Vocab "Look Ahead" Unit 6

Quoted from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

02/05/2010

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This is my first post for the english blog assignment, this post contains vocabulary used for the english test during 04/05/2010

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03/05/2010

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06/05/2010

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1.Waste(Page 180A row 3)

Noun: -Unwanted matter or material of any type, often that which is left after useful substances or parts have been removed

2.Dump(Page 180A row 6)

Verb: -To put down or drop something in a careless way

-To get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be

Noun: -A place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish

3.Landfill(Page 180A row 7)

Noun: -Getting rid of large amount of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish is buried

4.Litter-Bug(Page 181B row 3)

Noun: -Someone who drops rubbish on the ground in public places

5.Intensity(Page 182A row 3)

Noun: -The quality of being felt strongly or having a very strong effect

6.Tap(Page 182B row 1)

Synonim:Faucet

Noun: -A device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, form a pipe

7.Outstanding(Page 182B row 3)

Adj: -Excellent, clearly very-very much better than what is usual

8.Nuisance(Page 183 "Ways to say it" Box 1 row 2)

Noun: -Something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you

9.Bundle of Nerves(Page 183 "Ways to say it" Box 1 row 3)

Idioms: -Someone who is extemely nervous and worried

10.Break(Page 183 "Ways to say it" Box 1 row 1)

Noun: -A short period of rest, when food or drink is sometimes eaten

11.Worrywart(Page 183 "Ways to say it" Box 2 row 1)

Noun: -A person who often worries, especially about things which are not important

12.Issue(Page 184C row 4)

Noun: -A subject or problem which people are thinking and talking about

13.Impact(Page 184C row 11)

Noun: -A powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or a person

14.Hike(Page 184C row 12)

Noun: -An increase in cost of something, especially a large or unwanted increase

15.Tycoon(Page 184C row 16)

Noun: -A person who has succeeded in business or industry and has become very rich and powerful

16.Comfort(Page 184 "Find Out" question 2)

Verb: -To make someone feel better when they are sad or worried

17.Reliable

Adj: -something or someone that is reliable can be trusted or believed because they work or behave well in the way you expect

18.Smuggling(V-ing form of smuggle)

Verb: -To take things or people to or from a place secretly and often ilegally

19.Tend

Verb: -To be likely or behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic

20.Bribe

Verb: -Try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want

21.Measure

Verb: -To discover the exact size or amount of something or to be particular size

21.Effort

Noun: -Physical or mental activity needed to achieve something

22.Explosion

Noun: -When something such a bomb explodes

-A sudden strong expression of emotion

23.Appliance

Verb: -A device, machine or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as cooker or washing machine

24.Junk

Noun: -Things that are considered to be of no use or value, or of low quality

25.Decade

Noun: -A period of ten years

26.Purchase

Verb: -To buy

27.Affordable

Adj: -Not expensive

28.Awareness

Noun: -Knowledge that someting exists, or understading of situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience

29.Quite

Adv: -A little or lot but not completely

30.Occasionaly

Adv: -Sometimes but not often

31.Entrepreneur

Verb: -Someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity

32.Fumigate

Verb: -To use poisonus gas to remove harmful insects

33.Curb

Verb: -To control or limit something that isn't wanted

34.Bound

Noun: -Travelling in the stated direction

35.Mitigate

Verb: -To make something less harmful

36.Entrenched

Adj: -Mainly disapproving

37.Attorney

Noun: -Lawyer

38.Guerilla

Noun: -A member of unofficial military group that try to change government

39.Triumph

Verb: -To have a very great sucess or victory

40.Stance

Noun: -A way of thinking about something

41.Bias

Noun: -Often supporting or opposing a particular person in unfair way

42.Apply

Verb: -To request something, usually officialy, especially by writing in a form

43.Manage

Verb: -To succeded in doing something, especially something difficult

44.Mechanic

Noun: -Someone whose job is repairing the engines of vechiles and other machines

45.Prosperity

Noun: -The state of being succesful and having lot of money

46.Democrat

Noun: -A person who believes in freedom and equality between people

47.Tentative

Noun: -Not certain or agreed, or said/done in a careful but uncertain way because you don't know if you're right

48.Complaint

Noun: -When someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory