Vocabulary for PRACTICE TEST 1

...verb used when you want to get someone’s attention politely, especially when you want to ask a question... excuse / ɪkˈskjuːz / verb excuse me used when you want to get someone’s att

verb used when you want to get someone’s attention politely,

especially when you want to ask a question

excuse / ɪkˈskjuːz / verb

excuse me

used when you want to get someone’s attention politely, especially when

you want to ask a question :

Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the museum please?

to exchange a cheque etc for the amount of money it is worth

cash verb to exchange a cheque etc for the amount of money it is worth :

Traveller’s cheques can be cashed at most hotels for a small charge

cash a cheque/postal order/draft etc

noun [ uncountable ] official papers or cards, such as your

passport, that prove who you are

identification/ aɪˌdentəfəˈkeɪʃən, aɪ

ˌdentɪfəˈkeɪʃən / noun [ uncountable ] official papers or cards, such as your passport, that prove who you are :

Do you have any identification?

noun [ countable ] a small official document that you get from your

government, that proves who you

are, and which you need in order to leave your country and enter other countries

passport / ˈpɑːspɔːt / noun

[ countable ] a small official

document that you get from your

government, that proves who you

are, and which you need in order to leave your country and enter other countries

They need to check that your passport

is in order

noun [ countable ] someone whose job is to welcome and deal with

people arriving in a hotel or office

building, visiting a doctor etc

receptionist / rɪˈsepʃənɪst / noun

[ countable ] someone whose job is to welcome and deal with people

arriving in a hotel or office building, visiting a doctor etc

adjective having happened or

existed before the event, time, or

thing that you are talking about now

previous / ˈpriːviəs / adjective having happened or existed before the event, time, or thing that you are talking

about now

noun [ countable ] a person or company that is paid to take

packages somewhere

courier / ˈkʊriə / noun [ countable ]

a person or company that is paid to take packages somewhere

verb used to thank someone in a polite way or to say that you are

grateful for something they have

done

appreciate / əˈpriːʃieɪt / verb used to thank someone in a polite way or to say that you are grateful for

something they have done :

Thanks ever so much for your help, I really appreciate it

verb [ transitive ] to give someone something and receive something

different from them SYN change

exchange verb [ transitive ] to give

someone something and receive

something different from them SYN change

exchange something for something

Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds?

noun [ countable ] an amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods

or services that you have paid for

refund / ˈriːfʌnd / noun [ countable ]

an amount of money that is given

back to you if you are not satisfied

with the goods or services that you have paid for :

They refused to give me a refund

conjunction from the time when something happens

once / wʌns / conjunction from the time when something happens :

Once I get him a job, he’ll be fine

adjective useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems OPP

inconvenient

convenient / kənˈviːniənt / adjective

useful to you because it saves you

time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems OPP

inconvenient :

Mail-order catalogs are a convenient way to shop

noun [ uncountable ] the

protection an insurance company

gives you, so that it pays you money

if you are injured, something is

stolen etc SYN cover

coverage / ˈkʌvərɪdʒ / noun

[ uncountable ] the protection an

insurance company gives you, so that

it pays you money if you are injured, something is stolen etc SYN cover

health care coverage

noun [ countable ] a flat piece of wood, cardboard etc in a public

place, with writing on it that gives people information

signboard / ˈsaɪnbɔːd / noun

[ countable ] a flat piece of wood,

cardboard etc in a public place, with writing on it that gives people

information

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