Vocabulary - Unit 1

Question 1

accumulate

verb

Answer 1

1. get or gather together
2. collect or gather

Question 2

ambiguity

noun

Answer 2

1. an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
2. unclear due to having more than one meaning

Question 3

append

verb

Answer 3

1. add to the very end
2. fix to; attach
3. state or say further

Question 4

bias

noun

Answer 4

1. partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
2. a line or cut across a fabric not at right angles to a side of the fabric

Question 5

bias

verb

Answer 5

1. influence in an unfair way
2. cause to be biased

Question 6

clarity

noun

Answer 6

1. free from obscurity; easy to understand; clear expression
2. quality of water or other liquids

Question 7

commodity

noun

Answer 7

articles of commerce

Question 8

differentiate

verb

Answer 8

1. mark as different
2. have a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; 3. in math or economics, to calculate a derivative
3. become distinct and acquire a different character

Question 9

disposable

adjective

Answer 9

1. free or available for use
2. designed to be thrown away or discarded after use

Question 10

eventuality

noun

Answer 10

a possible event or occurrence or result

Question 11

fluctuate

verb

Answer 11

1. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
2. be unstable; have ups and downs

Question 12

ideological

adjective

Answer 12

concerned with or suggestive of ideas

Question 13

induce

verb

Answer 13

1. cause to arise, do or act in a specified manner
2. cause to occur rapidly
3. produce electric current electrostatically or magnetically

Question 14

implicit

adjective

Answer 14

1. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
2. without doubt or reserve

Question 15

mode

noun

Answer 15

1. how something is done or how it happens
2. a particular condition or arrangement
3. the most frequent value of a random variable

Question 16

paradigm

noun

Answer 16

1. a standard or typical example
2. the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position or slot in a grammatical sentence

Question 17

phenomenon

noun

Answer 17

1. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
2. a remarkable development

Question 18

simulate

verb

Answer 18

1. reproduce someone’s behavior or looks
2. create a representation or model of

Question 19

sole

noun

Answer 19

1. the underside of footwear or the foot
2. a type of flatfish

Question 20

sole

verb

Answer 20

1. not divided or shared with others; the only one
2. single and isolated from others

Question 21

successor

noun

Answer 21

1. a person who follows next in order
2. a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
3. a person who inherits a title or office

Question 22

ultimately

adverb

Answer 22

• as the end result of a succession or process
• finally
• in the end