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UNITS 6&7
Revision of VOCAB
| TERM | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| FICTIONAL | not real, imaginary |
| SUFFERING | a state of undergoing pain or distress |
| MONUMENT | a statue or other structure made in honour of someone/something |
| REMOVED | take smth off or away |
| DECIPHER | decode, convert something in code to normal language |
| SUFFICIENT | enough, as much as you need |
| TIMES GONE BY | moments that have already passed (from the past) |
| MIRACULOUS | like a miracle completely unexpected |
| ARTIFICIAL | made to copy something, not original |
| IDENTITY | who/what somebody/something is |
| SATISFY | please somebody by giving them what they want |
| AUTHENTIC | real, not a copy |
| SHED LIGHT ON | make a problem easier to understand (e.g. by giving information) |
| SET UP | make a piece of equipment or a machine ready for use |
| SET OFF | start a journey |
| PUT OFF | discourage / cancel an arrangement for a later date |
| BRING TO LIGHT | become known to somebody |
| BLOW UP | to explode |
| HEAD IN THE CLOUDS | when you're not connected to reality |
| RAY OF SUNSHINE | person or a thing that makes life brighter |
| GO DOWN A STORM | to be enthusiastically received by an audience |
| THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND | do smth without thinking logically |
| CLASSIFY | organise information into groups |
| AUTHORITIES | sb who has power to give orders to people |
| DESTRUCTIVE | causing damage |
| FRAGMENT | a small part from something broken |
| PLAY HAVOC | to make something more difficult/confusing |
| SWEEP AWAY | to destroy/damage smth (e.g. by floods) |
| INHABITANTS | a person/animal that lives in a particular place/area |
| RAPIDLY | very fast |
| THE CLOCK IS TICKING | time is passing quickly |
| HEAD OF | in charge of |
| WEAKENED | become weak |
| ULTIMATELY | in the end, finally |
| DEPICTION | showing what someone/something is like in pictures |
| FRACTURE | a break in the bone or other hard material |
| LIBERATE | to free |
| PLOT | events of a story |
| REVOLUTION | change the government of a country (by a violent action) |
| SUBJECTIVE | based on your own opinion / feeling |
| OBJECTIVE | not influenced by personal feelings/opinion |
| DIE OUT | become extinct, disappear |
| TAKE OVER | take control of something |
| CONCLUDE | to believe something as a result of what you've seen |
| ANALYZE | examine the nature of something, especially by separating its parts |
| PROVE | show something is true |
| OCCUR | happen |
| RESIDENT | a person who lives at a particular place |
| CONSUME | to use something (esp. fuel, time) |
| GATHER | come/bring together |
| TO FEEL UNDER THE WEATHER | you are a bit ill |
| TO BE IN DEEP WATER | you are in big trouble |
| TO BE DOWN TO EARTH | you think logically and behave sensibly |
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