Question 1

nomination (n)

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the act of officially suggesting sb for a prize, position, etc.

Question 2

nickel (n)

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a hard silver-white metal

Question 3

hardback

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a book with a hard cover

Question 4

kiln (n)

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a large oven for baking bricks and clay

Question 5

lunatic (n)

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a mad person

Question 6

reinforce (v)

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make a structure or material stronger

Question 7

MDF (n)

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boards made of wood fibres pressed together

Question 8

agility (n)

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the ability to move in a quick and easy manner

Question 9

phonograph (n)

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a record player

Question 10

irrigation screw (n)

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a device for lifting water, also known as Archimedes' screw

Question 11

windscreen wiper (n)

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a device that cleans rainwater off the front window of a vehicle

Question 12

transform (v)

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change completely

Question 13

prophecy (n)

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a prediction, often religious

Question 14

machinery (n)

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machines

Question 15

manual labour (n)

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work done by people with their own hands

Question 16

seamstress (n)

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a woman who makes and sews clothes

Question 17

seam (n)

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a line where two pieces of material are sewn together

Question 18

sewing machine (n)

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a device you can sew clothes with

Question 19

mundane (adj)

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ordinary and uninteresting

Question 20

automated (adj)

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using computers and machines to do a job

Question 21

cost effective (adj)

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giving the best benefit

Question 22

flexible (adj)

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which bends easily

Question 23

give way (expr)

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be replaced by sth

Question 24

curl up (phr v)

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sit comfortably with your legs close to your body so you are like a ball

Question 25

construction (n)

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the process of building

Question 26

steel bar (n)

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a long straight piece of metal made of steel, often used in buildings

Question 27

mansion (n)

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a very large house

Question 28

frame (n)

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a structure that surrounds sth like a picture or window and holds it in place

Question 29

poverty (n)

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the state of being very poor

Question 30

proclaim (v)

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announce

Question 31

do away with (phr v)

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get rid of

Question 32

spot on (expr)

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perfectly correct

Question 33

artificial (adj)

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not natural but man-made

Question 34

bumblebee (n)

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a large hairy bee

Question 35

aviation (n)

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the business of flight

Question 36

substitute (n)

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a replacement

Question 37

sector (n)

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an area of activity

Question 38

workforce (n)

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the people who work for a particular organisation

Question 39

acquire (v)

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gain; obtain

Question 40

aviator (n)

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sb who flies a plane

Question 41

prosthetic (n)

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an artificial part of the body

Question 42

limb (n)

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an arm or leg

Question 43

remodel (v)

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change the structure of sth

Question 44

revolutionise (v)

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completely change

Question 45

*stimulate * (v)

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make sth develop; encourage

Question 46

apparatus (n)

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equipment for experiments

Question 47

*utensil * (n)

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a piece of equipment for cooking and eating, a knife or a spoon, etc.

Question 48

*computerised * (adj)

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using a computer to control the way sth is done

Question 49

*mechanical * (adj)

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using an engine or machine to do work

Question 50

*assumption * (n)

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sth you think is true even though you have no proof

Question 51

*discard * (v)

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throw away

Question 52

*filter * (v)

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remove unwanted substances from water, air, etc. by passing it through a piece of equipment

Question 53

*purify * (v)

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remove harmful substances from sth

Question 54

*sterilise * (v)

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clean sth completely by killing any bacteria in it

Question 55

*cube * (n)

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an object with six equal square sides

Question 56

*cylinder * (n)

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an object with straight sides and circular ends

Question 57

*rectangle * (n)

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a shape with four sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four 90° angles at the corners

Question 58

*sphere * (n)

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a round shape like a ball

Question 59

*displace * (v)

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take the place of sb

Question 60

*copper * (n)

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a reddish-brown metal

Question 61

*conductor * (n)

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sth that allows electricity to pass through it

Question 62

*monitor * (n)

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sth that checks the progress of sth

Question 63

*component * (n)

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one of the parts of which sth is made

Question 64

*periodic table * (n)

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a list of elements arranged according to their atomic structure

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