CLIMATE CHANGE REVEALS ANCIENT ARTEFACTS IN NORWAY'S GLACIERS

shrink

• The company's profits have shrunk from $5.5 million to $1.25 million.

/ʃrɪŋk/ (v)

to become smaller, or to make something smaller:

• B2

• = reduce, decrease, get smaller, decline

hide

/haɪd/ (n)

the strong, thick skin of an animal, used for making leather

expose

• He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was exposed.

(v) /ɪkˈspəʊz/

to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen:

= not covered

beneath

She looked out of the window at the children playing beneath.

/bɪˈniːθ/ (adv)

• below:

=under, , below

contract

• In spoken English, "do not" often contracts to "don't

/kənˈtrækt/ (v)

to make or become shorter or narrower or generally smaller in size:

discard

Cut the melon in half and discard the seeds.

/dɪˈskɑːd/ (v)

to throw away or get rid of something because you no longer want it:

= get rid of, throw away

settlement

A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the French town.

/ˈset.əl.mənt/

a place where people come to live or the process of settling in such a place:

• C2

• community, village, town, neighborhood

daunting

/ˈdɔːn.tɪŋ/

making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something:

=deterring, discouraging, scaring, frightening

make up for

• No amount of money can make up for the death of a child.

to take the place of something lost or damaged or to compensate for something bad with something good:

• B2

• = compensate