Unit 8.1 Flashcards
forward-looking
Someone who is forward-looking always plans for the future.
adequate
enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose:
Have we got adequate food for 20 guests?
I didn’t have adequate time to prepare.
inability
lack of ability to do something:
Inability to use a computer is a serious disadvantage when you are applying for jobs.
amenities
something, such as a swimming pool or shopping centre, that is intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for the people in a town, hotel, or other place:
The council has some spare cash, which it proposes to spend on public amenities
spacious
large and with a lot of space:
a spacious house/living room
spacious accommodation
interrelationship
the way in which two or more things or people are connected and affect one another:
the interrelationship between smoking and respiratory disease
avoidance
the act of avoiding something or someone:
The avoidance of injury is critical to a professional athlete.
renewal
the act of making an official document, agreement, or rule continue for more time:
Do you deal with season-ticket renewals here?
see through sb/sth
to realize that someone is trying to deceive you to get an advantage, or that someone’s behaviour is intended to deceive you, and to understand the truth about the situation:
They were very friendly, but it didn’t take long to see through them.
She saw through his excuse at once.
foster
to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings:
I’m trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.
periphery
the outer edge of an area:
Houses have been built on the periphery of the factory site.
The ring road runs around the periphery of the city centre.
the less important part of a group or activity:
Many women feel they are being kept on the periphery of the armed forces.
run-down
Run-down buildings or areas are in very bad condition:
a run-down building/cemetery
tired and not healthy, especially because of working too much:
My doctor said I was looking run-down.
fringe
the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity:
the southern fringe of the city
the radical fringes of the party
He attended several of the fringe meetings at the conference.
tackle
to try to deal with something or someone:
There are many ways of tackling this problem.
scarcity
a situation in which something is not easy to find or get:
the scarcity of skilled workers
accommodating
used to describe a person who is eager or willing to help other people, for example by changing his or her plans:
I’m sure she’ll help you - she’s always very accommodating.
relatively good, bad, etc.
quite good, bad, etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect:
He’s a relatively good squash player.
There was relatively little violence.
hence
that is the reason or explanation for:
His mother was Italian, hence his name - Luca.
pie in the sky
something that you hope will happen but is very unlikely to happen:
Their plans to set up their own business are just pie in the sky.
embrace
to accept something enthusiastically:
This was an opportunity that he would embrace.
whim
a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained:
We booked the trip on a whim.
You can add what you want to this mixture - brandy, whisky, or nothing at all - as the whim takes you.
cater to sb/sth
to satisfy a need or to provide what is wanted or needed by a particular person or group:
Internet shopping caters to every conceivable need.
lag behind (sb/sth)
to achieve less than someone or something else:
Britain is lagging far behind the rest of Europe on this issue.
urban sprawl
Dispersión urbana
mixed-use
Un desarrollo de uso mixto combina múltiples usos dentro de un mismo desarrollo, tales como fines residenciales, de oficinas, hoteles, centros comerciales, espacios industriales y lugares comunitarios
sustainable
able to continue over a period of time:
That sort of extreme diet is not sustainable over a long period.
contravene
to do something that a law or rule does not allow, or to break a law or rule:
The company knew its actions contravened international law.
pliant
Pliant people are easily influenced or controlled by other people:
I don’t think it’s a good thing for children to be too pliant.
acquiescent
willing to do what other people want:
She has a very acquiescent nature.
complaisant
willing to satisfy others by being polite and fitting in with their plans:
She carried on passionate love affairs with the consent of her complaisant husband.
His comment went unchallenged by the complaisant Morgan.
malleable
easily influenced, trained, or controlled:
He had an actor’s typically malleable features.
amenable
willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion:
She might be more amenable to the idea if you explained how much money it would save.
Do you think the new manager will prove more amenable to our proposals?
complaint
willing to do what other people want you to do:
a compliant chill
conveniently
in a way that is suitable for your purposes and needs and causes the least difficulty:
They have conveniently provided a return envelope for you to use.
The box conveniently folds flat when not in use.
shuffle
to walk by pulling your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them:
I love shuffling through the fallen leaves.
