angol unit 11

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acceleration
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a process in which something happens more and more quickly
accountancy
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the profession or work of keeping or checking financial accounts, calculating taxes etc
acknowledge
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to admit or accept that something is true or that a situation exists
analyse
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to examine or think about something carefully, in order to understand it
audit
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an official examination of a company’s financial records in order to check that they are correct
blockbuster
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informal a book or film that is very good or successful
circulate
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if information, facts, ideas etc circulate, they become known by many people / spread
conclude
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to decide that something is true after considering all the information you have
confused
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unable to understand or think clearly about what someone is saying or what is happening
contingency plan
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a plan for dealing with a future event or situation that might cause problems
corrupt
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to encourage someone to start behaving in an immoral or dishonest way
coverage
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when a subject or event is reported on television or radio, or in newspapers
credible
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deserving or able to be believed or trusted
damage limitation
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action taken to limit the damaging effects of an accident
defect
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a fault or a lack of something that means that something or someone is not perfect
depraved
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completely evil or morally unacceptable
desensitize
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to make someone react less strongly to something by making them become used to it
disclose
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to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret
dispatched
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to send someone or something somewhere for a particular purpose
downstream
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relating to an activity, product etc that depends on or happens after another activity etc
ensue
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to happen after or as a result of something
fat cat
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a rich person, especially someone who does not deserve to be rich
floundering
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to not know what to say or do because you feel confused or upset
folding
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a folding bicycle, bed, chair etc has parts that you can bend or fold together to make it easier to carry or store
foresee
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to think or know that something is going to happen in the future
frankly
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honestly and directly
grasp
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to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicatedone
incidence
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the number of times something happens, especially crime, disease
indirect
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not directly caused by something
inevitable
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certain to happen and impossible to avoid
instance
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an example of a particular kind of situation
interrogate
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to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information, sometimes using threats
invigorate
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if something invigorates you, it makes you feel healthier, stronger, and have more energy
inward
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felt or experienced in your own mind but not expressed to other people
jammed
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stuck and impossible to move
lay sth out
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to describe or explain something clearly
legal action
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the use of the legal system to settle an argument, put right an unfair situation etc
likelihood
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the degree to which something can reasonably be expected to happen
mercenary
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a soldier who fights for any country or group that will pay him
occur
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happen
outrage
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a feeling of great anger and shock
overwhelmed
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if someone is overwhelmed by an emotion, they feel it so strongly that they cannot think clearly
preparedness
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when someone is ready for something
press conference
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a meeting held by a person or group at which they answer questions from people who write or present news reports
press release
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an official statement giving information to the newspapers, radio, or television
put sth down to sth
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to think that something is caused by something else
radius of
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an area that covers a particular distance in all directions from a central point
robust
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a robust system, organization etc is strong and not likely to have problems
role
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play an exercise in which you pretend to be in a particular situation, especially to help you learn a language or deal with problems
semiconductor
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a substance, such as silicon, that allows some electric currents to pass through it, and is used in electronic equipment
substantial
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large in amount or number
sufficient
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as much as is needed for a particular purpose
swift
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happening or done quickly and immediately
tamper with something
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to touch something or make changes to it without permission, especially in order to deliberately damage it
therein
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in that place, or in that piece of writing
unforeseen
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an unforeseen situation is one that you did not expect to happen
violation
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an action that breaks a law, agreement, principle etc

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