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1.254 credit note /"kredIt %n@Ut/ (n) letter that a shop gives you when you have returned sth and that allows you to have goods of the same value in exchange

1.255 recall /rI"kO:l/ (v) remember sth Do you recall the name of your first teacher?

1.256 amendment (to)

/@"mendm@nt/ (n)

small change or improvement

There’s been an amendment to the school bus schedules, we will be picking you up five minutes earlier.

amend (v)

1.257 boast (about) /b@Ust/ (v) talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do I know Sally’s a good athlete, but she’s always boasting about how fast she can run. boastful (adj)

1.258 strike /straIk/ (v)

refuse to work as a protest The council workers have decided to strike for higher pay. strike (n)

1.259 resident /"rezId@nt/ (n) person who lives in a particular place The residents of the apartment block have to pay an annual maintenance charge.

1.260 premises /"prem@sIz/ (n pl) building and land near it that a business owns or uses Notice to all staff: Smoking is not allowed anywhere on the premises.

1.261 terms /t3:mz/ (n pl) conditions that people offer, demand or accept when they make an agreement, an arrangement or a contract You should check the terms of the agreement before you sign it.

1.262 thesis /"Ti:sIs/ (n)

long piece of writing completed by a student as part of a university degree, based on their own research

1.263 baggage handler

/"b&gIÙ %h&ndl@(r)/ (n) person employed to load and unload baggage at airports

1.264 official /@"fISl/ (n) person who is in a position of

authority in a large organisation

1.265 spectator /spek"teIt@(r)/ (n) person watching a live event

spectacle, (n), spectate (v)

1.266 scruffy /"skrVfi/ (adj) dirty or untidy No, Jenny, you

certainly can’t go to school in those scruffy old jeans! scruffiness (n), scruffily (adv)

1.267 rucksack /"rVks&k/ (n) large bag carried on the back and used esp. by people who go climbing or walking

1.268 stationery /"steIS@nri/ (n) materials for writing and for using in an office, for example paper, pens and envelopes

1.269 pitch /pItS/ (n)

area of ground specially prepared and marked for playing a game such as football

Listening

1.270 impression /Im"preSn/ (n) idea, feeling or opinion that you get about sb/sth, or that sb/ sth gives you Lee didn’t say anything about it, but I got the

impression she was unhappy in her new job. impressionable (adj)

1.271 let down /%let "daUn/ (phr v) fail to help or support sb as they had hoped or expected I trust my parents’ judgement because they have never let me down.

1.272 host /h@Ust/ (n) person who invites guests to a meal, a party, etc.

1.273 devastated

/"dev@steItId/ (adj) extremely upset and shocked

When her cat was killed by a passing car, she was devastated and it took her a long time

to recover. devastate (v), devastating (adj), devastation (n)

1.274 plausible /"plO:z@bl/ (adj) good at sounding honest and sincere, esp. when trying to trick people Matt always had an excuse for being late, but it never sounded very plausible.

plausibility (n), implausible (adj), (im)plausibly (adv)

1.275 superficial /%su:p@"fISl/ (adj) appearing to be true, real or important until you look at it

more carefully When you first meet her, she gives a superficial impression of warmth and friendliness. superficiality (n), superficially (adv)

1.276 vulnerable (to)

/"vVln@r@bl/ (adj)

weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally The little girl looked very vulnerable standing there

on her own. vulnerability (n), vulnerably (adv)

1.277 plague /pleIg/ (n) disease spread by rats that causes fever, swellings on the body and usually death

1.278 cease /si:s/ (v) stop happening or existing

The workers voted to cease their strike only if their demands were satisfied.

1.279 exasperate

/Ig"z&sp@reIt/ (v)

annoy or irritate sb very much

Children often exasperate their parents with all the questions they ask. exasperation (n), exasperated (adj), exasperating (adj)

1.280 pursue /p@"sju:/ (v)

do sth or try to achieve sth over a period of time My son wishes to pursue a career in medicine.

Also: follow or chase sb/sth in order to catch them pursuit (n), pursuer (n)

1.281 fall out (with)

/%fO:l "aUt/ (phr v)

quarrel with sb so that you are no longer friendly with them Do you know why Maggie and Pat have fallen out and don’t speak to each other?

1.282 refuge /"refju:Ù/ (n)

(a place of) safety and protection, shelter from danger We’ve been advised that if the hurricane hits us we should take refuge in the cellar.

refugee (n)

1.283 pack /p&k/ (n)

group of animals that hunt together

Use of English

1.284 mock /mQk/ (adj)

not real Before we take the final examinations at school, our teacher always gives us a mock exam for practice. mock (v), mocking (adj)

1.285 feedback /"fi:db&k/ (n) advice, criticism or information about how good or useful sth is We welcome both positive and negative feedback from our customers.

1.286 float /fl@Ut/ (v)

move in a light way without becoming fixed I’ve had this idea floating around in my mind for some time. Also: move slowly on water or in the air flotation (n)

1.287 seek out /%si:k "aUt/ (phr v) look for and find sb/sth, esp. when this means using a lot of effort In our restaurant, we seek out the best fruits and vegetables for our clients.

1.288 capture /"k&pÍ@(r)/ (v) film/record/paint, etc. sb/sth

In Guernica Picasso captures the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War.

Also: catch a person or an animal and keep them in an enclosed space

1.289 potential /p@"tenSl/ (adj) possible, that can develop into sth or be developed in the future

Before taking any medicine, you should read the potential sideeffects it might have.

potentially (adv)

1.290 benefit /"ben@fIt/ (n) advantage that sth gives you, helpful and useful effect that sth has beneficial (adj), beneficially (adv)

1.291 ease /i:z/ (n)

lack of difficulty Jackie came first in the race with ease, everyone else was far behind her. ease (v), easy (adj), easily (adv)