Unit 4: Change and Technology Flashcards
Amend (v)
To make changes to a document, law, agreement, etc, especially in order to improve it
Conservative (adj)
Not willing to accept much change, especially in the traditional values of society
Convert (v)
To change your beliefs, especialy your religions beliefs, or to persuade someone to do this
Convert (n)
Someone who has changed their beliefs in an important way
Decay (v)
To be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of change, or to destroy something in this way
Decay (n)
the gradual destruction of something as a result of a natural process of change
Endure (v)
- to suffer something unpleasant or difficult in a patient way over a long period
- to last for a long time
novel (adj)
new or unusual
potential (n)
the possibility to develop or achieve something in the future
potential (adj)
possible or likely in the future
refine (v)
to make some changes to something in order to improve it
spoil (v)
to affect something in a way that makes it worse, less attractive or less enjoyable
status quo (n phr)
the present situation or the way things usually are
sustain (v)
to provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist
breakthrough (n)
a discovery or achievement that comes after a lot of hard work
