Benjamin Wallace- The price of happiness

1. Inert – without active chemical of other properties

• Scientists want to produce chemically inert radioactive waste.
• The man put in the bottle some inert gasses so we were sure that it wasn’t dangerous.

2. Quest- the act of searching for something

• Seekers organized a quest for diamonds.
• Jack set of to Amazonia jungle in quest of adventure.

3. Former- that used to have a particular position or status in the past

• Tim just got divorced so Emily is his former wife now.
• Kate is a former world champion in swimming.

4. Benchmark- a standard by which something can be measured or judged

• This sculpture sets the benchmark of quality.
• Conducted study shows results that are used as a benchmark of success.

5. Haunting- beautiful, sad of frightening in the way that cannot be forgotten

• Today I heard a haunting melody and it just doesn’t want to go of my mind.
• When he came there he was amazed by haunting beauty of this place.

6. Tickle- to move your fingers on a sensitive part of sb’s body in the way that makes them laugh

• Jim tickled her feet with a feather.
• When someone is tickling me I can’t stop laughing.

7. Grueling- very difficult and tiring, needing great effort for a long time

• I’ve had a grueling week.
• Driving a car for a long time can be really grueling.

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revival- bringing back into activity and prominence

1. Disco polo music is enjoying a revival in Polish town and cities. ;)

2. Theater in Poland is undergoing a revival of popularity.

emerging-in early state of development; starting to exist

1. The country is emerging car industry.

2. Government of this country should be helping emerging companies to enhance it’s position in the world’s economy.

copycat- imitating sb’s else behaviour

1. There is more and more copycats among criminalists these days.

2. Kate sued Jack of being a copycat.

booming- very lively and prospering

1. Jill established a new booming institution.

2. Yesterday we were at the party and it was booming.

pun- a clever play on words that have more than one meaning; wordplay

1. Some languages are really well suited for punning.

2. Sue made a couple of really good puns.

mindset- set of some attitudes that is often really hard to change; an outlook

1. My grandparents seem to have a very old- fashioned  mindset

2. Even though it is really hard to change somebody’s mindset- he was able to do that.

expand- become larger in size

1. Water expands when it is frozen.

2. A men’s vocabulary expands through reading.

3. The company wants to expand it’s shares to all over the world