Vocab. 2

Question 1

correlation between

Answer 1

(n.) the relationship between things that happen or change together (e.g., the correlation of brain size and intelligence)

Question 2

impediment to

Answer 2

(n.) something that makes it difficult to do or complete something (e.g., There were no legal impediments to the deal.)

Question 3

isolation

Answer 3

(n.) the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others (e.g., the isolation of the mountain community)

Question 4

widowed

Answer 4

(adj.) used to describe a woman whose husband has died or a man whose wife has died (e.g., She was widowed by the war. [=her husband was killed in the war])

Question 5

counterpart

Answer 5

(n.) someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another (e.g., The secretary of defense met with his counterparts in Asia to discuss the nuclear crisis.P

Question 6

obligate to

Answer 6

to make a person do something because the law requires it or because it is the right thing to do (e.g., The contract obligates the firm to complete the work in six weeks.)

Question 7

mourn

Answer 7

(v.) o feel or show great sadness because someone has died (e.g., When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn. [=grieve])

Question 8

interrelated

Answer 8

(adj.) to have a close or shared relationship (e.g., I like the way the characters are interrelated in the novel.)

Question 9

virtual

Answer 9

(adj.) existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet (e.g., a virtual library)

Question 10

absorb

Answer 10

(v.) to take up the whole interest or attention of someone (e.g.,His interest in photography absorbs him completely.)

Question 11

reality

Answer 11

(n.) the true situation that exists (e.g., the real situation He refused to face/accept reality. [=the truth])

Question 12

acquaintance

Answer 12

(n.) someone who is known but who is not a close friend (e.g., Is he an acquaintance of yours? [=have you met him?])

Question 13

thus

Answer 13

(adv.) by so doing (e.g., I took her shift, thus enabling her to have the night off. [=I enabled her to have the night off by taking her shift])

Question 14

fade

Answer 14

(v.) to disappear gradually (e.g., We watched the ship gradually fade from view as it sailed away.)

Question 15

convenient

Answer 15

(adj.) allowing you to do something easily or without trouble (e.g., When is a convenient time for you to meet?)

Question 16

alter

Answer 16

(v.) to change something [+ object] (e.g., Alcohol can alter a person’s mood.

Question 17

accustom to

Answer 17

(v.) to cause someone to become adjusted to or familiar with something (e.g., trying to gradually accustom the students to their new surroundings)

Question 18

awkward

Answer 18

(adj.) not graceful; clumsy (e.g., She is awkward at dancing.)