Insight - Advanced - Unit 5 - 5D

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 5 - 5D in the Insight Advanced coursebook, such as "downpour", "equator", "upbringing", etc.

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Insight - Advanced
outcome [noun]

the result or consequence of a situation, event, or action

Ex: We are eagerly waiting to see the outcome of the new product launch .
setback [noun]

a problem that gets in the way of a process or makes it worse

Ex: His injury was a setback to his training schedule for the upcoming competition .
downpour [noun]

a brief heavy rainfall

Ex: The tropical downpour lasted for hours , flooding streets and causing traffic chaos .
outbreak [noun]

the unexpected start of something terrible, such as a disease

Ex: Health officials were concerned about the outbreak of measles in the neighborhood .

the manner in which a child is raised, including the care, guidance, and teaching provided by parents or guardians

Ex: Cultural values often play a significant role in a child ’s upbringing .
backdrop [noun]

a piece of painted cloth that is hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery

Ex: She painted the backdrop by hand , adding intricate details to create the illusion of a bustling cityscape .
downfall [noun]

the cause or source of a person's ruin or failure

Ex: Greed proved to be his ultimate downfall .
letdown [noun]

a feeling of disappointment or sadness due to something not meeting one's expectations or hopes

uprising [noun]

a situation in which people join together to fight against those in power

Ex: Historians debate whether the uprising was a revolution or a riot .
washout [noun]

a complete or disappointing failure

Ex: The marketing campaign ended up being a washout .
latitude [noun]

an imaginary horizontal circle around the Earth parallel to the equator, used to measure north-south position

Ex:

an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole, which helps to measure how far east or west a place is on Earth

Ex: He stood with one foot on each side of the prime meridian .
equator [noun]

a hypothetical line around the Earth that divides it into Northern and Southern hemispheres

the distance of a point east or west of the meridian at Greenwich that is measured in degrees

Ex: Mariners use longitude to navigate across the oceans using celestial navigation .

one of the two halves of the Earth, separated by the equator or a meridian

Ex: The equator divides the Earth into two hemispheres .
parallel [noun]

an imaginary line running horizontally around the Earth, used to measure distance north or south of the equator

Ex: The equator is the most well-known parallel .
tropic [noun]

each of the two parallel and imaginary lines around the earth that is 23°26ʹ south or north of the equator

antipode [noun]

a point or location on the opposite side of the Earth, exactly opposite another point, often used to describe places that are directly across from each other on the globe

Ex: The children were fascinated by the concept of an antipode .
Pacific [noun]

the biggest and deepest ocean in the world, stretching between Asia and the Americas, famous for its calmness and rich variety of sea life

a vast region that forms part of a continent, especially the part of Asia that includes India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

Ex: The subcontinent has a diverse range of languages and dialects .