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List A B Definition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| addition | something added / the act or process of adding |
| advance | To go or move something forward / to develop or improve something: |
| advanced | modern and well developed |
| advertising | A written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers in purchasing a product or service |
| among other things | in addition to things that are not specifically mentioned |
| analysis / to analyze | the act of studying or examining something in detail |
| appear | to seem |
| approach | to deal with / method |
| as | used in comparisons to refer to the degree of something: |
| at least | as much as, or more than, a number or amount: |
| average | usual, ordinary |
| awareness | having knowledge or experience of a particular thing |
| be responsible for doing something | to take care of something/ someone |
| besides | in addition |
| carry out | to do or complete something |
| challenge | Something difficult to accomplish |
| change | to make or become different |
| characteristic | typical of a particular person, place, or thing |
| characterize | To describe the character and qualities of someone or something |
| claim (v,n) | to state / statement |
| climate change | a change in global or regional climate patterns |
| common | usual; shared by all |
| complicated | hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate |
| concern | a feeling of sympathy for someone or something |
| condition | the particular state that something or someone is in |
| concerned with | interested in |
| concerning, regarding | about |
| conduct | lead, guide, escort; Behavior |
| consequence / consenquently | result / as a result |
| considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree |
| cope with | to deal with |
| critic | someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially films, books, music, etc. |
| criticize | to express disapproval of someone or something: |
| current | of the present time |
| deal with | handle |
| decrease | to become or make less |
| delayed | later than expected |
| deliberate / deliberately | intentional / intentionally |
| demonsrate | to show |
| demonstration | an act of protest by a group of people |
| design | plan and produce a plan, simulation or model. |
| despite | without being affected by; in spite of |
| destruction | great damage or ruin |
| development | the process in which someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced: |
| disagreement | an argument or a situation in which people do not have the same opinion |
| disaster | (an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty |
| discover / discovery | to find out / the process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time |
| dislike | to not like something |
| doubt | a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction. |
| drop | to fall or to allow something to fall |
| educate | to teach someone, especially using the formal system of school, college, or university |
| efficient | producing results without waste |
| emphasis | particular importance or attention that is given to something |
| emphasize | To give special attention to something, to stress |
| enjoyment | pleasure |
| enjoyable | gives pleasure |
| essay | a short piece of writing on a particular subject. |
| essentially | relating to the most important ideas of something; basically |
| even if | whether or not |
| even though | despite the fact that |
| event | anything that happens or is regarded as happening |
| exactly | completely correct |
| except | not including |
| exist | to be real; to have life |
| extraordinary | very unusual; remarkable |
| feature | characteristic |
| feedback | information or statements of opinion about something |
| figure | body shape; number |
| figure something out | understand, find the answer |
| finance | management of money |
| financial | having to do with money |
| findings | conclusions, results |
| flexible / flexibility | able to bend without breaking; able to change or to take in new ideas |
| flood | become covered with water |
| flu | a common infectious illness |
| focus on | to concentrate on |
| frequent | happening often |
| fresh | new or different / recently made |
| frighten | to scare |
| gain | increase |
| generate | to create or produce |
| guidance | leadership or direction |
| hopefully | used to express what you would like to happen |
| ideal | perfectly suitable |
| illness | state of being sick |
| illustrate / illustration | making clear by examples, data, pictures etc. |
| image | picture, especially on film or televidion |
| in actual fact | really, in fact |
| in connection with | relating to, concerning |
| in terms of | with regard to,with respect to |
| in that case | because of that, if that happens |
| in the meantime | during this time |
| initial | first; happening at the beginning |
| instruction | how to do something |
| intelligence | the mental potential to learn, solve problems and use knowledge to adapt to new situations |
| interest | activity that you enjoy doing or learning about |
| intention | an aim, plan, or purpose |
| introduce | present something |
| invest / investor / investment | putting money, effort, time, etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage |
| investigate | to closely examine; to study in great detail |
| just about | almost; very nearly |
| keep doing something | continue to do something |
| kind of | sort of; type of |
| knowledge | Skills, experience, and expertise coupled with information and intelligence that creates a person's intellectual resources |
| lack | to be without |
| landscape | scenery; the appearance a large area of land |
| likely | will probably happen or is expected |
| limitation / limited | restriction / restricted |
| look at something | to observe |
| material | a substance from which a thing is made of |
| to mean / meaning | have significance, purpose |
| means / measure (n) | a method, course of action by which something can be accomplished |
| mention | to speak about something quickly, giving little detail or using few words |
| miss | long for someone / fail to do |
| nature | character, type |
| necessarily | in such a manner that could not be different |
| nevertheless | in spite of that : HOWEVER |
| not at all | used to say"not" strongly |
| not only... but also | used to say that two related things are true or happened |
| notice | to see or become conscious of something |
| objective | aim, purpose |
| occasional / occasionally | happening from time to time |
| official | to be properly approved or authorized |
| on the one hand... on the other hand | used when you are comparing two different facts |
| once | as soon as |
| otherwise (adv) | a different way or manner / if not |
| out of date | old fashioned |
| participate | to take part in |
| particular | specific |
| past | before now |
| perform / performance | carrying out a task; to act or entertain |
| personality | an individual's characteristic style of behaving, thinking, and feeling |
| personally | in my own opinion |
| planet | an extremely large, round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth |
| planning | the act of deciding how to do something |
| to plant | to put a plant into the ground or into a container of soil so that it will grow: |
| point of view | an opinion / perspective |
| policy | a set of ideas of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people |
| pollution | release of harmful materials into the environment |
| population | A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area |
| prevent / prevention | to stop from happening |
| priority | of great importance |
| private | for the use of a single person or group |
| probable / probably | likely to happen |
| produce | to make something |
| producer | a person who produces media content (such as TV or films). |
| profession | type of work that needs special training or a particular skill |
| professor | a teacher of the highest rank |
| proof | evidence |
| proposed | suggested |
| protest | the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval |
| provided that | if |
| psychology | the science of thow human mind influences behaviour and character |
| public | belonging to government / available to everyone: |
| purpose | intention |
| quality | characteristic, trait |
| questionnaire | a set of questions to be answered by a participant |
| react / reaction | respond/ response |
| reasonable | sensible |
| recommend | to suggest |
| recycle | The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product. |
| regard | to consider |
| region | an area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas |
| regular /regularly | normal / normally |
| relevant | important; pertinent |
| reliable | trustworthy |
| rely on/upon something | to depend on something; to trust |
| request | the act of politely or officially asking |
| research | A scientific process that involves the systematic and careful collection of data. |
| result | the outcome of an experiment or problem |
| review | to go over; give an opinion |
| revise | to correct or improve |
| risk | possibility of something bad happening |
| run out of something | to have no more of (something) |
| rural | countryside |
| salary | The money paid for employee services |
| sample | a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should be like |
| seldom | not often |
| sense / sensible | reason, good judgement / reasonable |
| set up something | to arrange for something to happen, for example to start a new business |
| significant / significance | important / importance |
| skilled /skillful | able to do something well / proficient |
| slight / slightly | somewhat, a little |
| specialize / specialist | to be an expert in a certain field |
| specific / specifically | parcticular / particularly |
| specify | explain or describe something clearly and exactly: |
| still | continuing to happen / despite that |
| structure | the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged |
| study | examine, look at, learn |
| supposed to | have to, intended to |
| surface | the outer or top part or layer of something |
| take advantage of something | make good use of something |
| thanks to | because of |
| theory | idea, belief, general assumption |
| throw away | to discard |
| to challenge | to disagree, doubt / to invite someone to compete |
| to cope with something | to deal successfully with a difficult situation |
| to figure out something. | understand, find the answer |
| transport / transportation | the movement of people or goods from one place to another |
| trash | garbage |
| treatment | the way something is considered and examined |
| unfortunate / unfortunately | unlucky / unluckily |
| unhealthy | not healthy |
| unique | special, one of a kind |
| united | joined together as a group |
| universe | everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space |
| universal | existing everywhere or involving everyone |
| unknown | not known or familiar |
| unlike | different from |
| unlikely | not expected to happen |
| urban | of or in a city or town |
| to vary | to change or cause something to change in amount or level |
| view (n) | an opinion, belief, or idea, or a way of thinking about something |
| viewer | a person who watches something |
| visible | able to be seen |
| vision | dream, hope, idea |
| volume | amount |
| wildlife | animals that live and grow in natural condition |
| within walking distance of | close enough to walk to |
| worthwhile | worth one's time and effort |
| above | superior / in a higher position |
| account | a report or description of an event or experience |
| acquire | to gain possession of |
| acquisition | purchase or addition |
| age | period of history |
| aged | old, elderly |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| be situated in/ on / by | to be near |
| 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) |
| calculator | a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations |
| 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 |
| copy | single one (book, paper) |
| 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 / to vary widely |
| 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 |
| division | the action of separating something into parts, or the process of being separated. |
| 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 correcting mistakes |
| 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 / a phrase |
| extend | to reach out / to make last |
| 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 (to a social event) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| impress | to make someone feel admiration and respect |
| impressive | making a strong impact; causing someone to feel admiration or respect |
| incredible | amazing |
| indoors | inside a building / house |
| infection | disease caused by organisms such as bacteria or viruses |
| input | help, ideas, or knowledge that someone gives to a project, organization |
| inside | the opposite of outside |
| interact | to communicate or work with others |
| interaction | an action or influence that can go both ways |
| interpret | to decide what the intended meaning of something is (often from another language) |
| interrupt | to break into someone's conversation |
| involvement | the act or process of taking part in something |
| involved | complicated, and difficult to comprehend |
| to involve | to include |
| issue | an important topic or problem for debate or discussion |
| it looks like | it seems/appears |
| jam / traffic jam | a lot of cars, usually moving very slowly/something that is stuck |
| journalist | a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television |
| judgment | the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions / good sense |
| just as | the same as |
| just as well | it is a good thing |
| justice | fairness; rightfulness |
| keen | eager, enthusiastic |
| keep | to hold, retain / delay |
| kit | a set of things, such as tools or clothes, used for a particular purpose or activity |
| learn | acquire or gain knowledge or skills / remember |
| lecture | a talk or speech about a particular subject |
| to lecture | to give a speech |
| to light | to provide with light / to illuminate |
| in light of | because of |
| living | the condition of being alive |
| logical | reasonable |
| look forward to | to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen |
| lower | having not so great importance or rank as another / in a place that is low from another |
| make sense | be logical |
| make something up | invent, lie about something |
| made up of | consisting of |
| make up for | compensate for |
| make up your mind | make a decision |
| mend | to fix |
| Mixture | the combining of two or more different things |
| monthly | repeating every month |
| mysterious | very hard to explain or understand; secretive |
| mystery | something that is secret and unknown |
| name (v) | to reveal names |
| native | belonging to a particular place by birth or origin |
| native language | A person's first language |
| neither... nor... | used when you want to say that two or more things are not true |
| nightmare | a bad dream |
| nonsense | ridiculous; unimportant; of little importance; |
| occupation | a job or profession |
| occupy | to take control of a place/ to fill or use a place or time |
| oil | fuel |
| open / opening | start officially |
| on the whole | all things considered |
| operate | to perform a function / to perform surgery |
| operation | surgery |
| organ | A body structure that is composed of different kinds of tissues that work together. |
| organization | A group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose / an arrangement |
| outstanding | excellent |
| part time | Working less than full time |
| patience / patient | enduring what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining |
| peculiar | strange or odd; unusual |
| place | a position in a race, competition or university |
| point (n/v) | particular time or place / to hold something so that it faces towards something |
| position | situation |
| potential / potentially | possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality |
| preference | preferring something or someone more than another |
| present (v) | display, exhibit, expose / give formally |
| pressure | the use of power to impose one's will on another / stress, tension |
| prime / primary | main or most important |
| principal | main / head of a school |
| promote | to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something / to raise or move to a higher grade, rank, or job |
| put up with | to tolerate |
| reach | stretch and touch |
| reason | cause / fair judgement |
| record | to store information |
| reflect | to show, express, or be a sign of something |
| reflection | image, in mirror |
| register | to put information, especially your name, into an official list or record |
| registration | the process of signing up |
| regret | wishing that it could have been different and better |
| relate | to find or show the connection between two or more things |
| relative | being judged or measured in comparison with something else |
| relationship | a bond or connection you have (with other people) |
| relax | to rest |
| relaxed | less active and calmer |
| remark (v, n) | comment |
| remote | distant |
| replace | to put something in the place of something else |
| replacement | a person or thing that takes the place of another |
| rescue | to save |
| respect | to look up to someone; to show honor |
| respectable | regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct |
| retire | stop working |
| right | morally acceptable |
| role | the function or purpose of a person or thing |
| room | space |
| rough / roughly | not exact / not exactly |
| rule (n) | law, regulation |
| rule (v) | to reign or govern |
| ruler | a person who runs a country |
| run | to operate or manage a business |
| rush | to hurry |
| satisfy | to cause (someone) to be happy or pleased |
| satisfaction | feeling pleased (when you accomplish something) |
| satisfactory | good enough, adequate |
| scale | the ratio between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram |
| scene | a part of a play or film |
| scenery | Onstage decoration to help establish the time and place of a play / landscape |
| schedule | a list of planned activities or things to be done on planned times |
| sensitive | delicate, vulnerable |
| sensitivity | quality of being sensitive |
| service | a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity |
| serve | do work that helps society (such as in the army or government) |
| set | fixed, predetermined |
| setting | The time and place of a story |
| shortly | soon |
| shut down | stop operating |
| similarity | when two things/people have something in common |
| slow down /up | reduce the speed of |
| so-called | commonly named / falsly named |
| society | a community of people who share a common culture / a club or organization |
| social | friendly; a person who enjoys companions |
| sooner or later | at some uncertain future time |
| spectacular | impressive to look at, remarkable. |
| speech | the activity of talking publicly / a formal talk |
| spoil | to affect in a negative way |
| start off something | to begin |
| style | individual way, method etc. - in art, literature, music, fashion etc. |
| sum up | bring to a total / to conclude |
| summary | covering the main points |
| support / supporter | encourage / to be a fan / look after financially |
| survive | to stay alive |
| survivor | a person who lives through a difficult event or experience |
| take into account | to consider |
| take part in | to participate (in) |
| take place | to happen |
| take the opportunity to do something | use an occasion to do or say something |
| take seriously | to believe something is important and deserves attention |
| take/claim responsibility | to admit being responsible of something |
| the headlines | the main events on the news |
| The heart of | the essence |
| the main thing | the most impotrant |
| the reality of something | the true situation |
| theme | central idea |
| to start with | to begin with |
| to sum up | to summarize |
| treasure | valuable things |
| try (n) | attempt |
| turn (n) | do something at a particular time or in a particular order / opportunity |
| uncomfortable | not feeling comfortable |
| underneath | below |
| understand | to know feelings |
| understanding | having sympathy - sympathetic |
| undo | to reverse an action / to open or loosen |
| unemployed | without a job |
| unexpected | surprising |
| up to date | modern, recent / containing the latest information |
| urgent | needing quick action or attention |
| use up something | to finish a supply of something, so that nothing is left |
| virtual reality | A computer simulated environment that can be a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world |
| vowel | the letters a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y |
| waste (v) | to use too much of something |
| wealthy | very rich |
| wealth | a large amount of money or valuable possessions |
| welcome | accept with pleasure / encourage/ support |
| wherever | at any place |
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