Objective CAE, Unit 4, text p. 29

acquire - pořídit, pořídit si, získat, koupit si

verb - to obtain, to buy

albeit - ačkoliv, třebaže, i když

conjunction, formal - although, even though

association - asociace, sdružení, spolek

noun - an organized group of people doing something together

carry out - provést, vykonat

verb - to perform something; to do a task, obey a command, follow instructions etc.

claim - tvrdit, prosazovat

verb - to say that something is true

comprise - tvořit (část celku apod.)

verb - to form (part of something)

confusion - zmatek

noun - disorder; a situation in which there is too much noise and people etc.

core - jádro

noun - the center of an object, the central part of something

cue - nápověda

noun - a hint

eliminate - eliminovat, vymýtit, odstranit, vyřadit

verb - to remove, to get rid of, to kill off

essentially - v podstatě, v základu, ve své podstatě

adverb - by nature

feminine - ženský

adjective - concerning women or girls

flavour - chuť, příchuť

noun - the taste of something

fundamental - podstatný, základní

adjective - essential, involving basic principles

gender - pohlaví, rod

noun - the state of being male of female

initially - původně, nejprve, zpočátku

adverb - at first, at the beginning

masculine - mužský

adjective - concerning boys or men

meaningless - beze smyslu, nemající smysl, pozbývající smyslu

adjective - having no sense

mnemonic - mnemotechnická pomůcka

noun - a short sentence or a rhyme that helps you remember something

neutral - střední (rod), střední rod, neutrální

adjective - not male or female

occur - nastat, přihodit se

verb - to happen

oriental - orientální

adjective - connected with or coming from eastern countries (such as India, China etc.)

recall - vybavit si, vybavovat si

verb - to remember something from the past

relate - vztahovat se (k čemu), týkat se (čeho)

verb - to have a relationship with, to be connected with

repetition - opakování, zopakování

noun - saying or doing something again

spin-off - vedlejší produkt

noun - a by-product, something made as a result of producing something else

syllable - slabika

noun - a group of sounds that form a word

tedious - nudný, zdlouhavý, jednotvárný

adjective - not holding your attention, not interesting, too long and boring

technique - metoda, technika (provedení), způsob provedení

noun - a way of doing something, a method

twin - zdvojit

verb - to match perfectly, to duplicate