Pytania i odpowiedzi
Ready For CAE - Unit 8
1.
1 to pull a plant and its roots out of the ground
2 to make someone leave their home for a new place, especially when this is difficult or upsetting:
He rejected the idea of ...-ing himself and moving to America.
uproot
2.
1 to defend or support a law, system, or principle so that it continues to exist
2 if a court ...-s a decision made by another court, it states that the decision was correct:
uphold
3.
1 to remove a leader or government from power, especially by force [= oust]:
2 to get rid of the rules, ideas, or systems of a society
overthrow
4.
to change an order or decision that you think is wrong, using your official power
overrule
5.
to accidentally hear what other people are saying, when they do not know that you have heard
overhear
7.
if a company or organization downsizes, it reduces the number of people it employs in order to reduce costs
downsize
8.
if you ... a change, an unpleasant experience etc, it happens to you or is done to you
- a change/transformation/treatment/surgery/an operation/tests/trials/training
undergo
9.
1 to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work, and start to do it
- task/a project/research/a study etc
2 ... to do something - to promise or agree to do something
undertake