Week6

1.accommodate/v. /əˈkɒm.ə.deɪt/

to provide with a place to live or to be stored in

Ex: New students may be accommodated in halls of residence.

2.bend/v. /bend/

to move your body or part of your body so that it is not straight.

Ex: I bent down and picked up the coins lying on the road.

3.cautious/adj. /ˈkɔː.ʃəs/

Someone who is cautious avoids risks.

Ex: He's a cautious driver.

4.colleague/n. /ˈkɑː.liːɡ/

one of a group of people who work together.

Ex: We're entertaining some colleagues of Carol's tonight.

5.genius/n. /ˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art, or a person who has this.

Ex: It was such a brilliant idea - a real stroke of genius.

6.instinctive/adj. /ɪnˈstɪŋk.tɪv/

Instinctive behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training.

Ex: His reaction was purely instinctive.

7.intersection/n. /ˌɪn.təˈsek.ʃən/

an occasion when two lines cross, or the point where this happens.

Ex: The intersection of the lines on the graph marks the point where we start to make a profit.

8.obligation/n. /ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/

the fact that you are obliged to do something.

Ex: If you have not signed a contract, you are under no obligation to (= it is not necessary to) pay them any money.

9.partnership/n. /ˈpɑː(r)tnə(r)ʃɪp/

the position of being one of two or more people who own a company as partners.

Ex: Webster eventually took his assistant into partnership in 1845.

10.primate/n. /ˈpraɪ.meɪt/

a priest with the highest position in his country.

Ex: He was made the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland last year.

11.suburb/n. /ˈsʌbɜː(r)b/

an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live.

Ex: We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.

12.thrive/v. /θraɪv

to grow, develop, or be successful.

Ex: His business thrived in the years before the war.

13.widespread/adj. /ˌwaɪdˈspred/

existing or happening in many places and/or among many people.

Ex: There are reports of widespread flooding in northern France.

14.twig/n. /twɪɡ/

a small, thin branch of a tree or bush, especially one removed from the tree or bush and without any leaves.

Ex: We collected dry twigs to start the fire.

15.anxiety/n. /æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti/

an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future.

Ex: Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.

16.barely/adv. /ˈbeə(r)li/

used for saying that something almost does not happen or exist, or is almost not possible.

Ex: The roads were barely wide enough for two cars to pass.

17.breed/v. /briːd/

to keep animals for the purpose of producing young animals in a controlled way.

Ex: His main income comes from breeding cattle.

18.costume/n. /ˈkɑː.stuːm/

the st of clothes typical of a particular country or period of history, or suitable for a particular activity.

Ex: Singers performing Mozart's operas often dress in/wear historical costume.

19.disability/n./ ˌdɪsəˈbɪləti/

an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult for someone to do the things that other people do.

Ex: She is deaf, but refuses to let her disability prevent her from doing what she wants to do.

20.lawsuit/n. /ˈlɑː.suːt/

a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision.

Ex: Two of the directors filed a lawsuit against their former employer.

21.miniature/adj. /ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/

used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object.

Ex: I bought some miniature furniture for my niece's doll's house.

22.privilege/n. /ˈprɪv.əl.ɪdʒ/

an advantage that only one person or group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich.

Ex: Senior management enjoy certain privileges, such as company cars and private healthcare.

23.suspicion/n. /səˈspɪʃ.ən/

a belief or idea that something may be true.

Ex: She had a nagging/sneaking suspicion that she might have sent the letter to the wrong address.

24.tap/v. /tæp/

to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short, sharp noises.

Ex: I could hear him tapping his fingers on the desk.

25.threatening/adj. /ˈθret(ə)nɪŋ/

expressing a threat of something unpleasant or violent.

Ex: She's been receiving threatening phone calls.