Vocabulary Flashcards
in the blink of an eye
in the blink of an eye
C2
extremely quickly:
In the blink of an eye, he was gone.
marital status
noun [ U ]
the fact of someone being married or not:
Could I ask you about your marital status?
Over the period shown
For the majority of the period
For most of the period shown
In four out of the six years shown on the chart
Community contribution
Revenue sources
Less well funded
Schools do seem to be more overcrowded and less well_funded
Excessive speed
A mainly meat based diet
[ C ]
a chemical that your body needs to stay healthy:
A healthy diet should supply all necessary vitamins and minerals.
a mineral supplement
Vertical
horizontal
maintain
verb [ T ]
to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less:
The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region.
We have standards to maintain.
Despite living in different countries, the two families have maintained close links.
The film has maintained its position as the critics’ favourite for another year.
crack
verb
to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way:
A stone hit the window and cracked the glass.
I cracked my tooth as I fell.
The walls cracked and the roof collapsed in the earthquake.
pastime
noun [ C ]
an activity that is done for enjoyment:
Do-it-yourself is the nation’s most popular pastime.
figurative Suing people, especially doctors, is becoming a national pastime (= common activity) in America.
liquidate
verb
liquidate verb (CLOSE)
[ I or T ]
to cause a business to close, so that its assets can be sold to pay its debts
administration
noun
administration noun (MANAGING)
C1 [ U ]
(informal admin, UK /ˈæd.mɪn/ US /ˈæd.mɪn/)
the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization:
Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching.
She has little experience in admin (= in organizing a business, etc.).
administration noun (MANAGEMENT)
C2 [ C ]
the people in an organization who manage its business and operations:
The decision to cancel the trip was made by the school administration.
administration noun (GOVERNMENT)
C2 [ C ]
a period of government, or the people who are in government:
the Obama administration/the last Republican administration
administration noun (GIVING)
[ U ]
the act of giving someone something:
There are strict controls on the administration of drugs.
administration noun (BUSINESS CLOSING)
[ U ] UK
the process that takes place when a company cannot pay its debts and is allowed to make changes to its organization to try to avoid going into liquidation (= when a business is closed and the things it owns are sold):
The company has gone into administration, in order for money to be returned to creditors.
administration
noun [ C/U ]
US /ədˌmɪn·əˈstreɪ·ʃən, æd-/
the management or control of an organization:
[ U ] He’s studying business administration.
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
An administration in the US is the period when a President is in office:
[ C ] The Clinton administration has been full of surprises.
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
An administration is also all of the officials working in a government’s executivebranch .
inquiry
noun (UK also enquir
inquiry noun (QUESTION)
B1 [ C or U ]
(the process of asking) a question:
I’ve been making inquiries about/into the cost of a round-the-world ticket.
formal Inquiry into the matter is pointless - no one will tell you anything.
U ]
the process of asking a question or asking for information about someone or something:
On further inquiry, the company was told that the contracts had been cancelled.
[ C ] GOVERNMENT
an official process to discover the facts about something, especially something bad that has happened:
hold/launch/open an inquiry into sth The Competitions Commission will hold an inquiry into the incident.
The Council has set up an independent inquiry which will show the effect of closure of the plant.
[ C or U ] IT
an attempt to find information that is kept electronically:
The database management system offers a facility for on-line update and inquiry.
entail
verb [ T ] for
to make something necessary, or to involve something:
Such a large investment inevitably entails some risk.
[ + -ing verb ] Repairing the roof will entail spending a lot of money.
to involve or make something necessary:
Any investment entails risk.
trekking
noun [ U ]
the activity of walking long distances on foot for pleasure:
We want to go trekking in the Himalayas.
