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