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English Online - Advanced Unit 3
Vocabulary definitions for exercises 1, 2 and 3
envisage
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en.vis.age
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verb [T]
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to see something in your mind as a future possibility;
to foresee
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envisage something; envisage doing something
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I don't envisage any difficulty finishing
the work by the end of this month.
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anticipate
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an.tic.i.pate
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verb [T]
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to thing or believe that something will happen;
to expect;
to guess or imagine something before it happens
and take the necessary action
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anticipate something; anticipate doing something;
anticipate that; anticipate what, how, when ...
uncountable noun: anticipation
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We anticipate growth of over 8% next year.
I don't anticipate any problems with the plan.
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remedy
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rem.e.dy
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verb [T]
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to deal with a problem or improve a bad situation
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remedy something, a situation, a loss, a mistake
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We have remedied the situation and things
are now much better.
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restore
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re.store
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verb [T]
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to bring back in to use, to cause something to
exist again
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restore something
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We should restore the old system of bonus
payments. It was very motivating for our employees.
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indicate
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in.di.cate
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verb [T]
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to show that a particular situation exists,
to show and make something clear
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indicate something; indicate that ...
noun: an indication
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The public opinion poll indicates that he
is currently the most popular politician.
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tailor
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tai.lor
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verb [T]
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to make something that it is exactly right for
customer's needs
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tailor something to, according something
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example
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This software is tailored exactly to the needs
of our company.
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generate
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gen.e.rate
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verb [T]
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to cause something to exist, to produce
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generate something; generate ideas, sales, feelings,
etc.
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Our team generates a lot of new ideas every
day.
The advertisement generated a 20% increase in
sales.
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conclude
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con.clude
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verb [T/I]
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1. to do or say something which finishes something
else
2. to believe something after studying all the
facts; to reach a decision or form an opinion
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1. conclude something;
conclude something by doing something
/ with something
2. conclude (that) ...
countable noun: a conclusion; come to a
conclusion
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1. The meeting was concluded with a speech
from an expert in microbiology.
2. We've concluded that moving to new offices
would be too expensive at the moment.
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deal with
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deal with
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verb [T]
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to take action over a situation; take responsibilty
for doing a task
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deal with something, deal with somebody
past: dealt with listen;
synonym: tackle; sort out
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He dealt with the situation very effectively.
Mr Jones deals with all our employees' questions
and needs.
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overcome
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o.ver.come
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verb [T]
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to deal with some difficulties successfully;
to beat a problem
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overcome something (by doing something)
past: overcame listen
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examples
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His idea helped us to overcome the complications.
How do you suggest we overcome this problem?
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Practise this vocabulary
in exercise 1
Practise this vocabulary
in exercise 2
Practise this vocabulary
in exercise 3
Key to definitions:
verb [T]: transitive verb - a verb which must have an object, e.g.
He bought a book. Bought is a transitive verb, book is the object.
verb [I]: intransitive verb - a verb which cannot have an object, e.g.
He walked. Prices are rising. Walk and rise are intransitive
- there is no object.
Key to pronunciation: pay.ment
The word is divided into two parts, showing that there are two syllables.
The underlined syllable is the one which is stressed when the word
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