Vocabulary - Unit 3 and 4

Question 1

(n)

exposure

ɪkspəʊʒə

Answer 1

publicity or attention

Question 2

(n)

mantra

mæntrə

Answer 2

a word or sound that is believed to have a special spiritual power

e.g. in meditation

Question 3

(adv)

granted

ɡrɑːntɪd

Answer 3

be given or rewarded with

if; assuming (dado que, en el supuesto de que)

Question 4

(n)

venture

ventʃə

Answer 4

a project or enterprise

Question 5

(adv)

haphazardly

hæphæzərdli

Answer 5

in a way that has no particular order or plan; in a way that is not organized well

lack of organisation

Question 6

(n)

childlike

tʃaɪldlaɪk

Answer 6

showing the good qualities that children have, such as trusting people, being honest and enthusiastic

ingenuo

Question 7

(n)

aging

eɪdʒɪŋ

Answer 7

getting older

envejecimiento

Question 8

(adj)

infantile

ɪnfəntaɪl

Answer 8

typical of a child and therefore unsuitable for an adult

infantil

Question 9

(n)

perfectionist

pəfekʃnɪst

Answer 9

a person who wants everything to be perfect and demands the highest standards possible

perfeccionista

Question 10

(v)

prevent

prɪvent

Answer 10

to stop something from happening or someone from doing something

impedir, evitar

Question 11

(v)

consider

kənsɪdə

Answer 11

to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

considerar, contemplar, reflexionar

Question 12

(n)

regret

rɪɡret

Answer 12

a feeling of sadness about something sad or wrong or about a mistake that you have made, and a wish that it could have been different and better

lamentación, arrepentimiento

Question 13

(v)

envisage

ɪnvɪzɪdʒ

Answer 13

to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good

prever

Question 14

(n uncountable)

alienation

eɪliəneɪʃn

Answer 14

the feeling that you have no connection with the people around you or that you are not part of a group

alienación, alejamiento

Question 15

(adj)

poignant

pɔɪnjənt

Answer 15

causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness

conmovedor, patético

Question 16

(n)

gap

ɡæp

Answer 16

an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

hueco/brecha/diferencia

Question 17

(v)

underperform

ʌndəpəfɔːm

Answer 17

to operate in a less successful way than other things of the same type

Question 18

(n)

fascination

fæsəneɪʃən

Answer 18

the fact of finding someone or something fascinating

fascinación

Question 19

(adj)

mature

mətʃʊə

Answer 19

behave like adults in a way that shows they are well developed emotionally

maduro

Question 20

(adj)

puerile

pjʊəraɪl

Answer 20

behaving in a silly way, not like an adult

pueril, infantil

Question 21

(adj)

infantile

ɪnfəntaɪl

Answer 21

typical of a child and therefore unsuitable for an adult

infantil

Question 22

(n/adj)

juvenile

dʒuːvənaɪl

Answer 22

a person who is young or youthful

juvenil