Words

Question 1

• the air or sky above a country that is considered to belong to that country
• the part of the sky where planes fly, usually the part above a particular country that is legally controlled by that country

légtér

1. The government claimed that the plane had illegally entered its…..
2. The…..over Europe is becoming more and more crowded.

Answer 1

airspace

Question 2

• a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war

szövetséges

1. During the First World War, Turkey was a(n)…..of Germany.
2. Portugal is a traditional…..of England.

Answer 2

ally

Question 3

• to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially
• to say officially that something is not allowed, or that someone is not allowed to do something
• to order somebody not to do something, go somewhere, etc., especially officially

(betilt, kitilt, eltilt, megtilt)

1. The film was…..(= the government prevented it from being shown) in several countries.
2. She was…..from driving for two years.
3. The council has imposed a(n)…..on alcohol in the city parks.
4. They have now lifted the…..on the export of live animals to Europe.
5. The sprinter has been…..for life after failing a drugs test.

Answer 3

ban

Question 4

• the income that a business or government receives regularly, or an amount representing such income
• the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business

állami bevétel, árbevétel

1. Taxes provide most of the government’s…..
2. The magazine misreported its sales figures in order to boost advertising…..
3. These measures will increase the club’s ability to generate…..
4. state / federal…..
5. a fall / increase in…..
6. expected / projected…..
7. Tourism is the island’s main source of ……

Answer 4

revenue

Question 5

• a different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something on the way
• a way of getting to a place that is indirect and longer than the usual way, and which is taken in order to avoid a particular problem or to do something special

kitérő, kerülőút, terelőút

1. You’d be wise to make a(n)…..to avoid the roadworks.
2. It’s well worth making a(n)…..to see the village.

Answer 5

detour

Question 6

(of buildings, mountains, etc.) very high and impressive

magas

1. a(n)…..ceiling / room / tower / mountain / wall
2. From that…..heights of his apartment you could see right across New York.

Answer 6

lofty

Question 7

• a large flat area of land that is high above sea level
• an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it

fennsík, felföld

1. Tibetan…..
2. From a narrow fringe of coastal plain, the main island rises to a central…..

Answer 7

plateau

Question 8

• the height of a place above the level of the sea

(tengerszint feletti) magasság

1. Atmospheric pressure varies with…..and temperature
2. The city is at an…..of 2 000 metres.
3. At higher….., the air is colder.

Answer 8

elevation

Question 9

• to make a particular action necessary or correct, or to be a reason to do something
• justify or necessitate (a course of action)
• to make something necessary or appropriate in a particular situation

indokol, igazol, szükségessé tesz, indokolttá tesz

1. His injury was serious enough to…..an operation.
2. Obviously what she did was wrong, but I don’t think it…..such a severe punishment.
3. I can see circumstances in which these types of investigations would be…..
4. Further investigation is clearly…..

Answer 9

warrant

Question 10

• to cause something to be needed, or to make something necessary

szükségessé tesz, megkíván, megkövetel

1. Reduction in government spending will…..further cuts in public services.
2. An important meeting…..my being in Boston on Friday.
3. Recent financial scandals have…..changes in parliamentary procedures.
4. Increased traffic…..widening the road.
5. His new job…..him / his getting up at six.

Answer 10

necessitate

Question 11

• in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else
• according to what seems or is stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case

látszólag

1. He has spent the past three months in Florida, …..for medical treatment, but in actual fact to avoid prosecution.
2. Kerry had been…..phoning to offer advice, but he blurted out what was really on his mind.
3. Troops were sent in, …..to protect the civilian population.
4. ….., she had achieved all her primary objectives.

Answer 11

ostensibly

Question 12

• above your head, usually in the sky
• at a level higher than a person’s head; in the air or the sky above the place where you are

fej feletti, a fejünk fölött, odafent

1. …..cables
2. This room needs…..lighting (= lights in the ceiling).
3. Planes flew…..constantly.
4. Storm clouds were gathering…..
5. The storm must be directly…..

Answer 12

overhead

Question 13

(of a person)

• very intelligent and skilful
• skilled at inventing new ways to do something, esp. to solve problems
• having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things

(of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.)

• skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods
• original, and showing esp. the ability to solve problems
• very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas

találékony, magát jól feltaláló, ötletes, eszes

1. a(n)…..idea / method / solution
2. a(n)…..engineer / songwriter / cook
3. She devised a(n)…..solution to the problem.
4. a(n)…..device / invention / experiment
5. …..ways of saving energy
6. She’s very…..when it comes to finding excuses.

Answer 13

ingenious

Question 14

• a person who captures a person or an animal and keeps them as a prisoner, refuses to release them

foglyulejtő, fogvatartó

1. The hostages were treated well by their…..s

Answer 14

captor

Question 15

• one of the main characters in a story or a play

főszereplő, főhős

1. At that time, films rarely had a woman as the main…..
2. Bohi Di, first person narrator and…..of the novel

Answer 15

protagonist

Question 16

• a model of a person, used especially when making clothes or for showing them in a shop window

próbabábu, utánzat, báb

1. the…..s in the store windows
2. a tailor’s…..

Answer 16

dummy

Question 17

• to make something by cutting into a hard material, especially wood or stone, or to cut into a hard material in order to make something
• to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from a piece of wood or stone, or another hard material
• to write something on a surface by cutting into it

farag, kivés, kiváj

1. Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were ….. out (= cut into the rock) by soldiers for defensive purposes.
2. This totem pole is ….. from a single tree trunk.
3. They ….. the stone into smooth, organic shapes.
4. The children were ….. pumpkins for Halloween.
5. Over the centuries, melting snow had ….. valleys in the landscape.
6. They ….. their initials on the desk.

Answer 17

carve

Question 18

• to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something they would like to have
• to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward

csalogat, csábít

1. He had ….. his victim to a deserted house.
2. She was ….. into the job by the offer of a high salary.
3. Supermarket chains try to ….. customers with price discounts.
4. Consumers are often ….. into debt by unscrupulous lenders.
5. I tried to ….. the fox back with some food.
6. The child was ….. into a car but managed to escape.

Answer 18

lure

Question 19

• a fight in which two people or two groups of people shoot at each other with guns
• a fight that is fought with guns until one side is killed or defeated

lövöldözés, tűzharc

1. He was killed in a ….. in a Chicago hotel room.
2. The three-day siege began in a bloody ….. on Sunday morning.

Answer 19

shootout / shoot-out

Question 20

• to twist your body, or move part of your body, with small, quick movements
• to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick, short movements

tekereg, kígyózik

1. The baby was …..around on my lap.
2. Baby Martha was ….. her toes in the sand.
3. A large worm ….. in the freshly dug earth.

Answer 20

wriggle

Question 21

(of people or animals)

• to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed
• to die, especially in a sudden violent way

elpusztul, elvész, odaveszett (pl. katasztrófában, háborúban)

1. Three hundred people ….. in the earthquake.
2. He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will …..
3. Without this assistance, thousands of refugees would ….. from hunger and neglect.
4. A family of four ….. in the fire.

Answer 21

perish

Question 22

• away from or at a distance from the coast
• happening or existing in the sea, not far from the land

parttól távolabb fekvő, part menti

1. ….. engineering
2. ….. drilling
3. a(n) ….. island

Answer 22

offshore

Question 23

(especially of insects or animals such as rats that carry disease)

• to be present in large numbers, sometimes causing disease or damage
• to exist in large numbers in a particular place, often causing damage or disease

ellep, eláraszt

1. When we first moved in, the apartment was ….. with cockroaches.
2. The barn was ….. with rats.
3. The kitchen was ….. with ants.
4. These parasites ….. the gills of freshwater fish.

Answer 23

infest

Question 24

• a regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon and sun
• the flow of water that happens as the sea rises and falls

árapály

1. The ….. is in/out.
2. Is the ….. coming in or going out?
3. The body was washed up on the beach by the …..

Answer 24

tide

Question 25

• something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it

tett, mutatvány

1. Getting the house painted was quite a …..
2. an unprecedented ….. in the history of the industry
3. Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand was no mean ….. (= it was difficult to do).

Answer 25

feat

Question 26

• a flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly together and moved along with a paddle (= pole with a flat end)
• a small rubber or plastic boat that can be filled with air

tutaj, komp, úsztatott fa

1. We lashed together anything that would float to make a(n) …..
2. an inflatable …..
3. The ….. floated away down the river.

Answer 26

raft

Question 27

• very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious
• very interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer

érdekes, izgalmas, érdekfeszítő

1. an ….. possibility / question
2. She has a really ….. personality.
3. These discoveries raise ….. questions.

Answer 27

intriguing

Question 28

• to drink a liquid slowly by taking in small amounts at a time

szürcsöl(get), kortyol(gat), hörpint

1. She sat in the warm sun, idly ….. champagne.
2. This tea is very hot, so ….. it carefully.

Answer 28

sip

Question 29

• to make someone or something so famous that that person or thing is remembered for a very long time
• to prevent somebody/something from being forgotten in the future, especially by mentioning them in literature, making films about them, painting them, etc.

megörökít, halhatatlanná tesz

1. Marlene Dietrich was ….. through her roles in films like “The Blue Angel”.
2. The poet fell in love with her and ….. her in his verse.

Answer 29

immortalize / immortalise

Question 30

• a unit of one of the armed forces, especially (in Britain) the air force or the navy
• a group of military aircraft or ships forming a section of a military force

repülőszázad, hajóraj

1. a bomber / fighter …..
2. a ….. of Navy jets

Answer 30

squadron

Question 31

• an organized group of states, or of independent countries with the same political or economic aims

nemzetközösség

1. the ….. of Australia (= the federation of Australian states)
2. There is an ongoing investigation into the lobbyist and his dealings with Guam and the ….. of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Answer 31

commonwealth

Question 32

• used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something

(a) puszta (mérete), valódi, valóságos (rémálom), teljes (káosz)

1. The area is under threat from the ….. number of tourists using it.
2. We were impressed by the ….. size of the cathedral.
3. I’ve got where I am through ….. hard work.
4. Words could not convey the ….. terror of the experience.

Answer 32

sheer

Question 33

• used to mean ‘complete’, usually when describing something bad
• complete, often describing something bad or unsuccessful that has no good or positive points

valódi, valóságos, szó szoros értelmében vett (vmi negatív dolog)

1. The whole venture has been an ….. disaster.
2. You’re talking complete and ….. rubbish.

Answer 33

unmitigated

Question 34

• a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty
• a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks

vállalkozás, kockázat

1. A disastrous business ….. lost him thousands of dollars.
2. “How’s your new ….. going?” “It’s looking quite promising.”

Answer 34

venture

Question 35

• a small, simply built house or shelter
• a small, simple building, usually consisting of one room

kunyhó, viskó, bódé, alkalmi barakk

1. The wooden ….. stood on a lonely stretch of beach.
2. They live in ramshackle ….. constructed of discarded building materials.

Answer 35

hut

Question 36

• strong wire with short sharp points on it, used especially for fences
• a type of strong wire with sharp points on it, used to prevent people or animals from entering or leaving a place, especially a field

szögesdrót

1. a ….. fence
2. coils of …..

Answer 36

barbed wire

Question 37

• to officially send back somebody who has been accused or found guilty of a crime to the country where the crime was committed
• to make someone return for trial to another country or state where they have been accused of doing something illegal

kiad, kiszolgáltat vkit (egy másik országba)

1. The British government attempted to ….. the suspects from Belgium.
2. The courts have refused to ….. the suspects from Spain.
3. He will be ….. to Arizona from Florida.

Answer 37

extradite

Question 38

• to avoid or escape from someone or something
• to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody

elkerül, kikerül, kijátszik vmit (törvényt, hatóságot)

1. They narrowly ….. a police car which was approaching.
2. The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not ….. recapture for long.
3. An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has ….. her in her remarkable career.

Answer 38

evade

Question 39

• to give someone money or something else of value, often illegally, to persuade that person to do something you want
• to give somebody money or something valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest

lefizet, megken, megveszteget vkit

1. *They were accused of trying to ….. voters with promises of tax cuts.
2. Corrupt officials had been ….. to approve shoddy construction work.
3. She was ….. into handing over secret information.
4. He must have ….. his way out of the prison.

Answer 39

bribe

Question 40

• having more importance, value, skill, power, etc., than people recognize

alulértékelt

1. He’s seriously ….. as a writer.
2. He is one of Hollywood’s most ….. actors (= He is much better than people think).
3. Bullying is one of the most ….. and enduring problems in schools.

Answer 40

underrated

Question 41

• to make something grow or increase at a faster rate than usual or to make something much more powerful or effective

felpörget vmit (gazdaságot), felgyorsítja az ütemét vminek

1. ….. your savings.
2. Lee, a self-made multimillionaire, promised that he would ….. the economy with pro-business policies.
3. Higher sea levels ….. erosion - especially during storms.

Answer 41

turbocharge

Question 42

• used to refer to tasks that need to be done as a regular part of your work but are not the main purpose of your work

a munkához tartozó, azzal járó elvégzendő feladatok

1. The teachers’ meeting deals mostly with ….. issues such as lunchtime supervision duties.

Answer 42

housekeeping

Question 43

• especially able to understand or deal with
• familiar with somebody / something so that you can understand or recognize them or it and act in an appropriate way

rá van hangolódva vmire / vkire

1. People in New York seem ….. to fashion.
2. She wasn’t yet ….. to her baby’s needs.

Answer 43

attuned (to someone / something)

Question 44

• not studying or looking at something carefully or completely; seeing only what is obvious
• appearing to be true, real or important until you look at it more carefully
• not serious or important and not having any depth of understanding or feeling
• ​(of a wound or damage) only affecting the surface and therefore not serious

felszíni (sérülés), felszínes (vizsgálat, barátság, személy)

1. a ….. analysis
2. When you first meet her, she gives a ….. impression of warmth and friendliness.
3. a ….. injury
4. a ….. friendship

Answer 44

superficial

Question 45

• to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you
• to allow yourself to have or do something that you like, especially something that is considered bad for you
• to satisfy a particular desire, interest, etc.
• to give someone anything they want and not to mind if they behave badly

megenged magának vmit (hangnemet, viselkedést), (el)kényezteti (akár mást, akár önmagát), áldoz (vmi élvezetnek)

1. I love champagne but I don’t often ….. myself.
2. The soccer fans ….. their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs.
3. The inheritance enabled him to ….. his passion for art.
4. In the closing lines, the poet ….. his sense of irony.
5. I ….. myself with a long hot bath.
6. She did not believe in ….. the children with presents.

Answer 45

indulge

Question 46

• worth doing; that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important
• satisfying or beneficial
• something that is ….. gives you a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure

kifizetődő (elfoglaltság, tevékenység), kielégítő (szakma, munkakör)

1. a mutually ….. partnership
2. Textbook writing can be an intellectually and financially ….. activity.
3. a ….. experience / job
4. What is the most ….. aspect of your work?

Answer 46

rewarding

Question 47

• a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about
• something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else

zavaró tényező, figyelem elterelés

1. I can turn the television off if you find it a …..
2. I find it hard to work at home because there are too many …..
3. The TV provided a ….. from his work.
4. Work was a welcome ….. from her problems at home.

Answer 47

distraction

Question 48

• to make something such as a film or a recording go back to the beginning or to an earlier point
• to go back, or to make something go back, to an earlier time

visszateker, visszapörget (felvételt, magnószalagot, történelmet, az idő kerekét)

1. Will you ….. that scene so we can watch it again?
2. It is now possible to pause and ….. live television.
3. We can’t ….. history and try it a different way.
4. Entering the baths is like …..ing eight centuries to Moorish days of old.

Answer 48

rewind

Question 49

• having some of the same qualities
• similar to something

hasonló, rokon jellegű

1. What he felt was more ….. to pity than love.
2. She was wearing something ….. to a pineapple on her head.
3. They speak a language ….. to French.
4. This game is closely ….. to hockey.

Answer 49

akin

Question 50

• to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to somebody
• to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people

átad (érzelmet, érzést, részvétet), hordoz (jelentést)

1. Please ….. our condolences to the family.
2. I tried to ….. in my speech how grateful we all were for his help.
3. Few journalists have managed to ….. the full horror of the situation.
4. Words alone cannot ….. the untold misery endured by people in these refugee camps.
5. He tried desperately to ….. how urgent the situation was.
6. The novel vividly ….. the experience of growing up during the war.

Answer 50

convey

Question 51

• an activity that is done for enjoyment
• something that you enjoy doing when you are not working

időtöltés, szórakozás

1. Do-it-yourself is the nation’s most popular …..
2. Suing people, especially doctors, is becoming a national ….. (= common activity) in America.
3. Hockey is Canada’s national …..
4. Fishing is an enjoyable ….. for people of all ages.

Answer 51

pastime

Question 52

• said or announced by yourself about yourself
• giving yourself a particular title, job, etc. without the agreement or permission of other people

önjelölt

1. He’s a ….. expert on national defence.

Answer 52

self-proclaimed

Question 53

• a situation in which an advantage that is won by one of two sides is lost by the other
• a situation in which what is gained by one person or group is lost by another person or group

zéró összegű játék

1. Free trade benefits everyone in the end because trade is never a …..

Answer 53

zero-sum game

Question 54

• a method or way of doing something
• an action, an object or a system by which a result is achieved
• a way of achieving or doing something

eszközök, erőforrások

1. Email is a highly effective ….. of communication.
2. We needed to get to London but we had no ….. of transport.
3. Have you any ….. of identification?
4. Interest rates are used as a ….. of controlling borrowing.
5. They are using peaceful ….. to achieve their aims.
6. This weed can be controlled by various …..
7. Fishing is their only ….. of livelihood.
8. We will use whatever ….. are necessary.
9. They cannot achieve their goal through legal …..
10. Painting had become his primary ….. of self-expression.
11. The study aims to provide a ….. of testing the theory.

Answer 54

means

Question 55

• the action of making somebody do something that they do not want to do, using force or threatening to use force
• the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do

kényszerítés

1. He claimed the police had used ….., threats, and promises to obtain the statement illegally.
2. The President retained power through the use of political corruption and …..
3. The army returned to more violent means of …..
4. There was overwhelming evidence of intimidation and …..

Answer 55

coercion

Question 56

• to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force
• to defeat someone in a game or competition
• to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an unreasonable fear
• to become very popular or successful in a place

felülkerekedik (ellenfélen, félelmen), legyőz, meghódít

1. In 330 BC Persia was ….. by Alexander the Great.
2. The world champion ….. yet another challenger last night.
3. The only way to ….. a fear is to face it.
4. This is a British film which could ….. the US market.

Answer 56

conquer

Question 57

• wanting very much to achieve success in your career or to improve your social status and standard of living
• a(n) ….. goal or target is very ambitious and may be more than you can achieve, but is set in order to encourage you to try harder and achieve more

törekvő

1. advertising aimed at the ….. classes
2. The company has announced an ….. goal of increasing production from 42 000 tonnes to 72  000 tonnes.

Answer 57

aspirational

Question 58

• to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time
• to invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use

új szót bevezet, kifejezést alkot, elsőként használ

1. Kraft ….. the term “middle America” in the 1960s.
2. The term ‘cardboard city’ was ….. to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard boxes.
3. He was the first to ….. the motto ‘Make Love, Not War’.

Answer 58

coin

Question 59

• in a way that is not clear or certain, because different people may have different opinions

vitatható, hogy …..-e

1. His latest documentary is ….. the least controversial.
2. The breakup of the organization is ….. overdue and will be good for democracy.

Answer 59

debatably

Question 60

• to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen
• to use power or influence to affect somebody / something

gyakorol (nyomást, befolyást, hatást, hatalmat), kifejt (erőt)

1. He ….. all his authority to make them accept the plan.
2. If you were to ….. your influence they might change their decision.
3. Some managers ….. considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.
4. The moon ….. a force on the earth that causes the tides.

Answer 60

exert

Question 61

• a shared language of communication used between people whose main languages are different

közvetítőnyelv (eltérő anyanyelvűek egymás közötti kommunikációjához)

1. The international business community sees English as a …..

Answer 61

lingua franca

Question 62

• the fact of existing or being very common at a particular time or in a particular place
• the fact that something is very common or happens often

gyakoriság, előfordulás

1. an increase in the ….. of smoking among young people
2. The ….. of the disease is higher in some families.
3. There are many misconceptions about the ….. and treatment of depression.

Answer 62

prevalence

Question 63

• in a strong or definite way
• in a way that is certain or not likely to change

erősen, határozottan, szorosan

1. Make sure the rope is ….. attached before attempting to climb down.
2. He shook my hand ….. and climbed into the taxi.
3. “You’re not going to the party and that’s that!” she said …..
4. We are ….. committed to reducing unemployment.
5. It is now ….. established as one of the leading brands in the country.
6. Keep your eyes ….. fixed on the road ahead.

Answer 63

firmly

Question 64

• unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight
• very small and therefore unable to be seen or felt

nem / alig érzékelhető, észlelhető

1. When they brought her in to the emergency room, her breathing was …..
2. She heard a faint, almost ….. cry.
3. ….. changes in temperature
4. The differences were ….. to all but the most trained eye.
5. The slight change in the taste was ….. to most people.

Answer 64

imperceptible

Question 65

• a mark made by pressing something onto a surface
• an occasion when an event or experience becomes fixed in someone’s memory or leaves its mark in some way on their appearance
• the lasting effect that a person or an experience has on a place or a situation

nyom, lenyomat

1. The button had left a(n) ….. on my arm.
2. War has left its ….. on the strained faces of these people.
3. The ….. of a foot in the sand
4. Italy as well, has had a similar ….. on the world culturally.
5. The sinister atmosphere of the place left an indelible ….. on my memory.

Answer 65

imprint

Question 66

• great knowledge about or understanding of a particular thing
• If someone has a ….. of something, they are extremely skilled at it

beható, alapos ismeret vmiről

1. her ….. of the violin
2. She has ….. of several languages.
3. The orchestra is unrivalled in terms of technical ….. and sheer vitality.

Answer 66

mastery

Question 67

• to try or attempt

törekszik, szándékozik (megtenni vmit)

1. Six journalists ….. to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.
2. They are ….. to change the rules.
3. He ….. to establish himself as a writer.

Answer 67

seek to (do something)

Question 68

• to consider or judge something in a particular way
• to have a particular opinion about somebody / something

vkit / vmit gondol, ítél, tekint vminek / vmilyennek

1. The area has now been ….. safe.
2. Anyone not paying the registration fee by 31 March will be ….. to have withdrawn from the offer.
3. She is currently ….. to be the best British athlete.
4. Safflower oil is low in the sort of fats that are ….. to be bad for people’s health.
5. They would take any action ….. necessary.
6. The evening was ….. a great success.

Answer 68

deem

Question 69

• a list of aims or possible future achievements
• a plan of things to be done, or problems to be addressed

lista, teendők jegyzéke, napirend

1. In our company, quality is high on the …..
2. Education is now at the top of the government’s ….. (= most important).
3. Newspapers have been accused of trying to set the ….. for the government (= decide what is important).
4. They have been trying to get the issue onto the political …..
5. Child poverty has been pushed off the …..
6. Women’s rights have been put back on the ….. (= are being discussed publicly again).

Answer 69

agenda

Question 70

• having or showing an understanding of people’s needs, a situation, etc. that is not based on old-fashioned attitudes and prejudice
• showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashioned or false beliefs

felvilágosult, világosan gondolkodó

1. The school has a(n) ….. policy of teaching boys to cook.
2. ….. opinions / attitudes / ideas
3. a(n) ….. approach to teaching
4. More ….. companies provided education for the workforce.
5. These days she’s much more ….. in her views on education.

Answer 70

enlightened

Question 71

• to discover or get proof of something
• to discover or prove the facts of a situation

megállapít, kimutat, kiderít (pl. összefüggést)

1. The prosecution has to ….. his guilt beyond (a) (reasonable) doubt
2. It’s often difficult to ….. who the guilty party is following a road accident.
3. The police are still trying to ….. the cause of the fire.
4. There are tests which can ….. a baby’s genetic endowment.
5. Scientists have ….. the relationship between lung cancer and smoking.
6. We are still trying to ….. the identity of the dead man.

Answer 71

establish

Question 72

• a new plan or action to improve something or solve a problem
• a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose
• a new attempt to achieve a goal or solve a problem, or a new method for doing this

kezdeményezés

1. an education / environmental / economic …..
2. a marketing / cost-cutting …..
3. a diplomatic / peace …..
4. The defense secretary announced a major ….. to upgrade our military preparedness.
5. The money was intended to support ….. in bilingual education.*
6. We welcome the government’s ….. to help homeless people.

Answer 72

initiative

Question 73

• a period of days, weeks, months, etc. within which an activity is intended to happen
• a particular period of time in which something must be done
• the length of time that is used or available for something

időkeret

1. Have you set a ….. for completing the job?
2. The new law introduces these changes in / within a fairly long / short …..
3. A good project manager must have a solid grasp of the team’s workload, productivity, and ….. for completing the project.
4. Yesterday, the troubled airline publicly announced a ….. for a possible liquidation.
5. It’s hard to put a ….. on how long it will take to implement the recommendations.

Answer 73

time frame

Question 74

• to get something, usually something good, as a result of your actions or other people’s actions
• to obtain something, especially something good, as a direct result of something that you have done
• to get the advantages of a particular situation

learat, hasznot húz

1. They are now ….. the rewards of all their hard work.
2. Vigorous participation in the European Union is vital if the country wants to ….. the benefits of globalization.
3. The healthy eating program is ….. dividends in terms of promoting better awareness of health issues in the community.

Answer 74

reap

Question 75

• a person who writes plays for the theatre, television or radio

drámaíró

1. Which ….. wrote ‘Doctor Faustus’?

Answer 75

playwright

dramatist

Question 76

• to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings

elősegít, előmozdít, támogat, “táplál” (pl. érdeklődést)

1. I’m trying to ….. an interest in classical music in my children.
2. They were discussing the best way to ….. democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries.
3. Such organizations need to ….. innovation.
4. The school has carefully ….. its progressive image.

Answer 76

foster

Question 77

• When people ….., they become more attractive, successful, or confident, and when good feelings or relationships ….., they develop and become stronger
• When a tree or plant ….., it produces flowers before producing fruit that can be eaten

virágzik (a szó minden értelmében)

1. Their friendship ….. into love.
2. They are all ….. into attractive, confident adults.
3. It was after his move to Barcelona that his career really …..

Answer 77

blossom

Question 78

• a short sentence or phrase that is easy to remember, often included in a speech made by a politician and repeated in newspapers and on television and radio
• a short phrase or sentence taken from a longer speech, especially a speech made by a politician, that is considered to be particularly effective or appropriate and so gets repeated in the media

“mondás” (híres, közismert emberé, pl beszédből kiragadott mondat stb)

1. Most politicians want to master the art of the …..

Answer 78

soundbite

Question 79

• happening at the best possible moment
• given or made available at a suitable moment, esp. now

pont jókor érkező, időszerű, aktuális

1. A nasty incident was prevented by the ….. arrival of the police.
2. This has been a ….. reminder to us all.
3. The change in the exchange rate provided a ….. boost to the company’s falling profits.
4. The ….. intervention of a teacher meant a fight was avoided.

Answer 79

timely

Question 80

• a period of government, or the people who are in government
• A(n) ….. in the US is the period when a President is in office

kormány, kormányzat, államvezetés

1. the Obama ….. / the last Republican …..
2. The Clinton ….. has been full of surprises.
3. The current ….. will remain in office until elections in November.

Answer 80

administration

Question 81

• (too) honest or direct in behaviour or speech
• honest or direct in expressing one’s thoughts or feelings
• direct and honest in manner and speech

egyenes, őszinte

1. He spoke in a ….. manner but without anger.
2. She’s always been very ….. about her preferences.
3. She’s pretty ….. about her opinions.

Answer 81

forthright

Question 82

• unfriendly and not liking something
• showing strong dislike
• aggressive or unfriendly and ready to argue or fight

ellenséges, barátságtalan (vkivel)

1. She was openly ….. towards her parents.
2. The experience has made him generally ….. to women.
3. They were reluctant to take any step that might be regarded as …..
4. politically ….. newspapers
5. The president had a(n) ….. reception in Ohio this morning.

Answer 82

hostile

Question 83

• a ….. report, judgment, remark, etc. that includes a lot of criticism or shows clearly that someone is wrong, guilty, or has behaved very badly
• very critical, or showing clearly that someone is wrong or guilty
• critical of somebody / something; suggesting that somebody is guilty

elítélő (erkölcsileg), terhelő (bizonyíték)

1. He made some fairly ….. remarks about the government’s refusal to deal with the problem.
2. The two men were convicted on some extremely ….. evidence.
3. Her report is expected to deliver a ….. indictment of education standards.

Answer 83

damning

Question 84

• to communicate or show an idea or feeling without stating it directly or giving proof
• to state something indirectly
• to put an idea into somebody’s mind; to make somebody think that something is true

utal (vmire), felvet, sugall (vmit)

1. There’s no absolute proof, but all the evidence ….. (that) he’s guilty.
2. Are you ….. (that) I look fat in these trousers?
3. Her report is expected to deliver a ….. indictment of education standards.
4. Recent studies ….. the possibility of a cure for the disease.
5. Some believe that organic foods offer no health benefits, but this research ….. otherwise.
6. The novel implicitly ….. that racism can explain the murder.

Answer 84

suggest

Question 85

• certain or extremely likely to happen, or to do or be something

nagyon valószínű, szinte biztos (hogy vmi bekövetkezik)

1. You’re ….. to be nervous the first time (= it’s easy to understand).
2. There are ….. to be changes when the new system is introduced.
3. It’s ….. to be sunny again tomorrow.
4. You’ve done so much work—you’re ….. to pass the exam.
5. It was ….. to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it).

Answer 85

bound

Question 86

• great advantages or profits

nyereség, haszon, osztalék

1. Exercising regularly will pay ….. in the end.
2. Her hard work paid ….. when she won the school dancing competition.
3. The chain’s investment in new stores is bringing ….. in new customers.

Answer 86

dividend

Question 87

• (of a situation, an opinion, a policy etc.) to change from one state, position, etc. to another

eltolódik, áttolódik, elmozdul, áthelyeződik (hangsúly)

1. The balance of power ….. away from workers towards employers.
2. *They have ….. the emphasis of the business away from traditional manufacturing. *
3. I felt the advantage had suddenly ….. away from us.

Answer 87

shift away (from…to…)

Question 88

• a large hole or empty space
• a space with nothing in it
• a feeling of being empty, caused by the loss of somebody / something

űr (a szó minden értelmében)

1. Before Einstein, space was regarded as a formless …..
2. Some parents use television to fill the ….. they have created by not spending enough time with their kids, he said.
3. She sat staring into the ….., emptying her mind of all thoughts.
4. The ….. left by his mother’s death was never filled.

Answer 88

void

Question 89

• large in size, value, or importance

jelentős, lényeges

1. The findings show a ….. difference between the opinions of men and women.
2. She inherited a ….. fortune from her grandmother.
3. The first draft of his novel needed a ….. amount of rewriting.
4. We were able to see a ….. improvement.

Answer 89

substantial

Question 90

• to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility
• to fail to take care of somebody/something
• to not give enough attention to something

elhanyagol, mellőz, figyelmen kívül hagy

1. The buildings had been ….. for years.
2. They are ….. their duty as elected representatives.
3. This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to ….. it.
4. to ….. your appearance / the house

Answer 90

neglect

Question 91

• proof that something exists or is true

bizonyíték (vmi létezésére vagy igazságára)

1. These positive results are a ….. to the strength of the technology sector.
2. The detail of her wildlife paintings is (a) ….. to (= proof of) her powers of observation.
3. He is a walking ….. to the value of hard work.
4. The monument is a worthy ….. to the courage of the men who fought in the war.

Answer 91

testament (to something)

Question 92

• to end an activity, custom, etc. completely or by law or official action
• to officially end a law, a system or an institution

eltöröl, megszüntet

1. Educationalists have called on the government to ….. tax on computers.
2. She campaigned to ….. the death penalty altogether.
3. Slavery was ….. in the US in 1865.
4. They outlined the arguments for ….. the monarchy.
5. I think bullfighting should be …..

Answer 92

abolish

Question 93

• If you express an amount per capita, you mean that amount for each person
• for each person, esp. when considering all of the people in a group
• used to refer to the amount of income earned, money spent, goods produced, etc. by or for each person

egy főre eső / vetített

1. France and Germany invest far more ….. in public transport than Britain.
2. New Hampshire ranks second ….. in the percentage of National Guard members who served in Iraq.
3. The sharp fall in ….. income was one of the signs of the financial crisis.

Answer 93

per capita

Question 94

• to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period
• to collect something, especially in large quantities over a period of time

felhalmoz (főleg vagyont), összegyűjt (információt)

1. By the time he was 40, he had ….. a fortune.
2. They ….. enough evidence to convict her.
3. Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has …..

Answer 94

amass

Question 95

• not developing, growing or changing

stagnáló

1. The business sector was pressing for tax cuts to stimulate a ….. economy.
2. The housing market has been largely ….. over the past few months.

Answer 95

stagnant

Question 96

• the profits or advantages that somebody gets from being successful

haszon, előny

1. The two teams shared the ….. with a 1–1 result.
2. He was elected on a promise to spread the ….. of a growing economy more broadly across the country.

Answer 96

spoils [pl]

Question 97

• only
• limited to a specific thing or group
• for only one particular person, group or use
• ompletely; without including anybody or anything else

kizárólag

1. a charity that relies almost ….. on voluntary contributions
2. Some products are labelled ….. for indoor or outdoor use.
3. This offer is available ….. to our established customers.
4. Our employment agency deals ….. with the advertising industry.

Answer 97

exclusively

Question 98

• fair and reasonable; treating everyone in an equal way
• fair to all the people or organizations involved in a situation

egyenlő (bánásmód, elosztás)

1. an ….. tax system
2. New legislation should ensure fair competition and ….. treatment for all the market players.
3. an ….. distribution of wealth / resources / profits
4. We need to construct an ….. and efficient method of local taxation.

Answer 98

equitable

Question 99

• a person or thing that is valuable or useful to somebody / something
• a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts

vagyon, eszköz, aktíva

1. The company reported total ….. worth $1.9 million.
2. He transferred all his ….. into his wife’s name.
3. The authorities have the power to seize the ….. of convicted drug dealers.

Answer 99

asset

Question 100

• an organization, especially a business
• a company or business

vállalat, cég

1. Don’t forget this is a commercial ….. - we’re here to make money.
2. Those were the years of private ….. (= businesses being run privately, rather than by the government), when lots of small businesses were started.
3. a state-owned …..

Answer 100

enterprise

Question 101

• to make an arrangement, a plan or a relationship official

hivatalossá tesz

1. They decided to ….. their relationship by getting married.
2. They offered me the job, but the contract has not been ….. yet.
3. The trade agreement was ….. with Congress’s approval of the bill.

Answer 101

formalize

Question 102

• urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately

szorongató, sürgető, halasztást nem tűrő

1. I’m afraid I have some ….. business to attend to.
2. There is a ….. need for more specialist nurses.
3. The government seems to think that international problems are more ….. than domestic ones.
4. The most ….. question is what do we do next?

Answer 102

pressing

Question 103

• an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you
• a plan for getting an advantage for yourself, especially by deceiving others
• a plan for getting money or some other advantage for yourself, especially one that involves cheating other people

cselszövés, becstelen terv (mások átverésére)

1. He has a hare-brained / crazy ….. for getting rich before he’s 20.
2. They devised a ….. to defraud the government of millions of dollars.
3. He was planning a ….. to rob people of their savings.
4. an elaborate ….. to avoid taxes
5. Police uncovered a ….. to steal paintings worth more than $250 000.

Answer 103

scheme

Question 104

• a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something
• a mistake in the way a law, contract, etc. has been written that enables people to legally avoid doing something that the law, contract, etc. had intended them to do

joghézag, kiskapu (pl. adózási), menekülési lehetőség

1. They plan to close a ….. that allows businesses to avoid paying off redundant workers.
2. He has pledged to close a tax ….. that has allowed US firms to take business and jobs abroad.
3. Determined landlords found it easy to exploit ….. in the law.
4. a ….. enabling workers to take unnecessary sick leave
5. The company employed lawyers to find ….. in environmental protection laws.

Answer 104

loophole

Question 105

• to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself
• to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage

kihasznál, kizsákmányol

1. Laws exist to stop companies ….. their employees.
2. These unfortunate people have been ruthlessly …..
3. These are responsible employers who are not seeking to ….. loopholes in the legislation.
4. People ….. the system by lodging multiple appeals.
5. The opposition parties will always ….. government problems to their own advantage.

Answer 105

exploit

Question 106

• money that is paid by a government or an organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods so that their prices can be kept low
• money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen

segély(pénz), támogatás (pl. állami)

1. The EU spends billions on ….. to farmers every year.
2. protests against the removal of ….. on basic commodities
3. The company received a substantial government …..
4. The program provides traditional ….. for commodities like wheat, corn, and cotton.
5. The government has cut ….. on electricity and petrol.

Answer 106

subsidy

Question 107

• a lot of something

egy rakás vmi (pl. pénz, teendő)

1. They hope that these new drugs will make them a ….. of cash.
2. There are ….. of people looking for jobs in this area.
3. I’ve got ….. of things to do today.
4. He walked out leaving a ….. of debt behind him.

Answer 107

a pile / piles of something

Question 108

• a financial market in which foreign currencies are bought and sold

devizapiac

1. On the ….., the pound recorded a slight decline against the dollar.
2. speculate on the …..

Answer 108

currency market

also foreign exchange market

Question 109

• fairly large

devizapiac

1. The town has a ….. Sikh population.
2. Income from tourism accounts for a ….. proportion of the area’s total income.
3. Emanuel already has a ….. amount of money saved up for college.

Answer 109

sizeable / sizable

synonym considerable

Question 110

• the practice of buying something, such as shares or currency, in one place and selling them in another where you can get a higher price at the same time

arbitrázs

1. Traders said a rise in the peso’s value made Mexican share prices more expensive compared with shares sold in New York and sparked some ….. selling.
2. The importance of computers is that ….. opportunities can be quickly spotted and capitalized upon.

Answer 110

arbitrage

Question 111

• to deserve and get something good, such as attention, respect, or a lot of money
• to deserve and get something because of the special qualities you have

(ki)érdemel vmit (pl. tiszteletet, figyelmet, fizetséget)

1. She was one of those teachers who just ….. respect.
2. She ….. one of the highest fees per film in Hollywood.
3. to ….. sympathy / support
4. The headlines ….. her attention.
5. As a top lawyer, he can expect to ….. a six-figure salary.

Answer 111

command

Question 112

• to be in a situation in which it is possible or likely that something will happen to you
• to be in a situation where you are likely to do something

vmire áll (vesztésre, nyerésre)

úgy áll, hogy…; vmire áll (pl. vesztésre, nyerésre)

1. You ….. to make a lot from this deal.
2. Who ….. to benefit the most?
3. to ….. to gain / lose / win something
4. Our firm ….. to lose a lot of money if the deal doesn’t go through.

Answer 112

stand to do something

Question 113

• near or towards the end of something
• nearer to the end of a period of time than the beginning

későbbi, utóbbi, második (felében, részében)

1. Building of the new library should begin in the ….. part of next year.
2. She was born in the ….. half of the 18th century.
3. He was killed in the ….. stages of the war.
4. The ….. part of the book was hardest to write.

Answer 113

latter

Question 114

• ….. products cost less than the usual price
• sold at a reduced price

csökkentett árú

1. ….. bids / deals / offers
2. ….. cars / holidays / mortgages
3. ….. airline tickets

Answer 114

cut-price

Question 115

• a sale of a business, particular assets, etc. at a low price to encourage someone to buy it
• the sale by the government of an industry or a service to individual people or private companies

kiárusítás

1. A ….. would mark the second time that the business has changed hands in two years.
2. The book value grossly understates the ….. value of the company.

Answer 115

sell-off

Question 116

• not producing goods, crops, profits, etc. in a satisfactory amount
• not producing very much; not producing good results

nem jövedelmező, terméketlen

1. ….. investments / jobs / projects
2. Grass planted on currently ….. land could form a useful extra income for farmers.
3. a three-hour meeting that was totally …..

Answer 116

unproductive

Question 117

• used to describe something that has reached its lowest level
• at the lowest possible level or in the worst situation

a lehető / az elképzelhető legalacsonyabb (pl. árszint)

1. They were selling the goods at ….. prices.
2. ….. prices / interest rates
3. The Federal Reserve Board has begun lifting short-term interest rates from ….. levels.

Answer 117

rock bottom

Question 118

• money and valuable objects that have been stolen, especially by an army from a defeated enemy or by thieves

zsákmány (pl. lopott cucc), hadizsákmány

1. The thief must have been very disappointed when he examined his …..
2. Three men have been sentenced to prison for taking part in the robbery, but the ….. was never recovered.
3. *They hauled the ….., worth $10 million, to a warehouse. *

Answer 118

loot

Question 119

• shocking and unacceptable
• causing general public outrage by a perceived offence against morality or law

botrányos, felháborító

1. It’s ….. that we do so little to prevent homelessness.
2. a ….. waste of money
3. It is ….. that he has not been punished.

Answer 119

scandalous

Question 120

• to dishonestly influence or change something in order to get the result that you want
• causing general public outrage by a perceived offence against morality or law

tisztességtelenül befolyásol, megbundáz, megcinkel

1. Previous elections in the country have been ….. by the ruling party.
2. Several insurance companies have been accused of ….. their computer programs to produce artificially low values for injury claims.
3. ….. an election / vote / poll
4. a ….. match
5. A commission was appointed to ensure the lottery was not …..
6. to ….. the market (to unfairly or illegally control the sale or the price of products, shares, etc. in order to make a profit)

Answer 120

rig

Question 121

• the amount that someone has invested in a company, often expressed as a percentage of the total share capital (= money invested in a business in the form of shares)
• a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business
• a share in something, esp. a financial share in a business, or an emotional investment in something

érdekeltség (pl. cégben, vállalatban)

1. He holds (= owns) a 40 percent ….. in / of the company.
2. have / hold / own a ….. (in sth)
3. a controlling / majority / minority …..
4. Parents have a large ….. in their children’s education.
5. His 22% ….. makes him the retailer’s biggest shareholder.
6. *acquire / buy / sell a ….. (in sth) *

Answer 121

stake

Question 122

• something on sale at a lower price than its true value
• a thing bought for less than the usual price

alkalmi vétel, “szinte ingyen van” kategória

1. The car was a ….. at that price.
2. I picked up a few good ….. in the sale.
3. The sales had started and the ….. hunters (= people looking for things at a low price) were out in force.

Answer 122

bargain