Vocabulary - 7

1. Petty-matter: small, matter without importance

2. Long-standing: very old

3. Come up with: to produce or discover. He came up with a new idea.

4. Irreparable: beyond repair, severe

5. Impair: to weaken in strength, value or quality

6. Impairment: damage

7. Oblivious: forgetful, unaware Oblivious to what was happening, oblivious to danger

8. Contradiction: conflict

9. Castigate: criticise severely

10. Persuasive: able to persuade

11. Unleash: set something free from control

12. Vanish: disappear

13. Perish: get destroyed

14. Consignment: goods delivered

15. Concentrate: give attention

16. Nightmare: horrible dream or experience

17. Implement: enforce (rule, law etc.)

18. Offend: to cause anger and displeasure, hurt somebody's feelings, break rule or law

19. Calamity: big tragedy or crisis

20. Prevalent: widely occurred or practised