Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

striking

Answer 1

very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention:

She bears a striking resemblance to her mother.
There’s a striking contrast between what he does and what he says he does.
The library is a striking example of modern architecture.
There are striking similarities between the two cases.
Their production of Macbeth was the most visually striking performance I’ve ever seen.

Question 2

entire

Answer 2

whole or complete, with nothing missing:

Between them they ate an entire cake.
He’d spent the entire journey asleep.
They got an entire set of silver cutlery as a wedding present.

Question 3

vast

Answer 3

extremely big:

A vast audience watched the broadcast.
The amount of detail the book contains is vast.
The people who have taken our advice have saved themselves vast amounts/sums of money.
The vast majority of children attend state schools.

Question 4

come up

Answer 4

to move towards someone:

A young girl came up to me and asked for money.
He just came up to me and punched me.
He came up to me at a party and introduced himself.

Question 5

come up with something

Answer 5

to suggest or think of an idea or plan:

He came up with a great idea for the ad campaign.

Question 6

make up for something

Answer 6

to use as a replacement for something missing, lost, or lacking:

What he lacks in size, Hayes makes up for in toughness on the basketball court.
Some of these horses have cost me a lot of money, but other ones have made up for it.

Question 7

wimp

Answer 7

a person who is not strong, brave, or confident:

I’m afraid I’m a wimp when it comes to climbing up ladders.

Question 8

fun

Answer 8

pleasure, enjoyment, or entertainment:

Have fun (= enjoy yourself)!
Having fun (= are you enjoying yourself)?
I really enjoyed your party - it was such good fun.
She’s great fun to be with.
Mark was ill for most of the holiday so that took all the fun out of it.

Question 9

fool

Answer 9

a person who behaves in a silly way without thinking:

[ as form of address ] You fool, you missed your chance!
He’s a fool if he thinks she still loves him.
He said he would pay me back and like a fool, I believed him.
I felt like a fool when I dropped my phone in the toilet.

Question 10

scene

Answer 10

a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time:

the funeral/wedding scene
Juliet dies in Act IV, Scene iii.

Question 11

series

Answer 11

a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations:

The star is to host a television series on extreme sports.
a comedy series
I missed the second episode of the series so I don’t know what’s going on now.

Question 12

scenery

Answer 12

the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it is beautiful:

beautiful/breathtaking/spectacular scenery
They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the scenery.

Question 13

mate

Answer 13

uk informal a friend:

We’ve been mates since our school days.
I usually go out with some of my mates from the office on Saturdays.
She’s my best mate.

Question 14

skyscraper

Answer 14

a very tall modern building, usually in a city

Question 15

opponent

Answer 15

a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it:

a political opponent
Leading opponents of the proposed cuts in defence spending will meet later today.

Question 16

resident

Answer 16

a person who lives or has their home in a place:

a resident of the UK/Australia
The local residents were angry at the lack of parking spaces.
The hotel bar was only open to residents (= to people staying at the hotel).

Question 17

genre

Answer 17

a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics:

What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?
a literary/musical/film genre

Question 18

consider

Answer 18

to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision:

Don’t make any decisions before you’ve considered the situation.
[ + question word ] Have you considered what you’ll do if you don’t get the job?
[ + -ing verb ] We’re considering selling the house.
She’s being considered for the job.
I’d like some time to consider before I make a decision.

Question 19

out of your mind

Answer 19

unable to behave or deal with things normally because something has made you very worried, unhappy, or angry:

She was out of her mind with grief.
I’d go out of my mind if I had to do her job all day!

Question 20

display

Answer 20

to arrange something or a collection of things so that it can be seen by the public:

Family photographs were displayed on the wall.
There were photographs of all her children proudly displayed on the mantelpiece.
His trophies were proudly displayed in a backlit cabinet.
New books are displayed in a prominent position on tables at the front of the shop.

Question 21

old-fashioned

Answer 21

not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past:

old-fashioned clothes/ideas/furniture
She’s very old-fashioned in her outlook.
Politicians are seen as old-fashioned, corrupt and self-serving.
It sounded like the whistle of an old-fashioned steam train.

Question 22

facial

Answer 22

of or on the face:

facial hair
facial cleansers and moisturizers
facial expressions

Question 23

illustration

Answer 23

a picture in a book, magazine, etc. or the process of illustrating something:

a full-page illustration
colour/black and white illustrations
The illustrations show monstrous beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers.

Question 24

interest

Answer 24

the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more about something:

I’ve always had an interest in astronomy.
He never seems to show any interest in his children.
Unfortunately, I lost interest half way through the film.
She takes more of an interest in politics these days.

Question 25

put down something/someone

Answer 25

o stop carrying or holding someone or something:

I have to put this bag down – it’s too heavy.
Put me down, Daddy!