intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done something wrong or illegal

В· admission of something an admission of guilt/failure/defeat

· admission that… The minister's resignation was an admission that she had lied.

+ [uncountable] the amount of money that you pay to go into a building or to an event

-His response was one of resistance, not submission.

+ [uncountable, countable] the act of giving a document, proposal, etc. to somebody in authority so that they can study or consider it; the document, etc. that you give

Ex: When is the final date for the submission of proposals?

20. Permit

- Permit (v) /pЙ™Л?mЙЄt/

+ [transitive, often passive] to allow somebody to do something or to allow something to happen

В· Ex: be permitted Mobile phones are not permitted in the examination room.

В· be permitted something We were not permitted any contact with each other.

В· be permitted to do something Visitors are not permitted to take photographs.

В· permit something The owners have been unwilling to permit the use of their land.

В· There are fines for exceeding permitted levels of noise pollution.

+ make something possible

Ex: We hope to visit the cathedral, if time permits.

- PermissionВ /pЙ™Л?mЙЄКѓn/

+ [uncountable] the act of allowing somebody to do something, especially when this is done by somebody in a position of authority

Ex:В - Permission for something You must ask permission for all major expenditure.

- Permission to do something After much persuasion, permission was granted to speak to the refugees at the camp.

+ [countable, usually plural] an official written statement allowing somebody to do something

Ex: The publisher is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce illustrations.

21. 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.

22. 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 characters’ 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.

23. Precision

- Precision (n ) /prЙЄЛ?sЙЄК’n/

+ ​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

24. 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.

+ ​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.

25. 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.

+ ​(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.

В 

- 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

26. Describe

- Describe (v ) /dЙЄЛ?skraЙЄb/

+ to say what somebody/something is like

+ ​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.

27. 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?

28. Exaggerate

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

+ ​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/

+ ​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.

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29. 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.

30. 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

31. Empathy

- Empathy (n) /Л?empЙ™Оёi/

+ ​the ability to understand another person’s feelings, experience, etc.

Ex: the writer’s imaginative empathy with his subject

- Empathize (v) /Л?empЙ™ОёaЙЄz/

+ empathize (with somebody/something) :  understand another person’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.

32. 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

33. 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.

34. 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/

+ ​long or longer than usual or expected

35. Gift

- Gifted (adj)/ Л?ЙЎЙЄftЙЄd/

+ having a lot of natural ability or intelligence

Ex: a gifted musician/player

+gifted with something having something pleasant

36. Intensify

-Intensify (v) /ЙЄnЛ?tensЙЄfaЙЄ/

+ ​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.

37. Accept

- Accept (v) /Й™kЛ?sept/

+ take willingly something that is offered; to say �yes’ 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

38. 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

39. 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.

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

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

+ ​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.

40. 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™/

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