EAP5 - Word list 7

Noun of 'complex'

Answer explanation

complex (n)

- a group of buildings used for a particular purpose

- an emotional problem in which someone is unnecessarily anxious about something or thinks too much about something

complexity (n)

- the state of being complicated or one of the many details

- features of something that make it hard to understand or deal with

to experience something, especially problems or opposition

• evaluate

• fragment

• modify

• encounter

Seventy factory workers were made ________ in the resulting cuts.

• generation

• limited

• redundant

• fragment

Then we learned to extract raw materials from her biosphere to create our own new ______ materials. (synthesis)

My main ________ of the scheme is that it does nothing to help families on low incomes.

• criticism

• aspect

• appreciation

• rejection

Reactions can therefore be highly ______ and we may find ourselves disagreeing strongly with what the artist is saying.

• expressive

• subjective

• impressive

• persuasive

As a way of ______ water, people were not allowed to use hosepipes or wash their cars. (conservation)

My parents thought it was _______ for a boy to be interested in ballet.

• incomplete

• uncritical

• abnormal

• perfect

Answer explanation

- uncritical: accepting something too easily, because of being unwilling or unable to criticize

ex: John’s mother is totally uncritical of his behaviour.

- abnormal: very different from usual in a way that seems strange, worrying, wrong, or dangerous

The policy has undergone considerable _____ since it was first introduced. (modify)

Answer explanation

modification

- [countable] a small change made in something such as a design, plan, or system

- [countable, uncountable] the act of modifying something, or the process of being modified

Synonum: alteration

In _____ of Mr Mainwaring's years of service, the company presented him with a gold watch.

• subjection

• appreciation

• dedication

• retention