Why you're seeing a face in this purse

Question 1

etch (v)

/etʃ

Answer 1

to cut a pattern, picture, etc., in a surface:

He etched his name on a piece of glass.

Question 2

inanimate (adj)

/ɪˈnæn.ɪ.mət/

Answer 2

having none of the characteristics of life that an animal or plant has:

inanimate object He looks at me as if I’m an inanimate object.

Question 3

pareidolia (n)

/ˌpær.ɪˈdəʊl.jə/

Answer 3

a situation in which someone sees a pattern or image of something that does not exist, for example a face in a cloud:

Question 4

symptom(n)

/ˈsɪmp.təm/

Answer 4

any feeling of illness or physical or mental change that is caused by a particular disease:

He’s complaining of all the usual flu symptoms headache, etc

Question 5

psychosis (n)

/saɪˈkəʊ.sɪs/

Answer 5

a severe mental illness

She fell into a drug-induced psychosis.

Question 6

pinpoint (v)

/ˈpɪn.pɔɪnt/

Answer 6

to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something:

It is not possible to pinpoint precisely the time of death.

Question 7

perceive (v)

/pəˈsiːv/

Answer 7

to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something:

How do the French perceive the British?

Question 8

specialized (adj)

/ˈspeʃ.əl.aɪzd/

Answer 8

working in and knowing a lot about one particular subject, skill, service, etc. :

Her job is very specialized.

Question 9

gravitate (v)

/ˈɡræv·ɪˌteɪt/

Answer 9

to be attracted to or move toward something:

People tend to gravitate to the beaches here.