16471 E module BAND III CORE I List B

above

written or duscussed higher on the same or previous page

account

report

acquire

to come into possession or control of something

age

period of history

agriculture

the science or paractice of cultivating the soil, producing crops

all of a sudden

very quickly

altogether

in total/ completely

anxious

extreme uneasiness of mind...worried

apparent

able to be seen or understood

appropriate

suitable or right for a particular situation

atmosphere

the mixture of gasses around the earth/the mood of a place

automatically

doing without thinking or planning

bad

rotting

be in charge

responsible for something or someone

be situated in/on/by, etc

in a particular position or situation

behind

slower

believe in sth

to be certain that something exists

blame

an expression of disapproval

block

obstruct

brilliant

very intelligent

bring up sb or bring sb up

to care for a child until they are an adult/to mention someone

calculate

to determine by mathematical processes

clothing

items designed to be worn

competitive

involving competition, wanting to win

contemporary

marked by characteristics of the present period

contest

a competition usually with awards

continent

one of the great divisions of land on the globe

copy

an imitation of an original, a duplicate

criterion

a standard on which a judgment may be based

cut down sth or cut sth down

to do or use less of sth

decade

a period of ten years

declare

announce sth clearly, officially

degree

qualification

deliver

to take goods to people's houses or workplaces

demanding

needing a lot of time, attention or energy

detect

to notice sth that is partly hidden or not clear, discover sth

determine

to control or influence sth directly, decide what will happen

differ

disagree

differ

vary widely

disappointed

unhappy because thigs were not as expected

divide

calculate

domestic

contry, local

done

something is finished

double

to make twice as great or as many/two together

economical

operating with little waste or at a saving

editor

someone who corrects or changes pieces of texts, books, np

either way

whether one or the other of two possible options

element

any of the 4 substances-air,water,fire,earth

emerge

to appear by coming out of sth

emotion

a mental reaction experienced as strong feeling (anger, fear)

exception

sth or someone not included in a rule, group, list

exchange

to give or transfer replaced by sth equivalent

expected

beleved to be going to happen or arrive

expedition

an organized journeu for a particular purpose

expense

cost, the use of money, time or effort

export

a product that is sold in another country, to sell out of the country

expression

word or phrase

extend

to add to sth in order to make it bigger

extreme

existing in a very high degree

farther/further

more distant, remote/to a greater degree or extent

fed up

bored, annoyed or disappointed

fetch

to go after and bring back

final

sth that is final (last exam, last game)

fit

healthy

generation

alll the people of about the same age within a society

genuine

real and exactly what it appears to be

get rid of sth

to no longer have or be affected or bothered by sth or someone

get sth wrong

to fail to understand sth or someone correctly

get worse

more unpleasant, difficult or sever than sth that is also bad

give away sth or give sth away

to give sth to someone without asking for payment

go out

to leave a place mostly in order to do sth for entertainment

hidden

being out of sight, concealed

highlight

to stress, emphasize, mark (text)

historian

a student or writer of history

historic

of great importance

identical

exactly the same or very similar

immigration

travel into a country for the purpose of permanent residence

import

to bring from a foreign or external source, sth that is imported

impress

to affect deeply, gain admiration

impression

an idea or opinion of what sth or someone is like

incredible

extraordinary, amazing

indoors

into or inside a bulding

infection

a condition in which bacteria or viruses entered the body

input

sth that is put in: advice, comment, information, opinion

inside

on the inner side

interaction

a situation in which two or more people communicate

interpret

from another language

interrupt

stop speaking

involvement

the act or process of taking part in sth

issue

a subject or problem that people are thinking about

it looks like/as if/as though

it seems that

jam

traffic

journalist

a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper, etc

judgment

good sense

just as bad / good / tall /clever, etc (as sb/sth)

to an equal degree

justice

fairness in the way people are dealt with/ the system of laws

keen

enthusiastic, eager, wonderful, intense

keep

delay

kit

a set of tools, parts, collection of

learn

remember