UNIT 7: ROVING CONTINENTS

1. 3. community (n)/kəˈmjuːnəti/

1.1. residential area, residential district

1.2. all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when talked about as a group

1.3. The local community was shocked by the murders.

2. 4. comprehension (n) /ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn/

2.1. inclusion

2.2. the ability to understand

2.3. His behaviour was completely beyond comprehension (= impossible to understand).

3. 5. displace (v) /dɪsˈpleɪs/

3.1. show

3.2. to take the place of somebody/something

3.3. Gradually factory workers have been displaced by machines.

4. 7. fluctuate (v) /ˈflʌktʃueɪt/

4.1. vacillate, waver

4.2. to change frequently in size, amount, quality, etc., especially from one extreme to another

4.3. The documentary follows the fluctuating fortunes of one marketing company.

5. 9. intermediate (adj) /ˌɪntəˈmiːdiət/

5.1. gray, grey

5.2. located between two places, things, states, etc.

5.3. Liquid crystals are considered to be intermediate between liquid and solid.

6. 15. random (adj) /ˈrændəm/

6.1. ergodic

6.2. done, chosen, etc. without somebody deciding in advance what is going to happen, or without any regular pattern

6.3. the random killing of innocent people

7. 13. reverse (v) /rɪˈvɜːs/

7.1. change by reversal, turn

7.2. to change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before

7.3. The government has failed to reverse the economic decline.

8. 15 transform (v) /trænsˈfɔːm/

8.1. convert

8.2. to change the form of something

8.3. The photochemical reactions transform the light into electrical impulses.

9. 1. accommodate (v) /əˈkɒmədeɪt/

9.1. admit, hold

9.2. to provide somebody with a room or place to sleep, live or sit

9.3. The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests.

10. 2. aid (n) /eɪd/

10.1. assist, assistance, help

10.2. money, food, etc. that is sent to help countries in difficult situations

10.3. An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised.

11. 6. evolve (v) /iˈvɒlv/

11.1. acquire, develop

11.2. to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop something in this way

11.3. The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer.

12. 8. integrate verb BrE /ˈɪntɪɡreɪt/

12.1. incorporate

12.2. to combine two or more things so that they work together; to combine with something else in this way

12.3. These programs will integrate with your existing software.

13. 10. nuclear (adj) /ˈnjuːkliə(r)/

13.1. central

13.2. using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy

13.3. a nuclear power station

14. 12. restrain (v) /rɪˈstreɪn/

14.1. constrain, cumber, encumber

14.2. to stop somebody/something from doing something, especially by using physical force

14.3. The prisoner had to be restrained by the police.

15. 14. rigid (adj) /ˈrɪdʒɪd/

15.1. stiff

15.2. very strict and difficult to change

15.3. The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid.