Question 1

accompany (accompanies, accompanying,
accompanied)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you accompany someone, you go
somewhere with them. [FORMAL] ■ Ken
agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa.
■ The Prime Minister, accompanied by the
governor, led the President up to the house

Question 2

encounter (encounters, encountering,
encountered)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you encounter problems or
difficulties, you experience them. ■ Everyday
of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or
another. • Environmental problems they found in
Poland were among the worst they encountered.

Question 3

overcome (overcomes, overcoming,
overcame)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you overcome a problem or a
feeling, you successfully deal with it and
control it. ■ Molly had fought and overcome
her fear of flying. ■ One way of helping
children to overcome shyness is to boost their
self-confidence.

Question 4

venture (ventures, venturing, ventured)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you venture somewhere, you go
somewhere that might be dangerous.
[LITERARY] ■ People are afraid to venture out
for fear of sniper attacks.

Question 5

challenge (challenges)

Accepted Answer

NOUN A challenge is something new and
difficult which requires great effort and
determination. ■ I like a big challenge and
they don’t come much bigger than this. ■ The
new government’s first challenge is the
economy.

Question 6

destination (destinations)

Accepted Answer

NOUN The destination of someone or
something is the place to which they are going
or being sent. ■ Spain is still our most popular
holiday destination. ■ Only half of the emergency
supplies have reached their destination.

Question 7

itinerary (itineraries)

Accepted Answer

NOUN An itinerary is a plan of a journey,
including the route and the places that you
w ill visit. ■ The next place on our itinerary was
Silistra.

Question 8

journey (journeys)

Accepted Answer

NOUN When you make a journey, you travel
from one place to another. ■ [ + to ] There is
an express service from Paris which completes
the journey to Bordeaux in under 4 hours.

Question 9

reschedule (reschedules, rescheduling,
rescheduled)

Accepted Answer

VERB If someone reschedules an event,
they change the time at which it is supposed
to happen. ■ Since I'll be away, I'd like to
reschedule the meeting. ■ [+ for] They've
rescheduled the opening for February 14th.

Question 10

seek (seeks, seeking, sought)

Accepted Answer

VERB If you seek something, you try to find
it or obtain it. [FORMAL] ■ Four people who
sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left
voluntarily. ■ [+ for] Candidates are urgently ■ [+ from] The couple have sought help from
marriage guidance

Question 11

dreary

Accepted Answer

ADJECTIVE If you describe something
as dreary, you mean that it is dull and
depressing. ■ a dreary little town in the
Midwest

Question 12

intense

Accepted Answer

ADJECTIVE Intense is used to describe
something that is very great or extreme in
strength or degree. ■ He was sweating from
the intense heat. ■ His threats become more
intense, agitated, and frequent.

Question 13

pivotal

Accepted Answer

ADJECTIVE A pivotal role, point, or figure in
something is one that is very important and
affects the success of that thing. ■ The Court
of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English
legal system. ■ The elections may prove to be
pivotal in Colombia's p

Question 14

profound

Accepted Answer

ADJECTIVE You use profound to emphasize
that something is very great or intense.
■ discoveries which had a profound effect on
many areas of medicine ■ The overwhelming
feeling is just deep, profound shock and
anger.

Question 15

valuable

Accepted Answer

ADJECTIVE If you describe something or
someone as valuable, you mean that they
are very useful and helpful. ■ Many of our
teachers also have valuable academic links
with Heidelberg University. • The experience
was very valuable.

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Question	Answer
accompany (accompanies, accompanying, accompanied)	VERB If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them. [FORMAL] ■ Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa. ■ The Prime Minister, accompanied by the governor, led the President up to the house
encounter (encounters, encountering, encountered)	VERB If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them. ■ Everyday of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or another. • Environmental problems they found in Poland were among the worst they encountered.
overcome (overcomes, overcoming, overcame)	VERB If you overcome a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it and control it. ■ Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying. ■ One way of helping children to overcome shyness is to boost their self-confidence.
venture (ventures, venturing, ventured)	VERB If you venture somewhere, you go somewhere that might be dangerous. [LITERARY] ■ People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks.
challenge (challenges)	NOUN A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination. ■ I like a big challenge and they don’t come much bigger than this. ■ The new government’s first challenge is the economy.
destination (destinations)	NOUN The destination of someone or something is the place to which they are going or being sent. ■ Spain is still our most popular holiday destination. ■ Only half of the emergency supplies have reached their destination.
itinerary (itineraries)	NOUN An itinerary is a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you w ill visit. ■ The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.
journey (journeys)	NOUN When you make a journey, you travel from one place to another. ■ [ + to ] There is an express service from Paris which completes the journey to Bordeaux in under 4 hours.
reschedule (reschedules, rescheduling, rescheduled)	VERB If someone reschedules an event, they change the time at which it is supposed to happen. ■ Since I'll be away, I'd like to reschedule the meeting. ■ [+ for] They've rescheduled the opening for February 14th.
seek (seeks, seeking, sought)	VERB If you seek something, you try to find it or obtain it. [FORMAL] ■ Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy have left voluntarily. ■ [+ for] Candidates are urgently ■ [+ from] The couple have sought help from marriage guidance
dreary	ADJECTIVE If you describe something as dreary, you mean that it is dull and depressing. ■ a dreary little town in the Midwest
intense	ADJECTIVE Intense is used to describe something that is very great or extreme in strength or degree. ■ He was sweating from the intense heat. ■ His threats become more intense, agitated, and frequent.
pivotal	ADJECTIVE A pivotal role, point, or figure in something is one that is very important and affects the success of that thing. ■ The Court of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English legal system. ■ The elections may prove to be pivotal in Colombia's p
profound	ADJECTIVE You use profound to emphasize that something is very great or intense. ■ discoveries which had a profound effect on many areas of medicine ■ The overwhelming feeling is just deep, profound shock and anger.
valuable	ADJECTIVE If you describe something or someone as valuable, you mean that they are very useful and helpful. ■ Many of our teachers also have valuable academic links with Heidelberg University. • The experience was very valuable.

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