Defendant(s) (n): A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law, the

person being sued or accused

Ex: During the trial the prosecutor questioned the five [] about the means they used
in order to transmit the data to the general public. (DEFEND)
unlawful (adj): not allowed by law
Ex: According to the judge, Brian Davidson, ‘although this kind of file-sharing
constitutes a(n) [] action, we can only accuse these five men of assisting in making
copyright content available to the public and not of creating the whole network’.
(LAW)
overrule (v): to decide against a decision that has already been made.
Ex: After that, an objection was raised by the legal counsel = one or more of the
lawyers taking part in a legal case for a music company but it was [] by the judge
since as he stated ‘in the same way all the members of that specific downloading site
are considered criminals and should be brought to court.
early Not to mention the simultaneous disappearance of the Egyptian kingdom following
settlements the building of the great pyramids, together with hundreds of [] settlements in the
Holy Land.
Struck In 2001, satellite images of southern Iraq revealed what appears to be a relatively
with recent 3km-wide impact crater, suggesting that the Middle East was [] by a meteor
which blasted the area [] the violence of hundreds of H-bombs
Annihilate (v): to destroy something completely so that nothing is left.
Corruption Ex: Around 3600 years ago, settlements on the volcanic Mediterranean island of
Thera were annihilated by a titanic [].
civilization Ex: The aftermath, which included a large tsunami, is believed to have triggered the
collapse of the famed Minoan [] on Crete.
end Ex: Many researchers believe the civilization of Atlantis met its [] around 12,000 years
ago.
Turn Ex: Accounts of a catastrophic flood that devastated the whole world [] up in the
ancient mythology of many [] cultures, from Mexico to China.
melting Ex: They may all be references to the devastation caused by the 100-meter rise in sea-
level that followed the [] of the ice sheets around 10,000 years ago.
burst Ex: Geological studies suggest the Mediterranean [] through into the Black Sea,
inundating the whole area.
Inconspicuous (adj): not easily or quickly noticed or seen, or not attracting attention
= keep a low Ex: At parties, he always stands in a corner and tries to look [].
profile
flamboyant very confident in your behaviour, and liking to be noticed by other people,
for example because of the way you dress, talk, etc.:
Ex: The writer’s [] lifestyle was well-known.
handy (adj): useful or convenient
Ex: First-time visitors to France will find this guide particularly [].
exodus (n): the movement of a lot of people from a place
Ex: There has been a mass [] of workers from the villages to the towns.
trace (v): to find someone or st that was lost
Ex: Attempts to [] the whereabouts of a man seem leaving the scene of the crime
have so far been unsuccessful.
disclose (v): to make secret or new information known
 Ex: They [] her name to the press.
outflow (n): the amount of money that leaves a company, industry, or country during a
particular period.
Ex: There is a substantial [] of funds from Britain estimated, according to a
confidential report, to be about 1 billion dollars annually.
reclaimed (adj): to make land, such as desert or areas covered by water suitable for farming or
building.
Ex: Large areas of land will be [] for a new airport.
Accommodate (v): provide sb with st
= provide Ex: It was very kind of you to [] us with the tickets of our journey.
intransigent (adj): refusing to change your opinions or behaviour
Ex: He can be [] and pig-headed at times
Ex: It is an [] fact that .....
Interest sb Ex: Religion and politics interest him almost [].
almost equally
Claim expenses (v): claim back costs that they have personally paid for in relation to their work on
from behalf of their employer.
Ex: Our salesmen normally [] their travel expenses from company.
Take-over bid (n): an offer or attempt to take control of a company by buying enough of its shares to
do this, or the amount of money offered.
Ex: A property company was making a take-over [] for the supermarket site
skirt (v): to go around the edge of st
Ex: The train [] the bay and then turned inland for twenty miles.
entrust (v): to give someone a thing or a duty for which they are responsible.
Ex: I’m not keen on [] control of the project to a relative newcomer.
No great (phr):
admirer Ex: Our party chairman is [] great admirer of the Prime Minister.
Make do (phr): if you make do st, you use or have it instead of st else that you do not have,
although it is not as good
Ex: I’m afraid we haven’t got a spare bed. Can you [] with a mattress on the floor?
On receipt of (n): nhan duoc
Ex: [] receipt of your instructions, I immediately sent a telex message to Algeria.
brainchild (n): dua con de
Ex: The Antarctic Ice Marathon was the [] of Richard Donovan, whose company, Polar
Running Adventures, gives runners the opportunity to [] in a race (CHILD)
partake (v): to become involved with or take part in st

Entrant(s) (n): nguoi tham gia

Ex: Last year, there were some 34 participants in the race, and this time, the number
of [] is expected to be higher still; such has been the level of interest shown by
members of the public, amateur and professional athletes and the media alike.
Agreeable (adj): pleasant or pleasing
notion Ex: But, while the prospect of being part of as unique an experience as the Antarctic
Ice Marathon is, seems, on the face of it, a rather [] notion.
improbability (n): the quality of not being likely to happen or be true
Ex: I had to laugh at the [] of the situation (probable)
Zero visibility (n): the condition when someone is literally unable to see anything due to dark
weather, fog and smoke.
Ex: We were so deep under the ocean that we had zero [] (VISIBLE)
like Ex: In the age before the motor car, what was travelling in London []?
speed Ex: It is virtually the same [] that they would have travelled at in a horse and carriage
a century ago.
breathing Ex: Today, exhaust fumes create dangerous smogs that cause [] problems for a great
many pp.
if Ex: Such problems could be reduced [] many of us avoided jams by using bicycles or
taking a brisk walk to school or work.
mechanism (n): a way of doing st
Ex: Language is thought to be a(n) [] for transmitting the information without
thoughts.
transformations Ex: Most people will accurately convey the [] of the passage in the sentences they
produce, but will not come close to repeating the sentences verbatim. It appears that
two [] are occurring.