Reading 5 Flashcards
Crucial (adj)
Extremely important or necessary
Syn:All Important, Essential, Vital
Ex:When traveling, it’s crucial to be aware of the unusual laws.
Consumption (Noun)
The act of using, eating, or drinking something, or the amount that is used
Syn:Using
Ex:Smoking and the consumption of alcoholic drinks in public places in Ukrain is officially banned.
Vaporiser (Noun)
One that Vaporizes
Vaporize (Verb) to cause something to turn from a solid or liquid state into gas
Fine (Verb)
To charge someone an amount of money as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
Ex:She was fined for speeding last month.
Prison Sentence (Noun)
confinement in prison as a punishment imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a crime
Ex:Now he has lost his job and potentially faces a long prison sentence.
Possession (Noun)
Ownership,The fact that you have or own something
Ex:The use or possession of certain medicine that contain codeine are banned in Japan.
Violator (Noun)
Someone who breaks a law
Syn:Criminals
Ex:A visa ban has been put in place against any human-rights violators.
Detention (Noun)
Putting people in Prison, The state of being detained
Syn:Imprisonment
Detain (Verb) to force someone officially to stay in a place
Ex: Violators can face Detention and deportation.
Offence (Noun)
Crime, an illegal act
Ex:She was yesterday bailed for three weeks on drink-driving offences.
Immensely (adv)
Syn:Extremely, Enormously, Hugely, Vastly
Ex:It’s illegal to walk on the immensely fast paced autobahn in Germany.
Pile-Ups (Noun)
a traffic accident
Fellow (Adj)
Used of people or a person with whom you share something, esp. the same kind of job, interest, or experience
Ex:Our fellow travellers were mostly Spanish-speaking tourists.
