Reading (pp. 100-101). Part 3. Flashcards
A pile or a stack.
Heap.
Don’t just leave all your clothes in a heap; fold them and put them away.
Ethically wrong.
Immoral.
I think that lying to get a job is immoral.
Supporting strongly.
Wedded to something.
Environmentalists are wedded to saving endangered species.
Funny.
Cheeky-chappy.
He made us all laugh with his cheeky-chappy behavior.
To promote, introduce to a new situation.
To get somebody out of the door.
It was Rene Angelil who got Celine Dion out of the door and made her an international star.
To make something come true.
To bring something to life.
He is such a good narrator that he brought the story to life.
A type of artificial intelligence that attempts to imitate the way a human brain works.
Neural network.
Neural networks play a very important role in artificial intelligence
To examine, scrutinise.
Vet.
All applicants for the position are vetted carefully by a board of interviewers.
The way of selling tickets.
Ticketing system.
My local cinema has got a new computerised ticketing system.
To come second to something. To be beaten by a small margin.
To be pipped to something by someone.
