vocab 16 Flashcards
suspend(v)
to stop something happening for a short time
The semifinal was suspended because of bad weather.
suspend
suspension (n
suspended(adj)
superiority(n)
the quality of being better than other things
superior(adj)
substance(n)
a solid, liquid, or gas or plasma
substance
substantial
substantiall
prior(v)
existing or happening before something else
The course requires no prior knowledge of Spanish.
primarily(adv)
mainly
She’s known primarily as a novelist but she also writes poetry.
pride(n)
a feeling of satisfaction at your achievements or the achievements of your family or friends
pride
pride
proud
proudly
She felt a great sense of pride as she watched him accept the award
pretend(v)
to behave as if something is true when it is not
pretend pretension pretentious pretentiously
I can’t pretend that I like him.
tempt(v)
to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that they do not need or something that is wrong
She’s trying to tempt me to go shopping with he
ambiguity(n)
the state of having more than one possible meaning
Legal documents must be free of ambiguity.
attempt(v)
If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it.
This is his second attempt at the exam.
beneficiary(n)
someone who receives money, help, etc from something or someone else
They were the beneficiaries of free education.
consensus(n)
a situation in which all the people in a group agree about something
The general consensus is that we should wait and see what happens.
to reach a consensus
conservative(aadj)
not trusting sudden changes or new ideas
Older people tend to be very conservative.
diminish(v)
to become less, or to make something become less
distort(v)
change the shape, sound, or appearance of something so that it seems strange
It’s a bad recording - the microphone distorted our voices.
