TPO2 Flashcards
Gill
one of the organs on the sides of a fish through which it breathes
آبشش •
Lung
one of the two organs in your body that you breathe with:
• Smoking can cause lung cancer
شش •
disguise
hide, conceal
to change someone’s appearance so that people cannot recognize them:
• There’s no way you can disguise that southern accent.
Affinity
a close relationship between two things because of qualities or features that they share
• affinity with/between
• the affinity between Christian and Chinese concepts of the spirit
dwell
Dwelt, dwelled
populate, dwell, live, inhabit
• They dwelt in the forest.
Limb
an arm or leg
embed
implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
• A piece of glass was embedded in her hand.
• Feelings of guilt are deeply embedded in her personality
Precious
Valuable
• We cannot afford to waste precious time.
• planes delivering precious supplies of medicine and food
• our planet’s precious resources
detect
detect, observe, find, discover, notice
• Many forms of cancer can be cured if detected early.
• Dan detected a change in her mood.
expose
expose, exhibit, display
• Potatoes turn green when exposed to light.
• The report revealed that workers had been exposed to high levels of radiation.
vestige
a small part or amount of something that remains when most of it no longer exists [= trace]
• vestige of
• The new law removed the last vestiges of royal power.
• 2 the smallest possible amount of a quality or feeling
• vestige of
• There’s not a vestige of truth in the story.
Portion
a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts
• portion of
• The front portion of the rocket breaks off.
• significant/substantial/major/good portion
• The main character’s childhood takes up a good portion of the film.
rear
the back part of an object, vehicle, or building, or a position at the back of an object or area [≠ front]
• a garden at the rear of the house
• a passenger travelling in the rear of a car
Propulsion
the force that drives a vehicle forward [↪ propel]
• research into liquid hydrogen as a means of propulsion
approximately
Adv
Nearly, almost
• The plane will be landing in approximately 20 minutes.
• How much do think it will cost, approximately?
Adj, approximate
accelerate
accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken
• measures to accelerate the rate of economic growth
• The car accelerated smoothly away.
runoff
rain or other liquid that flows off the land into rivers
deteriorate
Decay, worsen
• Ethel’s health has deteriorated.
• America’s deteriorating economy