Week9

1.companionship/n. /kəmˈpæn.jən.ʃɪp/

the enjoyment of spending time with other people.

Ex: I lived on my own for a while but I missed the companionship of others.

2.drag/v. /dræɡ/

to move something by pulling it along a surface, usually the ground.

Ex: Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!

3.evaporate/v. /ɪˈvæp.ər.eɪt/

to cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating.

Ex: Plants keep cool during the summer by evaporating water from their leaves.

4.insult/n. /ˈɪn.sʌlt/

Ex: The steelworkers' leader rejected the two percent pay rise saying it was an insult to the profession.

5.allowance/n. /əˈlaʊ.əns/

money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing.

Ex: The perks of the job include a company pension and a generous travel allowance.

6.object/n. /ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/

a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, or person.

Ex: Look, there's a strange object in the sky!

7.opponent/n. /əˈpəʊ.nənt/

a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to change it.

Ex: Leading opponents of the proposed cuts in defence spending will meet later today.

8.pastime/n. /ˈpɑːs.taɪm/

an activity that is done for enjoyment.

Ex: Do-it-yourself is the nation's most popular pastime.

9.widow/v. /ˈwɪd.əʊ/

If someone has been widowed, their husband or wife has died.

Ex: He was widowed at the age of 52.

10.disappear/v. /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪər/

If people or things disappear, they go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found.

Ex: The search was called off for the sailors who disappeared in the storm.

11.chip/n. /tʃɪp/

a long, thin piece of potato that is fried and usually eaten hot.

12.decipher/v. /dɪˈsaɪ.fər/

to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way.

Ex: Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?

13.eliminate/v. /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/

to remove or take away someone or something.

Ex: We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident.

14.fragile/adj. /ˈfrædʒ.əl/

easily damaged, broken, or harmed.

Ex: The assassination could do serious damage to the fragile peace agreement that was signed last month.

15.freak/n. /friːk/

a thing, person, animal, or event that is extremely unusual or unlikely, and not like any other of its type.

Ex: I was born with black hair all over my back, like some sort of freak.

16.overflow/v. /ˌoʊ.vɚˈfloʊ/

When a liquid overflows, it flows over the edges of a container, etc. because there is too much of it.

Ex: Because of heavy rain, the river may overflow its banks.

17.provision/n. /prəˈvɪʒ.ən/

the act of providing something.

Ex: The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area.

18.quality/n. /ˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/

how good or bad something is.

Ex: The quality of the picture on our television isn't very good.

19.reunite/v. /ˌriː.juːˈnaɪt/

to bring people together again.

Ex: Sarah was finally reunited with her children at the airport.

20.rigid/adj. /ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/

stiff or fixed; not able to be bent or moved.

Ex: I was rigid with (= stiff and unable to move because of) fear.

21.segment/adj/. ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/

stiff or fixed; not able to be bent or moved.

Ex: I was rigid with (= stiff and unable to move because of) fear.

22.trail/n. /treɪl/

a path through the countryside, often made or used for a particular purpose.

Ex: The dogs are specially trained to follow the trail left by the fox.

23.unison/n. /ˈjuː.nɪ.sən/

the playing or singing of notes at the same pitch by different instruments or voices.

Ex: Here the tenors are in unison with the basses.

24.footage/n. /ˈfʊt.ɪdʒ/

(a piece of) film especially one showing an event.

Ex: Woody Allen's movie "Zelig" contains early newsreel footage.

25.unwieldy/adj. /ʌnˈwiːl.di/

An unwieldy object is difficult to move or handle because it is heavy, large, or a strange shape.

Ex: A piano is a very unwieldy item to get down a flight of stairs.