Vocabulary

​Unit 1

​- archaeologist: She wanted to be an archaeologist and took part in several digs in her youth.

- veterinarian: ​The veterinarian said my cat needs more calcium.

- heritage: The city has been designated a world heritage site.

- tenacity: These groups guarded the limited powers they each respectively possessed with fierce tenacity.

- tolerance​: My father never showed much tolerance towards us children.

Unit 2

- malicious: He complained that he'd been receiving malicious phone calls.

- relinquish: She relinquished control of the family investments to her son.

- seismograph​: In spite of seismographs and explosions underground, every oil company spends at least £1 million on average on each drill that is sunk.

- rationale: I don’t understand your rationale.

- monograph: The monograph is presented in four sections plus an introduction and conclusion.

Unit 3

​- pristine: The pristine seas I used to dream of as a child are becoming harder and harder to find.

- decipher: We need to decipher the script to answer that question.

- fervently: Let us pray frequently and fervently.

- budget: The US is the country with the largest defense budget.

- lapse​: Try not to lapse into a style that reflects indifference.

​Unit 4

​- vanishing: They expressed concern about the city's current budget crisis and its vanishing work force.

- astonished: The doctors were astonished at the speed of her recovery.

- engrossed: I was so engrossed in reading that I forgot my homework.

- anecdote: My sister gave me a rather nice anecdote on this.

- gossip​: This is no time for gossip.

​Unit 5

​- infant​: Jenny is a top-year infant now.

- exaggerated: Red curtains and exaggerated underlighting transformed the old opera house.

- divorce​: I'm sure my views on marriage are coloured by my parents' divorce.

- pass up: I can't believe she passed up the chance to go to South America.

- drop by​: Drop by and pick up that book sometime.

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