Lessons 16 to 20 Vocabulary

Question 1

• stop oneself from doing something

Answer 1

refrain

Question 2

• A shortened form of a word or phrase
  Ex: UNESCO = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
• förkortning

Answer 2

abbreviation

Question 3

• famous, well-known

* Vincent can Gogh is **, especially for his Starry night.

Answer 3

renowned

Question 4

• engaging in deep thought

Answer 4

pensive

Question 5

• an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as separate letters
• Ex: HTML = Hyper Text Markup Language

Answer 5

initialism

Question 6

• minska
• decrease
• When the lockdown took place there was a ** in cases.

Answer 6

drop in

Question 7

• everyone agreeing or having the same opinion.
• There were ** on going to Italy for their Summer holidays. But for the winter holidays some wanted to go skiing and the rest of them wanted to go to a warm place.

Answer 7

consensus on

Question 8

• an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.
  Ex: NASA = National Aeronautics and Space administration

Answer 8

acronym

Question 9

• (of a person) friendly and in a good mood
• (of a situation) enjoyable because of being friendly and pleasant
• Ex: He seemed a very ** guy.
  A ** time/evening/chat.

Answer 9

jovial

Question 10

• ex: parks, shops, cinemas
• something intended to make life more pleasant for people or things to be considered to be neccessary to live comfortably
• ex: there are lots of ** in our neighbourhood

Answer 10

amenities

Question 11

• avstå från
• to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something
• She tried to ** from eating chocolate before dinner, even though she was tempted to.

Answer 11

refrain from

Question 12

• an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location
• an even or discovery marking an important stage or turning point in something

Answer 12

landmark

Question 13

• to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting
• They ** to talk about how to solve the big mistake that had cost the company a fortune.

Answer 13

convene