Vocab set 5

Question 1

conceptual

Answer 1

related to ideas or principles, based on mental concepts

+ He conceptually divided the brain into consecutive slices.

Question 2

consecutive

Answer 2

following each other continuously

Question 3

Eureka!

Answer 3

found it!

Question 4

scant

Answer 4

barely sufficient or adequate

Question 5

scrounge

Answer 5

seek to obtain (sth, esp food or money) at the expense or through the generosity of the others or by stealth.

Question 6

scrap

Answer 6

discarded metal for reprocessing

Question 7

primitive

Answer 7

very basic and simple

Question 8

the powers that be

Answer 8

the authorities

Question 9

subaqueous

Answer 9

under water

Question 10

coach

Answer 10

carriage

Question 11

cargo

Answer 11

goods carried with ships

Question 12

unrivalled

Answer 12

better than any- not defeated

Question 13

debunked

Answer 13

discredited

Question 14

pulley

Answer 14

قرقره

Question 15

primitive

Answer 15

earliest, simple, basic

Question 16

cognitive

Answer 16

related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something

Question 17

auditory

Answer 17

related to the ability to hear

Question 18

transmit

Answer 18

pass,
send out electric signals through radio etc.
allow energy to pass through +water transmits light

Question 19

phenomenon

Answer 19

a remarkable occurrence, especially one that it’s cause is in question

Question 20

dissonant ≠ consonant

Answer 20

notes that are unpleasant together ≠ pleasant together

Question 21

prime

Answer 21

most important
the best
to be ready to do sth +Primed to learn.

Question 22

perceive

Answer 22

recognize

regard

Question 23

rudimentary

Answer 23

basic

Question 24

perception

Answer 24

understanding

Question 25

induce

Answer 25

persuade

cause, produce

Question 26

incorporate

Answer 26

absorb, include

Question 27

intersection

Answer 27

A ∩ B = intersection of A and B

Question 28

impulse

Answer 28

urge

Question 29

ponder

Answer 29

consider

Question 30

obscurity

Answer 30

not being known or remembered
+ fade into obscurity
+ drift into obscurity

Question 31

agitate

Answer 31

make nervous or disturbed

Question 32

amplify

Answer 32

make louder

Question 33

refine

Answer 33

to make small improvement to sth

Question 34

intrinsic

Answer 34

essential, belong naturally

Question 35

tremendous

Answer 35

enormous

Question 36

intensify

Answer 36

to get more intense

Question 37

resonator plate

Answer 37

a metal plate used to make sound loud and clear

Question 38

transducer

Answer 38

a device that converts energy from one form to another

Question 39

manipulate

Answer 39

use, control, operate

Question 40

entity

Answer 40

existence, being

Question 41

synthesis

Answer 41

combination
+ the synthesis of intellect and emotion

the production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials

verb form: synthesize

synthesizer: a device that produces sound electronically

Question 42

mutually exclusive

Answer 42

if two or more events cannot occur at the same time, they are mutually exclusive

• entities grouped into categories that do not overlap
  + instruments used in orchestras (wind instruments, string instruments and percussion instruments)

Question 43

pungent

Answer 43

having a sharply strong taste or smell, like the smell of frying onions.

Question 44

categorical

Answer 44

absolute, unqualified

Question 45

likewise

Answer 45

also, in addition

similarly + I did likewise

Question 46

parameter

Answer 46

variable

Question 47

minimum - minimal

Answer 47

the least amount or number

countable - uncountable

Question 48

corporation

Answer 48

company

Question 49

inhabit

Answer 49

occupy, live in