UNIT 3 - PERFORMANCE
happening, done or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan (R)
RANDOM
the act of trying to get the ball from someone in a game like football (T)
TACKLE
the ability to use knowledge and experience to make good decisions (W)
WISDOM
the things needed for writing, such as paper, pens, pencils, and envelopes (S)
STATIONERY
covered with a mixture of flour, eggs and milk before being cooked (B)
BATTERED
a quicker way of doing something in order to save time or effort (S)
SHORTCUT
a piece of hard material worn inside a sock to protect your leg (S G)
SHIN GUARD
to learn something (A)
ACQUIRE
able to move quickly and easily (A)
AGILE
very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods (S-O-T-A)
STATE-OF-THE-ART
all the customers of a business when they are considered as a group (C)
CLIENTELE
wishing you had what another person has (E)
ENVIOUS
to give a lot of time or effort to something (D)
DEVOTE
much better than usual, excellent (O)
OUTSTANDING
expressing a lot of hate and anger (B)
BITTER
very ordinary and not interesting (M)
MUNDANE
old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society (A)
ANTIQUATED
organisms like mushrooms and moulds - the singular form is ‘fungus’ (F)
FUNGI
the state of being awake and knowing what is happening around you (C)
CONSCIOUSNESS
tending to spread aggressively, often referring to plants or diseases (I)
INVASIVE
person who is learning a trade or skill from a skilled employer (A)
APPRENTICE
to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear (M)
MUTTER
the roots of a mushroom (M)
MYCELIUM
a purple vegetable, also called eggplant (A)
AUBERGINE
relating to or describing the time when someone changes from a child into an adult (C-O-A)
COMING-OF-AGE