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

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What is the meaning of "enormous"?

Huge, vast, giant

What does "interest" mean in this context?

Attraction, fascination, appeal

Define "grand."

Outstanding, impressive, majestic

What does it mean if something is described as "impressive"?

It makes you admire it because it is very good, large, important, etc.

What is a "tribute"?

Something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone.

What does "evolution" refer to?

Development, growth, progression, advancement as far as something is concerned.

What does the term "concerned" imply?

About something, with regard to something.

Define "brilliant."

Excellent, great, wonderful.

Who is referred to as an "architect"?

Someone whose job is to design buildings.

What does "prior to" mean?

Before.

What is meant by the term "reign"?

The period when someone is king, queen, or emperor.

Define "tomb."

A stone structure above or below the ground where a dead person is buried.

What does "rectangular" describe?

Having the shape of a rectangle.

What is "clay"?

A type of heavy sticky earth that can be used for making pots, bricks, etc.

Define "brick."

A hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses, etc.

What does "underground" mean?

Below the surface of the earth.

What is a "passage"?

Way, road, channel, route, path.

What does the term "deceased" mean?

Dead.

What does it mean to "bury"?

To put someone who has died in a grave.

What does it mean to "conceive"?

To think of, consider, perceive.

Define "stack."

Load, pile, heap.

What is a "slab"?

A thick flat piece of a hard material such as stone.

What does "progressively" mean?

Increasingly, gradually.

Who is a "historian"?

Someone who studies history or the history of a particular thing.

Define "scholar."

An intelligent and well-educated person.

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Explore essential vocabulary with clear definitions and synonyms. Enhance your language skills by learning about terms like "enormous," "grand," and "tribute," along with their meanings and related words for effective communication.

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1. What is the meaning of 'enormous'?

A average, medium, moderate B small, tiny, minute C limited, restricted, confined D huge, vast, giant

2. What is a 'brick'?

A a stone structure where a dead person is buried B a type of heavy sticky earth C below the surface of the earth D a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc

3. Which word is synonymous with 'interest'?

A hatred, loathing, detestation B attraction, fascination, appeal C disgust, repulsion, aversion D boredom, indifference, apathy

4. What does 'grand' mean?

A simple, plain, unadorned B outstanding, impressive, majestic C ordinary, common, mundane D small, insignificant, trivial

5. How would you describe something that is 'impressive'?

A something that is common and ordinary B something that is dull and uninteresting C something that makes you admire it because it is very good, large, important etc D something that is small and insignificant

6. What is a 'tribute'?

A something that you take for granted B something that you ignore or neglect C something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone D something that you criticize harshly

7. What does 'evolution' mean in the given context?

A development, growth, progression, advancement B decline, decrease, reduction, regression C confusion, disorder, chaos, turmoil D stagnation, inactivity, stillness, immobility

8. Who is an 'architect' according to the content?

A someone who constructs buildings B someone whose job is to design buildings C someone who manages construction projects D someone who decorates interiors

9. What does 'prior to' mean in the context provided?

A before B simultaneously C during D after

10. What is a 'tomb' as described in the content?

A a monument built to honor someone B a place where people worship C a stone structure where a dead person is buried D a building used for storing artifacts

11. What does 'brilliant' mean according to the content?

A average, mediocre, ordinary B excellent, great, wonderful C poor, substandard, inferior D dull, boring, uninteresting

12. What is the definition of 'rectangular'?

A below the surface of the earth B a type of heavy sticky earth C a hard block of baked clay D having the shape of a rectangle

13. What is 'clay' used for?

A designing buildings B expressing respect C making pots, bricks etc D building walls

14. What does 'underground' mean?

A having the shape of a rectangle B a way, road, channel, route, path C below the surface of the earth D a stone structure where a dead person is buried

15. What does 'deceased' mean?

A a type of heavy sticky earth B a way, road, channel, route, path C dead D having the shape of a rectangle

16. What does 'bury' mean?

A to put someone who has died in a grave B to think of, consider, perceive C to load, pile, heap D to increasingly, gradually

17. What is the meaning of 'conceive'?

A think of, consider, perceive B to put someone who has died in a grave C someone who studies history D a thick flat piece of a hard material such as stone

18. What does 'stack' mean?

A load, pile, heap B a thick flat piece of a hard material such as stone C increasingly, gradually D someone who studies history

19. What is a 'slab'?

A a thick flat piece of a hard material such as stone B load, pile, heap C to put someone who has died in a grave D think of, consider, perceive

20. What does 'progressively' mean?

A someone who studies history B a thick flat piece of a hard material such as stone C to put someone who has died in a grave D increasingly, gradually

21. What is the definition of 'historian'?

A someone who studies history, or the history of a particular thing B an expert in biology C a person who teaches mathematics D someone who writes fiction

22. Who can be described as a 'scholar'?

A a person who travels frequently B an individual who plays sports professionally C someone who enjoys painting D an intelligent and well-educated person

23. What does a historian primarily study?

A history B literature C physics D mathematics

24. Which of the following best describes a scholar?

A physically strong B financially wealthy C well-educated and intelligent D artistically talented

25. What field does a historian specialize in?

A engineering B chemistry C history D medicine