VERBS
What does "resemble" mean?
If one thing or person resembles another, they are similar to each other.
ex: She so resembles her mother.
What does "likelihood" mean?
The chance that something might happen
Something that is probable
ex: If you're going away, reduce the likelihood of pipes freezing by leaving your central heating on low.
What is the meaning of "trivial"?
Having little value or importance , unimportant
ex: She gets completely stressed about trivial things.
Which of the following is not a synonym for "PRESUME"
a. SUPPOSE b. SUSPECT
c. SPECULATE d. STIMULATE
D. STIMULATE
MEANING: Encourage development of or increased activity in (a state or process)
Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system)
EX: ‘the courses stimulate a passion for learning’
What is "approximation"?
A guess of a number that is not exact but that is close.
ex: Could you give me a rough approximation of how many people will be coming?
Which nouns can be modified with the adjective "evolutionary"?
MEANING: Involving a gradual process of change and development
evolutionary change/progress/development/process
Use "facilitate" in an example sentence
To facilitate learning, each class is no larger than 30 students
The new airport will facilitate the development of tourism.
What does "essence" mean?
The most important part or quality of something.
ex: The essence of his argument was that education should continue throughout life.
ex: The essence of punk was a revolt against both the sound and the system of popular music.
Use "marginal" in a sentence.
The report suggests that there has only been a marginal improvement in women's pay over the past few years.
The fuel-price increase will have only a marginal effect on the road fuel market.
Which of the following can a person "SECRETE"?
a. the flu c. goosebumps
d.sweat d. back pain
MEANING: to produce and release liquid, esp. from the cells or body- such as saliva
A person can secrete SWEAT
What are the noun, adjective and verb forms of the word "INSTABILITY"?
Stability (n.) Instability (n.)
Stable (adj.) Unstable (adj.)
Stabilize (v.)
Explain what "profound" means
A profound idea, work, or person shows great intellectual depth and understanding.
EX: You’re touching on a very profound question.
Which of the following words means "to cause sth, to make sth start to exist or happen?
a. UTILIZE b. INDUCE
c. PRECEDE d. PRESUME
b. INDUCE
ex: Pills for seasickness often induce drowsiness.
Explain what "paradigm" means.
MEANING: A set of ideas that are used for understanding or explaining something
a paradigm shift
ex: The TV network claimed that this was the beginning of "a new paradigm for commercial television."
Give 2 collocations for the adjective "exponential"
MEANING:rising or expanding at a steady and usually rapid rate
exponential GROWTH/INCREASE/RISE/CHANGE