Vocabulary Practice: Vowels Rule!!!

Will all these clues, can you guess the words?

adapt
(v) to change or get changed in order to be successful in
a new environment

ban (v) to say officially that something can’t / mustn’t be done.

trap (v) to catch an animal using some special equipment

establish
(v) to form, to start a company, system or organization
that is intended to exist for a long time.

defeat (n) failure to win in a game / match / battle

ultimate (adj) final and most important (goal, aim, objective…)

satisfaction
(n) a feeling of happiness or pleasure because you have
achieved something or got what you wanted

unify (v) to unite, to combine forces into a single unit

current (adj) present, happening or existing now

crucial (adj) extremely important

mature (v) to become fully grown or developed.

pursuit (n) when someone tries to get, achieve, or find something

in a determined way

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isolated
(adj) remote, far away from other places / feeling alone,
unable to speak to other people

diverse (adj) of many kinds and very different to each other

(adj) involving everyone in the world or in a particular

universal group / true or suitable to everyone

spoil (v) to ruin, to damage or to make something no longer

attractive, useful or enjoyable.

inevitably (adv) saying something is certain to happen or cannot be

avoided

identity (n) the qualities that a person or group of people have,

that make them different from other people

incentive (n) motivation, something that encourages you to work

harder, start a new activity

eager (adj) very keen and excited about something that is going
to happen or about something you want to do

leisure (n) free time when you are not working or studying and
can relax and do things you enjoy

chemical (adj) a substance produced or used in chemistry

fade (v) to lose color and brightness and disappear over time

compel (v) to force somebody to do something

denote (v) to indicate, to represent or to be a sign of something

p ro m o t e (v) to encourage, to help something develop or increase