Unit 8 Vocabulary
Which verb means "to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to them and making them believe it"?
a. devastate
b. undergo
c. persuade
d. enable
persuade
Which verb means "To train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans"?
a. debate
b. domesticate
c. interbreed
d. cease
domesticate
f..... (9 letters)
fortunate
Which word means "Showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person"?
a. grateful
b. willing
c. interpersonal
d. straightforward
grateful
Which word means "the action or fact of consuming something to excess"?
....consumption
overconsumption
Which verb means "to stop something"?
a. cease
b. retain
c. emigrate
d. decrease
cease
Which adjective means "doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority"?
a. obedient
b. tame
c. aware
d. beneficial
obedient
Which verb means "to give someone more control over their own life or situation"?
Example: Giving women the right to vote was a very important step taken to ........ them.
empower
Which word means "dangerous, especially to people's health or safety"?
Example: You should never expose your bare skin to h....... chemicals.
hazardous
Which word means "To destroy something completely"?
a. wipe out
b. enhance
c. compete
d. treat
wipe out
Which noun means "money that is earned in trade or business after paying the costs of producing and selling goods and services"?
a. cost
b. by-product
c. component
d. profit
profit
She had to ......... a serious operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.
a. transform
b. classify
c. undergo
d. comprise
undergo
Which noun refers to "the crime of murder"?
h..... (8 letters)
homicide
Which word means "The length of time that a living thing, especially a human being, is likely to live"?
Example: It is demonstrated by numerous studies that ............. (2 words) in developed countries is increasing day by day due to medical advances.
life expectancy
When living things .........., they produce young plants, animals, etc.
r........ (9 letters)
reproduce
Which noun means "the number of deaths within a particular society and within a particular period of time"?
Example: Infant m........... is much higher in the poorest areas of the city.
mortality
This attractive building is particularly .......... for its interior design which is really unique.
a. isolated
b. lethal
c. notable
d. immune
notable
Which noun means "a state of having a close personal relationship with someone"?
Example: The couple’s i.......... and strong connection keep them deeply in love even when they are hundreds of miles away from each other.
intimacy
It is terrible of him to ......... that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention.
a. point out
b. trace
c. strengthen
d. neglect
neglect
Which word means "to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else"?
No computer can r..... (5 letters) a human brain for/in complexity.
rival
Which verb means "to help to cause an event or situation/ to help by providing money or support"?
Example: We know that her family will c......... $50,000 to the fund.
contribute
Which word means "an ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts"?
m.....
myth
Which word means "Stiff or fixed; not able to be bent, moved, changed or persuaded"?
Example: The rules at our school concerning appropriate behaviour are quite r........
rigid
"We're sorry to hear you're ill, and wish you a speedy r............ (8 letters)."
recovery
Which word means "the ability of a person, animal, or plant to produce babies, young animals, or seeds"?
Example: It is thought that environmental toxins and unhealthy lifestyles are destroying f........... (9 letters)
fertility