Total English Advanced "Unit 8 - Lesson 3" Vocabulary

major

Adjective

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serious and of great importance

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minor

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The major issue facing the city is the lack of affordable housing.

The major concern for the organization is maintaining financial stability.

to bring about

Verb

/bɹˈɪŋ ɐbˈaʊt/

to be the reason for a specific incident or result

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transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

bring

phrase's particle

about

to cause

Verb

c

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au

ɑ

s

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e

to make something happen, usually something bad

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transitive

to result in

Verb

/ɹɪzˈʌlt ˈɪn/

to cause something to occur

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Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

result

phrase's particle

in

far-reaching

Adjective

/fˈɑːɹɹˈiːtʃɪŋ/

having significant effects, implications, or consequences that extend over a wide area or range

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implication

noun

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ʃ

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a possible consequence that something can bring about

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to influence

Verb

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n

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uə

n

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to have an effect on a particular person or thing

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transitive

to give rise to

phrase

/ɡˈɪv ɹˈaɪz tuː/

Collocation

to create a particular situation or event

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to stem from

Verb

/stˈɛm fɹʌm/

to originate from a particular source or factor

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Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

stem

phrase's particle

from

origin

noun

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ɔ

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ə

g

ʤ

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n

the point or place where something has its foundation or beginning

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root

noun

r

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t

the primary cause of something

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to breed

Verb

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to produce or give rise to something, often by creating the conditions or circumstances that are necessary for its emergence or development

big cardinal critical crucial

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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