Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• pay out: To finish paying a debt
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• proximity: State of being near or close to something
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• valuable: Being useful or important
• require: To demand that someone does something
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• product: Item that can be bought
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• confidential: Entrusted with another's secrets
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• allege: To state without proof
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• deceit: Deliberately lying to someone to trick them
• compliant: Willing to obey, follow the wishes of others
• ovarian: Concerning or involving the ovaries
• asbestos: Type of mineral with cancerous fibers
• hospice: Nursing home for the dying
• identifiable: Capable of being identified
• fibre: Thin natural thread that can be used to make yarn