Question

1f Pick out words from the text which mean the same as the following: 10 i unhappiness felt by somebody because they lack friends ii the result of a situation iii physical illness which occurs because the patient is worried or anxious iv prevented from proceeding easily v gradually destroyed vi willing to change and adapt vii long existence of something viii forcing one’s views on others ix enter by force x difficult to unravel or smooth out

Answer 1

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1. unhappiness felt by somebody because they lack friends ⇒ loss
2. the result of a situation ⇒ costs3. physical illness which occurs because the patient is worried or anxious ⇒ psychosomatic
4. prevented from proceeding easily ⇒ disrupt
5. gradually destroyed ⇒ eroded
6. willing to change and adapt ⇒ flexible
7. long existence of something ⇒ longevity
8. forcing one's views on others ⇒ imposing
9. enter by force ⇒ invader
10. difficult to unravel or smooth out ⇒  tangle