6 minute English listening vocabulary

Question 1

functionality

Answer 1

a range of functions a computer or other electronic device can perform

Question 2

hang on to (something)

Answer 2

keep (something)

Question 3

cycle (buying cycle of smart phones)

Answer 3

a process where one event leads to another, and then often repeats itself

Question 4

mature (market)

Answer 4

fully grown or fully developed

Question 5

must-have item (the newest radio I want to have)

Answer 5

something you feel you must have

Question 6

lustre

Answer 6

shine

Question 7

invisibility

Answer 7

sg. you don’t see. Either because of its transparency or because of not enough light

Question 8

cloak

Answer 8

a kind of “gear”, priests, solicitors (lawyers) wear

Question 9

mismatching (view) of observing people

Answer 9

not the same, not similar, differencing

Question 10

illusion

Answer 10

make-belief, it appears to be true, but it’s not

Question 11

self-conscious

Answer 11

shy, sheepish, unsure or uneasy

Question 12

judgmental (opinion)

Answer 12

critical

Question 13

subdued

Answer 13

less lively, less noticeable

Question 14

sparse

Answer 14

small in number, spread (less density)