Unit 4 Changes (2) Flashcards
A way of entering or reaching a place
Access
- To change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
- To change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, television programme, etc.
Adapt
- To change sth slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make ir work better
- To get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think
Adjust
To become different; to make sb/sth different
Alter
Certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth
Bound
Lasting only a short time; short
Brief
That stick out from sth in a round shape
Bulging
Having no worries or responsibilities
Carefree
The interesting or unusual quality that a place or a person has
Character
Very fashionable and elegant
Chic
Designed to be suitable for children; not harmful for children
Child-friendly
- To be able to be changed from one form, purpose, or system to another
- To change or to make sb change their religion or beliefs
Convert
Making you feel happier or giving you more hope
Uplifting
A structure usually made of metal bars and found outside buildings, which can hold or to which you can attach a bicycle
Cycle rack
To experience sth, especially a change or sth unpleasant
Undergo
Old and in very bad condition
Dilapidated
Very fashionable
Trendy
Without interest or colour; dull and boring
Drab
- To change the form of sth
2. To completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that is better
Transform
A disadvantage or problem that makes sth a less attractive idea
Drawback
Full of strong feelings and angry arguments
Stormy
That sb is forced to do or experience without being able to control it
Enforced
Using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time
State of the art
- To develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form
- To develop over time, often many generations, into forms that are better adapted to survive changes in their environment
Evolve
Lacking any attractive or interesting qualities that make people feel happy
Soulless
Very small; possible but unlikely
Faint
To repair and paint and old building, a piece of furniture, etc. so that it is in good condition again
Renovate
By a very great amount
Far and away
- To make a subtance pure by taking other substance out of it
- To improve sth by making small changes to
Refine
Brave, especially in a very difficult situation
Gallant
Attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way
Quaint
Not working hard; lazy
Idle
Lasting longer than expected or longer than usual
Protracted
Peaceful and beautiful; perfect, without problems
Pluck
To pick a fruit, flower, etc. from where it is growing
Pluck
Easily influenced or affected by sb/sth
Impressionable
Having a style typical of a particular time in history
Period
Very happy; causing people to be happy
Joyful
Made into an area that is only for people who are valking, not for vehicles
Pedestrianised
To destroy a building by breaking its walls
Knock sth down
Showing country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way
Pastrol
Having no energy or enthusiasm
Listless
Trying to control other people in an unpleasant way
Overbearing
Very slightly; not veru much
Marginally
A large building with several floors for parking cars in
Multi-storey car park
To change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose
Modify
