1. Find in the text the synonyms of the following words:
inventor; author; to compose; very old; profession; to leave; school­ ing; triumph; breakdown; dead; well-off;serious; costly; to start; con­ tinuation; prize

inventor - creator author - composerto compose - to makevery old - ancientprofession - careerto leave - to drop out ofschooling - tuitiontriumph - (great) successbreakdown - failuredead - deceasedwell-off - reachserious - solemncostly - expensiveto start - to opencontinuation - sequel prize - award