UNIT 4 | ||
scheduled | |ˈʃɛdjuːld| | planned to happen at a particular time |
self-improvement | /ˌself ɪmˈpruːvmənt/ | the activity of learning new things on your own that make you a more skilled person |
self-poison | /ˌself ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/ | the act of spoiling a situation by making it very unpleasant on your own |
semi-sacred | /ˈsemɪˈseɪkrɪd/ | holy and deserving respect; considered too important to be changed |
sophisticated | /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/ | having a good understanding of the way people behave and/or a good knowledge of culture and fashion |
suggest | /səˈdʒest/ | to give an idea to other people |
switch off | /swɪtʃ ɒf/ | turn off |
transform | /trænsˈfɔːm/ | to change completely the appearance or character of something or someone |
wind up | /ˈwaɪndˌʌp/ | to end something |
UNIT 5 | ||
adopt | /əˈdɒpt/ | to accept or start to use something new |
advertise | /ˈædvətaɪz/ | to make something known generally or in public, especially in order to sell it |
allow | /əˈlaʊ/ | to give permission for someone to do something |
approve | /əˈpruːv/ | to accept, allow, or officially agree to something |
confidence | /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ | the quality of being certain of your abilities |
constantly | /ˈkɒnstəntli/ | all the time or often |
current | /ˈkʌrənt/ | of the present time |
deliver | /dɪˈlɪvə(r)/ | to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work |