Week5

1.activate/v. /ˈæk.tɪ.veɪt/

to cause something to start.

Ex: The alarm is activated by the lightest pressure.

2.default/v. /dɪˈfɒlt/

to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do.

Ex: People who default on their mortgage repayments may have their home repossessed.

3.defective/adj./ dɪˈfek.tɪv/

Something that is defective has a fault in it and does not work correctly.

Ex: I think that theory is defective.

4.endeavor/v. /enˈdev.ər/

to try to do something.

Ex: Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.

5.hesitate/v. /ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt/

to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it.

Ex: She hesitated slightly before answering the detective's question.

6.hook/n. /hʊk/

a curved device used for catching or holding things, especially one attached to a surface for hanging things on.

7.incorporate/v. /ɪnˈkɔː(r)pəreɪt/

to include something as part of something larger.

Ex: This aircraft incorporates several new safety features.

8.intentional/adj . /ɪnˈten.ʃən.əl/

planned or intended..

Ex: Did you leave his name out by accident or was it intentional?

9.perceive/v. /pə(r)ˈsiːv/

to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something.

Ex: Women's magazines are often perceived to be superficial.

10.sensation/n./ senˈseɪ.ʃən/

the ability to feel something physically, especially by touching, or a physical feeling that results from this ability.

Ex: The disease causes a loss of sensation in the fingers.

11.simultaneous/adj. /ˌsɪm(ə)lˈteɪniəs/

happening or being done at exactly the same time.

Ex: There were several simultaneous explosions in different cities.

12.neurological/adj. /ˌnjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

relating to your nervous system or to the diseases that affect it.

Ex: Alzheimer's disease is a neurological disorder.

13.synesthesia/n. /ˌsɪnɪsˈθiːziə/

a condition in which two or more of the five senses that most people.

14.dumbfounded/adj. /ˌdʌmˈfaʊn.dɪd/

so shocked that you cannot speak.

Ex: He was dumbfounded by the allegations.

15.conflict/n. /ˈkɒnflɪkt/

an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions or principles.

Ex: It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of conflicts within the party.

16.conservative/adj. /kənˈsɜː(r)vətɪv/

not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change.

Ex: Older people tend to be quite conservative and a bit suspicious of any supposed advances.

17.course/n. /kɔːrs/

a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually leading to an exam or qualification.

Ex: Tim did a three-year course in linguistics at Newcastle.

18.diagnosis/n./ ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/

a judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after examining it.

Ex: Diagnosis of the disease is difficult in the early stages.

19.flow/v. /floʊ/

(especially of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily.

Ex: The river flows through three counties before flowing into the sea just south of here.

20.grasp/v. /ɡræsp/

to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly.

Ex: Rosie suddenly grasped my hand.

21.grin/n. /ɡrɪn/

a wide smile.

Ex: I assumed things had gone well for him as he had a big grin on his face.

22.identify/v. /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/

to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is.

Ex: Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice.

23.illusion/n. /ɪˈluːʒ(ə)n/

an idea or belief that is not true.

Ex: He had no illusions about his talents as a singer.

24.sweep/v. /swiːp/

to clean especially a floor by using a brush to collect the dirt into one place from which it can be removed.

Ex: Little children used to be used to sweep chimneys.

25.sympathetic/adj. /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/

used to describe someone who shows, especially by what they say, that they understand and care about someone else's suffering.

Ex: He suffers from back trouble too, so he was very sympathetic about my problem.