UNIT 5 VOCABULARY

Question 1

someone who is ready to
help you, especially against
someone else who is causing
problems for you

Answer 1

ally

Question 2

to organise the different
parts of a job or plan so that
the people involved work
together effectively

Answer 2

coordinate

Question 3

to work with other people to
achieve a result that is good for
everyone involved

Answer 3

cooperate

Question 4

to be better than someone else
at doing something

Answer 4

outdo

Question 5

to defeat or gain an advantage
over someone by being more
clever or skilful than they are

Answer 5

outmanoeuvre

Question 6

there are more in the
first group than in the second

Answer 6

outnumber

Question 7

to play much better than your
opponent in a sport

Answer 7

outplay

Question 8

to run faster than someone else

Answer 8

outrun

Question 9

to gain an advantage over
someone, especially by using a
clever or dishonest trick

Answer 9

outsmart

Question 10

to be more important, useful or
valuable than something else

Answer 10

outweigh

Question 11

to succeed in dealing with or
controlling a problem

Answer 11

overcome

Question 12

to be the strongest influence or
element in a situation

Answer 12

prevail

Question 13

a person, team or business that
competes with another

Answer 13

rival

Question 14

to accept or admit that
something exists, is true or
is rea

Answer 14

acknowledge

Question 15

to say that something is true
or that someone has done
something wrong or illegal,
even though this has not
been proved

Answer 15

allege

Question 16

to state firmly that something
is true

Answer 16

assert

Question 17

to proudly tell other people
about what you or someone
connected with you has done
or can do, or about something
you own, especially in order to
make them admire you

Answer 17

boast

Question 18

to explain something more
clearly so that it is easier
to understand

Answer 18

clarify

Question 19

to decide that something is
true after looking at all the
evidence you have

Answer 19

conclude

Question 20

to think that something is
probably not true or that it
probably does not exist

Answer 20

doubt

Question 21

to suggest that you think
something without saying
it directly

Answer 21

imply

Question 22

to tell someone to do
something, especially officially
or as their employer

Answer 22

instruct

Question 23

to consider or discuss why
something has happened or
what might happen

Answer 23

speculate

Question 24

to advise someone very
strongly about what action or
attitude they should take

Answer 24

urge

Question 25

to do something that will
disadvantage you

Answer 25

act against your best interests

Question 26

feeling that you want to
do something

Answer 26

be inclined to

Question 27

to gently persuade someone to
do something

Answer 27

coax someone into something

Question 28

to behave in a crazy,
enthusiastic or violent way

Answer 28

go nuts for

Question 29

to encourage someone to
do something

Answer 29

spur someone on

Question 30

to influence the way that
something happens or the way
that people behave

Answer 30

steer someone towards something