Kartlar: AWL Sublist 5

*o*rient

(v) to direct sb/sth towards something;

'It took him some time to _____ himself in his new school.'

to make or adapt sb/sth for a particular purpose;

'We need policies _____ed to the needs of working mothers.'

per*spec*tive

(n) one person's view, a way of thinking;

'We did a survey to get different ________s on our products.'

pre*cise*

(adj) very accurate and exact;

'We need the measurements for the machine parts to be extremely ________.'

*pri*mary

(adj) most important, major, main;

'The ________ cause of car accidents now is the use of smartphones.'

psy*cho*logy

(n) the science of study of the mind and behavior;

'Freud is one of the founders of modern ________.'

pur*sue*

(v) to follow and try to catch sb/sth; to try to reach a goal;

'The robber was ________d through the streets by the police officer.'

*ra*tio

(n) numbers describing a comparative relationship (e.g. 3:2);

'The ________ of men to women in the programming class was three to two.'

re*ject*

(v) to not accept sb/sth;

'My application to join the club was ________ed because I was too young.'

*re*venue

(n) any money that a business makes;

'How much ________ can we expect from the sandwich shop in one week?'

*sta*ble

(adj) not likely to change, steady, secure;

'It is not wise to buy shares until the market is more ________. '

style

(n) the particular way in which something is done;

'She has a great _____ of management.'

*sub*stitute

(n) a person or thing that you use/have instead of the one you normally use/have;

'The regular teacher is sick, so a ________ will be teaching the class today.'

su*stain*

(v) to make something continue;

'You will need some snacks for the hike to ________ your energy.'

*sym*bol

(n) an action, object that represents a particular idea or quality;

'The dove is a ________ of peace.'

*tar*get

(n) something that you are trying to do or achieve;

'Our ________ was to achieve 300 sales this month. '

*tran*sit

(n) act of things moving from one place to another;

'The package is now in ________ between the warehouse and the store.'

trend

(n) a temporary tendency; something that is currently popular or fashionable;

'It has become a ________ at this school to get a tattoo.'

*ver*sion

(n) a particular form of a work e.g. design, document;

'You should update this software to the latest ________.'

*wel*fare

(n) the general health, happiness, and safety of a person, an animal or a group;

'My family's ________ is my chief concern.'

where*as*

(conj) in contrast, but, while, however;

'My brother likes football, ________ I prefer soccer.'

a*ca*demy

(n) a school that can teach special skills;

'She attends the Royal _____ of Music.'

ad*just*

(v) to change something slightly *(to make it work better);

'Please ________ the tuner to get a better signal on the radio.'

*al*ter

(v) to become different; to make somebody/something different;

'Prices did not _____ significantly during 2014.'

a*mend*

(v) to change a law, document, statement, etc. slightly in order to correct a mistake or to improve it;

'The proposal will be ________ed based on feedback from committee members.'

a*ware*

(adj) knowing or realizing something;

'I wasn't ________ of the problem; I didn't know anything was wrong.'

ca*pa*city

(n) the number of things or people that a container or space can hold;

'The ________ of this water tank is 400 liters.'

*chal*lenge

(n) a goal that is difficult to achieve;

'It will be a ________ for me to climb that mountain.'

clause

(n) an item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done;

'There is a ______ in the contract forbidding tenants to sublet.'

*com*pound

(n) a thing consisting of two or more separate things combined together;

'The scientist invented a new chemical ________.'

*con*flict

(n) a struggle or fight between two groups;

'Countries should try to avoid ________.'

con*sult*

(v) to ask someone for advice about something;

'You should ________ an accountant about your taxes.'

*con*tact

(n) the state in which two things are touching;

( v) to begin a communication with someone ;

'Please ________ me if you need any further information.'

de*cline*

(v) to become lower or smaller in amount; to politely not accept an offer;

'The company lost a lot of money due to the ________ in sales. '

di*screte*

(adj) to be individually separate or different from each other;

'The Lego Building set contained 400 _____ pieces.'

draft

(n) a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form;

'The first ________ of the assignment is due on Thursday.'

en*a*ble

(v) to make it possible to do something;

'Having a larger budget would ________ us to buy new equipment.'

*e*nergy

(n) the ability to put effort and enthusiasm into an activity, work, etc.;

'I need some coffee to give me ________ after a late night.'

en*force*

(v) to make sure that a rule or law is obeyed;

'There is no point in having a rule if it can't be ________d.'

*en*tity

(n) something that exists by itself as a unit;

'One branch of the business was made into a separate ________.'

e*qui*valent

(adj) having equality in value, use or meaning;

'One hour is ________ to sixty minutes.'

e*volve*

(v) to slowly change or develop into something better;

'Man ________d from apes.'

ex*pand*

(v) to become larger in size or amount;

'We are ________ing our business with new branches due to our success.'

ex*pose*

(v) to make something visible that was hidden or covered;

'This flower will die if it is ________d to the cold.'

ex*te*rnal

(adj) outside of something, not internal;

'The ________ walls of the house look old, but it is very nice inside.'

fa*cil*itate

(v) to help to make an action or process easier;

'Having a translator greatly ________d the meeting with the Chinese.'

fund

(n) a sum of money that is used for a special general purpose;

'I will start a ________ for my daughter's university education.'

*ge*nerate

(v) to produce or create something;

to _____ heat/power; to _____ income/profit

'We need someone to _____ new ideas.'

gener*a*tion

(n) people born and living during about the same time;

'My father's ________ did not have the internet when they were children.'

*i*mage

(n) a picture; an impression that people have about something;

'Bikers often have a violent ________.'

*lib*eral

(adj) wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting gradual social, political, or religious change

'Some politicians want more _____ trade relations with Europe.'

*li*cense

(n) an official document that gives permission to do, use, or have something;

'You need a ________ to be a professional real estate salesperson.'

*lo*gic

(n) a rational system of thinking and reaching conclusions;

'There is no ________ to this plan - it doesn't make sense. '

*mar*gin

(n) the empty space at the side of a written or printed page;

the left _____; a narrow/wide _____;

the amount of time, or number of votes, etc. by which somebody wins something

The liberals in Canada won by a narrow _____.

*med*ical

(adj) relating to the treatment of health;

'Many diseases can now be cured thanks to the latest ________ technology.'

*men*tal

(adj) of or relating to the mind;

'What was her ________ state when she committed the murder?'

*mo*dify

(v) to make a minor change to something;

'The restaurant will ________ the recipe to use cheaper ingredients.'

*mo*nitor

(n) to watch s.t. to check whether it changes;

'After his heart attack, doctors were ________ing his condition closely.'

*net*work

(n) a system of interconnected lines or wires;

'The university computer ________ was hacked into last night.'

*no*tion

(n) an idea or opinion about doing something;

'He didn't believe in the ________ of an all-powerful God.'

ob*jec*tive

(adj) based on facts, not influenced by feelings or opinions;

'We must be _____ and make a decision regardless of our personal feelings.'

(n) something you are trying to achieve;

'The main _____of this meeting is to give more information on our plans.'