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25 Written questions
- (adj) very close to being something without actually being it
ANSWER:virtual
- [count noun] : a possible future effect or result — usually plural
ANSWER:implication
- (v) to make active or more active.
ANSWER:Activate
- (adj) believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society : relating to or supporting political conservatism
ANSWER:Conservative – Ch 10
- (adj) using or characterized by computer technology
ANSWER:digital
- (v) to move or pass quickly, forcefully, or smoothly; to remove (something, such as dust or dirt) from a surface with a broom or brush or with a quick movement of your hand, fingers, etc.
ANSWER:Sweep – Ch 10
- (n) money that is earned from work, investments, business, etc.
ANSWER:income
- (n) the way that something feels when you touch it
ANSWER:textureCh 10
- (v) to remove oneself from participation
ANSWER:withdraw
- (adj) having no worries or troubles
ANSWER:carefree
- (adv) not exactly but close in number, quality, meaning, etc.
ANSWER:roughly
- (adj) lasting or continuing for a very long time or forever : not temporary or changing
ANSWER:permanent
- (adj) free from mistakes or errors
ANSWER:Accurate
- [count noun] : a famous or important person who is known for doing something extremely well over a long time
ANSWER:legend
- [count noun] : a person who is famous
ANSWER:celebrity
- adjective: clearly true : impossible to deny
ANSWER:undeniable
- (adv) in the beginning
ANSWER:initially
- (n) a body tissue that can contract and produce movement
ANSWER:muscle
- (n) someone or something that is different from others: someone or something that is not included
ANSWER:exception
- [count noun] something that makes it difficult to think or pay attention
ANSWER:distraction
- (n) a word or phrase that is easy to remember and is used by a group or business to attract attention
ANSWER:slogan
- ( adj ) very important
ANSWER:significant
- (n) a process in which a doctor cuts into someone's body in order to repair or remove a damaged or diseased part
ANSWER:operation
- (n) failure to do something required by duty or law.
ANSWER:Default
- ( v) lose effectiveness or intensity.
ANSWER:wear off
25 Matching questions
- sell out
ANSWER:bverb : a game, concert, etc., for which all seats are sold
- sting
ANSWER:v(v) to cause a quick, sharp pain
- disturb
ANSWER:h(v) to stop (someone) from working, sleeping, etc. : to interrupt or bother (someone or something)
- intense
ANSWER:r(adj) very great in degree: very strong
- Absorbed
ANSWER:c(v) Engrossed
- reasoning
ANSWER:y(n) the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment
- spot
ANSWER:x(n) a small area of a surface that is different from other areas
- Defective
ANSWER:t(adj) having a problem or fault that prevents something from working correctly : having a defect or flaw
- mostly
ANSWER:g(adv) in large part
- vivid
ANSWER:f(adj) very bright in color
- leisure
ANSWER:e(n) time when you are not working : time when you can do whatever you want to do
- slim
ANSWER:sadjective: small in amount, size, or degree
- Conflict – Ch 10
ANSWER:a(n) a struggle for power, property, etc.; strong disagreement between people, groups, etc., that results in often angry argument
- set apart from
ANSWER:p(phrasal verb) to move something so it is away from something else
- property
ANSWER:d(n) something that is owned by a person, business, etc.
- marketing
ANSWER:n(n) the activities that are involved in making people aware of a company's products, making sure that the products are available to be bought, etc.
- Intentionally
ANSWER:u(adv) done in a way that is planned or intended.
- Perceive
ANSWER:i(v) to notice or become aware of (something); to think of (someone or something) as being something stated
- ponder
ANSWER:k(v) to think about
- toy
ANSWER:q(n) something a child plays with
- attractive
ANSWER:l(adj.) pleasing to the eye, mind, or senses; having the power to draw attention
- catch up with
ANSWER:oinformalverb : to meet with (someone)
- uneasy
ANSWER:j(adj) difficult
- inspire
ANSWER:mverb: to make (someone) want to do something : to give (someone) an idea about what to do or create
- trend
ANSWER:w(count n) a general direction of change : a way of behaving, proceeding, etc., that is developing and becoming more common
- a(n) a struggle for power, property, etc.; strong disagreement between people, groups, etc., that results in often angry argument
- bverb : a game, concert, etc., for which all seats are sold
- c(v) Engrossed
- d(n) something that is owned by a person, business, etc.
- e(n) time when you are not working : time when you can do whatever you want to do
- f(adj) very bright in color
- g(adv) in large part
- h(v) to stop (someone) from working, sleeping, etc. : to interrupt or bother (someone or something)
- i(v) to notice or become aware of (something); to think of (someone or something) as being something stated
- j(adj) difficult
- k(v) to think about
- l(adj.) pleasing to the eye, mind, or senses; having the power to draw attention
- mverb: to make (someone) want to do something : to give (someone) an idea about what to do or create
- n(n) the activities that are involved in making people aware of a company's products, making sure that the products are available to be bought, etc.
- oinformal verb : to meet with (someone)
- p(phrasal verb) to move something so it is away from something else
- q(n) something a child plays with
- r(adj) very great in degree: very strong
- sadjective: small in amount, size, or degree
- t(adj) having a problem or fault that prevents something from working correctly : having a defect or flaw
- u(adv) done in a way that is planned or intended.
- v(v) to cause a quick, sharp pain
- w(count n) a general direction of change : a way of behaving, proceeding, etc., that is developing and becoming more common
- x(n) a small area of a surface that is different from other areas
- y(n) the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment
25 Multiple choice questions
- (adv) happening at the same time
- uneasy
- CORRECT:Simultaneously
- initially
- sell out
- (adv) at the present time. (
- property
- CORRECT:currently
- trend
- carefree
- (adj) producing good or helpful results or effects: producing benefits
- CORRECT:beneficial
- digital
- Conflict
- Defective
- (v) information about the behavior and personal lives of other people
- model
- Grin
- Grasp
- CORRECT:gossip
- (adj) working hard and wanting to succeed:
- vivid
- ponder
- CORRECT:motivated
- Activate
- (v) to put (something that is not being used) in a place where it is available, where it can be kept safely, etc.
- toy
- stride
- sting
- CORRECT:store
- informal expression : to fail to use an opportunity
- Sensation
- CORRECT:miss the boat
- movement
- isolation
- (n) A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original
- ponder
- CORRECT:model
- load
- toy
- (v) to connect or attach (something) with a hook (
- rank
- load
- toy
- CORRECT:Hook
- (n) (v) to have a particular position in a group of people or things that are being judged according to quality, ability, size, etc. (
- role
- fate
- Rub
- CORRECT:rank
- (n) the people who have the most wealth and status in a society: the most successful or powerful group of people
- slim
- Hesitate
- CORRECT:Elite
- Lung
- (n) either one of the two organs that people and animals use to breathe air
- Hook
- Rub
- CORRECT:Lung
- legend
- (adj) having a fear of being in closed or small spaces
- CORRECT:clastrophobic
- reasoning
- championship
- attractive
- (n) (v) something that is lifted and carried
- slogan
- CORRECT:load
- Flow
- ponder
- (n) the act of ending your working or professional career : the act of retiring
- carefree
- Elite
- CORRECT:retirement
- vehicle
- (n) (v) to produce a clear liquid from your skin when you are hot or nervous
- reject
- spot
- Sweep
- CORRECT:Sweat
- (v) to refuse to believe, accept, or consider (something)
- rank
- role
- CORRECT:reject
- merge
- (adv) something that might happen (ex. probable/probably going to happen)
- Elite
- CORRECT:likely
- vivid
- legend
- (adj) happening or beginning now or in recent times
- CORRECT:contemporary
- Conservative
- Intentionally
- celebrity
- (n) something (such as a building or large piece of equipment) that is built for a specific purpose
- Activate
- CORRECT:facility
- Accurate
- Capacity
- (n) an incorrect idea : an idea that is based on something that is not true
- inspire
- operation
- CORRECT:Illusion
- Sensation
- (n) an important competition that decides which player or team is the best in a particular sport, game, etc.
- Diagnosis
- inspire
- CORRECT:championship
- expense
- to give someone an advantage in a particular situation
- Play a role
- exchange
- Identify with
- CORRECT:give someone an edge
- (n) a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences; a particular feeling or experience that may not have a real cause
- exception
- CORRECT:Sensation
- destroy
- Endeavor
- (adj) very old
- movement
- Accurate
- Grin
- CORRECT:ancient
25 True/False questions
- horizontal → (adj) working hard and wanting to succeed:
This is false.
It should be horizontal → (adj) positioned from side to side rather than up and down: parallel to the ground.
- destroy → (v) to damage something so badly that it does not exist or cannot be used
This is true.
- luxury of → (n) either one of the two organs that people and animals use to breathe air
This is false.
It should be luxury of → (n) something that is helpful or welcome and that is not usually or always available.
- Reward → [count noun] : a famous or important person who is known for doing something extremely well
This is false.
It should be Reward → (n) money or another kind of payment that is given or received for something that has been done or that is offered for something that might be done.
- range → (n) a series of numbers that includes the highest and lowest possible amounts
This is true.
- role → (n) (v) something that is lifted and carried
This is false.
It should be role → [count noun] : the character played by an actor.
- cross-section → (n) a view or drawing that shows what the inside of something looks like after a cut has been made across it
This is true.
- fate → (n) (v) to have a particular position in a group of people or things that are being judged according to quality, ability, size, etc.
This is false.
It should be fate → (n) the things that will happen to a person or thing : the future that someone or something will have.
- perform → (n) the way that something feels when you touch it
This is false.
It should be perform → (v) to do an action or activity that usually requires training or skill.
- explosion → (n) an incorrect idea : an idea that is based on something that is not true
This is false.
It should be explosion → ( n) a sudden and very fast increase.
- Identify with → (v) to feel that you can understand and share someone else's feelings
This is true.
- As far as we Know → (n) a view or drawing that shows what the inside of something looks like after a cut has been made across it
This is false.
It should be As far as we Know → used to imply that what is being referred to is known to or understood by the listener..
- Cycle → (n) the things that will happen to a person or thing : the future that someone or something will have
This is false.
It should be Cycle → (n) a set of events or actions that happen again and again in the same order: a repeating series of events or actions.
- Rub → (v) to move something (such as your hand or an object) back and forth along the surface of (something) while pressing
This is true.
- Endeavor → (v) to seriously or continually try to do (something)
This is true.
- merge → (v) to move something (such as your hand or an object) back and forth along the surface of (something) while pressing
This is false.
It should be merge → (v) to cause (two or more things, such as two companies) to come together and become one thing : to join or unite (one thing) with another.
- Hesitate → (n) a supply of something (such as money) that someone has and can use when it is needed
This is false.
It should be Hesitate → (v) to stop briefly before you do something especially because you are nervous or unsure about what to do..
- influence → [count noun] : a person or thing that affects someone or something in an important way
This is true.
- creature → (n) a supply of something (such as money) that someone has and can use when it is needed
This is false.
It should be creature → (n) an imaginary or very strange kind of animal; a person; an animal of any type..
- widow → (n) a woman whose husband has died
This is true.
- Flow → (n) a small area of a surface that is different from other areas
This is false.
It should be Flow → (v) to move, come, or go continuously in one direction.
- Capacity → (n) the ability to do something: a mental, emotional, or physical ability
This is true.
- Dramatic → (adj) sudden and extreme
This is true.
- Rigorous → (adj) difficult to endure because of extreme conditions
This is true.
- Incorporate → (v) to include (something) as part of something else
This is true.
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