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GLOSSARY
acid NOUN
a chemical, usually a liquid, that can burn your skin and cause damage to other substances
alive ADJECTIVE
continuing to exist or function
antenna (antennae or antennas) NOUN
a piece of equipment that sends and receives television or radio signals
army NOUN
a large group of soldiers who are trained to fight battles on land
basic ADJECTIVE
simple and not having many different functions or special features
battery NOUN
an object that provides electricity for things such as radios, or for computer systems if the main power system fails
beggar NOUN
someone who lives by asking people for money or food
benefit
for the benefit of someone in order to help someone improve their life
bible NOUN
the sacred book of the Christian religion
blind ADJECTIVE
unable to see the blind people who are blind
block NOUN
a large, solid piece of a substance that has straight sides
career NOUN
a job that you do for a long time, or the years of your life that you spend working
case NOUN
a trial in a court at which people decide whether someone is guilty of a crime
chief NOUN
the leader of a group
church NOUN
a building where Christians go to pray
code NOUN
a secret way to replace the words in a message with other words or symbols, so that some people will not understand the message
collide VERB
to crash into another person or vehicle
community NOUN
a group of people who live in a particular area
contribution NOUN
something you do that helps achieve something or helps make it successful
court
to take someone to court to take legal action against someone
creative ADJECTIVE
good at having new ideas
cruel ADJECTIVE
deliberately making people suffer
curious ADJECTIVE
wanting to know more about something or about things in general
damp ADJECTIVE
having slight moisture in the air or on the walls
dash NOUN
a short, straight, horizontal line that you use in writing
deaf ADJECTIVE
unable to hear
debt NOUN
an amount of money that you owe someone
depend on PHRASAL VERB
to need someone or something in order to do something
depression NOUN
a time when there is very little economic activity so that a lot of people do not have jobs
destroy VERB
to cause so much damage to something that it cannot be used any longer, or does not exist any longer
discovery NOUN
something that someone finds or becomes aware of that no one knew about before
dot NOUN
a very small round mark, like the one on the letter ‘i’ or in the names of websites
earn VERB
to receive money for work that you do
electrical engineering UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
the job or activity of designing and building electrical devices
entertainment UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
plays, films and shows that people watch for pleasure
exhibition NOUN
a public event where art or interesting objects are shown
experiment NOUN
a scientific test that you do in order to discover what happens to something
feather NOUN
one of the light soft things that cover a bird’s body
fire VERB
to shoot a gun or a bullet
goldsmith NOUN
someone whose job is making jewellery and other objects using gold
grain NOUN
a single seed from a particular crop
guilder NOUN
a unit of money that was used in the Netherlands in the past
gun NOUN
a weapon that shoots bullets
harness NOUN
a set of straps that fits around an animal, for example to attach a piece of equipment to it
hobby NOUN
an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time
honorary ADJECTIVE
having a title as a mark of respect, rather than qualifying for it in the normal way
honour NOUN
a special award that is given to someone
illness NOUN
a particular disease or a period of bad health
image NOUN
a picture of someone or something
infected ADJECTIVE
affected by germs or bacteria
inspiration UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
a fee...
