Unit 13: You Better Work! Labor, Oper, Techni

(n) - a person who works with another person or group in order to achieve or do something

• belabor

• inoperable

• collaborator

• operative

The mural is so _____________ that no matter how many times you study it, there are still details to discover.

• elaborate

• laborious

• operative

• technicality

We spent many _____________ hours trying to remove the stains from the carpet.

• collaborator

• belabor

• inoperable

• laborious

(adj) - ready for use; capable of being used; most important

• operative

• technician

• elaborate

• inoperable

The artist had learned a new ______________ for painting realistic trees.

• technicality

• technician

• technique

• cooperative

(n) - a person whose job relates to the practical use of machines or science in an industry, medicine, etc.

• collaborator

• technician

• operative

• doctor

(n) - a small detail in a rule, law, etc., and especially one that forces an unwanted or unexpected result; something that is understood by experts but usually not by other people

• belabor

• elaborate

• inoperable

• technicality

Because every member was ____________, the group was able to accomplish many of its goals.

• cooperative

• elaborate

• laborious

• technique

My laptop was ___________ after my dad spilled coffee on the keyboard.

• belabor

• technician

• operative

• inoperable

(v) - to talk about something for too long; to repeat or stress something too much or too often; to attack or criticize someone

• collaborator

• belabor

• technique

• operative