليد البلد

Answer 2

country-lore

Question 3

a disease of cattle

Answer 3

cowpox

Question 4

to get an illness

Answer 4

contract

Question 5

a woman who works in a place where milk products are made

Answer 5

dairymaid

Question 6

a knife with a short thin sharp blade used by surgeons during operations

Answer 6

scalpel

Question 7

without doubt

Answer 7

undoubtedly

Question 8

by everyone or in every case

Answer 8

universally

Question 9

sth that does not lead to further developments

Answer 9

dead end (idm)

Question 10

effective

Answer 10

efficacious

Question 11

to fall to pieces

Answer 11

disintegrate

Question 12

to speculate

Answer 12

hypothesize

Question 13

to be praised for sth

Answer 13

receive credit for sth

Question 14

a kind of tree with long branches and long narrow leaves that grows near water

Answer 14

willow tree

Question 15

a kind of enzyme

Answer 15

prostaglandin

Question 16

a sudden illness in which the heart beats irregularly causing great pain

Answer 16

heart attack

Question 17

the front part of the leg between the knee and the ankle

Answer 17

shin

Question 18

to breathe with difficulty and make a whistling noise

Answer 18

wheeze

Question 19

to feel a series of strong and painful beats in a part of the body

Answer 19

throb (v)

Question 20

loss of consciousness or feeling sick after a blow to one’s head

Answer 20

concussion