Final Vocabulary

(n) electronic devices such as televisions, computers and smartphones bought by individual customers rather than by businesses

(p.v) to move things or people into different positions

(p.v) to put on different or clean clothes

opposite: change into

(p.v) to stop doing or having something; to make something end

(p.v) to repair and decorate a house, etc.

(p.v) (of a person) to become very weak or ill and die

(p.v) to put information into a computer using a keyboard

(p.v) to change somebody/something into somebody/something

= turn into

(p.v) to change the order or arrangement of a group of things, especially by mistake or in a way that you do not want

(p.v) to turn a light, machine, etc. off/on by pressing a button or switch

(p.v) to defeat somebody easily in a game or competition

(p.v) to use or try a machine, substance, idea, etc. to find out how well it works or to find out more information about it

(p.v) to use all of something so that there is none left

(p.v) to become, or make something become, thin or no longer able to be used, usually because it has been used too much

people cannot change their character, especially if they have a bad character

any of the things in a house or flat that make living there easier and more comfortable

to change what people expect from a situation, especially by acting in a dramatic and original way

to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes

your attitude towards something changes, usually making you feel more friendly, helpful, etc.

to be very familiar with somebody/something

= know somebody/something like the back of your hand

to waste time creating something that already exists and works well

to refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong

a set of tools or skills that are necessary for a particular kind of job or work

to change your way of life to become a better, more responsible person

(p.v) to prepare a second copy of a file, program, etc. that can be used if the main one fails or needs extra support

(n) a set of instructions or rules used to solve a problem or perform a task, often used in programming.

(v) to do something quickly or without proper attention to detail in order to save time, effort or money

(n) a point of entry or beginning; a level or point at which something changes

(n) the process of renovating and improving a neighborhood or area, often resulting in higher property values and the displacement of lower-income residents

=> gentrify (v)

(adj) being an integral or inherent part of a system or process

(adj) persuasive, clear, and effective in presenting an argument or idea

=> cogently (adv)

=> cogency (n)

(n) a determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome; a limit, boundary

(adj) describing a tumor or growth that is cancerous

opp: non-malignant

(of people) evil, ill-intentioned

=> malignancy (n)

(n) a disgusting or corrupt place or situation

= cesspit

(v phr.) to take a cautious approach in a situation where there is uncertainty or risk

(n) preference towards a particular perspective or point of view, often resulting in unfair treatment or judgment

=> biased (a)

(n) the act of crossing a street in a reckless or illegal manner, typically not at a designated crossing or intersection

(v) (of negative feelings) to worsen and become more intense due to neglect and indifference.

(of a wound) to become worse, rot

=> festering (n)

(adj) possessing information about many subjects or intensively about one subject

=> encyclopedically (adv)

(adj) inflicting violent control over a minority or subordinate group

=> oppressed (a)

=> oppression (n)

=> oppressively (adv)

=> oppressiveness (n)

(adv) instead of, in place of

(v) to send (usually people) back to their country of origin.

=> repatriation (n)

(n) long lasting impacts left by a certain event, action, person

(v) to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully

=> plunderer (n)

(adj) dignified, magnificent, fit for royalty

(v) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way

(n) domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

(adj) (of clothes & styles) flashy, colorful

=> garishly (adv)

(adj) consisting of parts all of the same kind

=> homogeneity (n)

(expr.) when conditions are right for change to take place

a large or excessive amount of (something) (see also: a myriad of)

(n) difficult economic conditions created by government measures to reduce a budget deficit

(v) to agree with, resonate with

(adj) feeling or showing little emotion

=> apathetically (adv)

=> apathy (n)

(adj) open-minded, non-judgmental

(adj) be demoted to a lower position/rank

=> relegation (n)

(n) evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.

=> ethnocentric (a)

(v) to deprive a minority of the right to vote (passive)

(for sth) (n) something that brings about a change in something else

(n) the process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time

(v) to make less severe, reduce the negative impact of something

=> mitigating (a)

=> mitigation (n)

(n) a value much greater or much less than the average in a data set / an exception

(n) an indication or sign of a condition

=> manifest (v)

=> manifest (a): clear

(n) the means of supporting oneself

(v) deliberately make something difficult to understand

=> obfuscation (n)

(n) a very large number

(v) to turn away (one's gaze/look) (v) to prevent / avoid a negative outcome

(adj) gigantic

(adj) of a person - willing to listen to suggestion (adj) of a situation - can be controlled, managed

(n) termination of something

=> cease (v)

(adj) occurring daily; commonplace

(v) to destroy, ruin (n) destruction

(adj) (of situations, consequences) extremely serious

(adj) cannot be undone, changed back

(v) to balance, counteract or compensate for => (n)

(adj) not based on logical patterns, seemingly random

=> arbitrarily (adv)

=> arbitrariness (n)

(v) to bring forth or recall thoughts, memories, emotions

=> evocative (a)

=> evocatively (adv)

(adj) present or existing everywhere

=> ubiquitously (adv)

=> ubiquity (n)

(v) to support, be in favor of something (n) a supporter of something

=> advocacy (n)

(adj) without a trademark; general

=> generically (adv)

(adj) complicated; having many related details or parts

=> intricacy (n)

=> intricately (adv)

(n) the quality of being clearly visible; see-through; clarity (n) honesty

(v) to disagree with, contradict each other

(adj) related to teaching

=> pedagogically (adv)

=> pedagogue (n)

(adj) firmly established and difficult to change

=> entrench (v)

=> entrenchment (n)

(n) (disapproving) kind, sort (of people)

(adj) diligent and careful

=> conscientiously (adv)

=> conscientiousness (n)

(adj) hasty, brief, not in-depth

=> cursorily (adv)

(n) a standard used in judging

(v) to correct something that is wrong or damaged or to improve a bad situation

=> remediation (n)

=> remedial (a)

=> remediable (a)

(adj) large, important; major, significant; not imaginary, material

(adj) showing physical or mental pain

=> anguish (n)

(n) danger; peril

(v) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on

(adj) (of information, statement) false; misleading

=> fallacy (n)

(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous

=> equivocation (n)

=> equivocal >< unequivocal (a)

(idiom) a situation where people start to follow a trend, without careful consideration of the merits of the trend.

(n) two opposite sides / two parts of a whole

(n) a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

(v) to draw a general conclusion from observing just a handful of situations/cases