Day 18 passage wordlist inspect

DAY 18 PASSAGE - WORDLIST


inspect /ɪnˈspekt/ verb [ T ]
1. to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition
After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.
clamber /ˈklæm.bə r / /-bɚ/ verb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
to climb up, across or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet
They clambered over/up the rocks.
induce /ɪnˈdjuːs/ /-ˈduːs/ verb formal CAUSE
2. [ T ] to cause something to happen
Pills for seasickness often induce drowsiness
resonate /ˈrez. ə n.eɪt/ verb [ I ] HAVE QUALITY/EFFECT
2. to be filled with a particular quality
The building resonates with historic significance.
raze /reɪz/ verb [ T ]
to completely destroy a city, building, etc
The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid - not a building was left standing.
mount /maʊnt/ verb FIX
5. [ T ] to fix something on a wall, in a frame etc., so that it can be viewed or used
The children's work has been mounted on cards and put up on the walls of the classroom.
demolish /dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/ /-ˈmɑː.lɪʃ/ verb [ T ] DESTROY
1. to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else
A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.
inflict /ɪnˈflɪkt/ verb [ T ]
to force someone to experience something very unpleasant
These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries.
girder /ˈgɜː.də r / /ˈgɝː.dɚ/ noun [ C ]
a long thick piece of steel or concrete, etc. which supports a roof, floor, bridge or other large structure
steel roof girders
fracture /ˈfræk. t  ʃə r / /-tʃɚ/ verb [ I or T ]
A fractured pipe at a steelworks has leaked 20 tons of oil into the Severn estuary.
extend /ɪkˈstend/ verb REACH
1. [ T I usually + adverb or preposition ] to (cause something to) reach, stretch or continue; to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer
The Sahara Desert extends (= reaches) for miles.
flange /flændʒ/ noun [ C ]
a flat surface sticking out from an object, which is used to fix it to something or to make it stronger
The flange around the wheels on railway trains helps to keep them on the rails.
crude /kruːd/ adjective SIMPLE
1. simple and not skilfully done or made
a crude device/weapon
detect /dɪˈtekt/ verb [ T ]
1. to notice something that is partly hidden or not clear, or to discover something, especially using a special method
Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.
shuttle /ˈʃʌt.l ̩/ /ˈʃʌt ̬-/ verb [ I or T usually + adv/prep ]
to travel or take people regularly between the same two places
A small train shuttles constantly between the concourse and the runways.