Vocabulary, September 2026

1. It's a verb with two words. If we find a way to avoid a problem, sometimes we say that we've found a way to _______ _______ it. (2 words)
7. Technology which is very new and advanced is sometimes called cutting-_______ technology
8. When there's s conflict between colleagues at work, you should look for a solution that will be helpful and positive. In other words, you should look for a _______ solution.
10. It's a verb with two words, which we often use to talk about research. For example, "The Centres for Disease Control _______ _____ research into diseases which might be dangerous to the public".
11. We use this adjective to describe something which makes you feel angry and/or sad.
13. This word means "large". The opposite is "minor". For example, "In recent years, scientists have made _______ advances in the field of cancer research".
14. This verb means :to make something more intense". For example, if you add tomato paste to a tomato soup, it will _______ the flavour.

2. This verb means "To do something bad to another person, because they did something bad to you. It's like taking revenge.
3. When you've been working on a problem for a long time without much progress, then someone finds a solution to the problem, we can say that person has made a _______.
4. This is also a verb with two words. Another way to say "start a new business" is "_______ _____" a new business.
5. Sometimes when you have a workplace conflict, the suggested solution causes more problems than it solves. In this case, we say the solution is _______productive.
6. This two-word verb means "to reduce". For example, "Many people in Germany would like the government to _______ _____ the cost of electricity."
9. If a product makes enough money for the company to continue producing it, we say the product is commercially _______.
12. This is an adjective. It's a synonym of 'annoying'.