Unit 9 - Pages 114-115

Word IPA Meaning Category Example

Cosmopolitan /ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən/ Related to the Adjective Is Colombia a cosmopolitan

whole word or a city?
great part of it

Bustling /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/ Full of people, Adjective It was a bustling street, there

busy, lively was always an ongoing
event.

Crackdown /ˈkrækdaʊn/ Severe law Noun There was a crackdown on

enforcement, to drug trafficking.
punish strongly or
harshly

Cutback /ˈkʌtbæk/ A reduction in rate Noun Due to the pandemic, the

or quantity company had to do lots of
cutbacks.

Outcry /ˈaʊtkraɪ/ A strong public Noun There have been a lot of

expression of outcries in our country
protest or anger because of violence.