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level: Level-15

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level questions: Level-15

QuestionAnswer
great excitement and happinessrapture,_,The boys gazed up at him in rapture.
to read or look at something very carefully for a long timepore over,_,She was poring over a book.
the activity of looking for somethinghunting,_,We're going house-hunting later today.
to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law courtconvict,_,She was convicted of shoplifting.
an official process of counting a country’s population and finding out about the peoplecensus,_,We have to complete a census form every ten years.
a small sign that shows that someone or something was present or existedtrace,_,There was no trace of anyone having entered the room since then.
language that sounds scientific but is not really, that some people use when talking about their emotional problemspsychobabble,_,I hate it when people start using psychobabble.
to stop being angry with someone and stop blaming them, although they have done something wrongforgive,_,He never forgave her for walking out on him.
to tell someone a story or describe a series of eventsrecount,_,Alan recounted how he and Joyce had met.
to leave someone or something and no longer help or support themdesert,_,The price rise caused many readers to desert the magazine.
a male member of the clergyclergyman,_,His uncle was a well-known clergyman.
the bite of a poisonous snakesnakebite,_,They were scared of getting a snakebite in the jungle.
to believe a story, explanation etc that is not actually trueswallow,_,I found his story a bit hard to swallow.
to eat humble pie is to admit that you were wrong about something(eat) humble pie,_,He was forced to eat humble pie when I got into university, as he had never believed I would achieve my goal.
he things that happen to someone or something, especially unpleasant things that end their existence or end a particular periodfate,_,No one knows what the fate of the hostages will be.
(deoxyribonucleic acid) a substance that carries genetic information in the cells of the bodyDNA,_,A DNA test showed that he was not the baby's father.
a biscuit served in Chinese restaurants, containing a piece of paper that says what is supposed to happen to you in the futurefortune cookie,_,The children enjoyed opening the fortune cookies when they went to the Chinese restaurant.
to produce a result, answer, or piece of informationyield,_,Our research has only recently begun to yield important results.
a short description that gives important details about a person, a group of people, or a placeprofile,_,She wrote a short profile of the history of the castle.
the members of your family who lived a long time agoancestry,_,Her mother is of German ancestry.
involved in or relating to migrationmigratory,_,Many birds are migratory and move to warmer countries in winter.
how easy or difficult it is for people to enter a public building, to reach a place, or talk to someoneaccess,_,We’re trying to improve access for disabled visitors.
money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paidprofit,_,She sold the business and bought a farm with the profits.
the process of comparing two or more people or thingscomparison,_,In comparison to other recent video games, this one isn’t very exciting.
a refusal to accept new ideas or changesresistance,_,The no-smoking policy was introduced with little resistance from staff.
a lot of things of the same type that are different from each other in some wayvariety,_,The girls come from a variety of different backgrounds.
the ability to seevision,_,She suffered temporary loss of vision after being struck on the head.
unusually goodexceptional,_,She is an exceptional student.
very angryfurious,_,Residents in the area are furious at the decision.
very frightenedterrified,_,She was terrified of being caught.
in a way that produces or shows feelings of great sadness or angerbitterly,_,The march was bitterly opposed by local residents.
completely and in every possible wayentirely,_,Her reasons were not entirely clear.
almostpractically,_,It’s practically impossible to predict what will happen.
fairly or more than a littlepretty,_,She still looks pretty miserable to me.
very much or to a great degreeseriously,_,I’m seriously worried about Ben.
something that happens or exists in society, science, or nature, especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understandphenomenon,_,Homelessness is not a new phenomenon.
the medical condition of not being able to remember anythingamnesia,_,She's suffering from amnesia.
to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proofconfirm,_,New evidence has confirmed the first witness’s story.
reasonable and likely to be true or successfulplausible,_,His story certainly sounds plausible.
to include a variety of different things or people in addition to those mentionedrange,_,The show had a massive audience, ranging from children to grandparents.
a very narrow space between two things or two parts of somethingcrack,_,He squeezed into a crack between two rocks.
to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomachswallow,_,He swallowed the last of his coffee and asked for the bill.
a way of selling something in which there is a lot of pressure on you to buyhard sell,_,The company's success was put down to the hard sell.
having a lot of experience of life, and good judgment about socially important things such as art, fashion etcsophisticated,_,Clarissa’s hair was swept up into a sophisticated style.
involving all your feelings, interest etcwholeheartedly,_,I agree whole-heartedly with the mayor on this issue.
letters, especially advertisements, that are sent by organizations to large numbers of peoplejunk mail,_,Forty-four percent of junk mail is never opened.
an advantage or profit that you get as a result of doing somethingpayoff,_,With electric cars there is a big environmental payoff.
a series of actions intended to achieve a particular result relating to politics or business, or a social improvementadvertising campaign,_,The company's new advertising campaign has certainly caught the public's eye.
always supporting your friends, principles, country etcloyal,_,She has given many years of loyal service to the company.
friendly agreement and understanding between peoplerapport,_,He had an excellent rapport with his patients.