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List B p.1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| above | superior / in a higher position |
| account | a report or description of an event or experience |
| acquire | to gain possession of |
| aged | old / period of history |
| agriculture / agricultural | farming/ related to farming |
| all of a sudden | unexpectedly |
| altogether | in total |
| anxiety / anxious | being worried or nervous about something |
| apparent / apparently | obvious / obviously |
| appropriate | suitable |
| at the expense of | at the cost of |
| atmosphere | the gases surrounding Earth / mood of a place or situation |
| automatically | happening as part of the normal process or system |
| bad | not good / rotten |
| be in charge of something | to be responsible for something |
| behind | at the back of / slower |
| believe in something | to accept as true /consider to be of worth |
| blame | to say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened |
| block | obstruct; to prevent movement through something |
| brilliant | extremly smart |
| bring a subject up | to start talking about a particular subject |
| calculate | to judge the amount or value of something by using information (especially numbers) |
| clothing | clothes, especially of a particular type |
| competitive | wanting to win or to be more successful than other people |
| competitor | one who competes against others |
| contemporary | modern, new; relating to the same time period |
| contest | competition |
| continent | one of the seven large landmasses on the earth |
| criterion | a standard for judgment or evaluation |
| cut something down | to reduce |
| decade | 10 years |
| declaration | an official statement |
| declare | to make known; to state openly |
| degree | (an) amount or level of something / university studies qualification |
| deliver | to take [something] to a person or place |
| demanding | needing a lot of your time, attention, or effort |
| detect | to notice something |
| determine | to decide |
| differ | to disagree |
| disappointed / disappointment | unhappy about the way something turned out / the feeling that something is not as good as expected |
| divide | to calculate division / to separate into parts or groups |
| domestic | relating to the affairs of a country / household |
| done | completing a task |
| double | twice the size, amount, price, etc |
| economical | careful about spending money or using resources |
| editor | someone whose job is to prepare text, film, etc. by deciding what to include and making mistakes correct |
| either way | in both cases |
| element | a part of something |
| emerge | to appear by coming out of something |
| emotion / emotional | feeling / showing strong feelings |
| exception | someone or something that is not included |
| exchange | giving up something in order to receive something else they would rather have |
| expected | believed to happen or to be done |
| expedition | an organized journey made for a special purpose |
| expense | the use of money, time, or effort |
| export | to send goods to another country for sale |
| expression | the process of making known one's thoughts or feelings |
| extend | to reach out |
| extreme | very large in amount or degree |
| farther | distant from something |
| fed up | bored or frustrated and unhappy (especially with a situation which has gone on too long) |
| fetch | to go after and bring back |
| final | last |
| fit | healthy, especially because you exercise regularly |
| further | additional |
| generation | a group of people born around the same time |
| genuine | real, authentic |
| get rid of something | to remove or throw away something unwanted |
| get worse | to deteriorate |
| get wrong | to misunderstand |
| give away (something) | to give something without asking for payment |
| go out | leave home to go on a social event |
| headlines | titles of newspaper articles |
| hidden | not easy to find |
| highlight | to emphasize |
| historian | A person who studies the past |
| historic | of great importance in history |
| identical | exactly the same |
| illuminate | to light up or make clear |
| immigration / immigrant | the act of someone coming to live in a different country / a person who comes to live in a foreign country |
| import | to bring a product into a country to be sold |
| impression | a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience |
| impressive | making a strong impact; causing someone to feel admiration or respect |
| in light of | because of |
| in view of | because of a particular thing, or considering a particular fact |
| incredible | amazing |
| indoors | inside a building / house |
Created by:
Rivi
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