VOC 14 Flashcards
uninhabitable (adj) /ˌʌn.ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tə.bəl/
not habitable (= suitable to live in):
If there’s no roof then the house is uninhabitable.
to tear sth down /teər/
to intentionally destroy a building or other structure because it is not being used or it is not wanted any more:
They’re going to tear down the old hospital and build a new one.
to eliminate /iˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/
to remove or take away someone or sth:
A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.
elimination (UN) /iˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
the process of removing sth:
the elimination of disease/pain
their elimination from the competition.
immigrant (CN) /ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrən
a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently:
a large immigrant population
to entitle /ɪnˈtaɪ.təl/
[ALLOW] to give someone the right to do or have sth:
Being unemployed entitle you to free medical treatment.
[+ to infinitive] The employer is entitled to ask for references.
unregulated (adj) /ʌnˈreɡ.jə.leɪ.tɪd/
An unregulated type of business or activity is not controlled and directed by fixed rules or laws:
Parents have the right to expect information to guide them through a growing, yet unregulated market (place).
to cure /kjʊər/
[MAKE WELL]
to make someone with an illness healthy again:
At one time doctors couldn’t cure TB/cure people of TB.
to solve a problem:
The president and his advisors meet this week to discuss how to cure inflation.
scenario (CN) /sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/
[POSSIBLE EVENT] a description of possible actions or events in the future:
There are several possible scenarios.
a horrific/nightmare scenario such as a Third World War.
respone (n) /rɪˈspɒns/
an answer or reaction:
Responses to our advertisement have been disappointing.
Management have granted a ten percent pay rise in response to union pressure.
to impose /ɪmˈpəʊz/
[FORCE] to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received:
Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigrarettes.
unwilling (adj) /ˈwɪl.ɪŋ/
to be willing to do sth
A willing person does their work energetically and enthusiasitcally:
a willing helper
to ration /ˈræʃ.ən/
to limit the amount of a particular thing that someone is allowed to have:
Do you remember when petrol was rationed to five gallons a week?
My children would watch television all day long, but I ration it.
ration (CN) /ˈræʃ.ən/
a limited amount of sth that one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of it available:
During the war, no one was allowed more than their ration of food, clothing and fuel.
ineffective (adj) /ˌɪn.ɪˈfek.tɪv/
not producing the effects or results that are wanted:
They made an ineffective attempt to get the rules changed.
