EAP5 Word List 6

expressed clearly and in a few words (s_______)

Still walking five miles a day at the age of 95, the woman was an absolute ____.

• hypothesis

• phenomenon

• devotion

• endeavour

Answer explanation

phenomenon:

- a person or thing that is very successful or impressive

- a fact or an event in nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood

(cultural/natural phenomena)

Melanin producing cells in our bodies are ______ by ultraviolet light from the sun and can have a protective effect. (active)

Answer explanation

activate: to make something such as a device or chemical process start working

Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without _____.

• bias

• consideration

• convention

• extention

Answer explanation

impartially (adv) in a way that does not support one person or group more than another - SYNONYM neutrally

=> bias: a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement

We always ______ to provide our customers with the highest standards of service.

• mundane

• stress

• endeavour

• alleviative

Answer explanation

endeavour: to try very hard to do something

Exposure to the sun can ______ the ageing process.

• insomnia

• retain

• activate

• accelerate

Answer explanation

accelerate: to happen faster or earlier; to make something happen faster or earlier

I wasn't asking about anybody in particular—it was a purely ____ question. (hypothesis)

Answer explanation

hypothetical: based on situations or ideas that are possible and imagined rather than real and true

the condition of being unable to sleep

My sister was taught to read by more ______ methods.

• conventional

• accelerating

• conclusive

• considerate

Answer explanation

Conventional (a)

- following what is traditional or the way something has been done for a long time

- tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting (conventional behaviour)

We are conducting market research among existing and _____ customers. (likely to happen)