1、demolish 2
Many of these buildings were poorly designed and constructed and
have since been demolished.
Raze, destroy, Devastate, dismantle, ruin
2、underpin 2
A big part of the secret is an extensive and expensive network of
sporting academies underpinned by science and medicine.
Corroborate, bear out, support
3、curtail 1
While the Inuit may not actually starve if hunting and
trapping are curtailed by climate change, these has
certainly been an impact on people's health.
Reduce, shorten abridge cut back
4.demonstrate 13
To demonstrate how the system works, Bruce Mason at AIS shows off
the prototype of a 3D analysis tool for studying swimmers.
Show, confirm, prove
5.reject 4
It is common for supporters of road networks to reject the
models of cities with good public transport by arguing that
such systems would not work in their particular city.
Refuse, resist, deny
6.embrace 2
Film has never lost its unique power to embrace its
audiences and transport them a different world.
Include, contain, hug, accept
7.dynamic 5
For Tarkovsky, the key to that magic was the way in which
cinema created a dynamic image of the real flow of events.
Vigorous, animate, energetic
8.redundant 2
The artwork is often marvellous, but the pictures make the language
redundant, and the children have no need to imagine anything when
they read such books.
Superfluous, excessive, unnecessary
9.criterion 7
And even in regions where new projects seem warranted, we must
find ways to meet demands with fewer resources, respecting
ecological criteria and to a smaller budget.
Standard, measure, touchstone, norm
10.adequate 6
It is also accepted that this right generates an obligation or duty
for the state to ensure that adequate health-care resources are provided
out of the public purse.
Ample, sufficient, enough, plenty of
11.lantern 2
In the early years, this art form was quite primitive, similar to the
original French idea of using a lantern and slides back in the
seventeenth century.
Magic lantern, glim, lamp, candle
12.gland 3
This in turn might involve the level of a hormone called
melatonin, produced in the pineal gland in the brain.
secretor
13.obstacle 5
Distance therefore poses no obstacle to the globalisation
of the disk-drive industry.
Impediment, handicap, block,barrier
14.juvenile 4
Eighty per cent of deaths among juvenile fur seals occur
because playing pups fail to spot predators approaching.
Young, adolescent, jejune, puerile
15.narrative 6
With the arrival of the feature-length narrative as the main
attraction, other types of films became less important.
Tale/story/marrate/depicture
16.ultimate 9
What we know now is but a stage in our ultimate
understanding of the origin of birds and the origin of flight.
Final, last, utmost, extreme
17.blast 4
The original granite island which had hills up to 120 metres high
was drilled and blasted into boulders no bigger than two metres in diameter.
Blow, explode, burst, gale, gust
18.absorb 8
Grass and other vegetation acts as a sponge which absorbs rainfall
both in the plants and in the ground.
Soak up, suck, sponge, engross
19.distribute 6
The way rewards are distributed should be transparent so that
employees perceive that rewards or outcomes are equitable and equal to the
inputs given.
Allot, disperse, assign, disperse
20.hesitation 3
He was then 34, middle-aged by the standard of the time, but without
hesitation he embarked on his new career, finacing it by his professional work
as a musician.
Waver, vacillation
