BAKELITE - The birth of modem plastics

constituent (N)

(PART)

one of the parts that a substance or combination is made of:

_______ of What are the basic ______ of the mixture?

viscous (ADJ)

A ______ liquid is thick and sticky and does not flow easily.

thermo-

connected with heat or temperature:

a ______-nuclear device

impetus (N)

something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or effective:

fresh ________ The recent publicity surrounding homelessness has given a fresh _____- to the cause.

domain (N)

(AREA)

an area of interest or an area over which a person has control:

She treated the business as her private _______.

in the public ______ These documents are in the public _____ (= available to everyone).

pragmatic (ADJ)

solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules:

In business, the ___ approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.

hard-nosed (ADJ)

practical and determined:

His _______business approach is combined with a very real concern for the less fortunate in society.

dwindling (ADJ)

gradually becoming smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number:

She is one of a ______ number of people who was alive in 1918.

kettle (V)

If the police _____ a crowd of people, they form lines around them and prevent them from leaving a particular area.

kettle (N)

a container for boiling water, that has a lid, handle, and spout and is made from plastic or metal

granular (ADJ)

(TEXTURE)

made of, or seeming like, granules:

a _________ texture

granule (N)

a small piece like a grain of something:

coffee _______

taper (V)

(GET NARROWER)

to become gradually narrower at one end, or to make something do this:

The cave ______ to a narrow passageway.

_______ your brows slightly at the end.

The table was mounted on slender, _______ legs.

disdain (N)

the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect:

with _______- He regards the political process with ______.

porous (ADJ)

Something that is porous has many small holes, so liquid or air can pass through, especially slowly:

_________ soil with good drainage

sterilize (V)

(STOP CHILDREN)

to perform a medical operation on someone in order to make them unable to have children:

After having five children, she decided to be _______.

seize on/upon something

to use, accept, or take advantage of something quickly or enthusiastically:

The story was ______ ______ by the tabloid press, who printed it under huge headlines.

relish (V)

to like or enjoy something:

I always ______ a challenge.

[ + -ing verb ] I don't ________ telling her that her son has been arrested.

facility (N)

(ABILITY)

an ability or skill at doing something:

His ____ for memorizing dates was astonishing.

facility (N)

(PLACE)

something such as a place, building, or equipment used for a particular purpose or activity:

The new sports _____ has a swimming pool.