It’s a mystery (1B)
Word Definition
Eliminated To remove or take away
someone or something.
Improbable Not likely to be true or to
happen.
Puzzle A situation that is very
difficult to understand. to solve this puzzle for years.
Baffle If something baffles you, you
cannot understand it at all.
Amateur Doing something as a hobby.
Uninhabited If a place is uninhabited, no
one lives there.
Chain A series of things that happen
one after the other.
Remote Far away.
Relive To make pain or a bad Breathing exercises can help
feelings less bad.
Extraordinary Very special or strange.
Hook A curved piece of metal or
plastic used for hanging
something on.
Speculation Guesses a bout something
without having enough
information to be certain.
Agent Someone who tries to find
out secret information, Spain for more information.
especially about another
country.
Invasion An occasion when an army
enters a country by force in
order to take control of it.
Submarine A boat that travels under
water.
Intimation The action of making clear
what you think or want
without saying it directly.
Establish To start a company or
organization that will
continue for a long time.
Example
The police eliminated him
from their enquiries.
It’s highly improbable that
she will agree.
Scientists have been trying
The police were baffled by
his disappearance.
Mature detectives were
given the case.
He was banished to an
uninhabited island.
His arrival set off a
surprising chain of events.
He lives in a remote
mountain village.
to relieve stress.
She was an extraordinary
young woman.
His coat was hanging from
a hook on the door.
He dismissed the reports as
speculation.
Please contact our agent in
In 1546 England had to be
defended from invasion.
The submarine can dive up
to 300 meters.
The book’s title gives a fair
enough intimation of it’s
subject.
The company was
established in 1899.
 It’s a mystery (1B)
Surmise To guess something, without
having much or any proof.
Cruise A journey on a large ship for
pleasure, during which you
visit several places.
Cliff A high area of rock with a
very steep side, often next to a
coast.
Transatlantic Crossing the Atlantic ocean,
or relating to countries on
both sides of the Atlantic
Ocean.
UFO Unidentified flying object: an Several UFO sightings have
object seen in the sky that is
thought to be a spacecraft
from another plant.
Fortune-teller A person who tells you what
they think will happen to you
in the future.
Bizarre Very strange and unusual.
Odd Strange or unexpected.
Spooky Strange and frightening.
Distress A feeling of extreme worry,
sadness, or pain.
Launch An occasion when ship is put
into water, or a spacecraft is
sent into space, for the first
time.
Scour To remove dirt from
something by rubbing it hard
with something rough.
Wreckage A badly damaged object or
the separated parts of a badly
damaged object.
Aviator An aircraft pilot.
The police surmise that the
robbers have fled the
country.
They are going on a cruise
round the Med.
Keep away from the edge of
the cliff - you might fall.
Transatlantic flights.
been reported.
Every fortune-teller I ever
saw told me that no one
understood me.
I had a really bizarre dream
last night.
I always thought there was
something a bit odd about
her.
It was a spooky coincidence.
Many of the horses were
showing signs of distress at
the end of the race.
The lunch of the space
shuttle was delayed for 24
hours because of bad
weather.
You will have to scour those
old cooing pots before you
use them.
Two children were trapped
in the wreckage.
Johnson was a pioneering
aviator who made record-
breaking flights to Africa in
the 1930s.
 It’s a mystery (1B)
Navigator A person in a vehicle who
decides on the direction in
which the vehicle travels.
Practical Able to provide effective
solutions to problems.
Devastating Causing a lot of damage or
destruction.
Swept away To destroy or remove
(something) completely.
Breeze A light and pleasant wind.
Interact To communicate with or react
to.
Clearing An area in a wood from
which trees and bushes have
been removed.
Fence A structure that divides two
areas of land.
Pond An area of water smaller than
a lake, often artificially made.
Confront To face, meet, or deal with a
difficult situation or person.
Passive person If someone is a passive person
that is mean he or she does
not take action but instead let
things happen to him or her.
Sufficient Enough for a particular
purpose.
Khalil Moftah
She found the crew dead at
there posts except for the
navigator and the ship’s
captain who were missing.
She has lots of interesting
ideas, but they are not very
practical.
The drought has had
devastating effects.
Floods swept away several
houses.
She let the gentle breeze cool
her face.
We are studying how these
two chemicals interact.
Clearings areas are good
habitat for the western
bluebird.
The house was surrounded
by a tall, wooden fence.
Several large fish live in the
pond.
He decided to confront the
burglar.
My brother is a passive
person.
This recipe should be
sufficient for 3 people.