Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Unit 1
illegalize v outlaw
revival n an awakening
underscores v To emphasize
scrivener n a scribe
protests n To object to
encompass v contain
inception n initiation
regress v to return
comprise v consist of
plethora n superabundance
persist v to endure
persistence n to endure
forecast n prediction
mantle n a cover
pollinate v fertilize
severe adj serious, austere
exacerbate v embitter
reaction n a response
maize n corn
microbe n a microorganism
capable of being transmitted by bodily
contagious n
contact with an infected person or object
Unit 35
insert v to put in
encase v enclose in
consist v be composed of
dissolve v to break up
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide,
chitin n
related chemically to cellulose
germinate v to begin to grow or develop
a growth of minute fungi forming on
mold n
vegetable or animal matter
a fungus that produces a superficial
mildew n
growth on organic matter
any of several subterranean, edible,
truffle n
ascomycetous fungi
any of several antibiotics of low toxicity,
penicillin n produced naturally by molds of the genus
Penicillium
trigger v to initiate
nourishment n feeding
blubber n fat
elongate v extend
contraction n a shrinkage
accuracy n correctness
probability n likelihood
govern v control
onlooker n spectator
awareness n to be alert
feign v pretend
stock n investment
pleasantry n banter
undergo v be subjected to
initiate v begin
diversity n variety
objective n goal
censure n reprove
nomad n a wanderer
masonry n stonework
We listen to music.
The new jazz café was the hotspot for the teenagers.
The man that was found with the bloody shirt was
the police’s prime suspect.
The bee flies into the flower and, while doing so,
touch the stigma to spread the gametes for
fertilization.
Grain of sand
Insect mandible
He drew a semi-circle.
When we eat cellulose, our bodies cannot digest
it,
so it just passes right through our digestive
system.
I found a passageway that leads to another room
behind the fireplace.
The store was adjacent to the street corner.
He grunted in agreement..