FCE Unit 12 Vocabulary

Question 1

at the top of your voice (phr)

He was shouting at the top of his voice.

Answer 1

very loudly

Question 2

ban (verb)

Cycling is banned inside the shopping centre.

Answer 2

to refuse to allow something, especially officially

Question 3

bark (verb)

The dog kept barking.

Answer 3

to make a loud, rought noise

Question 4

brief (verb)

We had already been briefed about what we had to do.

Answer 4

to give someone instructions about what they should do or say

Question 5

cactus (n)

cactus leaves

Answer 5

a desert plant, usually with thick stems for storing water

Question 6

commitment (n)

family/work commitments

Answer 6

something that you must do or deal with that takes your time

Question 7

dare (verb)

I didn’t dare to cross the river.

Answer 7

to be vrave enough to do something difficult or dangerous

Question 8

deny (verb)

Nobody should be denied a good education.

Answer 8

to not allow someone to do or have something

Question 9

eyesight (n)

good/bad/poor exesight

Answer 9

the ability to see

Question 10

fade (verb)

The light was fading.

Answer 10

to lose colour, brightness or strenght gradually

Question 11

fragile (adj)

Be careful with that vase, it’s very fragile.

Answer 11

easily damaged, broken or harmed

Question 12

gross (adj)

Your feet are gross

Answer 12

extremely unpleasant

Question 13

habitat (n)

the natural habitat of the fox

Answer 13

the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives

Question 14

intruder (n)

I feel like an intruder when I visit their home.

Answer 14

someone who is in a place or situation where they are not wanted

Question 15

keep an eye out (phr)

Keep an eye out for the postman.

Answer 15

to watch for something or someone

Question 16

mark (verb)

The route is clearly marked.

Answer 16

to show where something is by drawing or putting something somewhere

Question 17

melt (verb)

The snow usually melts by the end of March.

Answer 17

When ice melts, it turns into water.

Question 18

numb (adj)

I had been lying awkwardly and my leg had gone numb.

Answer 18

If a part of your body is numb, you are unable to feel it, usually for a short time

Question 19

orphan (verb)

She was orphaned at the age of five.

Answer 19

If a person or animal is orphaned, their parents have died or been killed.

Question 20

penultimate (adj)

the penultimate scene of the play

Answer 20

next to the last

Question 21

pick out (phr verb)

They hope to pick out future champions.

Answer 21

to recognise, find or make a choice among different people or things in a group

Question 22

prick (n)

I felt a liitle prick.

Answer 22

a small hole made by something sharp

Question 23

rule out (phr verb)

to rule out the possibility of error

Answer 23

to decide or say that something is impossilbe or will not happen

Question 24

run for your life (phr)

The captain told us to run for our lives.

Answer 24

to run away to save your life

Question 25

serve a purpose (phr)

I suppose this knob must serve some purpose.

Answer 25

to be useful in some way

Question 26

species (n)

Mountain gorillas are an endangered species.

Answer 26

a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other

Question 27

spine (n)

a cactus spine

Answer 27

a long, sharp point like a needle

Question 28

tangle (verb)

My shoelaces were tangled.

Answer 28

to form a twisted mass

Question 29

to the untrained eye (phr)

To the untrained eye, these insects all look the same.

Answer 29

to someone without the skill or knowledge to judge what they see

Question 30

trample (verb)

Somebody trampled all over my flowerbed!

Answer 30

to step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury

Question 31

trunk (n)

Elephants use their trunks to drink, wash and eat.

Answer 31

the long, tube-shaped nose of an elephant

Question 32

wild animal (n)

We saw a lots of wild animals.

Answer 32

an animal that lives independently of people, n natural conditions and with natural characteristics