nutmeg - a valuable spice Flashcards
valuable
important, beneficial, worthy #worthless
evergreen
does not lose its leaves in winter
native to
local
indigenous,
local
aboriginal,
local
branch
divide
dense=
thick,
foliage=
leaves
tough=
not easily broken or made weaker
oval=
ovate, egg-shaped
pale=
pallid, faint, weak #strong
encase sth in sth=
cover, enclose, wrap #uncover
fleshy=
having a soft thick inner part
husk=
shell, pod, covering #kernel
ripe=
fully grown, mature
split into=
divide, separate, break up, #united
ridge=
edge, point
shiny=
glossy, gleaming, sparkly
seed=
hạt
lacy=
làm bằng ren (lace)
crimson=
deep red in colour
aril=
an extra seed covering, typically coloured and
hairy or fleshy
former=
previous, past, earlier, prior
latter=
last, later, final #former, previous
prized=
extremely important or valuable to someone
costly=
exorbitant, expensive
ingredient=
element, component, part, item, thing
cuisine=
food, cooking
flavouring=
substance used to give something a
particular flavour or increase its flavour
medicinal=
used for treating medical problems
preservative=
conserving, preserving, protective #destructive
agent=
a chemical or substance that is used for a
particular purpose or that has a particular effect
exclusive=
sole, limited #partial
importer=
a person, company, or country that buys
goods from other countries so they can be sold in
their own country
merchant=
wholesaler, trader, dealer
be based in sth
to have your main place of work,
business etc in a particular place
reveal=
reveal= tell, expose, disclose #conceal
commodity=
product, goods
dominance of
supremacy, domination, control,
power, ascendency #weakness
exploit=
use, utilize, make use of, take advantage of
precious=
valuable, treasurable, priceless #worthless
be in danger of (doing) sth
risk, threat, hazard,
endangerment #safety
subcontract sth to sb
if a company subcontracts
work, they pay other people to do part of their work for
them
distribution=
supply, spreading, delivery
flow into sth
run, pour, flood
commercial=
business-related, for-profit #charitable
fleet=
a group of ships, or all the ships in a navy
swiftly=
quickly, speedily, rapidly #slowly
fall under=
to be influenced or affected by
something
lock sb out of sth=
to prevent a person or
organization from having or being able to take part
in something
soar=
climb, rocket, rise, increase, #decrease,
drop, plummet
fight back=
to work hard to achieve or oppose
something, especially in a situation where you are
losing
found=
start, create, establish, set up #close
corporation=
company, business, firm, organization
plague=
disease, epidemic, pandemic, illness
contagious=
transmissible, transmittable, infectious
desperate=
anxious, worried, frantic, hopeless #calm
spare no expense to do sth=
to spend as much
money or do everything necessary to make
something really good or successful
insist on
require, enforce, oblige
neutral=
unbiased, impartial #biased
troop=
crowd, flock, group
unprotected=
defenseless, inseure, vulnerable
invader=
attacker, assailant, intruder
take over=
take control, take charge, come to power
concentrate=
collect, mass, assemble #disperse
guarded=
secured, protected, watched
uproot
deracinate, pull up, dig up #plant
plantation=
farm, agricultural estate, cultivated area
seedling=
sprout, sapling, plantlet
proper=
appropriate, suitable, apt.
authority=
permission, license, mandate
fertile=
able to produce babies, young animals, or
new plants #infertile
obstacle=
problem, difficulty, hindrance
domination=
power, control, authority, supremacy,
government
sliver=
a small pointed or thin piece that has been cut
or broken off something
under the control of sb=
the power to make the
decisions about how a country, place, company etc is
organized or what it does
arrive at a decision/solution/compromise etc=
to reach a decision, solution etc after a lot of effort
compromise=
arrangement, agreement, deal
settlement=
resolution, conclusion, decision,
agreement
treaty=
agreement, accord, pact, truce
intent on=
to be determined to do something or
achieve something
in turn=
as a result of something
monopoly
if a company or government has a
monopoly of a business or political activity, it has
complete control of it so that other organizations
cannot compete with it
smuggle
to take something or someone illegally
from one country to another
off the coast=
the area where the land meets the sea
thrive
= flourish, grow well #fail
grove
plantation, copse, a piece of land with trees
growing on it
seize
capture, conquer, take control of, take
over
transplant
relocate, resettle, uproot
