Glossary
You can look up words in the units here!
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advertisement (n)a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service | |
announcement (n)[countable] a spoken or written statement that informs people about something | |
apply (v)[intransitive, transitive] to make a formal request, usually in writing, for something such as a job, a loan, permission for something, a place at a university, etc. | |
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balance (v)[intransitive, transitive] to put your body or something else into a position where it is steady and does not fall | |
bulky (adj)(of a thing) large and difficult to move or carry | |
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collapse (v)[intransitive] to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart | |
community (n)[countable, usually singular] all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group | |
concerned (adj)worried and feeling concern about something/somebody | |
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dedicated (adj)working hard at something because it is very important to you | |
donate (v)[transitive, intransitive] to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity | |
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earbud (n) | |
economical (adj)providing good service or value in relation to the amount of time or money spent | |
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fabric (n)[uncountable, countable] material made by weaving wool, cotton, silk, etc., used for making clothes, curtains, etc. and for covering furniture | |
facility (n)facilities [plural] buildings, services, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose
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generous (adj)giving or willing to give freely; given freely | |
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handicapped (adj)suffering from a mental or physical handicap | |
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imitate (v)imitate somebody/something to copy somebody/something | |
invalid (n)not legally or officially acceptable | |
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martyr (n)a person who is killed because of their religious or political beliefs | |
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passionate (adj)having or showing strong feelings of sexual love or of anger, etc. | |
patent (n)an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this | |
patent (v)patent something to obtain a patent for an invention or a process | |
priority (n)[countable] something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first | |
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remote (adj)far away from places where other people live | |
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submarine (n)a ship that can travel underwater | |
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velcro (n)a material with two different surfaces, one rough and one smooth, that stick to each other when they are pressed together, used for fastening clothes, etc.
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