Unit 8 | Vocabulary | The big issues

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Unit 8 | Vocabulary | The big issues.
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A period when little rain falls in the countryside. "It's been a rainless year" Drought /draʊt/
The moment in which one reflects on a past action. "Only after they finished the war, they coul see in retrospect the damage they had done" (With/In) Hindsight /ˈhaɪnd.saɪt/
Something very difficult to believe in. "Come on! The spiderman is so unrealistic" Far-fetched /ˌfɑːˈfetʃt/
Something that looks like a human. "The creatures of the planet had an antropomorphic body, still, they weren't humans" Humanoid /ˈhjuː.mə.nɔɪd/
Something that has support from another thing. "The theorem is based on Pythagoras" Grounded in/on sth.
To annoy someone either kind or unkindly. "I'm a kind person, I don't understand why they pick on me" Tease /tiːz/
Something that is guaranteed not to fail. "The death-star is foolproof..." Fail-safe. /ˈfeɪ.l.seɪf/
The extension of a topic covered by something. "Physics is out of the field this subject covers" Scope /skoʊp/
As a consequence of this... "The policeman arrested Donnie, restoring his credibility as a result of this" Thereby /ˌðeəˈbaɪ/
To do something forbidden, thereby breaking the rules or the law. "The president dissolved the congress, transgressing the law" Contravene /ˌkɒn.trəˈviːn/
To be in a position in which any decision is unfavorable. "My mother and my sister asked me for help... I was between the devil and the deep blue sea" To be on the horns of a dilemma. /daɪˈlem.ə/
A time in which there's not enough food causing serious problems. "In the land of nowhere a great hunger reigned" Famine /ˈfæm.ɪn/
The situation in which something starts to have negative effects, getting destroyed. "The loyalty of the servants was gradually worn out by the oppresive attitude of the king" Erosion /ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən/
Natural disaster/A great victory. "The party is expected a great landslide!" Landslide /ˈlænd.slaɪd/
To shiver with excitement/A slight earthquake. "The news were so good they looked like they were about to convulse" Tremor /ˈtrem.ər/
Someting of very short lenght (Adj) Very soon (Adv). "The movie had had a momentary cut" "Isaac saw everyone was momentarily paralyzed" Momentary vs Momentarily (Adj/Adv)
Not appealed by new people. The dislike brought by meeting new people "Don't worry he's apathetic since childhood" "He is such an unfriendly man!" Unsocial/Unsociable /ʌnˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ || /ʌnˈsəʊ.ʃə.bəl/
To be careless, passive and lazy. "Teamwork puts him in a very unenergetic mood" Bone idle /ˈaɪ.dəl/
To have mastered something useful. "Speaking english is already an ace upon one's sleeve" Have sth under your belt
The end of the road or an obstacle. "In moder politics, trying to argument an opinion is a complete stalemate" Dead end /ˌded ˈend/
To have exact incomes to pay something. "Mark will have to economize if he wants to reach March" Make ends meet
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