GLOSSARY READING 9.pdf

GLOSSARY READING 9 Part 1 Essential (adj) – extremely important, integral. Exercising is an essential part of daily routine. At least it should be. Apparently (adv) – judging by the facts or something you have heard of, but you are not sure of it yourself. Apparently Canada...

GLOSSARY READING 9 Part 1 Essential (adj) – extremely important, integral. Exercising is an essential part of daily routine. At least it should be. Apparently (adv) – judging by the facts or something you have heard of, but you are not sure of it yourself. Apparently Canada is the second biggest country but I’ve never bothered to look this up! Application (n) – (here) a mobile program or software such as Instagram or Chrome. There are many applications on my phone that I never use and I don’t even know how I got them to begin with. Part 2 Remote (adj) – located far away from something, usually far from populated areas. We lived in a remote village away from the loud urban centres. Diverse (adj) – offering variety. The shop has diverse wares you can buy – from phones and laptops to books and magazines. Nature reserves – areas of wild land where all species are protected by the government. No development is allowed in such areas. Part 3 Advertising (n) – promoting a product or a service to make it better known and thus make it more likely for others to buy. Advertising was probably the quickest growing industry of the twentieth century. Argue (v) – to have an opinion and to try and defend it by providing arguments. Some doctors argue that too much exercising can prevent youngsters from developing naturally. Encourage (v) – to promote, to welcome some activity. Students are encouraged to attend additional classes, but they are not required to by law. Part 5 Fawn (adj) – a grey-brown colour. Lie-in (n) – to have a lie-in is to keep lying in bed awake for a while. Having slept for only three hours I treated myself to having a 15 minute lie-in even though I couldn’t risk falling back asleep. Tense (adj) – stressful and nervous. The meeting was going to be rather tense – after all nobody expected chief editor to resign like that – out of the blue with no prior warnings. Off-course (adj) – not as planned, chaotic. Rigid (adj) – stiff because of being shocked or afraid, uneasy. Boil down to something (phr) – this is how it is, this is what the problem or the situation is. The crisis at school boils down to the fact that one of the teachers had romantic relationships with one of their students, and the dean believes this has ruined everbody’s reputation. Go over something (phr v) – to review something, to give something another look or read to make sure there are no mistakes or inaccuracies. Stroke (n) – a medical condition when the brain doesn’t get enough blood flow. Has serious, usually permanent negative health consequences. Torture (n) – (used figuratively here) something extremely unpleasant, causing discomfort. Having to do homework every day was a real torture to him. Sustain (v) – to maintain, to support something. Family budget had to be sustained by my salary and the odd weekend jobs I would take. Enthralled (adj) – extremely interested, fascinated to a point when you ignore everything else. Withered (adj) – dry, old, lacking life in it. Withered vegetation of a house that hadn’t been looked after for some time. Peter out (phr v) – to end gradually rather than at once. Part 6 Reassuring (adj) – providing or encouraging confidence. Doctor’s words sounded quite reassuring when he said that 80% of patients recover within the first month of treatment. Clue (n) – a hint, a detail that provides information indirectly. Overlying (adj) – lying in multiple layers on top of one another. Thaw (n) – a period of unusually warm weather during winter that leads to snow and ice melting to water. Seek out (phr v) – to search for something, especially something not easy to find. Clarity (n) – the quality of being clear, easy to see through. Tentative (adj) – careful, without certainty, one of the first ones. Mary’s tentative attempts at public speaking weren’t particularly successful but eventually she got a hang of it. Unscheduled (adj) – unplanned, spontaneous. Part 7 Oppose (v) – to be against something or to protest it. Local activists oppose the council’s idea to turn a local park into a new shopping centre. Blame (v) – to say that somebody is responsible for a mistake, a crime or any other wrongdoing. Natalie blamed her parents for her career failures – she believed it all had to do with her useless degree. Football pitch (n) – special place used to play football, also known as football field. Harbour (n) – a place next to a river or the sea where ships are services, loaded and unloaded. The local harbour was a pretty nice place to hang out with your friends back in the day. Take off (phr v) – (here) to become popular, successful or to get in demand. It took years of hard work to finally see our family business take off. Cater for (phr v) – to care for, provide service for, or to give special attention to an individual or a group of people.