Vocabulary 3

• application a formal request for something →His application to the court for bail has been refused. • current of the present time or most recent →Under current state law, students can drop out of

school legally at age 17. • property a thing or things owned by someone/ a possession or

possessions →The books are the property of the public library.

• material a type of physical thing, such as wood, stone, or plastic,

having qualities that allow it to be used to make other things

→The sculpture was made of various materials. • consumer someone who buys goods or services for personal use →American consumers are becoming informed about the

safety of products made for children. • raise to cause something to be lifted up or become higher →He raised the window shades.

• indicate to show or signal a direction or warning →These statistics might indicate quality problems. • permit to allow something, or make something possible →Playing loud music is not permitted after 10 pm. • rent an amount of money that you regularly pay so that

you can use a house →The landlord has put the rent up again.

• shipment goods transported together →A shipment of vegetables arrived last week. • distribute to give things to a large number of people →The money was distributed among schools in

the area. • cover to put or spread something over something →She covered the child with a blanket.

• stock a supply of something for use or sale →New regulations should preserve stocks of haddock

and other fish. • feature a noticeable or important characteristic or part →This car has excellent safety features. • regulation an official rule made by a government or some other

authority →Under the new regulations spending on office

equipment will be strictly controlled.

• exhibit to show something in public for competition, sale, or

amusement →The gallery is exhibiting his paintings and watercolors. • estimate a judgment or calculation of approximately how large or

how great something is →I can only make a rough estimate of how many people

will attend. • quarter one of four equal or almost equal parts of something →My house is one and three-quarter miles from here.

• medical of or relating to medicine, or for the treatment of

disease or injury →She is in her final year of medical school. • necessary needed in order to achieve a particular result →Don’t take any more luggage than is strictly necessary. • encourage to give somebody support, courage or hope →My parents have always encouraged me in my choice

of career.

• location a particular place or position →The map showed the location of an old mine. • resume a written statement of your educational and work

experience →He looked at her résumé, asked her a few questions,

and then offered her the job. • traffic the movement of ships, trains, aircraft, etc. along a

particular route →Air traffic has increased 30% in the last decade.

• responsible having the duty of taking care of something →The manager is responsible for maintaining safety

standards. • invoice a list of goods that have been sold →You need to have a copy of your original invoice if

you want a refund. • standard usual or expected →This is a standard medical text.

• communication the process by which messages or information is sent from

one place or person to another, or the message itself →E-mail is an increasingly important means of business

communication. • effect the result of a particular influence →The medicine had the effect of making me sleepy. • develop to grow or cause to grow or change into a more advanced

form →The tourist industry is continuing to develop in the lake

region.

• legal connected with or allowed by the law →The company will contact their attorneys to take

further legal action. • confirm to make an arrangement →The hotel has confirmed our reservation. • during from the beginning to the end of →They work during the night and sleep by day.

• extend to reach, continue, or stretch →Farmland extends for miles in every direction. • reduce to make something less in size, amount, degree,

importance, or price →All electronic equipment in the store has been reduced. • individual a single person or thing →We will remember him as an individual who always

tried to make people happy.

• limit the greatest amount, number, or level allowed or

possible →Two cups of coffee are my limit. • condition the particular state that something or someone is in →She was hospitalized in fair condition after the

accident. • appreciate to be grateful for something that somebody has done →I would appreciate any comments you might have.

• deposit a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger

payment →We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. • additional more than was first mentioned or is usual →The government provided an additional £25 million to

expand the service. • revise to change or correct something →With the final exam, you don’t revise it after the

teacher reads it.

• assistant a person who helps or supports somebody, usually in

their job →My assistant will now demonstrate the machine in

action. • notify to tell someone officially about something →Contest winners will be notified by postcard. • regard to consider or think about something in a particular way →Laura is highly regarded by her colleagues.

• select to choose something, or to make a choice →They have the option of selecting the school

that they want their kids to go to. • identification the ability to name or recognize someone or

something →Identification of the victims of the plane

crash still is not complete.