Unit

overview Level 16-Upper Advanced Unit 3

Creative thinking

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Phonetic spelling Part of speech Translation / definition

[UK]ˈ lætərəl [US] connected with the side of sth or with

lateral adj.
ˈ lætərəl movement to the side

[UK]əˌ səʊ ʃiˈ eɪʃn an idea or a memory that is suggested by

association noun
[US]əˌ soʊ ʃiˈ eɪʃn sb/sth; a mental connection between ideas

[UK]kəˈ nekʃn
connection noun something that connects two facts, ideas, etc.
[US]kəˈ nekʃn

[UK]ɔː lˈ tɜː nətɪv different from the usual or traditional way in

alternative adj.
[US]ɔː lˈ tɜː rnətɪv which sth is done

[UK]ˈ dʒenəreɪt [US]

generate verb to produce or create sth
ˈ dʒenəreɪt

[UK]ˈ lɒdʒɪk [US]

logic noun a way of thinking or explaining sth
ˈ lɑː dʒɪk

[UK]ˌ ɪndəˈ rekt [US] happening not as the main aim, cause or result
indirect adj.
ˌ ɪndəˈ rekt of a particular action, but in addition to it

[UK]tekˈ niː k [US]tek a particular way of doing sth, especially one in

technique noun
ˈ niː k which you have to learn special skills

show or make a connection between two or

relate [UK]rɪˈ leɪt [US]rɪˈ leɪt verb
more things

[UK]ˈ stɪmjuleɪt [US]

stimulate verb to make a part of the body function
ˈ stɪmjuleɪt

[UK]aɪˈ dentɪkl
identical adj. similar in every detail
[US]aɪˈ dentɪkl

[UK]aɪˈ kɒnɪk [US]aɪ

iconic adj. acting as a sign or symbol of sth
ˈ kɑː nɪk

[UK]nəʊ ˈ tɔː riəs

notorious adj. well known for being bad
[US]noʊ ˈ tɔː riəs

to make a determined effort to deal with a

tackle [UK]ˈ tækl [US]ˈ tækl verb
difficult problem or situation

[UK]ˈ daɪəɡræm [US] a simple drawing using lines to explain where

diagram noun
ˈ daɪəɡræm sth is, how sth works, etc

[UK]pəˈ mɪsəbl acceptable according to the law or a particular

permissible adj.
[US]pərˈ mɪsəbl set of rules

[UK]əˈ priː ʃətɪv

appreciative adj. feeling or showing that you are grateful for sth
[US]əˈ priː ʃətɪv

[UK]ˈ kɒmpərəbl
comparable adj. similar to sb/sth else and able to be compared
[US]ˈ kɑː mpərəbl

pole [UK]pəʊ l [US]poʊ l noun either of two opposite or contrasting extremes

[UK]rɪˈ zembləns
resemblance noun the fact of being or looking similar to sb/sth
[US]rɪˈ zembləns

[UK]ɡrəˈ fiː ti [US]ɡrə drawings or writing on a wall, etc. in a public

graffiti noun
ˈ fiː ti place

[UK]ˈ vɪʒuəlaɪz [US]

visualize verb to form a picture of sb/sth in your mind
ˈ vɪʒuəlaɪz

a style and movement in early 20th century art

[UK]ˈ kjuː bɪzəm [US] in which objects and people are represented as
cubism noun
ˈ kjuː bɪzəm geometric shapes, often shown from many
different angles at the same time

a picture or design that is marked permanently

[UK]təˈ tuː [US]tæ on a person's skin by making small holes in the
tattoo noun
ˈ tuː skin with a needle and filling them with
coloured ink
pivotal [UK]ˈ pɪvətl [US] adj. of great importance because other things
ˈ pɪvətl depend on it

a style in painting developed in France in the

[UK]ɪmˈ preʃənɪzəm late 19th century that uses colour to show the
Impressionism noun
[US]ɪmˈ preʃənɪzəm effects of light on things and to suggest
atmosphere rather than showing exact details

[UK]ˌ mɪsˈ nəʊ mə(r) a name or a word that is not appropriate or

misnomer noun
[US]ˌ mɪsˈ noʊ mər accurate

the hole that is made in your ear, nose or some

[UK]ˈ pɪəsɪŋ [US]
piercing noun other part of your body so that you can wear
ˈ pɪrsɪŋ
jewellery there