UNIT 6: BRAIN FOOD

1. 1. affect (v) /əˈfekt/

1.1. bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on

1.2. to produce a change in somebody/something

1.3. Your opinion will not affect my decision.

2. 2. allocate (v) /ˈæləkeɪt/

2.1. apportion

2.2. to give something officially to somebody/something for a particular purpose

2.3. A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.

3. 3. commit (v) /kəˈmɪt/

3.1. send, entrust, or consign, in particular.

3.2. to promise sincerely that you will definitely do something, keep to an agreement or arrangement, etc.

3.3. Borrowers should think carefully before committing themselves to taking out a loan.

4. 4. compile (v) /kəmˈpaɪl/

4.1. accumulate, amass, collect, hoard, pile up, roll up

4.2. to produce a book, list, report, etc. by bringing together different items, articles, songs, etc.

4.3. We are trying to compile a list of suitable people for the job.

5. 5. coordinate (v) /koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt/

5.1. organise, organize

5.2. to organize the different parts of an activity and the people involved in it so that it works well

5.3. They appointed a new manager to coordinate the work of the team.

6. 6. discrete (adj) /dɪˈskriːt/

6.1. separate

6.2. independent of other things of the same type

6.3. The organisms can be divided into discrete categories.

7. 7. journal (n)/ˈdʒɜːnl/

7.1. diary

7.2. a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or profession

7.3. he British Medical Journal

8. 8. mental (adj) /ˈmentl/

8.1. intellectual, noetic, rational

8.2. connected with or happening in the mind; involving the process of thinking

8.3. Do you have a mental picture of what it will look like?

9. 9. overall (adj)/ˌəʊvərˈɔːl/

9.1. general

9.2. including all the things or people that are involved in a particular situation; general

9.3. There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner.

10. 10. paradigm (n) /ˈpærədaɪm/

10.1. epitome, image, prototype

10.2. a typical example or pattern of something

10.3. The war was a paradigm of the destructive side of human nature.

11. 11. period (n) /ˈpɪəriəd/

11.1. period of time, time period

11.2. a particular length of time

11.3. This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year.

12. 12. promote (v) /prəˈməʊt/

12.1. advance, elevate, kick upstairs, raise, upgrade

12.2. promote something to help something to happen or develop synonym encourage

12.3. a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues

13. 13. prospect (n) /ˈprɒspekt/

13.1. chance

13.2. the possibility that something will happen

13.3. A place in the semi-finals is in prospect (= likely to happen).

14. 14. react (v) /riˈækt/

14.1. respond

14.2. to change or behave in a particular way as a result of or in response to something

14.3. Local residents have reacted angrily to the news.

15. 15. team (n) /tiːm/

15.1. squad

15.2. a group of people who play a particular game or sport against another group of people

15.3. The team is/are not playing very well this season.