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Vocabulary

leap - a big jump; a sudden large increase in the number or amount of something; a mental process that is needed to understand something difficult or see the connection between two very different ideas: a leap of imagination; a leap in the dark – something you do, or a risk that you take, without knowing what will happen as a result; leap (v): look before you leap; leap year

exasperate - to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them; exasperation (n)

plausible – a statement that is reasonable and is likely to be true, someone who is plausible is good at talking in a way that sounds reasonable and truthful, although in fact they may be lying, plausibility (n)

understate – to describe something in a way that makes it look less important than it is; understatement (n); ant. Overstate

intimidate –to frighten someone by behaving in a threatening way, especially in order to make them do what you want; intimidation (n)

earmark – (usually passive) to decide that someone or something will be used for a particular purpose in the future

up/ raise the ante – to increase your demands or try to get more things from a situation, even though it involves more risks; ante up (v) – to pay an amount of money, especially in a game of chance

glitch – a small fault in the work of something

browse – to look through the pages of a book, look at the goods in a shop without any particular purpose; to search computer material

promotion – a move to a more important job; an activity intended to help sell a product; the activity of persuading people to support an idea; the activity of helping something develop or succeed; (ant) demotion; promote (v); promotional films/events are organizes to advertise something

gain – to obtain, achieve, get gradually: gain experience/ support/ reputation; gain from – get an advantage: stand to gain; there is nothing to be gained; gain weight/ speed/ / height; gain access to; gain ground; nothing ventured, nothing gained is used to say that you cannot achieve anything unless you take the risk; gain (n) - an increase in the amount; an advantage; financial profit when this seems to be the only thing you are interested in; ill-gotten gains – money or advantages obtained dishonestly; gainful employment/ work/ activity is the one for which you are paid; gainsay (v) –(negative)to say that something is not true, or to disagree with someone: to gainsay the claim

paucity – less than is needed: paucity of information

emulate –to try to be like some one else, because you admire them, emulation (n)

envisage – to imagine that something will happen in the future

1. Match the following words with their explanations.

  1. rival happening too late

  2. alien a collection of things kept hidden

  3. prompt likely to behave in a certain way

  4. hoard strange and different

  5. liable a person you compete with in business

  6. metropolitan done quickly or at the right time

  7. belatedly shortcoming

  8. pioneer to be the first to do something

  9. drawback clever and experienced enough to deal

with difficult situations

  1. streetwise connected with a very big city

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