UNIT 10

VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION DEFINITION EXAMPLE

CORE

The gene is passed on to their

genes (n) /dʒiːnz/ ………………………………….
children.

The rate of infection is highest in

infection (n) /ɪnˈfekʃn/ ………………………………….
the north-west of the country.

They work in a laboratory studying

laboratory (n) /ˈlæbrətɔːri/ ………………………………….
growth patterns.

Similar species of fish occur in

species (n) /ˈspiːʃiːz/
Mongolia.

Some frogs produce toxic sub-

substance (n) /ˈsʌbstəns/ ………………………………….
stances in their skin.

Police are investigating what hap-

investigate (v) /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/ ………………………………….
pened.

I want you to observe all the de-

observe (v) /əbˈzɜːrv/ ………………………………….
tails.

You can now measure its length

measure (v) /ˈmeʒər/ ………………………………….
more accurately.

He wanted to experiment more

experiment (v, n) /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ …………………………………. with different textures in his
paintings.

The first step is to define and ana-

analyse (v) /ˈænəlaɪz/ ………………………………….
lyse the problem.

hearing (n) /ˈhɪrɪŋ/ …………………………………. She starting to lose her hearing.

It's important that you have regu-

sight (n) /saɪt/ ………………………………….
lar sight tests.

smell (n, v) /smel/ …………………………………. His breath smelt of garlic.

She heard the sound of footsteps

sound (v, n) /saʊnd/ ………………………………….
outside.

taste (v, n) /teɪst/ …………………………………. The soup has very little taste.

touch (v, n) /tʌtʃ/ …………………………………. I touched him lightly on the arm.

vision (n) /ˈvɪʒn/ …………………………………. Cats have good night vision.

His voice sounded harsh and

metallic (adj) /məˈtælɪk/ ………………………………….
metallic.

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scientific (adj) /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ …………………………………. Her curiosity was purely scientific.

She comes from a very artistic

artistic (adj) /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/ ………………………………….
family.
She is a heroic figure we can all look
heroic (adj) /həˈrəʊɪk/ ………………………………….
up to.
She had a brilliant career in musical
musical (adj) /ˈmjuːzɪkl/ ………………………………….
theatre.
The clothes are available in warm
natural (adj) /ˈnætʃrəl/ ………………………………….
natural colours.
He made a career as an inventor of
inventor (n) /ɪnˈventər/ ………………………………….
quick-selling gadgets.
Always follow the manufacturer's
manufacturer (n) /ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərər/ ………………………………….
instructions.
The printer won't print for some
printer (n) /ˈprɪntər/ ………………………………….
reason.
He worked for a time as an aerobics
instructor (n) /ɪnˈstrʌktər/ ………………………………….
instructor.
Betsy pulled a small tape recorder
recorder (n) /rɪˈkɔːrdər/ ………………………………….
from her purse.
Alex was selected to take the lie
detector (n) /dɪˈtektər/ ………………………………….
detector test.
The game will now have to be
replay (v, n) /ˈriːpleɪ/ ………………………………….
replayed on Tuesday.
Lucy watched his tall figure disap-
disappear (v) /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ ………………………………….
pear into the cafe.
She went upstairs and did not
reappear (v) /ˌriːəˈpɪr/ ………………………………….
reappear until morning.
I replaced the taps and reconnected
reconnect (v) /ˌriːkəˈnekt/ ………………………………….
the water supply.
She wants to be an actress, but her
disapprove (v) /ˌdɪsəˈpruːv/ ………………………………….
parents disapprove.
A whole day's work had to be re-
redo (v) /ˌriːˈduː/ ………………………………….
done.
He has a deep distrust of all modern
distrust (v, n) /dɪsˈtrʌst/ ………………………………….
technology.
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Earbuds are very small headphones

earbuds (n) /ˈɪrbʌd/ ………………………………….
that you wear in your ears.

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 Adjust your language to the age of
adjust (v) /əˈdʒʌst/ ………………………………….
your audience.

Life doesn't always have a fairy-tale

fairytale (n) /ˈferi teɪl/ ………………………………….
ending.

We don't have an endless supply of

endless (adj) /ˈendləs/ ………………………………….
money, you know.

An exoskeleton is a hard outer layer

…………………………………
exoskeleton (n) /ˈeksəʊskelɪtn/ that protects the bodies of certain
.
animals, such as insects.

to my amazement /tuː maɪ To my amazement, he remembered

………………………………….
(phr) əˈmeɪzmənt/ me.

He was fined £11,000 with £10,000

suspended sen- /səˈspendɪd
…………………………………. costs, and given a 12-month sus-
tence (phr) ˈsentəns/
pended sentence.

Aerial photography has revolution-

revolutionize (v) /ˌrevəˈluːʃənaɪz/ ………………………………….
ized the study of archaeology.

Teachers will never be replaced by

replace (v) /rɪˈpleɪs/ ………………………………….
computers in the classroom.

For a while, she lost the use of her

limb (n) /lɪm/ …………………………………
limbs.

The child had a mild heart defect.

defect (n, v) /ˈdiːfekt/ ………………………………… She defected from the party just
days before the election.

The crowd had to stand behind

barrier (n) /ˈbæriər/ …………………………………
barriers.

The diaries contained a detailed

account (n) /əˈkaʊnt/ ………………………………… account of the writer's experiences
in China.

There are good opportunities for

advancement (n) /ədˈvænsmənt/ ………………………………… advancement if you have the right
skills.

A team from the UK were the first to

clone (n) /ˈkləʊn/ …………………………………
successfully clone an animal.

Cubism is a style of modern art in

which an object or person is shown
cubism (n) /ˈkjuːbɪzəm/ ………………………………… as a set of geometric shapes and as if
seen from many different angles at
the same time.

The players disputed the referee's

dispute (v, n) /ˈdɪspjuːt/ …………………………………
decision.

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