Catalyst Vocabulary

1.      Aunt Alice’s cake recipe (a)   mainly of flour and water but also included a few other rare ingredients.

2.      In the last few months, the (a)   rate of the Pound Sterling into US dollars has declined markedly.

3.      According to statistics, a proper diet and daily exercises may (a)   productive and healthy life up to seven years.

4.      Though the octopus stew looked (a)   to my seafood-loving wife, she decided to pass on it because she was firm in her determination to lose weight.

5.      The newly discovered enzyme was a (a)   that triggered a faster and cheaper chemical reaction.

6.      Although costs are still high, the latest brands of (a)   meat taste almost like the genuine, natural product.

7.      If grandmother sits down for a prolonged period of time, her old bones become (a)   and rigid, and it takes her several minutes to be able to stand up and walk again.

8.      Sarah was panting after the (a)   of climbing one flight of stairs; she must resume going to the gym.

9.      Jessica had to undergo a (a)   surgery and, subsequently, a protracted period of painful recovery in bed.

10.      The restaurant has been in lockdown for three months now; to the dismay of the owner, law mandates that (a)   stay home receiving their full salaries.