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level: Level-21

Questions and Answers List

level questions: Level-21

QuestionAnswer
the ability to understand or know something because of a feeling rather than by considering the factsintuition,_,Intuition told her it was unwise to argue.
knowledge gained over a long period of time through learning or experiencewisdom,_,We have benefited from the collected wisdom of many centuries.
money that you receive as payment from the organization you work for, usually paid to you every monthsalary,_,The average salary for a teacher is $39,000 a year.
an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from somethingbenefit,_,I never had the benefit of a university education.
when you stop working, usually because of your ageretirement,_,He became a keen golfer after his retirement from politics.
to make the effort to do somethingbother,_,He didn’t bother to answer the question.
feeling that something is as good as it should be, or that something has happened in the way that you wantsatisfied,_,They have plenty of satisfied customers.
the ability to understand a situation only after it has happenedhindsight,_,With hindsight, I should have seen the warning signs.
two people who are married or having a sexual or romantic relationshipcouple,_,Many newly married couples cannot afford to buy their own homes.
to plan carefully how something will happenmap out,_,Her own future had been mapped out for her by wealthy and adoring parents.
someone whose job is to help other people be successful in their lives. A life coach helps his or her client to be clear about what they want to do in the future and helps them to make a plan that will allow them to achieve their aims.life coach,_,She used the services of a life coach to turn her life around.
to delay doing something or to arrange to do something at a later time or date, especially because there is a problem or you do not want to do it nowput off,_,The match has been put off until tomorrow because of bad weather.
detailed and exactspecific,_,Mr Howarth gave us very specific instructions.
able to be measuredmeasurable,_,In this business we don't have easily measurable goals.
a drawing that uses a line or lines to show how two or more sets of measurements are related to each othergraph,_,Martin showed me a graph of their recent sales.
able to be achievedachievable,_,The targets are all quite achievable.
something that you are trying to achieve, such as a total, an amount, or a timetarget,_,The government may fail to meet its target of recycling 25% of domestic waste.
someone’s character, especially the way they behave towards other peoplepersonality,_,Unfortunately, the illness can lead to changes in personality.
to reduce the number of things included in a rangenarrow down,_,The police have narrowed down their list of suspects.
to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at firstcompromise,_,She admitted that she was unable to compromise.
the planting and growing of plants and cropscultivation,_,Terraces for rice cultivation covered the hillsides.
to make a problem or subject easy to notice so that people pay attention to ithighlight,_,Your résumé should highlight your skills and achievements.
a thing, place, activity etc that you get something fromsource,_,Beans are a very good source of protein.
to find a satisfactory way of dealing with a problem or difficultyresolve,_,Barnet was desperate for money to resolve his financial problems.
produced by combining different artificial substances, rather than being naturally producedsynthetic,_,I cannot wear synthetic materials.
always wanting more and more of somethinginsatiable,_,He has an insatiable appetite for power.
the final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc – used especially when no one knows what it will be until it actually happensoutcome,_,It was impossible to predict the outcome of the election.
radical ideas are very new and different, and are against what most people think or believeradical,_,He has put forward some very radical ideas.
to gather crops from the fieldsharvest,_,The farmers are in the fields harvesting the potato crop.
a plant that grows in the seaseaweed,_,She found some interesting small animals among the seaweed.
more than enough in quantityplentiful,_,The air is sweet, the land is good, timber is plentiful and the fishing is excellent.
the way that a particular type of food feels in your mouthtexture,_,The advertisement is aimed primarily at children.
to make you dislike something or not want to do somethingput off,_,Don’t let the restaurant’s decor put you off – the food is really good.
forming the greatest or most important part of somethingstaple,_,They live on a staple diet of rice and vegetables.
to add something, especially to what you earn or eat, in order to increase it to an acceptable levelsupplement,_,Kia supplements her regular salary by tutoring in the evenings.
a small hard piece of somethinggranule,_,I prefer to have coffee made from fresh beans rather than using instant granules.
to use time, energy, goods etcconsumes,_,A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.
if something is in the forefront, it is in a leading position in an important activity that is trying to achieve something or develop new ideasforefront,_,The company has always been at the forefront of science and technology.
to look after a person or animal until they are fully grownreared,_,The birds have been successfully reared in captivity.
a special type of cell in the body, that can divide in order to form other types of cells that have particular qualities or purposesstem cells,_,Stem cell research is now attracting a lot of publicity.
something that you think is true although you have no definite proofassumption,_,My calculations were based on the assumption that house prices would remain steady.
not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happennaïve,_,It would be naive to think that this could solve all the area’s problems straightaway.
to admit something that you feel embarrassed aboutconfess,_,Marsha confessed that she didn’t really know how to work the computer.
a person who disagrees with particular claims and statements, especially those that are generally thought to be truesceptic,_,Sceptics argued that the rise in prices was temporary.
not damaged or affected by somethingresistant to,_,This is an infection that’s resistant to antibiotics.
a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to livedrought,_,The land had suffered a long period of drought.
to cover a place with water, or to become covered with waterflood,_,The houses down by the river flood quite regularly.
a small animal or insect that destroys crops or food suppliespest,_,We need something to prevent the pests from damaging the crops.
the amount of profits, crops etc that something producesyield,_,The average milk yield per cow has doubled.
to do something bad, extreme, or difficult because you cannot think of any other way to deal with a problemresort to,_,Officials fear that extremists may resort to violence.