UNIT 8 EPIC ENGINEERING
8A
A> SYNONYMS
1. repair (v) mend, restore, renovate, fix, …
2. renovation (n) makeover, transformation, reconstruction, repair, …
3. transported (v) convey, transfer, carry, passage, …
4. regional (adj) local, area, provincial, county, …
5. acquired (v) obtain, get, gain, attain, …
6. demolished (v) knock down, pull down, tear down, destroy, …
7. former (adj) previous, past, ealier, prior, …
8. citizens (n) people, locals, residents, humans, …
9. monuments (n) memorial, shrine, testimonial, tribute, …
10. proposal (n) suggestion, offer, application, plan, …
B> WORD FORM
No. Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
1 repair
2 renovation
3 transport
4 regional
5 acquire
6 demolish
7 former
8 citizen
9 monument
10 proposal
KEY
No. Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
1 repair repair
2 renovation renovate
3 transportation transport
4 region regional
5 acquiree/ acquirer acquire acquirable
6 demolition demolish
7 former former formerly
8 citizen
9 monument monumental monumentally
10 proposal propose proposed
C> WORD LINK
The word “renovation” contains the root nov which means “new”, e.g. innovate, novelty, novice,
renovated, novate,….
*innovate (v) introduce changes and new ideas
ex: The fashion industry is always desperate to innovate.
*novelty (n) the quality of being new and unusual
ex: The novelty of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them.
*novice (n) a person who is not experienced in a job or situation
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ex: I've never driven a car before - I'm a complete novice.
*renovated (v) to repair and improve something, especially a building
ex: He renovates old houses and sells them at a profit.
*novate (v) to replace a contract (= a legal agreement) with a new contract
ex: If you leave your present job, you can novate the car lease to your next employer, so
the vehicle remains with you.
8B
D> SYNONYMS
11. ruin (n) wreck, devastation, destruction, collapse, …
12. dense (adj) crowded, full, thick, packed, …
13. illustrate (v) demonstrate, show, exemplify, explain, …
14. partially (adv) partly, incompletely, soemwhat, moderately, …
15. enormous (adj) huge, vast, massive, immense, …
16. accessible (adj) available, reached, handy, manageable, …
17. impact (n) crash, collision, shock, contact, …
18. border (n) frontier, boundary, edge, margin, …
19. occur (v) happen, take place, follow, ensue, …
20. practical (adj) applied, real-world, hands-on, useful, …
E> WORD FORM
No. Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
11 ruin
12 dense
13 illustrate
14 partially
15 enormous
16 accessible
17 impact
18 border
19 occur
20 practical
KEY
No. Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
11 ruin ruin ruinous ruinously
12 density dense densely
13 illustration illustrate illustrative illustratively
14 partial partial partially
15 enormousness enormous enormously
16 accessibility access accessible accessibly
17 impact impact impactful
18 border border
19 occurrence occur
20 practical practise practical practically
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