Module 6 – New Words

to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want

cater for sb/sth

someone who loves to go shopping and buys lots of things they may not need

shopaholic

a type of hard rock that becomes smooth when it is polished, and is used for making buildings, statues etc

marble

having a strong pleasant smell

aromatic

very private and quiet

secluded

to completely destroy a building

demolish

knowing a lot

knowledgeable

connected with the Middle Ages

medieval

a soft reddish-brown metal that allows electricity and heat to pass through it easily, and is used to make electrical wires, water pipes etc.

copper

something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price

bargain

someone who is employed by a newspaper or a television station etc to report news from a particular area or on a particular subject

correspondent

pleased and happy about something

glad

the amount of money that it is reasonable to pay for shares, bonds etc

fair price

someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd

pickpocket

a bird that kills and eats other animals and can be trained to hunt

falcon

a shop that sells stationery

stationer’s

in very large amounts (if you buy goods in bulk, you buy large amounts each time you buy them)

in bulk

a piece of cloth that you use for drying your nose or eyes

handkerchief

a regularly repeated arrangement of shapes, colours, or lines on a surface, usually as decoration

pattern

strong cloth that is woven from plant fibers

linen

an amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods or services that you have paid for

refund

an important or official statement

announcement

a piece of paper that you are given which shows that you have paid for something

receipt

influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas

trendy

a fine cloth made with patterns of many very small holes

lace

a woman’s shoe that has a very high thin heel

stiletto

hanging loosely because of being too big or having been stretched

baggy

a skirt or dress that is narrow at the top and wider at the bottom

A-line

a type of expensive cloth with a soft surface on one side

velvet

one of a large number of small, round spots that are printed in a regular pattern on cloth, etc.

polka dot

shoes worn by women, with high heels that are a solid block from the front of the shoe to the back

wedge heels

a type of sweater with a high, close-fitting collar that covers most of your neck

turtleneck

used to describe shoes that show part of the big toe

peep-toe

a traditional Scottish pattern of coloured squares and crossed lines, or cloth, especially wool cloth, with this pattern

tartan

a black spice (something used to give a special taste to food) with a strong sweet smell

clove

a brown powder made from the seed of a tropical tree, which is used as a spice

nutmeg

a sweet-smelling brown substance used for giving a special taste to cakes and other sweet foods

cinnamon

to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts

conduct

the particular taste of a food or drink

flavour

across land, not by sea or air

overland

any type of woven cloth that is made in large quantities – used especially by people in the business of making clothes etc

textile

thick thread made of cotton or wool, which is used to knit things

yarn

to make cloth, a carpet, a basket etc by crossing threads or thin pieces under and over each other by hand or on a loom

weave

to decay or make something decay

decompose

something that is reasonable and is what you expect or deserve

fair

having a pleasant smell

fragrant

believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time and energy to it

dedicated to sth

a thick sticky sweet liquid, eaten on top of or mixed with other foods

syrup

a special food that tastes good, especially one that you do not eat very often

treat

based on a calculation about how many times something usually happens, how much money someone usually gets, how often people usually do something etc

on average

a competition or a situation in which two or more people or groups are competing with each other

contest

someone who looks very similar to someone who is famous

lookalike

a tree which grows mainly in northern countries such as Canada. Its leaves have five points and turn red or gold in autumn.

maple

to make an arrangement for a meeting or other event, knowing that it might have to be changed later

pencil sb/sth ←→ in

an area of a town or the countryside, especially one with particular features

district

a long raised structure that models walk along in a fashion show

catwalk

someone who is related to a person who lived a long time ago, or to a family, group of people etc that existed in the past

descendant

a deep hole in the ground from which people take water

well

situation that makes you feel very nervous or worried

nerve-wracking

a small vehicle used in South East Asia for carrying one or two passengers. It is pulled by someone walking or riding a bicycle.

rickshaw

a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc

maze

a narrow street between or behind buildings, not usually used by cars

alleyway

a large untidy pile of things

heap

a yellow powder used to give a special colour or taste to food, especially curry

turmeric

angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them

hostile

a small bag in which women keep paper money, coins, cards etc

purse

having lines or bands of colour

striped

with a pattern of squares formed by lines of different colours crossing each other

checked

not decorated in any way; with nothing added

plain

made of flowers or decorated with flowers or pictures of flowers

floral

an area in a shop where you can put on clothes to see how they look

fitting room

for sale for a short time at a cheaper price than usual

on offer

with a design made from repeated lines, shapes, or colours on the surface

patterned

to pay money for the use of something for a short period of time

rent

to pay money to borrow something for a short period of time

hire

expensive

dear

a part of the cost of something you are buying that you pay some time before you pay the rest of it

deposit

to have existed since a particular time in the past

date back to sth

to do something that needs to be organized and planned

carry sth ←→ out

objects made out of baked clay

pottery

to move something with a quick sudden movement so that it is in a different position

flip

to like things that taste of sugar

have a sweet tooth