ECL Book 2 TOPIC7 Current Topics/events

Question 1

adherence

Answer 1

faithful support - hűség

Question 2

alarmist

Answer 2

pessimistic - vészmadár

Question 3

alternate

Answer 3

to vary, change - váltakozó

Question 4

anagram

Answer 4

a word spelled by changing the order of letters of another word - anagramma

Question 5

be on the run

Answer 5

to hurry busily from one place to the other - szökésben lenni

Question 6

cite

Answer 6

to quote word for word - idézni

Question 7

commandment

Answer 7

a doctrine, teaching, e.g. in the Bible - parancsolat

Question 8

condemn

Answer 8

to express negative opinion - elítélni

Question 9

conduct

Answer 9

to direct, manage and control - viselkedés

Question 10

confive

Answer 10

to limit, restrict - korlátoz

Question 11

conspiracy theory

Answer 11

a belief that some secret but influential organisation is responsible for an event or situation - összesküvés elmélet

Question 12

contraceptive

Answer 12

any pill or device that prevents pregnancy - fogamzásgátló

Question 13

courtesy

Answer 13

politeness - udvariasság

Question 14

dam

Answer 14

a barrier that controls the flow of water - gát

Question 15

dilapidated

Answer 15

(a building which is) in a very bad condition - rozoga

Question 16

egalitarian

Answer 16

democratic, favouri ng social equality - egyenlőségre törekvő

Question 17

eliminate

Answer 17

to get rid of, remove - megszűntetni

Question 18

embrance

Answer 18

to include as part of something broader - körbeölelni

Question 19

establishment

Answer 19

poeple who have the most power in a country - intézmény, hatalom

Question 20

frame of mind

Answer 20

mindset, was of thinking - kedélyállapot

Question 21

happenstance

Answer 21

coincidence - véletlen

Question 22

implicate

Answer 22

to show sb is involves in a crime - belekever

Question 23

instalment

Answer 23

part repayment - törlesztőrészlet

Question 24

irreversible

Answer 24

something that cannot be changed back - visszafordíthatatlan

Question 25

irrigate

Answer 25

to water a territory - öntözni

Question 26

lactic

Answer 26

relating to milk - tejes

Question 27

leak

Answer 27

to get out by accident - szivárog

Question 28

lush

Answer 28

green, flourishing - buja

Question 29

make do with

Answer 29

to accept sth knowing it is not good enough - beérni vele

Question 30

makeshift

Answer 30

low quality, temporarily accepted - rögtönzött

Question 31

manners

Answer 31

behaviour - modor

Question 32

maze

Answer 32

labyrinth - labirintus

Question 33

mortgage

Answer 33

house loan - jelzálog

Question 34

negotiate

Answer 34

to discuss the terms of an arrangement - tárgyalni

Question 35

nun

Answer 35

sister (religious) - apáca

Question 36

obligation

Answer 36

sth you have to do - kötelezettség

Question 37

parochial

Answer 37

limited, narrow-minded - helyi, szűk látókörű

Question 38

penalty

Answer 38

punishment - büntetés

Question 39

piggy bank

Answer 39

little coin bank shaped like a pig - malacpersely

Question 40

prevalence

Answer 40

widespread presence - elterjedtség

Question 41

public utilities

Answer 41

electricity, water, gas supplies - közművek

Question 42

ratio

Answer 42

proportion, rate - hányados

Question 43

remarkably

Answer 43

strikingly, in a surprising way - feltűnően

Question 44

revolt

Answer 44

to rebel, to take violent action against a government - lázadás

Question 45

rife with

Answer 45

full of - tele van vele

Question 46

rough sleeper

Answer 46

a homeless person who sleeps in the street - hajléktalan

Question 47

self-sufficient

Answer 47

can support itself, can survive without outside help - önellátó

Question 48

sewage

Answer 48

wastewater system, drainage - szennyvíz

Question 49

shelter

Answer 49

a place that protects you from the elements like bad weather - menedék

Question 50

soup kitchen

Answer 50

a charity that cooks and serves food for people who eat cooked food any other way - népkonyha

Question 51

stem

Answer 51

strict, severe - származik

Question 52

supplement

Answer 52

to add to, complement - kiegészítés

Question 53

sustain

Answer 53

to maintain - fentartani

Question 54

trigger

Answer 54

to set off, initiate - ravasz, startolni

Question 55

turmoil

Answer 55

confusion, disorder - zűrzavar

Question 56

underlying factor

Answer 56

cause - miért, mögöttes tényező

Question 57

urge

Answer 57

to propose, suggest - késztetés

Question 58

vicious circle

Answer 58

a problem that leads to another wich makes the first even worse and so on - ördögi kör