VOC 13

Question 1

graphically (adv) /ˈɡrafɪkli/

Answer 1

by means of a visual image

Our design is represented graphically in Figure 1”

Question 2

equivalent (adj) /ɪˈkwɪv(ə)l(ə)nt/

Answer 2

(equivalent to) having the same or a similar effect as:

Some regulations are equivalent to censorship.

Question 3

cutting - edge (adj) [before noun] /ˌkʌt.ɪŋˈedʒ/

Answer 3

Highly advanced; innovative or pioneering

Question 4

cutting edge (n)

Answer 4

The lastest or most advanced stage in the development of sth:

researchers at the cutting edge of molecular biology.

Question 5

vegetarian (n) /vɛdʒɪˈtɛːrɪən/

Answer 5

a person who does not eat meat or fish, and sometimes other ananimal products, especially for moral, religious or health reasons.

Question 6

tasty (adj) /ˈteɪ.sti/

Answer 6

tasty food has a strong and very pleasant flavour:

This soup is very tasty.

Question 7

experimental (adj) /ɪkˌsper.ɪˈmen.təl/

Answer 7

relating to tests, especially scientific ones:

The drug is still at the experimental stage (= is still being tested)

Question 8

experiment (n) /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/

Answer 8

a test done in order to learn sth or to discover if sth works or is true:

Some people believe that experiments on animals should be banned.

Question 9

embargo (CN) /ɪmˈbɑː.ɡəʊ/

Answer 9

an order to temporarily stop sth, especially trading or giving information:

They have put an embargo on imports of clothing.

Question 10

to wrack (also rack)

Answer 10

to cause extreme pain, anguish, or distress to:

He was racked with guilt.

Question 11

to telecommute /ˈtelɪkəˌmjuːt/

Answer 11

to work for an organization from your home and communicate with the main office and customers,etc. by phone or email:

Allowing staff to telecommute can give small firms a valuable competitive advantage.

Question 12

to devastate /ˈdev.ə.steɪt/

Answer 12

• to destroy a place or thing completely or cause great damage.
• to make someone feel very shocked and upset.

Question 13

to harvest (n) /ˈhɑː.vɪst/

Answer 13

the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops that are cut and collected:

the grain/potato/grape harvest

Question 14

to announce /əˈnaʊns/

Answer 14

• to make sth known or tell people about sth officially:

They announced the winner of the competition to an excited audience.

• to show that sth is going to happen:

The first few leaves in the gutter announced the beginning of autumn

Question 15

drought (N) /draʊt/

Answer 15

a long period when there is little or no rain:

This year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops

Question 16

acre (CN) /ˈeɪ.kər/

Answer 16

a unit for measuring area, equal to 4,047 square metres or 4,840 square yards:

He’s got 400 acres of land in Russia

Question 17

acreage (N) /ˈeɪ.kər.ɪdʒ/

Answer 17

What acreage is (= how big is) her estate?

Question 18

estate (N) /ɪˈsteɪt/

Answer 18

a large area of land in the country that is owned by a family or an organization and is often used for growing crops or raising animals:

It’s a typical country estate with a large house for the owner, farm buildings, and estate worker’s houses

Question 19

to decree /dɪˈkriː/

Answer 19

to officially decide or order that sth must happen:

They decreed an end to discrimination on grounds of age.

Question 20

discrimination (UN) /dɪˌskrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Answer 20

treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, sex, sexuality, etc.

racial/sex/age discrimination