Day 4 Article – Wordlist

chaos – B2 a state of total confusion with no order:

- Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads.

prophecy – a statement that says what is going to happen in the future,

especially one that is based on what you believe about a particular matter rather
than existing facts:
- The minister suggested that the dire prophecies of certain leading
environmentalists were somewhat exaggerated.

aberration – formal › a temporary change from the typical or usual way of

behaving:
- In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him.

grasp – C1 to understand something, especially something difficult:

- I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture.

proffer – to offer something by holding it out, or to offer advice or an opinion:

- He shook the warmly proffered hand.

prediction – B2 a statement about what you think will happen in the future:

- Please don't ask me to make any predictions about tomorrow's meeting.

diversity – C1 the fact of many different types of things or people being

included in something:
- Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the
country?

forecast – to say what you expect to happen in the future:

- They forecast a large drop in unemployment over the next two years.

intrinsic – C2 being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person

or thing:
 - works of little intrinsic value/interest

innate – C2 An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one
you have learned:
- Cyril's most impressive quality was his innate goodness.

acquire – B2 to get something:

- He acquired the firm in 2008.
- -I was wearing a newly/recently acquired jacket.

throw sth up (IDEA) – to produce new problems or ideas:

- The meeting threw up some interesting ideas.

legitimize – #formal to make something legal or acceptable:

- The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimize their violent
actions.

sustained – continuing for a long time:

- The president's speech was greeted by sustained applause.

harness – to control something, usually in order to use its power:

- There is a great deal of interest in harnessing wind and waves as new sources
of power.

supplement – C2 to add something to something to make it larger or better:

- He supplements (= adds to) his income by working in a bar in the evening.

undertake – C1 to do or begin to do something, especially something that will

take a long time or be difficult:
- Students are required to undertake simple experiments.
be confined to somewhere/sth – to exist only in a particular area or group of
people:
- We know that the illness is not confined to any one group in society.

resilient – C2 able to quickly return to a previous good condition:

 - This rubber ball is very resilient and immediately springs back into shape.
- She's a resilient girl - she won't be unhappy for long.

emerge – C1 to become known, especially as a result of examining something or

asking questions about it:
- The facts behind the scandal are sure to emerge eventually.

recur – C2 to happen many times or to happen again:

- The theme of freedom recurs throughout her writing.

extrapolate – to guess or think about what might happen using information that
is already known:
- You can't really extrapolate a trend from such a small sample.

sophisticated – B2 clever in a complicated way and therefore able to do

complicated tasks:
- I think a more sophisticated approach is needed to solve this problem.

proximity – #formal C2 the state of being near in space or time:

- The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town
centre.