Unit Eighteen
1 Advantage / advated3 / n something that
helps a person: Anna speaks good English, but she has an advantage because
her mother is English.
2 Bright /brait/adj 1
having a lot of light a bright, sunny day eyes bright with happiness 2 (used
about a colour) strong: a bright yellow jumper 3 clever, or able to learn
things quickly: a bright child a bright idea 4 likely to be pleasant or
successful: the fu. True looks a bright 5 cheerful, happy: you seem very
bright and cheerful today.
3 Brilliant/brelyant/adj 1
having a lot of light, very bright brilliant sunshine 2 very good: a
brilliant performance by Pavarotti 3 very clever or intelligent: a
brilliant young scientist.
4 Bulb/b^lb/ n [c] 1 (also light bulb)
the glass part of an electric lamp that gives out light: the bulbs gone (= it
on longer works)- I`ll have to put a new one in a 60 watt light bulb.2
the round roof of certain plants: a tulip bulb.
5 Burn (1)/b3:n/n (Scot) small
stream.
Burn (2) verb (past burned or
burnt) 1to be on fire: the house is burring- help. 2 to set on fire we burnt
the old furniture. 3 to harm or destroy by fire: how did you burn your
fingers? The building burned down (= nothing was left).
6 Camp /k^mp/ n. 1 place
where people (e.g. solders, boy Scots, explorers) live in tents or huts for a
time: be in ~; pitch a ~; strike (break up) ~, pack up (the tents, etc.) ~ bed
(-chair, stool, etc.) that can be folded anal carried easily. ~ Fire one of
logs etc.) Made in the open air. ~ - Meeting, religious meeting (often
extending over several days) held in the open air or in a large tent. See also
concentration ~.
7 Collect /kulekt /verb
1[t] collect sth (up) to bring a number of things together: all the exam papers
will be collected of the end. 2 [I] to come together; together; a crowd col.
Tected to see what was going on.3 [I,T] to ask for money from a number of
people: tfello Im collecting for local charity would you like to make a contributions?
The landlord collects the rent at the end of each month.4 [T] together a number
of objects of a par ticular type over a period of time as a hobby he used to
collect stamps.
8 Concert /kunsert / n. 1
[g] musical entertainment, ESP. one given in a public hall by players or
singers. ~ Grand, grand piano of the largest size, for ~s. hall, hall for ~s
(gf. Music hall.) At ~ pitch, (fig) in a state of full efficiency or
readiness. (f. Keyed up). 2 [u] combination of voices or sound: voices raised
in ~.
9 Concert / kunsert/noun [c]
a performance of music: rock concerts the concert was a held in the Albert
hall. The orchestra is giving concerts in Glasgow and London
10 Contribute /kuntrebu:t/verb
(present participle contributing, past contributed) to give with other people: we
all contributed money to buy Richards present.
11 Currant /kurent/noun [c] 1 a very small dried
grape used to make cakes, etc.2 (often in co m pounds) one of several types of
small soft fruit: blackcurrants.
12 Difference /defrans/n [c, u]
1 the state of being unlike: the ~ between summer and winter.2 amount, degree,
manner, in which things are unlike: the between 7and 18 is 11 I cant see much
~ in them. What a great ~ there is in the temperature today there one money
~s between the two languages spilt the ~,
13 Disadvantages /disadvanted3/
noun something that makes things more difficult for you: this child is at a
disadvantage in school because she cannot hear well one of the disadvantages of
this house is that it is very for from the city.
14 Disease /dezi:z/n. [u]
illness; disorder of body or mind or of plants; [G] particular kind of illness
or disorder: the business of doctor is to prevent and cure ~. Measles mumps
and influenza are common ~s diseased partic. Adj suffering from, injured
by, ~: vines; ~d in body and mind
15 Electric
/elktrek /adj 1produing or using electricity: an electric an electric
kettle. 2 figurative very emotional: the atmosphere in the room was electric
16 Enough /en^f/ adj. N.
& adv.1. Adj. & n. (quantity or number) as a great as is needed; as
much or as money as necessary. (As an adj enough may either precede or follow a
noun. It is used with of and for, and with to and an INF.) There is ~ food
(food ~) for everybody. Will be ~ for your journey. Have you had ~ to eat.
Thank you Ive had more than ~. ~ Has been said on this subject. Ive had ~ of
your impudence. I dont want any more of it.
17 Filament /felement/noun
[c] slender thread, e.g. of wire in an electric light bulb: a ~ lamp.
18 Flood /fl^d/ v. t.
& 1 (vp1, 18, 10) cover or fill with a flood (lit. e& fig): the
meadows were ~ed. The soldiers broke the dikes and ~ed the countryside to keep
back the enemy. We have been ~ed with requests for help. The stage
of the theatre was ~ed with light. 2 (of rain) fill (a river) to overflowing:
river ~ed by heavy rainstorms. 3 (VP 10) ~ out, compel to leave because of a ~:
thousands people were ~ed out, forced to leave their homes.4 (VP 23) come (in)
in great quantities or number: applications ~ed in.
19 Fluorescent /flo:sent/adj
(of substances) talking in radiation and sending them out in the form of light:
~ lamps / lighting fluorescence/ sns/n.
20 History /hesteri/noun (no
plural) learning about the past: a history lesson at school.
21 Kind (1)/kaind/ noun a
sort; type; group: she is the kind of women who help people what kind of car
has he got?
Kind (2) adj good;
helpful; wanting to do things that make other people happy: she was kind to me
when I was unhappy. Its very kind of you to help me.
22 Maybe /maibi/adv.
perhaps; possibly: as soon as
Maybe, as soon as possible.
23 Modern /modern/adj 1 of the
present or recent time in the pollution is one of the major problems in the
modern world do you prefer modern or classical ballet? 2 with all the newest
methods equipment buildings etc: it is one of the most modern hospital in
the country.
24 Overflow /oveflau/ verb
to flow the edge of something: if you put too much water in the pot, it well
overflows.
25 Permission /pemeshn/n. [U]
act of allowing or permitting; consent: with your ~, if you will allow me: give
sb. ~ to do sth. You have my ~ to leave. By whose ~ did you enter
these gardens
.
26 Poem /powem /n. [c]
piece of writing in verse form, ESP one expressing deep feeling or noble
thought in beautiful language, composed with the desire to communicate an
experience; piece of prose writing in elevated style: a prose ~.
27 Poor /puer/adj. 1not
having much money: a poor family.2 needed kindness or help: the poor animal
hadnt been fed.3 not good: your writing is poor.
28 Possible /p^si:bl /adj 1
that can happen or he done: Ill phone you back as soon as possible it is now
possible to phone America direct could you give me your answer America direct
could me give me your answer today if to save his life you were warned of all
the possible dangers.
29 Provided /prevaid/also
provided that providing; providing that conj. only if; she a geed to go and
work a broad provided that her family could go with her.
30 Pump (1)/p^mp / noun a
machine for making liquid or gas move: a bicycle pump puts air into the tyres.
31 Pump (2) verb to move
something with a pump: pump up (=put air into) your tyres before you go.
32 Quickly /kwekli/adv at
speed or a short time: tom quickly undressed and got into bed the cookers on
fire do something quickly Id like you to get here as quickly as possible.
33 Raise /raiz/verb
(present participle raising past raised) to lift up: make higher: he raised
his arms above his head. Her wages were raised last week.
34 Recently: recent /resentli/
adj (having existed been made, happened) not long before; begun not long ago:
news; a ~ event; within ~ memory. Ours is a ~ acquaintance, we have been acquitted
for only a short time. Recently adv lately; not long ago: until guits
recently
35 Refugee /regu:dgi:/n.
person who has been forced to flee from danger (e.g. from floods, war,
political persecution): (atlribe.) ~ camps.
36 Sing /seng/ verb (present
participle singing past tense sang past participle sung) to make music with the
voice: she sang as she worked. She sang a song.
37 Sponsor/spenser/ n. 1
person (e.g. a godfather) making himself responsible for another. 2 person who
first puts forward or guarantees a proposal; person, firm etc responsible for a
commercial radio programme Vt. (VP 1) act as a ~ for.
8 Starve /sta:v/ verb
(present participle starving past3 starved) to die of hunger: people
starve because there is not enough for everyone to eat.
39 Swan /zwan/noun a large white
water bird with a long curved neck.
40 Terrible/terebl/adj.1
causing great fear or horror: a ~ war (accident). He died in ~ agony. 2 causing
great discomfort; extreme: the heat is ~ in a Baghdad during the summer.3
(colloq.) extremely bad: my room was in a ~ state of disorder what ~ food
they gave us.
41 Unless /^nles/conj. If
not; except when you will fail ~ you work harder ~ compelled to stay in by bad
weather, I go for a walk every day.
42 Vaccuum/ vakum/ noun [c] 1 a space that contains no
substance and no air or gas (fig furtive) a vacuum in her life.2 (informal)=
vacuum cleaner vacuum: verb [I, T] to clean sth. Using a vacuum cleaner.
43 Vacuum cleaner: /vakum
kli:ner/ noun [c] an electric machine that cleans carpets, etc by sucking up
dirt.
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