spending, evaluate, maker, emphasis, illustrate, boot, evaluation, commander, arrangement, pole Flashcards
spending (noun)
the amount of money that is spent by a government, an organization or person
- Total spending has risen by just 1.3 per cent.
evaluate (verb)
a form an opinion of the amount, value or quality of smth after thinking about it carefully (assess)
- The trial will evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs.
maker (noun)
a person, company or piece of equipment that makes or produces smth
- program makers
emphasis (noun)
special importance that is given to smth
- Since election there has been a great emphasis on education
illustrate (verb)
- to use pictures, photographs, diagrams, etc. in a book, etc.
- She illustrated her own books - to make the meaning of smth clearer by using examples, pictures, etc.
- To illustrate my point, let me tell u a little story.
boot (verb)
- to kick smth/smbd hard with ur foot
evaluation (noun)
an act of forming an opinion of the amount, value or quality of smth after thinking about it carefully
commander (noun)
a person who is in charge of smth, especially an officer in charge of particular group of soldiers or a military operation
arrangement (noun)
- the way things are done or organized
- She is happy with her unusual living arrangements. - an agreement that u make with smbd that u can both accept
- We can come to an arrangement over the price
pole (noun)
either of the two points at the opposite ends of the line on which earth or any other planet turns