Words Flashcards
Feasibility (UN)
Whether sth can be made, done or achieved, or is reasonable
To embark on/up on sth
To start something new or important
Offshore (adj,adv)
Away from or at the distance from the coast
To disclose ( I or T)
To make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden
Realistic (adj)
Seeming to exist or be happening in fact
Pace (UN)
The speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes
To seek sth/sb out
To look for someone or something, especially for a long time until you find them
Whizz /WIZ/ (IV)
To move or do something very fast
Eg: Time just whizzed past when you’re enjoying yourself.
Edge (I or T +adv/prep)
To move slowly with gradual movements or in gradual stages, or to make someone or something move in this way
Eg: Inflation has edged up to 5% over the last two years.
Weave /wove/woven (I or T)
To make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom
Eg: this type of wool is woven into fabric which will make jackets.
Materialism is woven into country’s social fabric.
Touch up the make-up
Wear so much make-up
To make up
Take a back-seat
Be Left behind
Eg: students become over-obsessed with materialistic things. Education has taken a backseat.
Privilege (C or U)
An advantage that only one person or a group of people has, usually because of their position or because they are rich
Eg: senior management enjoy certain privileges, such as company cars and private healthcare.
Lavish (adj)
More than enough, especially if expensive; very generous
Eg: lavish gifts/promises/praise
The evening was a lavish affair with glorious food and an endless supply of champagne
The Suburbs (n)
The outer area of a town, rather than the shopping and business center in the middle
Eg: the company decide to relocate to the suburbs because the rent was much cheaper.
