MINI TEST – BOOST VOCAB 8- ICE AGE TIME ALLOTED: 15 MINS

1. shift (n) 11. adapt (v)

A. alteration A. control
B. charge B. familiarize
C. brief C. lengthen
2. embark on (v) 12. uniform (a)
A. depart A. unstable
B. begin B. varied
C. arrive C. unchanging
3. glacial (a) 13. perish (v)
A. freezer A. survive
B. humid B. Recover
C. icy C. die
4. unaccustomed (a) 14. culminate (v)
A. unfamiliar A. end
B. visual B. start
C. usual C. bring out
5. famine (n) 15. stem from (v)
A. food shortage A. commence
B. abundance B. come from
C. starving C. decease
6. unprecedented (a) 16. self-sufficient (a)
A. coincidental A. independent
B. extraordinary B. dependable
C. variable C. antonymous
7. abruptly (adv) 17.regime (n)
A. accidentally A. founder
B. continuously and gradually B. system
C. suddenly and unexpectedly C. heat wave
8. supplement (n) 18. trigger (v)
A. addition A. Defect
B. combination B. Cause
C. operation C. alter
9. amplify (v) 19. proliferate (v)
A. decrease A. Revise
B. strengthen B. elicit
C. converse C. increase
10. variation (n) 20. steep (a)
A. Challenge A. curved
B. Concentration B. sharp
C. difference C. floating
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ANSWER SHEET

The little ice age

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The meaning & power of smell
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