Vocabulary – unit 5

Official ambassador – a diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign

government as a resident representative of his or her own government.
Commute to work – a journey you take from home to work and back again
Create a vacancy – a job that no one is doing and is available for someone new to apply (do)
Do an apprenticeship – learn a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed
period at low wages.
Pay packet of – the money that a person usually earns
Perk – cheer up
Recruit – enlist someone in the armed forces
Retail – the sale of goods to the public in relatively small quantities for use or consumption
rather than for resale.
Work freelance –an independent laborer who earns wages on a per-job or per-task basis, short-
term work.
Workforce – employees (people available for work)
Neglect – fail to care properly
Primary breadwinner – the primary earner in a house hold
Quarrel – heated argument or disagreement
Spoilt brat – children who have behavior problems from being overindulged by their parents
Gradual decline - drop in the number of
Marked increase – sharp rise in sth
Sharp drop – rapid decline in sth
Steady rise in – growing number of sth
Embarked on – to begin
Be immersed in sth – become completely involved in it
Dull – lacking interest or excitement
Fortunate – lucky
Indigenous culture – not moved from its homeland –(староседелци)
Phenomenon – event, fact, circumstance
Provide reassurance – something that is said or done to make someone feel less afraid, upset
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Authentic – not a copy, genuine
Authenticate – prove or show something to be true, genuine or valid
Be taken in – to be fooled
Digital alteration – if the original scene has been changed significantly
Disguise – give a different identity in order to conceal one’s identity
Distort – hide the truth ab sth
Far-fetched – unlikely and unconvincing
Solemn promise – promise that you make in a very formal, sincere way
Puzzled by something – to baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem
or matter
Sombre – dark or dull in color or tone
Take something with a pinch of salt – believe only part of something
Enigma – person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand
Grant – agree or admit
Ill-advised – not sensible, wise or prudent
Ill-timed – done at an inappropriate time
Orphan – a child whose parents are dead
Streetwise – having the knowledge and experience to deal with difficulties or dangers life in an
urban environment
Sinister – giving the impression that sth harmful or evil is happening or will happen
Unattainable – not be able to be reached or achieved
Vital – absolutely necessary, essential