Vocabulary 3 [page 34]

• allure

  a mysterious, exciting or desirable quality 

• assume to think that something is true


  although you do not have definite proof
• disclose


  to make something publicly known especially after it has been kept secret. to show something by removing the thing that covers it. To reveal
• distinct


  clearly different or belonging to a different type
• endorse


  to express formal support or approval for someone or something
• exaggerated


  it is described as better, larger etc than it really is.
• insight


  a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something especially a complicated situation or idea.
• obsession


  an extreme unhealthy interest in something or worry about something which stops you from thinking about anything else.
• put a premium on


  To consider one quality or type of thing as being much more important than others
• resistance 


  a refusal to accept new ideas or changes. the natural ability of a person, animal or plant to stop diseases or difficult conditions from harming them.
• tolerant


  allowing people to dosay or believe what they want without criticizing or punishing them
• transparency


  the quality of glass, plastic etc that makes it possible for you to see through it. the quality of being easy to understand or know about