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Innovation
Life Advanced Unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| smoothly | with no problems or difficulties |
| crane | Large bird with long legs, bill and neck |
| ingenious | clever |
| stent | a thin rod used in medicine to support a cavity in the body |
| origami | the art of folding paper |
| dashboard | control panel in a vehicle |
| ostracize | to exclude sb from a group |
| swell | to expand, grow, or get bigger |
| thriving | successful |
| slot | specific time in a broadcasting schedule, when a commercial may be shown |
| eligible | qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen |
| accessory | an extra, supplementary item |
| bunch | a group |
| credentials | qualifications, proof of a thing's suitability |
| detergent | washing powder or liquid |
| naively | innocently and unwisely |
| sweat shop | small business, factory, etc. where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money |
| stationery | Writing materials, as pens, pencils, paper, and envelopes |
| hose | flexible water pipe |
| scaffolding | supporting structure used when repairing a building |
| swivel | To turn freely around a fixed point |
| scrap | to eliminate |
| pioneer | a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. |
| drum | a large round container for liquids such as fuel and chemicals |
| resort to | turn to (in desperation), do as final option, have recourse to |
| slip | To put sth easily |
| philanthropist | lover of humanity; person active in promoting human welfare |
| bring about | cause to happen |
| seed | small investment |
| counterpart | someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another |
| Ethos | spirit |
| return | profit |
| capital | money for investment, punishable by death, administrative centre of a country |
| serial | one after another |