deteriorate : /dɪˈtɪə.ri.ə.reɪt/ - to become worse, invective /ɪnˈvek.tɪv/ noun [ U ] - criticism that is very forceful, unkind and often rude, polemic /pəˈlem.ɪk/ noun [ C ] - a piece of writing or a speech in which a person strongly attacks or defends a particular opinion, person, idea or set of beliefs, aptitude /ˈæp.tɪ.tjuːd/ /-tuːd/ noun [ C or U ] - a natural ability or skill, unfeeling /ʌnˈfiː.lɪŋ/ adjective - not feeling sympathy for other people's suffering, prescriptive /prɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/ - saying exactly what must happen, especially by giving an instruction or making a rule, Inherently /ɪnˈhɪə.rənt.li/ adverb - in a way that exists as a natural or basic part of something, impose /ɪmˈpəʊz/ /-ˈpoʊz/ verb - to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living, in/with relation to sth - in connection with something, with reference to - a mention of something, adherent /ədˈhɪə.rənt/ noun - a person who strongly supports a particular person, principle or set of ideas, deviation /ˌdiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun - the action of doing something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving:, codify /ˈkəʊ.dɪ.faɪ/ verb - to arrange something, such as laws or rules, into a system, authoritarian /ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/ adjective - demanding that people totally obey and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish, half-measures /ˌhɑːfˈmeʒ.əz/ - actions which only achieve part of what they are intended to achieve, alliterativealliterative /əˈlɪt.ər.ə.tɪv/ adjective - using the same sound or sounds, especially consonant sounds, at the begining of several words that are close together, tenet /ˈten.ɪt/ noun [ C ] - one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based, legislation /ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃ ə n/ - a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament, descriptive /dɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/ adjective - describing something, especially in a detailed, interesting way, quasi- /kweɪ.zaɪ-/ prefix - used to show that something is almost, but not completely, the thing described,

TEST 12 - ATTITUDE TO LANGUAGES

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