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List B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| above | at a higher level or layer than... |
| account | a report or description of an event or experience |
| acquire | to buy or to obtain |
| acquisition | an asset or object bought or obtained |
| age | period (of history), time, era |
| agriculture | farming |
| all of a sudden | quickly and without warning, suddenly |
| altogether | entirely, completely |
| anxious | worried, concerned |
| anxiety | The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen |
| apparent | clearly visible or understood; obvious |
| apparently | obviously |
| appropriate | suitable |
| atmosphere | mood or feeling |
| automatically | gets done without a person's control |
| bad | rotting |
| be in charge of | to be responsible for |
| be situated in/on/by, etc | to be located |
| be behind | to be late; to have a lot of work to do- slower |
| believe in | to accept as true; consider to be of worth |
| blame (n) | fault |
| block (v) | to prevent normal functioning or action of/ obstruct |
| brilliant | full of light/ intelligent |
| bring up | to raise a child/to mention someone or something |
| calculate | to use numbers to find out a total number, amount, distance, etc. |
| 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 | current, modern; from the same time |
| contest | competition |
| continent | one of the seven large landmasses on the earth |
| copy | single one (book/paper) |
| criterion (n.) | a standard for judgment or evaluation - a rule / test |
| cut down something/ cut something down | to eat or drink less of something or to reduce the amount or number of something |
| decade | a period of ten years |
| declare | to make known; to state openly |
| declaration | a formal or explicit statement or announcement |
| degree | a course of study at a college/university, or the qualification given to students after completing their studies |
| deliver | to take [something] to a person or place |
| demanding | needing a lot of your time, attention, or effort |
| detect | to find or discover something, notice |
| determine | decide/figure out |
| differ | disagree, vary widely |
| disappointed | discouraged/ to be let down |
| divide | calculate |
| domestic | existing or occurring inside a specific country; not foreign or international |
| done | completed |
| double | duplicate |
| economical | cost-effective, giving good value or service in relation to the amount of money, time, or effort spent. |
| editor | the profession of editing |
| either way | in both cases |
| element | a part or aspect of something |
| emerge | to come out/ appear |
| emotion | affection |
| exception | something that does not fit into a general rule |
| exchange | transfer |
| expected | thought something would probably come or happen |
| expedition | a journey made for a special purpose |
| expense | money spent |
| at the expense of | at the cost of |
| export | to carry out of the country |
| expression | word or phrase |
| extend | to make last |
| extreme | the furthest or highest degree of something |
| fed up | bored or frustrated and unhappy |
| fetch | go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone |
| final | last, end |
| fit | in good health, especially because of regular physical exercise. |
| generation | a group of people born around the same time |
| genuine | authentic, true |
| get rid of | to throw away, eliminate |
| get something wrong | to make a mistake (about something) |
| get worse | to deteriorate in quality or condition, to become more serious |
| give away something/give something away | to tell people something secret, to disclose |
| go out | to leave a room or building, especially in order to do something for entertainment |
| hidden | kept out of sight, concealed |
| highlight (v) | to emphasize |
| historian | a person who studies the past |
| historic | of great importance |
| identical | exactly the same |
| Immigration | moving into a population, the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country |
| incredible, incredibly | unbelievable |
| interact (interaction) | communication between two or more people |
| interpret | translate from another language |
| interrupt | break into or between; stop |
| involvement, involve, involved | include |
| issue | an important topic or problem |
| it look like as/ if, though | it seems/ appear |
| jam | a lot of cars usually moving very slowly |
| journalist | a writer for newspapers and magazines |
| judgment | the ability to come to sensible conclusions |
| just as bad/good/tall/clever, etc. (as sb/sth) | equally bad/good/tall/clever, etc. |
| justice (n) just (adj) | The quality of fairness/seeking fairness |
| keen | having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm |
| keep | to have or continue to have in your possession |
| learn | remember |
| lecture (n, v) | a formal talk on a serious subject given to a group of people, especially students |
| light | illuminate |
| in light of | because or as a result of: In light of the problems we're having, we have no choice but to close the business. |
| living | the condition of being alive/profession |
| logical | reasonable |
| look forward to doing sth | expecting |
| make sense of sth | manage to understand sth |
| lower | to reduce |
| make up sth; make sth up | to invent a story, an excuse, etc. |
| make up your mind | to decide |
| mend | to repair |
| mixture | A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined |
| monthly | every month |
| mystery | riddle |
| mysterious | very hard to explain or understand |
| name | label, entitle, reveal names |
| native | born in a particular place |
| neither..... nor | not one and not the other |
| kit | a collection of things kept in a container ready for a particular use |
| nightmare | bad dream |
| nonsense | of little importance; ridiculous; unimportant |
| not until | Something does not happen before a certain point in time |
| occupation | a job or profession |
| occupy | fill or use a place or period of time |
| oil | fuel |
| on the whole | entire |
| open | start officially |
| operate | conduct a surgery |
| organ | part of the body |
| organization | arranged in an orderly way |
| outstanding | distinguished from others in excellence |
| part-time | working less than full-time |
| patient | willing to wait without complaining |
| peculiar | strange or odd; unusual |
| place | a particular position or point in space |
| point(n) | A location in space/ in time. |
| point(v) | to hold something so that it faces towards something or someone |
| position | the situation someone is in |
| potential | possible |
| preference | A choice; first choice; something preferred |
| present (v) | Offer for display/ give formally |
| pressure | force |
| prime | first in rank |
| principal | main; head of school |
| promote | increase rank |
| put up with sth/sb | to tolerate |
| reach (v,n) | stretch and touch |
| reason | fair and showing good judgement |
| record | store information |
| to reflect (reflection) | image, in mirror |
| register (n,v) | to record, a record |
| regret (n,v) | to be sorry for |
| relate/ related/relationship/relative | to show or make a connection between (two or more things) |
| relax | to rest |
| remark (n,v) | to make a comment |
| remote | far away |
| to replace (replacement) | to change or provide a substitute |
| rescue (n,v) | to save from danger |
| Respect (n/v) Respectable (adj) Respective (adj) Respectful (adj) | to honor |
| retire (v), retired, retirement | end one's career |
| right | morally good, justified, or acceptable. |
| role | function, purpose |
| room | space |
| Rough (adj) Roughly (adv) | not exact; not exactly |
| rule (n,v) | law, regulation/ govern |
| run | to operate, manage a business |
| rush (n, v) | to hurry |
| satisfy | fill or meet a want or need |
| satisfied, satisfactory, satisfaction | pleased, pleasing, pleasure |
| scale | size, ratio |
| scene | in play, film |
| schedule | timetable |
| sensitive | quick to notice or feel |
| service | government system, department; do work that helps society (e.g., army or government) |
| set | fixed, predetermined |
| setting | book/film etc.; story; film/play- time and place |
| shortly | soon |
| shut (sth) down or shut down (sth) | to stop a machine from working |
| similarity | when two things/people have something in common |
| slow (sb/sth) down / up or slow down/up (sb/sth) | delay/ reduce speed/ |
| so-called | of unclear truthfulness |
| society | A community of people who share a common culture/ interests |
| sooner or later | at some time in the future |
| spectacular | Impressive to look at, remarkable. |
| speech | oral expression of language |
| spoil | to become bad or not fit to eat or use |
| start (sth) off or start off (sth) | to begin by doing something, or to make something begin by doing something |
| style | A basic and distinctive mode of expression. |
| sum up (sth/sb) or sum (sth/sb) up | to describe briefly the most important facts |
| summary | a brief statement or account of the main points of something. |
| support, supporter | encourage (e.g., sports fan); look after, especially financially |
| survive, survival, survivor | remain alive |
| take into account sth | to consider something when judging a situation |
| take part | to participate |
| take place | to happen |
| take the/this opportunity to do sth | grab the chance |
| take sb/sth seriously | to believe that someone or something is important and that you should pay attention to them |
| take/accept/claim responsibility for sth | be in charge |
| the headlines | titles of newspaper articles |
| the heart of sth | main/ important thing |
| theme | the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. |
| to | range |
| to start with | to begin with |
| treasure | valuable things |
| try | attempt |
| turn | chance, opportunity |
| uncomfortable | awkward, uneasy |
| underneath | under or below an object or a surface |
| understand, understanding | know feelings; sympathy; sympathetic |
| undo | To cancel or reverse the effects of a previous action |
| unemployed | without a job |
| unexpected | surprising |
| up-to-date | modern, recent, or containing the latest information |
| urgent (adj.), urgently (adv.) | critical |
| use up sth or use sth up | finish a supply of something |
| virtual reality | A computer-simulated environment that can be a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world |
| vowel | intonated letters |
| waste | use too much |
| wealth, wealthy | fortune |
| welcome | support, encourage; pleasing- greeting |
| wherever | everywhere or anywhere where sb. does sth. or where a particular situation exists |
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