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Advanced Unit 12

84 words
#WordPronunciationTypeDefinition
1all-consuming/ɔːl kənˈsjuːmɪŋ/adjcompletely filling one's mind and attention; obsessive
2atmosphere/ˈætməsfɪə(r)/nthe general impression that you get of a place
3bite off more than you can chew/baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn ju kæn tʃuː/idto try to do something that is too difficult for you
4bland/blænd/adjrather dull and unexciting
5break into/breɪk ˈɪntə/phr venter or open a (place, vehicle, or container) forcibly, typically for the purposes of theft
6breathless/ˈbreθləs/adjout of breath
7breeze/briːz/na thing that is easy to do or accomplish
8build-up/ˈbɪld ʌp/na period of excitement and preparation before a significant event
9buzz/bʌz/vmake a low, continuous humming sound
10capture/ˈkæptʃə/vrepresent or express a particular quality, feeling, or atmosphere successfully
11closure/ˈkləʊʒə(r)/na feeling that an emotional or traumatic experience has been resolved
12cockpit/ˈkɒkpɪt/na compartment for the pilot, and sometimes also the crew, in an aircraft or spacecraft
13composed/kəmˈpəʊzd/adjhaving one's feelings and expression under control; calm
14conceivable/kənˈsiːvəbl/adjcapable of being imagined
15contract/kənˈtrækt/vcatch or develop (a disease or infectious agent)
16crew/kruː/na group of people who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.
17daring/ˈdeərɪŋ/adj(of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold
18dawn on/dɔːn ɒn/phr vmake someone realize
19deranged/dɪˈreɪn(d)ʒd/adjmad; insane
20diet/ˈdaɪət/nthe kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats
21dig down/dɪɡ daʊn/phr vto excavate deeply
22discharge/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/vtell (someone) officially that they can or must leave
23disengage/ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/vseparate or release (someone or something) from something to which they are attached or connected
24drape/dreɪp/vlet (oneself or a part of one's body) rest somewhere in a casual or relaxed way
25draw a line under/drɔː ə laɪn ˈʌndə(r)/idto give emphasis or indicate special type
26emergency procedure/iˈmɜːdʒənsi prəˈsiːdʒə(r)/na plan of actions to be conducted in a certain order or manner, in response to a specific class of reasonably foreseeable emergency
27enormously/ɪˈnɔːməsli/advto a very great degree or extent
28epidemic/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/na widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
29be etched in/etʃt ɪn/vbe permanently fixed in someone's memory
30expanse/ɪkˈspæns/na wide continuous area of something
31explode/ɪkˈspləʊd/vburst loudly and with great force, often causing damage or injury
32exposure/ɪkˈspəʊʒə(r)/nthe publicizing of information or an event
33fasten/ˈfɑːsn/vclose or do up securely
34fire the imagination/ˈfaɪə(r) ðə ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/idmake someone feel interested and excited
35food for thought/fuːd fɔː(r) θɔːt/idsomething that warrants serious consideration
36forbidding/fəˈbɪdɪŋ/adjunfriendly or threatening in appearance
37fragile/ˈfrædʒaɪl/adj(of an object) easily broken or damaged
38freefall/ˌfriːˈfɔːl/ndownward movement under the force of gravity only
39fuel/ˈfjuːəl/vto make a situation become worse or more intense
40fussy/ˈfʌsi/adjvery concerned with unimportant details and is difficult to please
41grilling/ˈɡrɪlɪŋ/nquestioning
42grinding/ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/adjharsh and grating
43grumble/ˈɡrʌmbl/vcomplain about something in a bad-tempered way
44half-baked/ˌhɑːf ˈbeɪkt/adjnot fully thought through
45hindsight/ˈhaɪndsaɪt/nunderstanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed
46in a flash/ɪn ə flæʃ/idvery quickly; immediately
47influential/ˌɪnfluˈenʃl/adjhaving great influence on someone or something
48in retrospect/ɪn ˈretrəspekt/idwhen looking back on a past event or situation; with hindsight
49insert/ɪnˈsɜːt/vplace, fit, or push (something) into something else
50latter/ˈlætə(r)/adjoccurring or situated nearer to the end of something than to the beginning
51legacy/ˈleɡəsi/nsomething left or handed down by a predecessor
52lunar/ˈluːnə(r)/adjrelating to the moon
53manned/mænd/adjhaving a human crew
54mask/mɑːsk/na piece of cloth or other material that you wear over all or part of your face to protect you from germs or harmful substances
55something)/əbˈses wɪð …/vkeep thinking about something
56on-board/ɒn bɔːd/adjavailable or situated on board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
57orbit/ˈɔːbɪt/nthe curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star
58ordeal/ɔːˈdiːl/na very unpleasant and prolonged experience
59overdo/ˌəʊvəˈduː/vdo, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate
60overshadow/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/vappear more prominent or important than
61penniless/ˈpeniləs/adjhaving no money; very poor
62perspective/pəˈspektɪv/na particular way of thinking about something
63privacy/ˈprɪvəsi/na state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people
64proceed/prəˈsiːd/vdo something after something else
65pull through/pʊl θruː/phr vget through or enable someone or something to get through an illness or other dangerous or difficult situation
66punctual/ˈpʌŋktʃuəl/adjhappening or doing something at the agreed or proper time
67rapid/ˈræpɪd/adjhappening in a short time or at a great rate
68reel/riːl/vmove about in an unsteady way as if they are going to fall
69refund/rɪˈfʌnd/vpay back (money)
70relief/rɪˈliːf/na feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress
71restrain/rɪˈstreɪn/vprevent (someone or something) from doing something
72run-up/ˈrʌn ʌp/nthe period of time just before an event
73scale/skeɪl/nsize or extent
74sexist/ˈseksɪst/adjinfluenced by the belief that the members of one sex, usually women, are less intelligent or less capable than those of the other sex
75shady/ˈʃeɪdi/adjpeople who are involved in dishonest or illegal activities
76shudder/ˈʃʌdə(r)/vshake with fear, horror
77sit bolt upright/sɪt bəʊlt ˈʌpraɪt/idsit very straight
78spark/spɑːk/vprovide the stimulus for (an event or process)
79sponsor/ˈspɒnsə(r)/vprovide funds for
80stagger/ˈstæɡə(r)/vwalk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall
81stall/stɔːl/vcause stop running(of a motor vehicle or its engine)
82starve/stɑːv/vsuffer or die or cause to suffer or die from hunger
83steward/ˈstjuːəd/na person who looks after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train
84sticky/ˈstɪki/adjtending or designed to stick to things on contact