READING VOCABULARY

Succinct: briefly and clearly expressed.

Sentence: Keep your letter succinct and to the point.

Scrutinize: to examine something very carefully in order to discover information.

Sentence: Her performance was carefully scrutinized by her employer.

Imminent: likely to happen very soon

Sentence: they were in imminent danger of being swept away

Groun-Breaking: original and important; showing a new way of doing or thinking about things:

Sentence: She was honored for her groundbreaking work in nuclear physics.

Repercussion: an unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

Sentence: Any decrease in tourism could have serious repercussions for the local economy

Withstand: remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist.

Sentence: The building has to be strong enough to withstand severe winds and storms.

Hierarchy: a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance.

Sentence: A new management hierarchy was created within the company.

State of the art: very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods:

Sentence: The plane uses state-of-the-art navigation equipment

Irreparable: impossible to repair or make right again

Sentence: Irreparable damage has been done to the forests by cutting down trees.

Compensate: to provide something good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, etc.

Sentence: The price of the item has been reduced to compensate for a defect.

Exemption: special permission not to do or pay something

Sentence: I got an exemption from taking the written exam

Abandoned: to leave a place, thing, or person, usually forever

Sentence: The approaching fire forced hundreds of people to abandon their homes.