#2 Vocabulary Exercise (3/19 due)

1.tension noun

mean :inability to relax

ADJ.

inner | emotional, muscle/muscular, nervous, pre-menstrual, sexual

ex:He suffers from nervous tension.

2.particularly  (adverb)

especially; more than usual or more than others

ex:The lecture was not particularly (= not very) interesting

3.leverage  noun [uncountable]

1 influence that you can use to make people do what you want

2 the action, power, or use of a lever

ex:The attraction of options and futures, our specialty item, was that they offered both liquidity and fantastic leverage

4.flare (verb)

to burn brightly, but usually for only a short time or not steadily

ex:The match flared and went out

5.blame (verb)

to think or say that someone or something is responsible for something bad

ex:She doesn't blame anyone for her father's death.A dropped cigarette is being blamed for the fire.