Advance Definitions FCE Jessy B

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UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA EDUCACIÓN

CARRERA DE IDIOMAS

ADVANCE ENGLISH

Name: Jéssica Buenaño

Semester: 8th “A”

Bring in

Definition:Phrasal verb.1. Law To give or submit (a verdict) to a court.2. To produce, yield, or earn (profits or income).

Sentence:The cat is trying to bring the mouse in the trap.

Bewildered

Definition:tr.v.To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements.

Sentence:There was too much noise and the people were bewildered, nobody knew what to do.

Boasted

Definition:v.intr.To glorify oneself in speech; talk in a self-admiring way.

Sentence:The administrators boasted about a new doctoral program they were planning.

Call up

Definition:v.tr.To say in a loud voice; announce:

Sentence:Yesterday my mom called me up angrily because I broke her favorite bowl.

Drawbacks

Definition:n.1. A disadvantage or inconvenience.

Sentence:I am very angry because my enterprise has had some drawbacks.

Deputy

Definition:n.1. A person appointed or empowered to act for another.

Sentence:A deputy should be an honest person seeking the common good for everybody.

End up

Definition:v.Finally be or do something.

Sentence:He ended up marrying his life sweetheart.

Encounter

Definition:n.1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief.

Sentence:There were the best friend ever their encounter was very dramatic and excitement.

Fleeing

Definition:v.intr.1. To run away, as from trouble or danger.

Sentence:She was fleeing from an aggressive dog.

Ferry

Definition:v.tr.1. Nautical. To transport (people, vehicles, or goods) by boat across a body of water.

Sentence:The ferry arrived and it is bringing several cars in it.

Janitor

Definition:n.1. One who attends to the maintenance or cleaning of a building.

Sentence:The UTA´s janitor cleans the classrooms very well.

Keypad

Definition:n.An input device, sometimes part of a standard computer keyboard, consisting of a separate grid of numerical and function keys arranged for efficient data entry.

Sentence:My cellphone´s key pad is not working very well, so I think that I have to change it.

Loomed

Definition:intr.v.1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image.

Sentence:My family and I went to Baños and the scenery was loomed.

Miss out on

Definition:Idioms:To lose a chance for.

Sentence:I missed out on having a scholarship to finish my studies.

Nestling

Definition:n.1. A bird too young to leave its nest.

Sentence:There are a small number of nestlings of condor in Ecuador.

Put off

Definition:Phrasal verb.To delay; postpone.

Sentence:I used to put off my homework for the weekend so then I did not have time to go out with my friends.

Penthouse

Definition:n.1.a. An apartment or dwelling situated on the roof of a building.

Sentence:I would like to live in a penthouse, so could see the whole city from there.

Paparazzi

Definition:n.A freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures for sale to magazines and newspapers.

Sentence:Some people said that the princess Diana was caused because of some paparazzi.

Scruffy

Definition:adj. 1. Shabby; untidy.

Sentence:My dog Nico has a scruffy fur.

Senior

Definition:adj.1. Abbr. Sr. Of or being the older of two, especially the older of two persons having the same name, as father and son.

Sentence:There are two people with the same name on the list; the first one is the senior.

Settled

Definition:v.tr.1. To put into order; arrange or fix definitely as desired.2. To put firmly into a desired position or place; establish.

Sentence:The bodies were placed one above the other to save space.

Tossed

Definition:v.tr.1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden slight jerk.

Sentence:The baby was tossed in a hardly way so nowadays he has some brain problems.

Take aback

Definition:vbTo astonish or disconcert.

Sentence:Messi take Christiano Ronaldo aback during the soccer time.

Take on

Definition:Phrasal verb.To undertake or begin to handle.

Sentence:I take on extra responsibilities at home, so now I have to work and study at the same time.

Work out

Definition:n.Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something.

Sentence:My father is working out a little house for my dog Nico.