SOLUTIONS Upper-Intermediate UNIT 5

SOLUTIONS Upper-Intermediate UNIT 5

accuse (v) - to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal or unkind
advent (n) - the arrival of an event, invention or person
allegedly (adv) - said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof
allegory (n) - a story, play, poem, picture or other work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas, related to morals, religion or politics
allusion (n) - something that is said or written that is intended to make you think of a particular thing or person
appealing (a) - attractive or interesting
axe (v) - to reduce services, jobs, payments a lot or completely without warning or in a single action
back (v) - to give support to someone or something with money or words; to (cause to) move backwards
ban (v) - to forbid (= refuse to allow), especially officially
battery hen (n) - a hen kept in a small cage
be set (v) - If a story, film, etc. is set in a particular time or place, the action in it happens in that time or place
bestow (v) - to give something as an honour or present
bid (v) - to offer a particular amount of money for something which is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property
biography (n) - the life story of a person written by someone else
blast (n) - an explosion
blaze (n) - to burn brightly and strongly
boast (v) - to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own
boost (v) - to improve or increase something
breach (v) - to break a law, promise, agreement or relationship; to make an opening in a wall or fence, especially in order to attack someone or something behind it
clash (v) - to fight or argue
collude (v) - to act together secretly or illegally in order to deceive or cheat someone
compel (v) - to produce a strong feeling or reaction, sometimes unwillingly; to force someone to do something
confess (v) - to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about; in the Christian religion, especially the Roman Catholic Church, to tell God or a priest what you have done wrong so that you can be forgiven
cop (n) - informal a police officer
corruption (n) - illegal, bad or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power
counterpart (n) - a person or thing which has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization
cunning (a) - describes people who are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose
curious (a) - interested in learning about people or things around you
daily (paper) (n) - a newspaper which is published every day of the week except Sunday
dart (v) - to move quickly or suddenly
dedicated (a) - believing that something is very important and giving a lot of time and energy to it
embodiment (n) - someone or something that represents a quality or an idea exactly
endow (v) - to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college or hospital, etc. or to provide an income for it
epitomise (v) - to be a perfect example of a quality or type of thing
exhilarating (a) - making you feel very excited and happy
expose (v) - to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen
fierce (a) - physically violent and frightening
fine (n) - an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
fluctuate (v) - to change, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another
fundamental (a) - forming the base, from which everything else develops; more important than anything else
governing (a) - having the power to govern a country or an organization
gripping (a) - describes something that is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely
headline (n) -a line of words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper, or the main points of the news that are broadcast on television or radio
hilarious (a) - extremely funny and causing a lot of laughter
hover (v) - to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly; to stand somewhere, especially near another person, eagerly or nervously waiting for their attention
immensely (adv) - extremely
impose (v) - to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received; to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living
inclination (n) - a preference or tendency, or a feeling that makes a person want to do something
indomitable (a) - describes someone strong, brave, determined and difficult to defeat or frighten
intricate (a) - having a lot of small parts or details that are arranged in a complicated way and are therefore sometimes difficult to understand, solve or produce
invaded (a) - spoiled situation or quality that another person values with very noticeable and selfish behaviour
lash out (phr v) - to suddenly attack someone or something physically or criticise them in an angry way
light-hearted (a) - happy and not serious
loom (v) - to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object
majority (n) - the larger number or part of something
make off with (phr v) - to steal something
manipulative (a) - describes someone who tries to control people to their advantage
mass-circulation (a) – great number of people that a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold to
moving (a) - causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy
mystery (n) - something strange or not known which has not yet been explained or understood
noble (a) - moral in an honest, brave and not selfish way
novel (n) - a long printed story about imaginary characters and events
obscenity (n) - a very offensive or sexually shocking word or sentence
obsession (n) - something or someone that you think about all the time
overlook (v) - to provide a view of, especially from above
pamphlet (n) - a thin book with only a few pages which gives information or an opinion about something
paparazzi (n) - the photographers who follow famous people everywhere they go in order to take photographs of them for newspapers and magazines
peck (v) - when a bird pecks, it bites, hits or picks up something small with its beak
perseverance (n) - continued effort and determination
play (n) - a piece of writing that is intended to be acted in a theatre or on radio or television
plea (n) - an urgent and emotional request
pledge (v) - a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise
plot (n) - the story of a book, film, play, etc
poetry (n) - poems in general as a form of literature
pretend (v) - to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game
privacy (n) - someone's right to keep their personal matters and relationships secret
probe (n) - an attempt to discover information by asking a lot of questions
provoke (v) - to cause a reaction, especially a negative one
publicity (n) - the activity of making certain that someone or something attracts a lot of interest or attention from many people, or the attention received as a result of this activity
publicist - someone who arranges publicity for a person or organization by giving information to reporters and broadcasters and arranging public meetings and special events
pursue (v) - to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch or kill them
quality newspaper (n) – a newspaper which contains a lot of serious analysis
quit (v) - to stop doing something or leave a job or a place
relentlessly (adv) - continuing in a severe or extreme way
riddle (n) - a type of question which describes something in a difficult and confusing way, and which has a clever or funny answer, often asked as a game
rise (v) - to move upwards
romance (n) - a close, usually short relationship of love between two people
run a story (v) - to extend, pass, or trace a story in a specified way or direction
ruthless (a) - not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel
sack (v) - to remove someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them
satirical (a) - a way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, or a piece of writing or play which uses this style
serious (a) - severe in effect; bad
sharply (adv) - quickly and suddenly
sitcom (n) - a situation comedy
soap opera (n) - a series of television or radio programmes about the lives and problems of a particular group of characters. The series continues over a long period and is broadcast (several times) every week.
solely (adv) - only and not involving anyone or anything else
spark (v) - to cause the start of something, especially an argument or fighting
spring up (phr v) - come into existence; take on form or shape
steadily (adv) - gradually
sting (v) - to cause sharp but usually temporary pain
stranded (a) - unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money
submission (n) - the act of giving something for a decision to be made by others or a document formally given in this way
successive (a) - happening one after the other without any break
surge (n) - a sudden and great increase
tabloid (n) - a type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports
the public eye (in/out of) (idiom) - to be famous and written about in newspapers and magazines and seen on television
thought-provoking (a) - making you think a lot about a subject
top (a) - at the highest part of something
torpedo (v) - to destroy
trace a call (v) - to find the origin of something
twist in a plot (n) - a change in the way in which something happens
wed (v) - (used especially in newspapers) to marry someone