Vocabulary Test 15!

Question 1

retaliate

Answer 1

to strike back; to get revenge

Question 2

translucent

Answer 2

allowing only some light to pass through so that images can’t be seen clearly

Question 3

jut

Answer 3

stick out sharply

Question 4

asset

Answer 4

something valuable or useful

Question 5

immerse

Answer 5

1. involve or occupy completely
2. to cover completely with water or liquid

Question 6

temptation

Answer 6

something that tempts or attracts

Question 7

ravenous

Answer 7

very hungry

Question 8

facilitate

Answer 8

to make less difficult; to help to progress (enable)

Question 9

unfazed

Answer 9

not disturbed, worried, or surprised

Question 10

operative

Answer 10

functioning or having effect

Question 11

suspicious

Answer 11

having or showing cautious distrust of someone or something

Question 12

guffawing

Answer 12

laugh in a loud or boisterous way

Question 13

prying

Answer 13

excessively interested in a person’s private affairs

Question 14

heroically

Answer 14

in an admirable, brave, or determined manner

Question 15

rowdy

Answer 15

noisy and disorderly

Question 16

dubiously

Answer 16

with hesitation, doubt, or distrust

Question 17

prestigious

Answer 17

inspire respect and admiration; having high status

Question 18

light pollution

Answer 18

any negative effects of human-made lights

Question 19

astronomers

Answer 19

scientists who study space

Question 20

solar flare

Answer 20

a sudden eruption of brightness on the sun’s surface

Question 21

fusion

Answer 21

the process of combining atoms

Question 22

nuclear power plant

Answer 22

a thermal power station that generates electricity from the heat produced by the controlled fission. This heat is then used to boil water, creating steam that spins a turbine connected to a generator, which produces electricity

Question 23

cold war

Answer 23

a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare

Question 24

atomic bomb

Answer 24

a nuclear weapon that derives its destructive power from the splitting of atomic nuclei through a chain reaction called fission

Question 25

invert

Answer 25

to switch the positions of the numerator and denominator

Question 26

reciprocals

Answer 26

two numbers who's product is one

Question 27

ratio

Answer 27

a way of describing a relationship by division

Question 28

negative number

Answer 28

numbers that are less than zero

Question 29

positive number

Answer 29

numbers that are greater than one