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2.1Drop out phr&vMeans If a level or amount drops or if someone or something drops it, it quickly becomes less.Encourage vtMeans If you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it.An entrepreneur ncMeans An entrepreneur is a person who sets up businesses and business deals.Found vtMeans When an institution, company, or organization is founded by someone or by a group of people, they get it started, often by providing the necessary money.Grow up phr&vMeans When people, animals, and plants grow, they increase in size and change physically over a period of time.Inspirie vtMeans If someone or something inspires you to do something new or unusual, they makeyou want to do it.Inspiring adjMeans Something or someone that is inspiring is exciting and makes you feel strongly interested and enthusiasticA semester ncMeans In colleges and universities in some countries, a semester is one of the two main periods into which the year is divided.Successful adjMeans Something that is successful achieves what it was intended to achieve. Someone who is successful achieves what they intended to achieve.2.2A vision ncMeans Your vision of a future situation or society is what you imagine or hope it would be like, if things were very different from the way they are now.Creatively advMeans A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts.A life- changing experience ncMeans Experience is knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity, which you have gained because you have done that job or activity for a long time.A turning point ncMans When you turn or when you turn part of your body, you move your body or part of your body so that it is facing in a different or opposite direction.2.3A bputique ncMeans A boutique is a small shop that sells fashionable clothes, shoes, or jewellery.Drawing nuMeans A drawing is a picture made with a pencil or pen.Enrol viMeans If you enrol or are enrolled at an institution or on a course, you officially join it and pay a fee for it.Enrolment ncMeans Enrolment is the act of enrolling at an institution or on a course.Influence vtMeans Influence is the power to make other people agree with your opinions or do what you want.Launch vtMeans To launch a large and important activity, for example a military attack, means to start it.Modelling nuMeans A model of an object is a physical representation that shows what it looks like or how it works. The model is often smaller than the object it represents.A schedule ncMeans A schedule is a plan that gives a list of events or tasks and the times at which each one should happen or be done.Sewing nuMeans Sewing is the activity of making or mending clothes or other things using a needle and thread.2.5Boom viMeans A boom in something is an increase in its amount, frequency, or success.Donate vtMeans If you donate something to a charity or other organization, you give it to them.Expand vtMeans If something expands or is expanded, it becomes larger.Fame nuMeans If you achieve fame, you become very well-known.Financial adjMeans Financial means relating to or involving money.A founder ncMeans The founder of an institution, organization, or building is the person who got it started or caused it to be built, often by providing the necessary money.A scholarship ncMeans If you get a scholarship to a school or university, your studies are paid for by theschool or university or by some other organization.Set up phr vMeans If you set something up, you create or arrange it.Solar power nuMeans Solar is used to describe things relating to the sun.Solve vtMeans If you solve a problem or a question, you find a solution or an answer to it.Wealth nuMeans ealth is the possession of a large amount of money, property, or other valuable things. You can also refer to a particular person's money or property as their wealth.2.6Affection nuMeans f you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.Brave adjMeans Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does notshow fear in difficult or dangerous situations.A charity ncMeans A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are ill, disabled, or very poor.Compassionate adjMeans If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.A contribution (to society) ncMeans If you make a contribution to something, you do something to help make it successful or to produce it.Homeless adjMeans Homeless people have nowhere to live.Sympathetic adjMeans If you are sympathetic to someone who is in a bad situation, you are kind to them and show that you understand their feelings.2.7A candidate ncMeans A candidate is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job.Criticism nu/ncMeans Criticism is the action of expressing disapproval of something or someone. A criticism is a statement that expresses disapproval.Devote vtMeans If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.Graduate viMeans In Britain, a graduate is a person who has successfully completed a degree at a university or college and has received a certificate that shows this.I nteresting adjMeans If you find something interesting, it attracts your attention, for example because you think it is exciting or unusual.Internationally advMeans International means between or involving different countries.Passionate adjMeans A passionate person has very strong feelings about something or a strong belief in something.A protest ncMeans If you protest against something or about something, you say or show publicly that you object to it. In American English, you usually say that you protest it.Publish vtMeans When a company publishes a book or magazine, it prints copies of it, which are sent to shops to be sold.Social activism nuMeans Social means relating to society or to the way society is organized.Activism is the process of campaigning in public or working for an organization in order to bring about political or social change.A struggle ncMeans If you struggle to do something, you try hard to do it, even though other people or things may be making it difficult for you to succeed.Worthy adjMeans f a person or thing is worthy of something, they deserve it because they have the qualities or abilities required.3.2Build vtIf you build something, you make it by joining things together.A century ncA century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.A decade ncA decade is a period of ten years, especially one that begins with a year ending in 0, for example 1980 to 1989.Rediscover vtIf you rediscover something good or valuable that you had forgotten or lost, you become aware of it again or find it again.A structure ncThe structure of something is the way in which it is made, built, or organized.3.3Ancient adjAncient means belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before theend of the Roman Empire.An attraction ncAttraction is a feeling of liking someone, and often of being sexually interested in them.Attractive adjA person who is attractive is pleasant to look at.A castle ncA castle is a large building with thick, high walls. Castles were built by important people, such as kings, in former times, especially for protection during wars and battles.Enjoyable adjSomething that is enjoyable gives you pleasure.Extraordinary adjIf you describe something or someone as extraordinary, you mean that they have some extremely good or special quality.Fascinating adjIf you describe something as fascinating, you find it very interesting and attractive, and your thoughts tend to concentrate on it.Historical adjHistorical people, situations, or things existed in the past and are considered to be a part of history.Rainfall nuRainfall is the amount of rain that falls in a place during a particular period.Scenery nuThe scenery in a country area is the land, water, or plants that you can see around you.A site ncA site is a piece of ground that is used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens.A variety ncIf something has variety, it consists of things which are different from each other.3.4Agriculture nuAgriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animalsApproximately advAn approximate number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.A business ncBusiness is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.A centre / a center (US) ncA centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.Climate nc/nuThe climate of a place is the general weather conditions that are typical of it.Commercial adjCommercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods.A composition ncWhen you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.A difference ncThe difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other. Economy nc/nuAn economy is the system according to which the money, industry, and trade of a country or region are organized.Latitude nc/nuThe latitude of a place is its distance from the equator.Locate vtIf you locate something or someone, you find out where they are.Manufacturing nuTo manufacture something means to make it in a factory, usually in large quantities.Respectively advRespectively means in the same order as the items that you have just mentioned.Significant adjA significant amount or effect is large enough to be important or affect a situation to a noticeable degree.A similarity ncIf there is a similarity between two or more things, they are similar to each other.Subtropical adjSub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.Temperature nc /nuThe temperature of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is.Tropical adjTropical means belonging to or typical of the tropics.Unemployment nuUnemployment is the fact that people who want jobs cannot get them.3.5A rickshaw ncA rickshaw is a simple vehicle that is used in Asia for carrying passengers. Some rickshaws are pulled by a man who walks or runs in front.Slightly advSlightly means to some degree but not to a very large degree.A subway ncA subway is an underground railway.Average adjAn average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.Ethnic adjEthics are moral beliefs and rules about right and wrong.Labour/ labor(US) nuLabour is very hard work, usually physical work.A majority ncThe majority of people or things in a group is more than half of them.Median adjThe median value of a set of values is the middle one when they are arranged in order. For example, if a group of five students take a test and their marks are 5, 7, 7, 8, and 10, the median mark is 7.A rate ncThe rate at which something happens is the speed with which it happens.3.8An exhibition ncAn exhibition is a public event at which pictures, sculptures, or other objects of interest are displayed, for example at a museum or art gallery.A ferry ncA ferry is a boat that transports passengers and sometimes also vehicles, usually across rivers or short stretches of sea.Indoors advIf something happens indoors, it happens inside a building.Journalism nuJournalism is the job of collecting news and writing about it for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.Outdoors advIf something happens outdoors, it happens outside in the fresh air rather than in abuilding.4.1Diverse adjIf a group or range of things is diverse, it is made up of a wide variety of things.A migrant ncA migrant is a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work.Multicultural adjMulticultural means consisting of or relating to people of many different nationalities and cultures.Multiculturalism nuMulticulturalism is a situation in which all the different cultural or racial groups in a society have equal rights and opportunities, and none is ignored or regarded as unimportant.National adjNational means relating to the whole of a country or nation rather than to part of it or to other nations.Official adjOfficial means approved by the government or by someone in authority.Regional adjRegional is used to describe things which relate to a particular area of a country or of the world.Vast adjSomething that is vast is extremely large.4.2Flavour nc/nuIf something is orange flavour or beef flavour, it is made to taste of orange or beef.A cuisine ncThe cuisine of a country or district is the style of cooking that is characteristic of that place.Cantonese adjCantonese means belonging or relating to the Chinese city of Guangzhou and the province of Guangdong.A dish ncA dish is a shallow container with a wide uncovered top. You eat and serve food from dishes and cook food in them.Indonesian adjIndonesian means belonging or relating to Indonesia, or to its people or culture.Italian adjItalian means belonging or relating to Italy, or to its people, language, or culture.Korean adjKorean means belonging or relating to North or South Korea, or to their people, language, or culture.Lebanese adjLebanese means belonging or relating to Lebanon, or to its people or culture.Middle eastern adjMiddle Eastern means relating to the Middle East.Thai adjThai means belonging or relating to Thailand, or to its people, language, or culture.Vietnamese adj4.4Complicated adjIf you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.Demand vtIf you demand something such as information or action, you ask for it in a very forceful way.A household ncA household is all the people in a family or group who live together in a house.An ingredient ncIngredients are the things that are used to make something, especially all the different foods you use when you are cooking a particular dish.Muslim ncA Muslim is someone who believes in Islam and lives according to its rules.Remadan nuRamadan is the ninth month of the Muslim year, when Muslims do not eat between the rising and setting of the sun. During Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the fact that it was in this month that God first revealed the words of the Quran to Mohammed.Pride nuPride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good.Religious adjYou use religious to describe things that are connected with religion or with one particularTranslate vtIf something that someone has said or written is translated from one language into another, it is said or written again in the second language.Unique adjSomething that is unique is the only one of its kind.4.5An aim ncThe aim of something that you do is the purpose for which you do it or the result that it isintended to achieve.Connect vtIf something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.Encourage vtIf you encourage someone, you give them confidence, for example by letting them know that what they are doing is good and telling them that they should continue to do it.Form vtWhen a particular shape forms or is formed, people or things move or are arranged so that this shape is made.A link ncIf there is a link between two things or situations, there is a relationship between them, for example because one thing causes or affects the other.Migration nuIf people migrate, they move from one place to another, especially in order to find work or to live somewhere for a short time.A recipe ncA recipe is a list of ingredients and a set of instructions that tell you how to cook something.Sociallising / socializing (us) nuIf you socialize, you meet other people socially, for example at parties.A street market ncSuburban adjSuburban means relating to a suburb.Traditional adjTraditional customs, beliefs, or methods are ones that have existed for a long time without changing.4.6Memorable adjSomething that is memorable is worth remembering or likely to be remembered, because it is special or very enjoyable.4.7The inner city nYou use inner city to refer to the areas in or near the centre of a large city where people live and where there are often social and economic problems.Local adjLocal means existing in or belonging to the area where you live, or to the area that you are talking about.A pedestrian ncA pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town or city, rather than travelling in a vehicle.A shopping mall ncA shopping mall is a specially built covered area containing shops and restaurants which people can walk between, and where cars are not allowed.A suburb ncA suburb of a city or large town is a smaller area which is part of the city or large town but is outside its centre.。