Vocabulary Quiz on Key Terms

Vocabulary

• Compromise (n): An agreement between two sides, where each gives up something.
• Conservation (n): Protecting plants, animals, and natural areas from human damage.
• Durable (adj): Able to last a long time without damage.
• Efficiency (n): Producing results without waste.
• Relevant (adj): Related to the subject being discussed.
• Second-hand (adj): Not new; previously used by someone else.
• Sector (n): A specific part of society.
• Function (n): A purpose or the way something works.
• Depressing (adj): Making one feel unhappy and hopeless.
• Inspiring (adj): Giving new ideas and desire to do something.
• Civilized (adj): Having a well-developed way of life and social systems.
• Reflects on (vph): Causes people to think in a certain way about something.
• Reputation (n): The general opinion people have about someone.
• Demonstrated (v): Showed how to do something; explained.
• Amenities (n): Facilities making a place comfortable (e.g., parks, shops).
• Green belt (n): Open land surrounding a city, restricting development to preserve nature.

Further Vocabulary

• Outskirts (n): The outer edges of a town or city.
• Skyscrapers (n): Very tall buildings.
• Structural engineer (n): Designs and ensures the safety of buildings.
• Suburban (adj): Relating to areas outside of a city center.
• Urban sprawl (n): Unplanned expansion of urban areas.
• Aquatic (adj): Relating to water.
• Offshore (adv): Away from the land.
• Inexhaustible (adj): In such large amounts that it cannot be used up.
• Initial (adj): At the beginning; first.
• Generate (v): To cause to exist; produce.
• Universal (adj): Existing everywhere or involving everyone.
• Utilize (v): To make use of something.
• Address (v): To give attention to or deal with a problem.
• Adopt (v): To accept or begin to use something.
• Alarming (adj): Causing worry or fear.
• Diminish (v): To reduce or decrease in size or importance.
• Instigate (v): To cause an event or situation to happen.
• Resistant (adj): Not accepting of something.

Further Vocabulary

• Urgent (adj): Needing immediate attention.
• Vital (adj): Necessary or extremely important.
• Aesthetic (adj): Relating to beauty.
• Conceptual (adj): Based on ideas or principles.
• Contemporary (adj): Existing or happening now.
• Distinction (n): A difference between similar things.
• Established (adj): Generally accepted or familiar.
• Notion (n): A belief or idea.
• Significance (n): Importance.
• Perceived (v): Thought of in a particular way.
• Mechanical (adj): Related to machines.
• Mediums (n): Materials used to create art.
• Sophisticated (adj): Highly developed and complex.
• Objective (n): Based on facts and reality.
• Acknowledge (v): Agree; admit something is true.
• Deliberately (adv): Intentionally.
• Abstract (adj): Not of real things or people.
• Avant-grade (adj): Very original and modern.
• Decorative (adj): Made to look attractive.

Further Vocabulary

• Expressive (adj): Showing what someone thinks or feels.
• Figurative (adj): Showing things in a similar way to real life.
• Lifelike (adj): Looks very real.
• Monumental (adj): Very big.
• Moving (adj): Causing strong sadness or sympathy.
• Demographic (adj): Relating to human populations.
• Adapt (v): To adjust to different conditions.
• Undertake (v): To take responsibility for and begin doing something.
• Capacity (n): A particular position or role.
• Voluntary (adj): Done without being forced or paid.
• Leisure (n): Time not spent working.
• Documented (adj): Recorded or written down.
• Median (n): The middle number in a series.
• Allocate (v): Give something as a share.
• Proportion (n): A part or share of the whole.
• Range (n): The amount or number between a lower and upper limit.
• Cope (v): Deal with problems successfully.
• Pension (n): Money paid regularly to a retired person.