Test2- Reading Flashcards
Take the lead
- go first.
You take the lead and we’ll follow right behind you. - : to take the winning position in a race or competition.
Her car has taken the lead
Jeopardise-v
Put at risk
He would never do anything to jeopardize his career.
Cede -v
Give up, give over
A company ceded the opportunity to rivals
Spur -v
- to encourage somebody to do something
My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour.
Jeopardise = engender
Cause
Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.
High-pitched
of a sound) high.
“a high-pitched wail
Womb -n
the organ in the lower body of a woman or femalemammalwhereoffspringareconceivedand in which theygestatebefore birth;
Belly
the front part of the human trunk below theribs, containing the stomach andbowels.
“his fat belly stuck out over his trousers
Exposure- n
to something harmful
the company’s exposure on the foreign exchange markets (= to the risk of making financial losses)
Absurd
extremely silly; not logical and sensible, ridiculous
• That uniform makes the guards look absurd.
Pitch -n
Sound tone
Dad’s didn’t raise their pitch when the talked to kids
Synthesize -v
make (something) by synthesis, especiallychemically.
“the drug was first synthesized in 1929”
Shed light on
throw light on
- help to explain (something) by providing further information about it.
“no one could shed any light on the mysterious car accident”
Sophisticated
Advanced, complex
Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time.
Depiction -n
the action ofdepictingsomething, especially in a work of art.
“the painting’s horrific depiction of war”
Self-imagery
the idea one has of one’s abilities, appearance, and personality.
“poverty causes lowered self-respect and self-image”
Vessel
a ship or large boat.
2. a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl orcask
Clipper- n
a fast sailing ship, especially one of 19th-century design withconcavebowsandrakedmasts.
“theCutty Sark, a tea clipper built in 1869”
Figurehead -n
- A person who is in a high position in a country or an organization but who has no real power or authority.
The president of the club is not just a figurehead. - a large wooden statue, usually representing a woman, that used to be fixed to the front end of a ship
Favor - v
Put in a very strong position
