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The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9.4 - Michelangelo for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

Read the sentences about Michelangelo. What do you think the words in bold mean? Which two pairs of words have opposite meanings?

Answer

  • unique → nothing else like it
  • divine → inspired by God
  • eternal → lasts forever
  • extraordinary → amazing, much better than one would normally expect
  • mortal → will die one day
  • awe-inspiring → makes you stop and take notice, impressive
  • feat → an amazing achievement
  • ordinary → usual
  • aspirations → dreams, ambitions
  • quest → mission
  • Opposites → ordinary / unique; eternal / mortal

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