Vocabulary 2

Question 1

expert
(n.)

Answer 1

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity

Mr. Cook is an expert in sailing.

Question 2

director
(n.)

Answer 2

1) a manager of an organization, company, college, etc.
2) a person who is in charge of a film or play and tells the actors how to play their parts

1- The director of my school announced school would be cancelled because of a snow storm.
2 - The film director of this movie won an Oscar.

Question 3

cure
(n.) (v.)

Answer 3

to make someone with an illness healthy again or to solve a problem

The medicine won’t cure her - it merely stops the pain. (v.)

They found a cure for cancer. (n.)

Question 4

eastern
(adj.)

Answer 4

in or from the east part of an area

Japan and Korea are located in the eastern part of Asia.

Question 5

immigration
(n.)

Answer 5

the act of someone coming to live in a different country permanently

Ater WW II, there was a wide wave of immigration from Japan to many parts of the world.

Question 6

develop
(v.)

Answer 6

to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form

Over time, their relationship developed into a lasting friendship.

Question 7

facility
(n.)

Answer 7

a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens

This club has many sports facilities.

Question 8

accommodation
(n.)

Answer 8

a place to stay or live (especially when you travel)
* accommodate (verb)

They paid for his flights and accommodation.

Question 9

abroad
(adv.)

Answer 9

in or to a foreign country or countries

We always go abroad in the summer.

Question 10

reservation
(n.)

Answer 10

an arrangement in which something such as a seat on an aircraft or a table at a restaurant is kept for you
* reserve (verb)

I’d like to make a table reservation for two people for nine o’clock.

Question 11

audience
(n.)

Answer 11

the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc.

The audience was clearly delighted with the performance.

Question 12

invent
(v.)

Answer 12

create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of
* invention (noun)

Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

Question 13

advertisement
(n.)

Answer 13

a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event
* advertise (verb)

The advertisement will appear in three magazines.

Question 14

recommend
(v.)

Answer 14

to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done
* recommendation (noun)

I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it’s delicious.

Question 15

expand
(v.)

Answer 15

to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way:

The air in the balloon expands when heated.