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UNIT 29

Definition

An automobile is a car

Example

The first automobiles were very different from the ones that exist today

Definition

A candidate is a person who is competing to win something such as a job

Example

Alice is the best candidate for the job.

Definition

If something is confidential, it must be kept secret

Example

The information from the meeting is confidential

Definition

If something is corporate, it is related to a large business

Example

Tom enjoys working in the corporate world

Definition

To enhance something is to make it better

Example

Amy’s blue shirt really enhances the color of her eyes.

Definition

An era is a period of time that has something special about it

Example

During the medieval era, knights wore protective armor.

Definition

A guideline is a rule about how to do something.

Example

Before they began the project, the teacher gave them some guidelines

Definition

To incorporate is to add something to another thing.

Example

I decided to incorporate a new ingredient into my cake recipe.

Definition

To interact is to talk to or do something with another person

Example

The kids began to interact when the adults left the room.

Definition

An interval is the time between two things happening

Example

Tony rested for brief intervals while he worked in the yard.

Definition

If something is mobile, it can be moved easily

Example

■Mobile phones are popular because you can take them anywhere

Definition

To modify something is to change it a little bit.

Example

I modified my outfit by adding a belt to it.

Definition

If two things are parallel, they are the same distance away from each other.

Example

There are two yellow parallel lines dividing both sides of traffic

Definition

A phenomenon is something that can be seen as it is happening

Example

I was amazed when I saw the phenomenon of shooting stars

Definition

To pollute means to make air, water, or land dirty, unclean, or foul.

Example

The careless factory polluted the river with chemicals

Definition

To ridicule is to make fun of something in a mean way.

Example

The other students ridicule Peter’s foreign accent.

Definition

If something is solar, it is related to the sun.

Example

Using solar energy is good for the environment

Definition

A territory is a piece of land that belongs to a country but isn’t a state

Example

Gibraltar is a territory of Great Britain

Definition

A tournament is a competition, usually with many people participating.

Example

My dad is playing in a golf tournament tomorrow

Definition

Transportation is any type of vehicle that can carry people or things.

Example

1 don’t have a car, so my normal transportation is the train