Vocabulary List 7

The inspector said the work on the building was substandard and needed to be torn down and redone.

• Done too quickly

• Did not meet required specifications

• Was too costly to fit the allocated budget

• Did not meet the established aesthetics of the area

With so many staff members called in, Mark felt his presence was superfluous. He could have skipped the event and no one would have even noticed.

• Of the utmost importance

• Extraneous

• Unnecessary

• Bothersome

After dealing with pain and a mobility issues, Hallet eventually underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and surgery on his left wrist and thumb.

• A surgical procedure used treat problems inside a joint

• A medical procedure to help deal with muscle problems

• A medical procedure used to increase flexibility

• A procedure used to heal deep tissue injuries

After the paper was given deep scrutiny by peers, its results appear to be not even approximately accordant with the facts.

• Compatible

• Detailed

• In stark contrast

• Correct

The building included a number of interesting details, such as painted dentillated moldings at the top of the walls under the eaves.

• marked with notches or indentations

• protective measures

• smooth, arch-shaped additions

• decorative stonework

After many hunting trips, Jason felt drawn to taxidermy as a way to create and celebrate the many happy memories he shared with his family.

• preserving, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals in lifelike form

• the creation of scrapbooks with collected artifacts

• the use of animal skins to create canvas for original art

• the use of game in traditional recipes

The diagrams in the biology class compare the formation of normal gametes and how they were required to propagate a species.

• organs in a creature that help it produce the required energy

• reproductive cells that unite to form a new organism

• a detailed depiction of the evolution of a species

• potential diseases and ailment is a group

Before recent breakthroughs, the available treatment for hemophilia included transfusion of large volumes of fresh frozen plasma to replenish the missing clotting factors.

• a rare disease in which mineral deposits build up in the liver

• a rare blood disease in which blood continues to flow after a cut or other injury

• a rare disorder in which a lack of calcium leads to weaker bones

• a disorder in which an infection refuses to respond to antibiotics

The neuron terminal forms fine branches, which make a network of close contacts, called synapses, with other neurons.

• cells responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world

• proteins required to build up brain tissue

• blood vessels that feed the brain and help with fine motor function

• smooth muscle groups that respond to internal and external stimuli

The senator argued passionately that the proposed taxes would become a major impediment to economic growth in his district.

• an instrument for measuring distance or growth

• a point of contention

• an obstacle or a hindrance

• an unexpected and unchecked stimulant