Shared Flashcard Set

Details

chapter 12 HIstory
industrial revolutiion
12
English
Graduate
03/06/2012

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
enhancement (n)
Definition

an increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent

e.g. 1. Good lighting will enhance any room.

2. his programme of enhancements will improve the daily experience of passengers

 

v: enhance

N; enhancer

Term
estate (n)
Definition

a large, privately owned area of land in the country, often with a large house

 

The property is part of the deceased's estate

 

collocation: estate agent

Term
exploitation (n)
Definition

the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work

 The film industry thrives on thesexual exploitation of women

v: exploit

adj: exploitative

Term
hierarchy (n)
Definition

a system of organization in which people or things are divided into levels of importance

:

adj: hierarchical

adv: hierarchically


Term
instabiliinty (n)
Definition

the condition of being steady and not changing


adj: stable

adv: stably

Term
transformation (n)
Definition

a complete change in someone or something


v: transform

n: transformer

Term
transition (n)
Definition

when something changes from one form or state to another



Term
dynamic (a)
Definition

full of energy and new ideas, and determined to succeed


adv: dynamically

n: dynamic

n: dynamism


Term
ideological (a)
Definition

based on strong beliefs or ideas, especially political or economic ideas

The party is split by ideological differences.

n: ideology

adv: ideologically


Term
radical (a)
Definition

a radical change or difference is very big and important

They are proposing radical changes to the way the company is run.

There are radical differences between the two organizations.

n: radical

adv: radically


Term
implicitly (adv)
Definition

in a way that is not directly expressed; tacitly

e.g. she implicitly suggested that he was responsible for the error


adj: implicit

Term
ultimately (adv)
Definition

finally, after everything else has been done or considered 


adv: ultimate

n: ultimate

Supporting users have an ad free experience!