lesson 7 Flashcards
to export
to send goods to another country for sale
exhilarating
making you feel very excited and happy
to undergo
to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change
stunning
extremely beautiful or attractive
inclusion
the act of including someone or something as part of a group, list, etc., or a person or thing that is included
expenditure
the total amount of money that a government or person spends
to undertake
to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult
underlying
real but not immediately obvious
comprehensive
complete and including everything that is necessary
boredom
the state of being bored
trait
a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour
indifferent
not thinking about or interested in someone or something
to be prone to
likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness
tp possess
to have or own something, or to have a particular quality
to irritate
to make someone angry or annoyed
detrimental
causing harm or damage
to alleviate
to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe
to wander
to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction
to speculate
to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain
sophisticated
intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks
canvas
a piece of this cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself
criticism
the act of saying that something or someone is bad or a comment that says what is bad about it
to depict
to represent or show something in a picture or story
to revere
to very much respect and admire someone or something
outrageous
shocking and morally unacceptable
to recoil
to refuse to accept an idea or principle, feeling strong dislike or disapproval:
inspiration
a sudden good idea
scent
a pleasant natural smell
to spur
to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster
flavor
the particular way a substance, esp. food or drink, is recognized from its taste and smell
ethnic
relating or belonging to a group of people who can be seen as distinct (= different) because they have a shared culture, tradition, language, history, etc.
to ally
a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war
thereby
as a result of this action
lucrative
(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money
gland
an organ of the body or of a plant that secretes (= produces) liquid chemicals that have various purposes
attuned
able to understand or recognize something
to reinforce
to make something stronger
inhale
to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs
to emerge
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
charitable
giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have no home, or to organizations that exist to provide good things for the public such as education or art
goodwill
friendly and helpful feelings
propel
to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force
to pinpoint
to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something
aspiration
something that you hope to achieve
peripheral
a piece of equipment, such as a printer, that can be connected to a computer
not central or of main importance
to unleash
to suddenly release a violent force that cannot be controlled
retailer
the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops
to augment
to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it
to entail
to make something necessary, or to involve something
to incorporate
to include something as part of something larger
to determine
to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen
