Lesson 6 Flashcards
Archaic
❤adj.
If something is archaic, it is very old or outdated or ancient.
Brass
❤n. Brass is a metal that is used to make musical instruments and ornaments.
Capitalism
❤n. Capitalism is an economic system where private companies make goods for profit.
Component
❤n. A component is a part of a larger machine.
synonym: ingredient
Dependence
❤n.
Dependence is a situation in which somebody relies on something else.
synonym: reliance
Diminish
❤v. To diminish means to reduce or get smaller.
Drawback
❤n. Disadvantage
Impose
❤v. To impose means to interrupt or force your ideas on other people.
Industry
❤n. Industry is a kind of business that produces services or things for sale.
Managerial
❤adj. Managerial describes something related to a manager or management.
Medieval
❤adj. If something is medieval, it comes from the period between 650 and 1500 CE. In other words of or belonging to the middle ages.
Mediaeval
Obsolete
❤adj. If something is obsolete, it is not used anymore because something better exists in other words no longer in use
synonym: outdated
Oriented
❤adj. When you’re oriented toward something, you’re faced in that direction.
Peninsula
❤n.
A peninsula is a large piece of land that is surrounded by the sea and by the 3 sides.
Prestige
❤n. If a person has prestige, people admire or respect them.
Synonym: reputation
Proportion
❤n. A proportion is an amount that shows the link between the parts and the whole
Radical
❤adj. Very new or different
Refute
To refute something means to prove that it is false or incorrect.
synonyms: rebut, disprove
Spectacular
❤adj. If something is a spectacular, it looks or sounds very impressive
Weave
❤v. To weave means to make cloth using horizontal and vertical threads.
