WORKING TOGETHER CH. 5

Question 1

as a group

Answer 1

collectively

Question 2

An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned

Answer 2

innate

Question 3

to wave something, especially wings when or as if flying

Answer 3

flap

Question 4

to go to look in various places for something you want

Answer 4

scout

Question 5

to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly

Answer 5

hover

Question 6

a strong push

Answer 6

thrust

Question 7

If an aircraft, bird, or insect …, it leaves the ground and begins to fly

Answer 7

take off

Question 8

starting to exist or to become known

Answer 8

emergent

Question 9

useful or attractive together

Answer 9

complementary

Question 10

a large group of insects all moving together

Answer 10

swarm

Question 11

a structure where bees live, either built by people or made by the bees themselves

Answer 11

hive

Question 12

a group of sheep, goats, or birds

Answer 12

flock

Question 13

a narrow shelf that sticks out from a vertical surface

Answer 13

ledge

Question 14

in a way that is deceptive (= making you believe something that is not true)

Answer 14

deceptively

Question 15

to control the direction of a vehicle

Answer 15

steer

Question 16

to move or come together in large numbers

Answer 16

flock (verb)

Question 17

to do something that has never been done before

Answer 17

blaze a trail

Question 18

A … person or thing is the only person or thing in a place

Answer 18

solitary

Question 19

a way of achieving an aim or solving a problem by trying a number of different methods and learning from the mistakes that you make

Answer 19

trial and error

Question 20

to move or go somewhere very quickly

Answer 20

zip

Question 21

the outer edge of an area of land or the border around it

Answer 21

perimeter

Question 22

unfriendly and not liking something

Answer 22

hostile

Question 23

to force a person or animal to leave a place where they are hiding

Answer 23

flush someone/something out

Question 24

used for describing an aircraft with wings that stay in the same position, rather than moving up and down or going round

Answer 24

fixed-wing

Question 25

used for describing an aircraft with wings that stay in the same position, rather than moving up and down or going round; gnu

Answer 25

wildebeest

Question 26

a practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something

Answer 26

rule of thumb

Question 27

having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage

Answer 27

shrewd

Question 28

a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from an authority

Answer 28

query

Question 29

a collection of information stored on a computer or on a set of cards, in alphabetical order

Answer 29

index

Question 30

to get or make use of something

Answer 30

tap

Question 31

obeying completely; without any ideas of your own

Answer 31

slavishly

Question 32

the most important fact in a situation

Answer 32

the bottom line

Question 33

(of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods

Answer 33

ingenious

Question 34

to hold very tightly

Answer 34

grip

Question 35

a flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly together and moved along with a paddle

Answer 35

raft