Vocabulary - Week 2

Question 1

accompany

Answer 1

Verb: to travel or go somewhere with somebody/something

Question 2

circumstance

Answer 2

Noun: [countable, usually plural] the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action

Question 3

consequent

Answer 3

Adjective: happening as a result of something
Consequently: adverb form transition word in essays

Question 4

discrete

Answer 4

Adjective: independent of other things of the same type
SYNONYM separate

Question 5

erode

Answer 5

Verb: [transitive, intransitive] to gradually destroy the surface of something through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be gradually destroyed in this way
SYNONYM wear away

Question 6

implement

Answer 6

Verb: implement something to make something that has been officially decided start to happen or be used
SYNONYM carry out

Question 7

incentive

Answer 7

Noun: [countable, uncountable] incentive (for/to somebody/something) (to do something) something that encourages you to do something

Question 8

inhibit

Answer 8

Verb: to prevent something from happening or make it happen more slowly or less frequently than normal

Question 9

justify

Answer 9

Verb: to show that somebody/something is right or reasonable

Question 10

paradigm

Answer 10

Noun: a typical example or pattern of something

Question 11

prime

Answer 11

Adjective: main; most important; basic

Question 12

sufficient

Answer 12

Adjective: enough for a particular purpose; as much as you need

Question 13

undertake

Answer 13

Verb: to make yourself responsible for something and start doing it

Question 14

benefit

Answer 14

Noun: [countable, uncountable] an advantage that something gives you; a helpful and useful effect that something has

Question 15

complex

Answer 15

Adjective: made of many different things or parts that are connected; difficult to understand
SYNONYM complicated

Question 16

consistent

Answer 16

Adjective: (approving) always behaving in the same way, or having the same opinions, standards, etc.

Question 17

evident

Answer 17

Adjective: clear; easily seen
SYNONYM obvious

Question 18

identify

Answer 18

Verb: to recognize somebody/something and be able to say who or what they are

Question 19

instruct

Answer 19

Verb: (formal) to tell somebody to do something, especially in a formal or official way
SYNONYM direct, order

Question 20

issue

Answer 20

Noun: [countable] an important topic that people are discussing or arguing about

Question 21

lecture

Answer 21

Noun: 1) a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course
2) a long, angry talk that somebody gives to one person or a group of people because they have done something wrong

Question 22

meditate

Answer 22

Verb: [intransitive, transitive] to try to end a situation between two or more people or groups who disagree by talking to them and trying to find things that everyone can agree on

Question 23

negate

Answer 23

Verb: negate something to stop something from having any effect
SYNONYM nullify

Question 24

normal

Answer 24

Adjective: typical, usual or ordinary; what you would expect

Question 25

psychology

Answer 25

Noun: [uncountable] the scientific study of the mind and how it influences behavior

Question 26

require

Answer 26

Verb: to need something; to depend on somebody/something

Question 27

research

Answer 27

Noun: a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it

Question 28

whereas

Answer 28

Conjunction: used to compare or contrast two facts

Question 29

analogy

Answer 29

Noun: [countable] a comparison of one thing with another thing that has similar features; a feature that is similar

Question 30

bias

Answer 30

Noun: [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement

Question 31

capacity

Answer 31

Noun: [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the number of things or people that a container or space can hold

Question 32

commission

Answer 32

Noun: [countable] 1) an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government
2) [uncountable, countable] an amount of money that is paid to somebody for selling goods and that increases with the amount of goods that are sold

Question 33

derive

Answer 33

Verb: to come from a source or origin; originate

Question 34

infer

Answer 34

Verb: to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available

Question 35

interpret

Answer 35

Verb: to explain the meaning of something

Question 36

manipulate

Answer 36

Verb: 1) (disapproving) to control or influence somebody/something, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it
2) (formal) to control, use or change something with skill

Question 37

notion

Answer 37

Noun: n idea, a belief or an understanding of something

Question 38

notwithstanding

Answer 38

Preposition: without being affected by something; despite something

Question 39

pose

Answer 39

Verb: to create a threat, problem, etc. that has to be dealt with

Question 40

prospect

Answer 40

Noun: 1) [uncountable, singular] the possibility that something will happen
2) [singular] an idea of what might or will happen in the future
an exciting prospect

Question 41

radical

Answer 41

Adjective: relating to the most basic and important parts of something; complete and detailed
SYNONYM far-reaching

Question 42

sphere

Answer 42

Noun: an area of activity, influence or interest; a particular section of society
SYNONYM domain