Words from Test 2

1. to hit sb/sth quickly and lightly 2. if you ... your fingers, feet, etc. you hit them gently against a table, the floor, etc for example to the rhythm of music 3. to make use of a source of energy, knowledge, etc. that already exists 4. to fit a device to a telephone so that sb's calls can be listened to secretly

a statement that is not true; a lie about sth that is not important

1.to make a small supply of sth such as food or money last longer by using only small amounts of it 2. ~a living, etc. to manage to live with very little money

doing everything that you are expected to do; wiling to obey and to show respect

1. to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply through it, usually because you are tired or bored 2. (of a large hole or an empty space) to be very wide and often frightening and difficult to get across

1. the hard central part of a fruit such as an apple, that contains the seeds 2. the central part of an object 3.the most importatnt or central part of sth 4. a small group of people who take part in a particular activity

so that the whole of a thing or a person is affected

a person or business that sells goods to the public

1. ~to do sth- natural ability to do sth well 2. a quality showing the ability to do things in an interesting way that shows imagination

1. a solid figure that is completely round, with every point on its surface at an equal distance from the centre 2. any object that is completely round, for example a ball 3. an area of activity, influence or interest; a particular section of society

1. the amount of time it takes to unload a ship or plane at the end of one journey and load it again for the next one 2.the amount of time it takes to do a piece of work that you have been given and return it 3. a situation in which sth changes from bad to good 4. a complete change in sb's opinion, behaviour, etc

1. a soft light rubber material, full of small holes, that is used for seats, etc 2. a mass of very small air bubbles on the surface of a liquid 3. a chemical substance that forms or produces a soft mass of very small bubbles, used for washing, shaving, or putting out fires VERB to have or produce a mass of small bubbles

1. to have a mass of small bubbles in and around its mouth, especially because it is sick or angry 2. (of a person) to be very angry

1. to throw sth carelessly or without much thought 2. to give up or stop doing sth 3. to leave your boyfriend or girlfriend and stop having a relationship with him or her 4.to throw sth away

[NOUN] in past person who travelled from place to place , seeling or rapairing things [VERB] to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful

1. a small change to sth that improves it 2. a thing that is an improvement on an earlier, similar thing. 3. the process of improving sth or of making sth pure 4. the quality of being polite and well educated and able to judge the quality of things; the state of having the sort of manners that are considered typical of a high social class.

having a useful purpose; acting with a clear aim and with determination

1. designed or organized to achieve a particular purpose, or to be suitable for a particular group of people 2. prepared and ready for sth