American Download C1/C2 unit 6

What is ...?

100

What is HUMIDITY?

Amount of water/moisture in the air

200

What is FICTION?

Type of literature that deals with imagined events and characters

300

What is EQUATION?

A mathematical statement of equality

400

What is THUS

Therefore, as a result

500

What is DISINTEGRATE?

Break into small pieces, decay

Definitions

100

A feeling of surprise and admiration, inspired by something beautiful,unexpected, unfamiliar or mysterious

WONDER

200

Machinery,device or gadget that is ecpecially unusual or complicated

CONTRAPTION

300

By means of , passing through

VIA

400

Sth. that may be wrongly perceived by the senses

ILLUSION

500

An idea or statement that is unclear, vague or able to be interpreted in more than one way.

AMBIGUITY

Synonyms

100

Spark

CAUSE

200

Concept

IDEA

300

Realm

KINGDOM

400

Foreseeable

PREDICTED

500

Confined

RESTRICTED

Word formation

100

What is the verb of the adjective RESOLVED?

RESOLVE 

200

What is the noun of the verb ENCOUNTER?

ENCOUNTER

300

What is the verb of the adjective INTENSIVE?

INTENSIFY

400

What is the opposite of TASTEFUL?

DISTASTEFUL

500

What is the adjective of the noun AMBIGUITY?

AMBIGUOUS

Fill in the sentences

100

Do you really believe in .......................phenomena? I mean , one thing is to believe in life on other planets , but another to see ghosts all around you !

PARANORMAL

200

That phonecall was definitely a ................!The bank never asks you to reveal personal information over the phone!

SCAM

300

My grandma is an illiterate, old woman , but really far from being ........................! You cannot easily trick her.

GULLIBLE 

400

I really should protect my .................. I can't just let anyone talk about me behind my back and spread unsustainable rumours.

REPUTATION

500

Don't tell me that his action was not a .....................attempt to make me look bad ! I know he did it on purpose.

DELIBERATE