WORD FORM

WORD FORM

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Confirm

- confirm (v) /kЙ™n'fЙњrm/ :

- to state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence.

Ex: Can you confirm what happened?

- confirmation (n) /kЙ‘nfЙ™r'meЙЄКѓЙ™n/

Ex: I'm still waiting for confirmation of the test results.

Unit 5

1. Mystery

- mystery (n ) /Л?mЙЄstri/

+ something that is difficult to understand or to explain

Ex: It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century.

-) Big/great/little mystery

-) Mystery about/to/as to

+ A person or thing that is strange and interesting because you do not know much about them or it

Ex: There was a mystery guest on the programme.

2. Romance

В В В В - romance ( n) /rЙ™КЉЛ?mГ¦ns/

+ An exciting, usually short, relationship between two people who are in love with each other

Ex: They had a whirlwind romance.

+ love or the feeling of being in love

Ex: Spring is here and romance is in the air.

+ a story about a love affair

Ex: She's a compulsive reader of romances.

-Romance (v) /rЙ™КЉЛ?mГ¦ns/

+ to tell stories that are not true or to describe something in a way that makes it seem more exciting or interesting than it really is

Ex: Authors usually romance their charactersвЂ™ love in novel.

. В В + to have or to try to have a romantic relationship with somebody

Ex: Jane try to romance with her lover

- Romance (adj) /rЙ™КЉЛ?mГ¦ns/

+ Of a language developed from Latin

Ex: French, Italian, and Spanish are all Romance languages.

3. Precision

- Precision (n ) /prЙЄЛ?sЙЄК’n/

+ вЂ‹the quality of being exact, accurate and careful

Ex: Her writing is imaginative but lacks precision.

- Precise ( adj) /prЙЄЛ?saЙЄs/

+ clear and accurate = Exact

Ex: I can be reasonably precise about the time of the incident.

+ used to emphasize that something happens at a particular time or in a particular way

Ex: We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in.

+ taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details = Meticulous

- Precis (v) /Л?preЙЄsiЛђ/ to make a short version of a speech or a piece of writing that gives the main points or ideas

Ex: to precis a scientific report

4. Reinforce

- Reinforce (v) /ЛЊriЛђЙЄnЛ?fЙ”Лђs/

+ Reinforce something to make a feeling, an idea, etc. Stronger

Ex: The experience reinforced my sense of loss.

+ Reinforce something to make a structure or material stronger, especially by adding another material to it

Ex: All buildings are now reinforced to withstand earthquakes.

+ вЂ‹Reinforce something to send more people or equipment in order to make an army, etc. Stronger

Ex: The UN has undertaken to reinforce its military presence along the borders.

- Reinforcement (N) /ЛЊriЛђЙЄnЛ?fЙ”ЛђsmЙ™nt/

+ Reinforcements [plural] extra soldiers or police officers who are sent to a place because more are needed

Ex: Reinforcements arrived too late.

+ the act of making something stronger, especially a feeling or an idea

Ex: the reinforcement of existing prejudices by the media.

5. Prescribe

-Prescribe (v )/prЙЄЛ?skraЙЄb/

+ to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment; to write a prescription for a particular medicine, etc.

Ex: He may be able to prescribe you something for that cough.

+ вЂ‹(of a person or an organization with authority) to say what should be done or how something should be done = Stipulate

Ex: The curriculum is rigidly prescribed from an early age.

- Prescription ( n ) /prЙЄЛ?skrЙЄpКѓn/

+An official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist's

Ex: I just get a repeat prescription every week.

+ medicine that your doctor has ordered for you

Ex: The pharmacist will make up your prescription.

- Prescriptive (adj) /prЙЄЛ?skrЙЄptЙЄv/

+ telling people what should be done

Ex: prescriptive methods of teaching

+ telling people how a language should be used, rather than describing how it is used

Ex: a prescriptive grammar of English

6. Describe

- Describe (v ) /dЙЄЛ?skraЙЄb/

+ to say what somebody/something is like

+ вЂ‹describe something (formal or specialist) to make a movement that has a particular shape; to form a particular shape

Ex: The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish.

- Description (n) /dЙЄЛ?skrЙЄpКѓn/

+ a piece of writing or speech that says what somebody/something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what somebody/something is like

Ex:Follow the link below for a more detailed description.

7. Amuse

- Amuse (v) /Й™Л?mjuЛђz/

+ make somebody laugh or smile

Ex: My funny drawings amused the kids.

+ make time pass pleasantly for somebody/yourself = Entertain

Ex:She suggested several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins.

- Amused (adj) /Й™Л?mjuЛђzd/

+ thinking that somebody/something is funny, so that you smile or laugh

Ex: There was an amused look on the President's face.

- Amusement (n) /Й™Л?mjuЛђzmЙ™nt/

+ the feeling that you have when you enjoy something that is funny

Ex: She could not hide her amusement at the way he was dancing.

+ a game, an activity, etc. that provides entertainment and pleasure

Ex: She disapproved of popular amusements such as fairs.

+ the fact of being entertained by something

Ex: What do you do for amusement around here?

8. Exaggerate

- Exaggerate (v) /ЙЄЙЎЛ?zГ¦dК’Й™reЙЄt/

+ вЂ‹to make something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is

Ex: The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.

- Exaggerated (adj) /ЙЄЙЎЛ?zГ¦dК’Й™reЙЄtЙЄd/

+ вЂ‹made to seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is or needs to be

Ex: She has an exaggerated sense of her own importance.

+ done in a way that makes people notice it

Ex: He looked at me with exaggerated surprise.

- Exaggeration (n) /ЙЄЙЎЛЊzГ¦dК’Й™Л?reЙЄКѓn/

+ a statement or description that makes something seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is; the act of making a statement like this

Ex: It's no exaggeration to say that most students have never read a complete Shakespeare play.

Unit 6

9. Stable

- Stable (adj) Л?steЙЄbl/

+ fixed or steady; not likely to move, change or fail = Steady

Ex: Cattle prices remain stable.

+ calm and reasonable; not easily upset = Balanced

Ex:He was not emotionally stable enough to think through his decision.

- Stable ( v) /Л?steЙЄbl/

+ put or keep a horse in a stable

Ex: Where do you stable your pony?

- Stable (n)

+a building in which horses are kept

Ex: The horse was led back to its stable.

+ an organization that keeps horses for a particular purpose

Ex: His stables are near Oxford.

10. Impulse

- Impulse (n) /Л?ЙЄmpКЊls/

+ impulse (to do something) a sudden strong wish or need to do something, without stopping to think about the results

Ex: He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing.

+ a force or movement of energy that causes something else to react

Ex: The impulse is conducted along the length of the wire

11. Empathy

- Empathy (n) /Л?empЙ™Оёi/

+ вЂ‹the ability to understand another personвЂ™s feelings, experience, etc.

Ex: the writerвЂ™s imaginative empathy with his subject

- Empathize (v) /Л?empЙ™ОёaЙЄz/

+ empathize (with somebody/something) : В understand another personвЂ™s feelings and experiences, especially because you have been in a similar situation

Ex: A glamorous 20-year-old stylist is unlikely to empathize with a working mother of three.

12. Tend

- Tend (v) /tend/

+ to be likely to do something or to happen in a particular way because this is what often or usually happens

Ex: People tend to be happier if they are in a long-term relationship.

+ tend (to/towards something) to take a particular direction or often have a particular quality

Ex: Prices have tended downwards over recent years.

+ care for somebody/something

Ex: Doctors and nurses tended the injured.

- Tendency (n) /Л?tendЙ™nsi/

+ if somebody/something has a particular tendency, they are likely to behave or act in a particular way

Ex:This material has a tendency to shrink when washed.

+ a new custom that is starting to develop = Trend

13. Pretend

- Pretend (v) /prЙЄЛ?tend/

+ to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true

Ex: I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.

+ imagine that something is true as part of a game

Ex: They didn't have any real money so they had to pretend.

14. Extend

- Extend (v) /ЙЄkЛ?stend/

+ make something longer or larger

Ex: There are plans to extend the children's play area.

+ make something last longer

Ex: Careful maintenance can extend the life of your car.

+ make a business, an idea, an influence, etc. cover more areas or operate in more places

Ex: The school is extending the range of subjects taught.

- Extended (adj) /ЙЄkЛ?stendЙЄd/

+ вЂ‹long or longer than usual or expected

15. Gift

- Gifted (adj)/ Л?ЙЎЙЄftЙЄd/

+ having a lot of natural ability or intelligence

Ex: a gifted musician/player

+gifted with something having something pleasant

16. Intensify

-Intensify (v) /ЙЄnЛ?tensЙЄfaЙЄ/

+ вЂ‹to increase in degree or strength; to make something increase in degree or strength = Heighten

- Intensity (n) /ЙЄnЛ?tensЙ™ti/

+the state or quality of being intense

Ex: He was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving.

+ the strength of something, for example light, that can be measured

Ex: varying intensities of natural light

- Intensive (adj) /ЙЄnЛ?tensЙЄv/

+ involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time

Ex: highly intensive courses for business and professional people

+ complete and extremely detailed; done with a lot of care

Ex: His disappearance has been the subject of intensive investigation.

17. Accept

- Accept (v) /Й™kЛ?sept/

+ take willingly something that is offered; to say вЂ?yesвЂ™ to an offer, invitation, etc.

Ex:He asked me to marry him and I accepted.

+ agree to or approve of something

+accept something to take payment in a particular form

- Acceptable (adj) /Й™kЛ?septЙ™bl/

+ agreed or approved of by most people in a society

+that somebody agrees is of a good enough standard or allowed

18. Receive

- Receive /rЙЄЛ?siЛђv/

+ get or accept something that is sent or given to you

Ex: I was delighted to receive your letter.

+ experience or be given a particular type of treatment or attention

+form an idea or impression of somebody/something as a result of what you see, experience, etc.

-Receivable (adj) : (of bills, accounts, etc.) for which money has not yet been received

19. Anticipate

- Anticipate (v) /Г¦nЛ?tЙЄsЙЄpeЙЄt/

+ Expect something

+see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it

Ex: We need someone who can anticipate and respond to changes in the fashion industry.

+ anticipate somebody (doing something) : to do something before it can be done by somebody else В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В В = Forestall

Ex:When Scott reached the South Pole he found that Amundsen had anticipated him.

- Anticipation (n) /Г¦nЛЊtЙЄsЙЄЛ?peЙЄКѓnВ В В

+ вЂ‹the fact of seeing that something might happen in the future and perhaps doing something about it now

Ex: He bought extra food in anticipation or more people coming than he'd invited.

+ a feeling of excitement about something (usually something good) that is going to happen

Ex: The courtroom was filled with anticipation.

20. Intercept

- Intercept (v) stop somebody/something that is going from one place to another from arriving

Ex: Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel.

- Interception (n) /ЛЊЙЄntЙ™Л?sepКѓn/

+ the act of stopping somebody/something that is going from one place to another from arriving

Ex: the interception of enemy radio signals

- Interceptor (n) /ЛЊЙЄntЙ™Л?septЙ™/

+ вЂ‹a fast military plane that attacks enemy planes that are carrying bombs

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