100. IELTS Minh Huong Vocabulary booster (Cambridge 16, test 1, reading 1)

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What does the term "evolve" mean?

Change, grow, progress, advance.

Define "species."

A group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants.

What is a "mechanism"?

Means, method, system, procedure.

What does it mean to "decode"?

Make sense of, work out, interpret, translate.

What is a "herd"?

Group, flock, drove, pack.

What does it mean to "depict"?

Show, represent, describe, illustrate.

Define "enable."

Allow, permit, aid, empower.

What does "intellectual" mean?

Intelligent, knowledgeable, academic, rational.

Define "affective."

Emotional, sentimental, moving, touching.

What is a "process"?

Procedure, development, course, progression.

What does it mean to "internalize"?

Adopt, affect, assume.

Define "reasoning."

Analysis, logic, calculation, thought.

What is an "inference"?

Implication, interpretation, suggestion.

Define "empathy."

Understanding, sympathy, compassion, responsiveness, identification.

Define "generation."

Production, making, creation, invention.

What is "insight"?

Vision, understanding, awareness, perception.

What does it mean to exercise "caution"?

Warn, alert, notify, signal.

What does the term "binary" refer to?

Consisting of two parts.

Define "innovation."

Finding, discovery, breakthrough.

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Explore essential terms related to evolution and ecology, including species, mechanisms, and processes. Gain insights into concepts like empathy, innovation, and critical reasoning to enhance your understanding of biological change and development.

1. Which word means 'vision, understanding, awareness, perception'?

A Empathy B Binary C Insight D Caution

2. What does the term 'binary' mean?

A Consisting of two parts B Involving multiple steps C Relating to numbers D Consisting of three parts

3. What does the term 'evolve' mean?

A Decrease, diminish, reduce B Remain the same, stay constant C Stop, halt, cease D Change, grow, progress, advance

4. What is a 'species'?

A A type of ecosystem B A group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants C A genetic mutation D A single organism

5. Which word means 'means, method, system, procedure'?

A Decode B Herd C Depict D Mechanism

6. What does 'decode' mean?

A Encode, encrypt, conceal B Destroy, dismantle, break down C Make sense of, work out, interpret, translate D Ignore, overlook, disregard

7. What is the meaning of 'herd'?

A Individual, solitary, lone B Habitat, environment, ecosystem C Predator, hunter, carnivore D Group, flock, drove, pack

8. What is the meaning of 'enable'?

A Prevent, hinder, obstruct, block B Confuse, complicate, perplex, baffle C Ignore, neglect, overlook, disregard D Allow, permit, aid, empower

9. Which word means 'intelligent, knowledgeable, academic, rational'?

A Emotional B Practical C Physical D Intellectual

10. What does 'affective' mean?

A Emotional, sentimental, moving, touching B Intellectual, academic, scholarly C Logical, analytical, rational D Physical, tangible, concrete

11. Which word means 'procedure, development, course, progression'?

A Process B Event C Stagnation D Outcome

12. What is the meaning of 'internalize'?

A Externalize B Reject C Adopt, affect, assume D Ignore

13. What is the meaning of 'inference'?

A Analytical, judicious, diagnostic B Vision, understanding, awareness C Understanding, sympathy, compassion D Implication, interpretation, suggestion

14. Which word means 'understanding, sympathy, compassion, responsiveness'?

A Insight B Caution C Empathy D Inference

15. What does 'critical' mean?

A Vision, understanding, awareness B Analytical, judicious, diagnostic, serious C Warn, alert, notify D Understanding, sympathy, compassion

16. What is the meaning of 'generation'?

A Vision, understanding, awareness B Warn, alert, notify C Consisting of two parts D Production, making, creation, invention

17. What is the meaning of 'innovation'?

A Finding, discovery, breakthrough B Ignoring existing methods C Making a mistake D Disturbing the status quo

18. What does 'err' mean?

A To innovate B To diminish C To make a mistake D To ignore

19. What does 'ignore' mean?

A To diminish B To disrupt C To innovate D Pay no attention to, take no notice of, overlook, disregard

20. What does 'disrupt' mean?

A Disturb, upset, interrupt B To diminish C To ignore D To innovate

21. What does the term 'diminish' mean?

A Reduce, lessen, weaken, moderate B Maintain, sustain, uphold, preserve C Create, generate, produce, invent D Increase, enlarge, expand, amplify

22. What is the meaning of 'digital'?

A Analog, manual, mechanical B Visual, graphical, pictorial C Numerical, alphanumeric, numeral D Physical, tangible, concrete

23. Which word means 'warn, alert, notify, signal'?

A Ignore B Encourage C Caution D Celebrate

24. What does 'depict' mean?

A Ignore, overlook, disregard B Hide, conceal, obscure C Show, represent, describe, illustrate D Criticize, condemn, disapprove

25. What is the meaning of 'insight'?

A Disinterest, apathy, indifference B Superficiality, shallowness, triviality C Confusion, misunderstanding, ignorance D Vision, understanding, awareness, perception