Real ENG test 2

Malnutrition

A poor condition of health caused by a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food

Visa

A stamp or mark put in your passport by officials of a foreign country that gives you permission to enter, pass through or leave their country

Mercilessly

In a way that shows no sympathy and is not kind

Ransom

Money that is paid to somebody so that they will set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner by them

NGO

Non-governmental organization (a charity, association, etc. that is independent of government and business)

Rash

An area of red spots on a person’s skin, caused by an illness or a reaction to something

Septic tank

A large container, usually underground, that holds human waste from toilets until the action of bacteria makes it liquid enough to go into the ground

Suture

A stitch or stitches made when sewing up a wound, especially after an operation

Buckshot

Balls of lead that are fired from a shotgun

Cutlass

A short sword with a curved metal cutting edge that was used as a weapon by sailors and pirates in the past

Gash

A long deep cut in the surface of something, especially a person’s skin

Prosecutor

A legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court

Recipient

A person who receives something

Fruitless

If an action or attempt to do something is fruitless, it is unsuccessful or produces no value

Sheepishly

In a way that is embarrassed because you have done something wrong or silly

Enquiry

The act of asking for information; an investigation

Sleuths

Someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them

Henchmen

Someone who does unpleasant or illegal things for a powerful person

Seizure

The action of taking something by force or with legal authority

Consignments

An amount of goods that is sent somewhere

Extradition

The act of making someone return for trial to another country or state where they are accused

To scald

To burn the skin with boiling liquid or steam, synonym: to burn

Cinder

A small piece of partly burned coal or wood

Blaze

A large, strong fire, adjective: blazing

Parched

(Especially of earth or crops) dried out because of too much heat and not enough rain, synonym: arid

Deforestation

The cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people, verb: to deforest

Caiman

A type of alligator

To harbor

To protect someone by providing a place to hide, antonym: to expose

Searing

If something, such as a feeling or temperature, is described as searing, it is extreme

Hyacinth macaw

A type of parrot

Conservationist

Someone who works to protect the environment from the damaging effects of human activity, synonym: environmentalist

Veterinarian

A person trained in the medical treatment of animals