Vocabulary - Unit 3

Question 1

adapt

verb

Answer 1

1. make fit for or change to suit a new purpose
2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different

Question 2

adjacent

adjective

Answer 2

1. not distant; nearby
2. having a common endpoint or border

Question 3

channel

noun

Answer 3

1. passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; a deep, relatively narrow body of water linking two larger bodies that allows the best passage for vessels
2. a television or radio station and its programs

Question 4

channel

verb

Answer 4

1. to transmit or direct the flow of something 2. to send from one person or place to another

Question 5

comprehensive

adjective

Answer 5

1. including all or everything
2. broad in scope

Question 6

comprise

verb

Answer 6

1.composed of
2. include or contain; have as a component

Question 7

denotation

noun

Answer 7

1. act of indicating or pointing out by name
2. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression

Question 8

deviate

verb

Answer 8

depart from an established course; to turn aside or away from

Question 9

evidence

noun

Answer 9

something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim

Question 9

explicit

adjective

Answer 9

so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning

Question 10

institute

verb

Answer 10

to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of

Question 11

institute

noun

Answer 11

a group of people formally joined together for some common interest

Question 12

luminous

adjective

Answer 12

1. giving off or reflecting much light
2. standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement

Question 13

mammoth

adjective

Answer 13

unusually large; gigantic

Question 14

mammoth

noun

Answer 14

something that is unusually large and powerful

Question 15

obsolete

adjective

Answer 15

having passed its time of use or usefulness; archaic

Question 16

pacify

verb

Answer 16

to appease or placate; to lessen the anger or agitation of

Question 17

scheme

noun

Answer 17

1. a clever, often evil or unlawful, means to achieve an end; ruse; conspiracy
2. a method worked out in advance to achieve some objective

Question 18

scheme

verb

Answer 18

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends; plot

Question 19

scrawl

verb

Answer 19

to write or draw hastily or carelessly; scribble

Question 20

torrid

adjective

Answer 20

1. having a notably high temperature
2. having or expressing great depth of feeling

Question 21

translucent

adjective

Answer 21

not easily seen through but allowing light to pass through

Question 22

vital

adjective

Answer 22

1. impossible to do without; essential
2. active strength of body or mind; energetic

Question 23

wily

adjective

Answer 23

clever at attaining one’s ends by indirect and often deceptive means; cunning