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4. $100 What is the meaning of the word: vital

5. $100 Vital means: Adjective: Absolutely necessary or important; essential: "secrecy is of vital importance". Noun: The body's important internal organs. Synonym: Essential Back to board

6. What is the meaning of the word: suffer $200

7. Suffer means: Verb: Experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant). Be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment). Synonyms: endure - bear - undergo - tolerate - sustain – stand. $200 Back to board

8. What is the meaning of the word: key $300

9. Key means: Noun: (1) A small piece of shaped metal, with incisions cut to fit a particular lock, that is then inserted into a lock and turned to open... (2) A low-lying island or reef. Adjective: Of paramount or crucial importance. $300

10. Key means: Verb: Enter or operate on (data) by means of a computer keyboard: “She keyed in a series of commands". Synonyms:Verb: tune Adjective: main - principal - primary - leading – prime. $300 Back to board

11. What is the meaning of the word: approach $400

12. Approach means: Verb: Come near or nearer to (someone or something) in distance: “The train approached the main line"; “She heard him approach". $400

13. Approach means: Noun: A way of dealing with something: “We need a whole new approach to the job". Synonyms: Verb: near - approximate - draw near; Noun: access - oncoming $400 Back to board

14. What is a synonym for the word: suitable $100

15. Synonyms for the word: Suitable = Fit, appropriate, proper, fitting, convenient $100 Back to board

16. What is a synonym for the word: Locate $200

17. Synonyms for the word: Locate (verb) = 1. (locate, turn up): find, regain. 2. (situate, locate): find, determine, find out, ascertain. 3. (locate, place, site): station, post, send, place. 4: settle, locate. $200 Back to board

18. What is a synonym for the word: Allow $300

19. Synonyms for the word: Allow (verb) 1: permit, allow, let, accept, consent, go for; 2: allow, grant, give 3: leave, allow for, allow, provide yield, give, afford; 4: admit, allow $300

20. Synonyms for the word: Allow (verb) 5: let, allow, permit; 6: allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve, assign, allot, portion; 7: allow, take into account, calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast $300

21. Synonyms for the word: Allow (verb) 8: give up, allow 9: allow discount 10: allow, permit, tolerate, let, permit, allow, countenance $300 Back to board

22. What is a synonym for the word: Label $400

23. Synonyms for the word: Label (verb) 1: label: designate, denominate 2: tag, label, mark: attach 3: pronounce, label, judge: declare, hold $400

24. Synonyms for the word: Label (verb) 4: label: distinguish, separate, differentiate, tell, tell apart 5: label: distinguish, separate, differentiate, tell, tell apart $400 Back to board

25. What is an antonym for the word: Major $100

26. Antonyms for the word: Major = Minor, insignificant, secondary. $100 Back to board

27. What is an antonym for the word: Available $200

28. Antonyms for the word: Available = Unavailable, restricted, off limits, out of stock. $200 Back to board

29. What is an antonym for the word: Achieve $300

30. Antonyms for the word: Achieve = Abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, lose, miss $300 Back to board

31. What is a antonym for the word: Appropriate $400

32. Antonyms for the word: Appropriate = Inappropriate, wrong, improper. $400 Back to board

33. $100 What is a collocation for the word: Estimate

34. $100 Collocations for: Estimate = Accurate, conservative, realistic, reliable, rough

35. Estimate (noun) ADJ. official, unofficial / current, recent - Current estimates suggest that supplies will run out within six months. /early, initial, preliminary / accurate, fair, good, realistic, reasonable, reliable / best - Flight times in the brochure are based on our best estimate, and will be confirmed as soon as possible.

36. Estimate (noun) / approximate, rough / conservative, low - I think 15,000 will turn out to be a very low estimate. / high - According to the highest estimate, over 10,000 people died in the tsunami. /optimistic, pessimistic / cost

37. Estimate (noun) VERB + ESTIMATE make - Can you make an estimate of the numbers involved? / give, provide, submit - Three firms submitted estimates for the work. / revise

38. Estimate (noun) ESTIMATE + VERB be based on / indicate, predict, show, suggest - One estimate suggests that 30,000 jobs may be lost. / put at - Some estimates put the figure as high as 50%. / range, vary - Cost estimates vary from $50,000 to $200,000.

39. Estimate (noun) - PREP. according to an/the ~ According to the revised estimate, four million people will be without homes. /at an ~ Even at a conservative estimate, there is a lot of work to be done. / in an/the ~ In his first estimate, he suggested a figure of Dhs50,000. / ~ by, ~ from - According to an estimate by a leading newspaper, she earns $40 million a year. /~ for - We will send you an estimate for the repairs. / ~ of an estimate of profits an estimate of £300.

40. Estimate (verb) - ADV. currently / accurately, reliably / provisionally / conservatively - It is conservatively estimated that not less than half a million people died in the famine. / officially, unofficially - The strike was officially estimated to have cost $80 million.

41. Estimate (verb) VERB + ESTIMATE be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to / be used to - The results of the survey were used to estimate the preferences of the population at large. PREP. at - We estimated the cost at £50,000. Back to board

42. What is a collocation for the word: List $200

43. ADJ. long, short / complete, comprehensive, full - We are compiling a full list of all local businesses. / alphabetical / waiting - We're on the waiting list for membership of the golf club. / shopping / mailing / reading - For further information, see the reading list at the end of the chapter. / guest / cast - The play has an impressive cast list. / transfer (= in football) The club captain has been put on the transfer list at his own request.

44. VERB + LIST compile, draw up, make / put on - Did you put bread on the shopping list? LIST + VERB comprise, contain - a list comprising all the paintings in the gallery PREP. in a/the ~ Names of past members are not included in the list. / on a/the ~ I can't see your name on the list. / ~ of a list of 200 names.

45. PHRASES the bottom/top of a list - Variety is near the top of many people's list of job requirements. / high on a list - Safety is high on our list of priorities. / a list of priorities - Phoning the bank is top of my list of priorities today. Back to board

46. What is a collocation for the word: Charity $300

47. VERB + CHARITY donate (money) to, give (money) to, support/go to - All the proceeds from the sale will go to charity. ask for/accept - They are proud people who don't accept charity. depend on, live on - They have no money and are forced to live on charity. $300

48. CHARITY + NOUN appeal, auction, ball, concert, event, match, show / school / shop / work / worker PREP. for ~ The school raised over a hundred dirhams for charity. / ~ for a charity for sick children PHRASES an act of charity $300 Back to board

49. What is a collocation for the word: Technology $400

50. Technology (noun) collocations = ADJ. current, existing, present-day / emerging, the latest, modern, new small businesses that are involved with emerging technologies $400

51. / basic, low / advanced, complex, high, leading-edge, sophisticated, state-of-the-art, up-to-date, white-hot / alternative, innovative a car based on alternative technology / $400

52. efficient / communication/ communications, computer, digital, energy, information, management, manufacturing, nuclear, production, software, telecommunications / educational, environmental, medical, military $400

53. VERB + TECHNOLOGY have -We now have the technologies to transplant limbs. / adopt, apply, employ, exploit, introduce, take advantage of, use - exploiting existing technologies more fully / create, develop, improve / be based on a car engine based on technology developed for aeroplanes / invest in - The company is investing heavily in new technologies. $400

54. TECHNOLOGY + VERB develop - Telecommunications technology is developing fast. /allow, enable - This technology enables computers to read handwriting. $400

55. PREP. ~ for the technology for the extraction of iron ore. PHRASES advances in technology recent advances in medical technology. / the impact of (a) technology, science and technology $400 Back to board

56. Give an example of an adverb for the word: appropriate $100

57. Adverb for appropriate = appropriately $100 Back to board

58. Give an example of a noun for the word: relevant $200

59. Noun for relevant = relevance I don't see the relevance of your question. What he said has no direct relevance to the matter in hand. $200 Back to board

60. What is an adjective for the word: technology $300

61. Adjective for technology = technological technological advances technological change a major technological breakthrough $300 Back to board

62. What is the verb for the word: modification $400

63. The verb for modification = modify Patients are taught how to modify their diet. We found it cheaper to modify existing equipment rather than buy new. $400 Back to board