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FC - Unit 8 - Vocabulary

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  • Prestige
    Respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality and success
  • What are the two meanings of the phrasal verb work up?
    1. Become angry or upset; 2. Develop or produce something by activity or effort
  • Dodgy
    1. Exciting; 2. Of low quality
  • What are the three meanings of the phrasal verb work out?
    1. Plan or devise something in detail; 2. Solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation; 3. Exercise
  • What are the two meanings of the phrasal verb work around?
    1. Deal with; 2. Find a way to overcome or avoid a difficulty or problem
  • Agonise
    Undergo great mental or physical pain
  • Redundant
    Unnecessary because it is more than needed
  • Stumble across
    Find by chance, discover or meet with unexpectedly
  • Occupation
    A job or profession
  • Ungodly
    1. Very early; 2. Not religious
  • Correspondent
    A person who contributes news and commentary to a publication from a distant place
  • Extraordinary
    Very unusual or remarkable
  • Travel bug
    A person who has an intense desire to travel and explore new places
  • Establish
    1. Recognise and accept; 2. Conservative
  • Enormity
    The great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong
  • Stretch
    To force someone to use all their intelligence or skills
  • Lifeline
    1. A kind of telephone line; 2. Something that makes it possible for you to survive
  • Breathing down your neck
    1. Constantly watching what you do; 2. Standing too close to you