L-15 Flashcards
(27 cards)
pro‧hi‧bi‧tion
ˌprəʊhɪəˈbɪʃən $ ˌproʊ-
LAW
the act of saying that something is illegal
il‧le‧gal
ɪˈliːgəl
not allowed by the law
SYN unlawful
OPP legal
per‧mit
pəˈmɪt $ pər-
to allow something to happen, especially by an official decision, rule, or law
val‧u‧a‧ble
ˈvæljuəbəl, -jʊəbəl $ ˈvæljʊəbəl
worth a lot of money
OPP worthless
fill
fɪl
become/make full
(also fill up)
if a container or place fills, or if you fill it, enough of something goes into it to make it full
spill
spɪl
if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container➔ pour
ad‧mis‧sion
ədˈmɪʃən
the cost of entrance to a concert, sports event, cinema etc➔ admittance
do‧na‧tion
dəʊˈneɪʃən $ doʊ-
ORGANIZATIONS
something, especially money, that you give to a person or an organization in order to help them
cloak‧room
ˈkləʊkrʊm, -ruːm $ ˈkloʊk-
LEISURE BUILDINGS
a small room where you can leave your coat
SYN coatroom AmE
exhibit
VISUAL
something, for example a painting, that is put in a public place so that people can go to see it
strict‧ly
ˈstrɪktli
in a way that must be obeyed
for‧bid‧den
fəˈbɪdn $ fər-
not allowed, especially because of an official rule➔ banned
ˈseat belt
also safety belt
MOTOR VEHICLESAIR
a belt attached to the seat of a car or plane which you fasten around yourself for protection in an accident
coun‧cil
ˈkaʊnsəl
ORGANIZATIONS
a group of people that are chosen to make rules, laws, or decisions, or to give advice
au‧thor‧i‧ty
ɔːˈθɒrɪəti, ə- $ ɒːˈθɑː-, əˈθɔː-
power the power you have because of your official position
pro‧test
prəˈtest $ ˈprə-
to come together to publicly express disapproval or opposition to something
slo‧gan
ˈsləʊgən $ ˈsloʊ-
a short phrase that is easy to remember and is used in advertisements, or by politicians, organizations etc➔ catchphrase
ban
banned, banning
to say that something must not be done, seen, used etc
SYN prohibit
OPP allow
de‧struc‧tion
dɪˈstrʌkʃən
the act or process of destroying something or of being destroyed➔ destroy
fi‧nan‧cial
fɪəˈnænʃəl, faɪ-
BUSINESS
relating to money or the management of money
fit
fɪt
equipment/part
to put a piece of equipment into a place, or a new part onto a machine, so that it is ready to be used
de‧tec‧tor
dɪˈtektə $ -ər
a machine or piece of equipment that finds or measures something
fas‧ten
ˈfɑːsən $ ˈfæ-
to join together the two sides of a coat, shirt, bag etc so that it is closed
con‧gre‧gate
ˈkɒŋgrɪəgeɪt $ ˈkɑːŋ-
to come together in a group
