Week7

1.associate/v. /əˈsəʊ.si.eɪt/

to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else.

Ex: Most people associate this brand with good quality.

2.destination/n. /ˌdes.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken.

Ex: We arrived at our destination tired and hungry.

3.engulf/v. /ɪnˈɡʌlf/

to surround and cover something or someone completely.

Ex: The war is threatening to engulf the entire region.

4.fee/n. /fiː/

an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular right or service.

Ex: We couldn't pay the lawyer's fee.

5.flood/v. /flʌd/

to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems.

Ex: Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.

6.foresight/n. /ˈfɔː.saɪt/

the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based on this knowledge.

Ex: She'd had the foresight to sell her apartment just before the housing market collapsed.

7.subscribe/v. /səbˈskraɪb/

to pay money to an organization in order to receive a product, use a service regularly, or support the organization.

Ex: She subscribes to several women's magazines.

8.violent/adj. /ˈvaɪə.lənt/

using force to hurt or attack.

Ex: He shouts a lot but I don't think he's ever been physically violent towards her.

9.culinary/adj. /ˈkʌl.ə.ner-/

connected with cooking or kitchens.

Ex: My culinary skills are rather limited, I'm afraid (= I am not very good at cooking)!

10.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: Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege.

11.antique/n. /ænˈtiːk/

something made in an earlier period that is collected and considered to have value because it is beautiful, rare, old, or of high quality.

Ex: You can't give away Granny's old bookcase - it's a valuable antique.

12.captivate/v. /ˈkæp.tɪ.veɪt/

to hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, pleasant, or attractive.

Ex: With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.

13.circuit/n. /ˈsɜː.kɪt/

a regular pattern of visits or the places visited.

Ex: He was a familiar figure on the lecture circuit.

14.crate/n. /kreɪt/

a box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles.

15.dawn/n. /dɑːn/

the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky.

Ex: We left at the break of dawn.

16.depth/n. /depθ/

the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something.

Ex: There are very few fish at depths (= distances below the surface) below 3,000 meters.

17.ferry/n. /ˈfer.i/

a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service.

Ex: We're going to the Channel Islands by/on the ferry.

18.invader/n. /ɪnˈveɪ.dər/

an army or country that uses force to enter and take control of another country.

Ex: The foreign invaders were finally defeated by allied forces.

19.retreat/v. /rɪˈtriːt/

to go away from a place or person in order to escape from fighting or danger.

Ex: When she came towards me shouting, I retreated (behind my desk).

20.splash/v. /splæʃ/

If a liquid splashes or if you splash a liquid, it falls on or hits something or someone.

Ex: Water was splashing from a hole in the roof.

21.submerge/v./ səbˈmɜːdʒ/

to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake.

Ex: The submarine submerged when enemy planes were sighted.

22.tide/n. /taɪd/

he rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day.

Ex: We must look for ways of stemming (= stopping) the rising tide of protest.

23.wade/v. /weɪd/

to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs.

Ex: The river was full but we managed to wade across.

24.pavement/n. /ˈpeɪv.mənt/

a path with a hard surface on one or both sides of a road, that people walk on.

Ex: Keep to the pavement, Rosie, there's a good girl.

25.inadvisable/adj. /ˌɪn.ədˈvaɪ.zə.bl̩/

unwise and likely to have unwanted results and therefore worth avoiding.

Ex: It is inadvisable to generalize from the results of a single experiment.