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Glossary
abortion əˈbɔrʃn
n an operation on a pregnant woman so that she will not have
a baby actor
æktərn a person who acts on the stage, on television or in
À lms.
against əˈgɛnst
n touching or leaning on sbsth for support
argument
ˈargyumənt: n an angry
discussion between two or more people who disagree with each other
ban
bæn v: to prohibit especially by legal means ban discrimination; also
: to prohibit the use, performance, or distribution of ban a book; ban a pesticide
biodiversity
baɪəʊdaɪˈvɜ:sɪti n: biological diversity in an environment as
indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals
catastrophe
ˈkə:tæstrəfi n: a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction
or many people are injured or die chorus
kɔ:rəs n : a part of asong that is sung after each verse.
climate
ˈklaɪmɪt n: the average course or condition of the weather at a place
usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and
precipitation clone
kləʊn ɳ: to make an exact copy of an animal or plant by taking a cell rom it
and developing it arti À cially
excerpt eksɜ:pt ɳ a passage or extract
from abook, À lm, plece of music, etc.
exciting ɪkˈsaɪ̺ ɪŋ
adj causing strong feelings of pleasure and interest that’s very
exciting news fate
feɪt n: force predetermining events
fragile ˈfrædʒaɪl adj: easy to break,
damage, or harm, usually because delicate or brittle
fragrance
ˈfreɪgrəns n: a pleasant smell
genetic engineering dʒənetik,
endʒɪˈnɪərɪn n the delioberate changing
of inherited features by altering the structure or position of individual genes.
gender ˈdʒendə n: the sex of a person
or organism, or of a whole category of people or organisms
global warming
̩gləʊbl ˈwɔ:mɪŋ n: an increase in the world’s temperatures,
believed to be caused in part by the greenhouse effect and depletion of the
ozone layer hail
heɪl n: frozen rain that falls in small hard balls
harmful
ˈhɑ:mfʊl adj: causing damage or injury
horrible
ˈhɒrəbl adj: very bad, very unpleasant, or caused by anxiety or fear
about something bad incite
ɪnˈsaɪt v: to stir up feelings in or provoke action by somebody
instruction
ɪnˈstrʌkʃn n teaching or being taught: we offer instructions in all
styles of dance issue
ˈɪʃu: n: a topic for discussion or of general concern
judge
dʒʌdʒ n to act as a judge in court of law he said it was the hardest case
he had ever had to judge judgement
ˈdʒʌdʒmənt n the ability to form sensible opinions or to make wise
decisions lesson
ˈlɛsn n a period of time when you learn or teach sth, ussualy not in
school she teaches piano lesson legalise
ˈlɪˈgəlaɪz v: to make an activity legal by making or changing a law
lofty
ˈlɒfti adj: behaving in a falsely superior or haughty manner
metaphor ˈmetəfə
n the imaginatif use of word or pharese to describe somebody
something as another object in order to show that they have the same qualities and
to make the description more forceful. motive
ˈməʊtɪv n: the reason for doing something or behaving in a particular way
neglect
nɪˈglekt n: the failure to give proper care or attention to somebody or
something