Words from test 3

1. an area of ground covered in short grass in a garden/yard or park, or used for playing a game on 2. a type of fine cotton or linen cloth used for making clothes

lawn

two weeks

fortnight

1.~sth to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse SYN; worsen 2. ~sb to annoy sb, especially deliberately

aggravate

(used after a preposition) the middle part of sth

midst

very busy; full of activity

hectic

a large land mass that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

subcontinent

1. money, food, etc. that is sent to help countries in difficult situations 2. help that you need to perform a particular task 3. help that is given to a person 4. an object, a machine, etc. that you use to help you do sth

aid

1. ~sth to find an acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other 2.to make people become friends again after an argument or a disagreement 3. to make sb/yourself accept an unpleasant situation because it is not possible to change it

reconcile

1. as is certain to happen 2. as you would expect

inevitably

1. fresh and clean, as if new 2. not developed or changed in any way; left in its original condition

pristine

to become worse

deteriorate

the fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere

influx

1.~sth to keep sth; to continue to have sth 2. ~sth to continue to hold or contain sth 3. if a member of the public rtains sb such as a lawyer, he/she pays money regularly or in advance so the lawyer, etc. will do work for him or her

retain

1. in a way that is very definite and will not be changed 2. in a dull way with very little interest or emotion

flatly

1. a way of organizing sth; a system 2. a situation in which sb tricks you or makes it seem as if you have done sth wrong

set up

1. far away from places where other people live SYN; isolated 2. far away in time SYN; distant 3. [of people] not closely related SYN; distant 4. that you can connect to from far away, using an electronic link 5. ~from sth- very different from sth 6. (of people or their behaviour) not very friendly or interested in other people SYN; aloof, distant 7. not very great SYN; slight

remote

1. quickly and without difficulty SYN: freely 2. in a way that shows you do not object to sth SYN: willingly

readily

1. modern; fashionable 2. having or including the most recent information

up to date

1. ~sth to get sth, especially by making an effort 2. (not used in the progressive tenses) (of rules, system, customs, etc.) to exist SYN: Apply

obtain

1. by everyone 2. everywhere or in every situation

universally

travelling from place to place , especially to find work

itinerant

sth that encourages you to do sth

incentive

a strong feeling of wanting sth/sb [ADJ] feeling or showing that you want sth very much

longing

a temporary job

temping

a person who has the desire and the ability to be very successful in their job or their studies

high-flyer

1. a list of people employed by a company showing the amount of money to be paid to each of them 2. the total amount paid in wages by a company

payroll