Demotivated /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd/ adjective
not having any enthusiasm for your work
Tenement /ˈtenəmənt/ noun [ C ]
a large building that is divided into apartments,
usually in a poor area of a city
utopia
/juːˈtəʊpiə/
noun [ C , U ]
[ SOCIETY ] an imaginary place where everything is perfect
utopian /juːˈtəʊpiən/ adjective
[ SOCIETY ] A utopian idea or plan is based on the belief that
things can be made perfect.
a
utopian vision of society
status /ˈsteɪtəs/ noun [ U ]
1 SOCIAL [ SOCIETY ] the position that you have
in relation to other people because of your job or social position.
The pay and status of nurses has
improved.
2 LEGAL [ LAW ] the legal position of someone
or something.
What's your marital status (=
are you married or not)?
ethic /ˈeθɪk/ noun [ no
plural ]
a belief or idea that influences the way you think or
behave
feed 1 /fiːd/ verb past fed
1 GIVE FOOD [ T ] to give food to a person,
group, or animal
I fed Simone's cat while she was
away.
Let's feed the children first,
and then have our dinner.
2 EAT FOOD [ I ] If an animal or a baby feeds,
it eats.
The caterpillars feed on cabbage
leaves.
3 SUPPLY [ T ] to supply something such as
information to a person or a machine, especially in a regular or continuous way
We fed them false information
about our plans.
Nicola fed the pages into the
photocopier.
incentive /ɪnˈsentɪv/ noun [ C , U ]
Word partners for incentive
have / provide an incentive • an added / powerful
/ strong incentive • an incentive for sb
something that encourages you to act in a particular
way
[ + to do sth ] People had little incentive to
save.
The government should provide
incentives for young people to stay in school.
On condition that -> only if
Visitors are allowed in the gardens on condition that
they don't touch the plants.
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