Unit 1 Matching Definitions
Which word means "very noticeable; sudden and surprising"?
dramatic / eliminate / devoted
What is dramatic?
One of the _____________ for naming a new animal species is that the name must be easy to remember.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? criteria / current / essentially
What is criteria?
To _______________ something is to prevent it from happening.
Which word form is correct in this sentence? aversion / avert / averted
What is avert?
When something is _____________, it is examined or considered carefully.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? resolved / assessed / projected
What is assessed?
An authority on a particular subject is someone who can give expert information or advice about that subject.
Which of these is a synonym for authority? customer / expert / servant
What is expert?
Which word means "focused only on one thing"?
devoted to / perspective / eliminate
What is devoted to?
A basic scientific _______________ is cause and effect: the idea that an event is caused on or affected by another event.
Which word correctly completes this sentence?
concept / essential / satisfy
What is concept?
If you _____________ something, you figure it out.
Which word form is correct in this sentence? determination / determined / determine
What is determine?
If something is _____________, it is potentially deadly.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? lethal / resolve / dedicated
What is lethal?
Apparently, the drift toward tiger conservation activities like eco-development and social programs takes away funds and energy from the single most vital task: safeguarding core breeding populations of tigers.
Which of these is a synonym for apparently? supposedly / funny / imaginary
What is supposedly?
Which word means "to remove completely"?
eliminate / dramatic / summarize
What is eliminate?
Coal is ________________ the remains of prehistoric plants.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? current / essentially / satisfy
What is essentially?
If a person or group is _____________ a duty, it is their responsibility to do it.
Which word form is correct in this sentence? tasked with / task / tasking
What is tasked with?
_______________ is determination to do what you have decided to do.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? subtlety / resolve / project
What is resolve?
Less acknowledged are decades of botched conservation strategies.
Which of these is a synonym for acknowledged? experts / false / recognized
What is recognized?
Which word means "very great"?
subtle / shallow / profound
What is profound?
Over time, physical and chemical changes ____________ ancient plant material into a substance that could be used as fuel.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? current / satisfy / transform
What is transform?
_______________ refers to the protection of something over time.
Which word form is correct in this sentence? preserved / preservation / preservey
What is preservation?
If you _____________ that something will happen, you expect it to happen.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? assess / project / critique
What is project?
The places that have actual tigers-here and now, flesh and blood tigers-as opposed to hypothetical ones, are shown on the map.
Which of these is a synonym for hypothetical? recognized / imaginary / supposedly
What is imaginary?
Which word means "the effect or result of an action"?
favor / consequence / direction
What is consequence?
If our _______________ efforts to lower carbon emissions are not significant enough to stop climate change, global warming may become worse in the future.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? criteria / current / satisfy
What is current?
If something is _____________, it is not noticeable.
Which word form is correct in this sentence? subtlety / subtle / subtleness
What is subtle?
If you are ______________ to something, you are committed to doing it.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? averse / dedicated / content
What is dedicated?
With time running out, tough policies must be set.
Which of these is a synonym for policies? imaginary / rules / experts
What are rules?