SECTION 7

chairman/chairwoman

chairman

noun /ˈtʃeəmən $ ˈtʃer-/

chairwoman

noun /ˈtʃeəˌwʊmən/

cut ～ off

cut

verb /kʌt/

noun

wind (～) up

wind

noun /wɪnd/

verb /waɪnd/

verb /wɪnd/

take a vote

take

verb /teɪk/

noun

vote

verb /vəʊt $ voʊt/

noun

exchange

noun /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

verb

frank

adjective /fræŋk/

verb

noun

opinion

noun /əˈpɪnjən/

meeting

noun /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

consensus

noun /kənˈsensəs/

have[be] yet to do

have

auxiliary verb /v, əv, həv; strong hæv/

verb /hæv/

verb

yet

adverb /jet/

conjunction

reach

verb /riːtʃ/

noun

regarding

preposition /rɪˈɡɑːdɪŋ $ -ɑːr-/

matter

noun /ˈmætə $ -ər/

verb

verb /əˈɡriː/

verb /ˌdɪsəˈɡriː/

noun /saɪd/

adjective

verb

strictly speaking

strictly

adverb /ˈstrɪktli/

speaking

verb /spiːk/

suffix /spiːk/

view

noun /vjuː/

verb

differ from

differ

verb /ˈdɪfə $ -ər/

somewhat

adverb /ˈsʌmwɒt $ -wɑːt/

go over

over

preposition /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/

adverb, adjective

noun

prefix /əʊvə $ oʊvər/

make ～ out

make

verb /meɪk/

noun

be getting at

getting

verb /ɡet/

back (～) up

back

adverb /bæk/

noun

verb

adjective

at first

first

adjective /fɜːst $ fɜːrst/

adverb

noun

pronoun

eventually

adverb /ɪˈventʃuəli, -tʃəli/

talk A into doing

talk

verb /tɔːk $ tɒːk/

noun

doing

noun /ˈduːɪŋ/

go along with

along

adverb /əˈlɒŋ $ əˈlɒːŋ/

preposition

admire

verb /ədˈmaɪə $ -ˈmaɪr/

perseverance

noun /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪərəns $ ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪr-/

courage

noun /ˈkʌrɪdʒ $ ˈkɜːr-/

wisdom

noun /ˈwɪzdəm/

You flatter me.

You

pronoun /jə, jʊ; strong juː/

flatter

verb /ˈflætə $ -ər/

noun /ˈduːɪŋ/

verb /meɪk/

noun

decision

noun /dɪˈsɪʒən/

rely on[upon]

rely

verb /rɪˈlaɪ/

upon

preposition /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/

not A but B

not

adverb /nɒt $ nɑːt/

but

conjunction /bət; strong bʌt/

preposition

adverb

noun /bʌt/

logic

noun /ˈlɒdʒɪk $ ˈlɑː-/

instinct

noun /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/

come up with

come

verb /kʌm/

noun

ingenious

adjective /ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/

sensible

adjective /ˈsensəbəl/

solution (to)

solution

noun /səˈluːʃən/

immediately

adverb /ɪˈmiːdiətli/

conjunction

put ～ into practice

put

verb /pʊt/

practice

noun /ˈpræktɪs/

objective

noun /əbˈdʒektɪv/

adjective

from ～ viewpoint

viewpoint

noun /ˈvjuːpɔɪnt/

former

adjective /ˈfɔːmə $ ˈfɔːrmər/

noun

be inferior to

inferior

adjective /ɪnˈfɪəriə $ -ˈfɪriər/

noun

latter

noun /ˈlætə $ -ər/

adjective

sound

noun /saʊnd/

verb

adjective

adverb

marvelous

adjective /ˈmɑːvələs $ ˈmɑːr-/

in theory

theory

noun /ˈθɪəri $ ˈθiːəri/

yet

adverb /jet/

conjunction

in practice

practice

noun /ˈpræktɪs/

expect A to do

expect

verb /ɪkˈspekt/

defeat

noun /dɪˈfiːt/

verb

opponent

noun /əˈpəʊnənt $ əˈpoʊ-/

fail to do

fail

verb /feɪl/

noun

interjection

live up to one's expectations

live

verb /lɪv/

adjective /laɪv/

adverb /laɪv/

expectations

noun /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/

ironically

adverb /aɪˈrɒnɪkli $ aɪˈrɑː-/

despite

preposition /dɪˈspaɪt/

endeavor

verb /ɪnˈdevə $ -ər/

noun

mission

noun /ˈmɪʃən/

result in

result

noun /rɪˈzʌlt/

verb

interjection

complete

adjective /kəmˈpliːt/

verb

failure

noun /ˈfeɪljə $ -ər/

genius

noun /ˈdʒiːniəs/

make up for

make

verb /meɪk/

noun

lack

noun /læk/

verb

firsthand

adjective /ˌfɜːstˈhænd $ ˌfɜːrst-/

experience

noun /ɪkˈspɪəriəns $ -ˈspɪr-/

verb

possess

verb /pəˈzes/

capacity

noun /kəˈpæsəti/

overcome

verb /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm $ ˌoʊvər-/

obstacle

noun /ˈɒbstəkəl $ ˈɑːb-/

solid

adjective /ˈsɒlɪd $ ˈsɑː-/

noun

support

verb /səˈpɔːt $ -ɔːrt/

noun

deal

noun /diːl/

verb

would have done

would

modal verb /wʊd/

have

auxiliary verb /v, əv, həv; strong hæv/

verb /hæv/

verb

done

verb /dʌn/

adjective

interjection

fall through

fall

verb /fɔːl $ fɒːl/

noun

through

preposition, adverb /θruː/

adjective

be grateful to ～ (for A)

grateful

adjective /ˈɡreɪtfəl/