An Advanced English Course in Communication Practice. Part II

1. annual

a) the delivery of goods, especially by ship

2. to conflate

b) developing or increasing gradually as a result of more and more additions

3. shipping

c) a difficult problem that seems to have no solution

4. concessionary

d) find something out for certain; make sure of

5. cumulative

e) offered at a lower price than usual for certain people, for example students or old people

6. consensus

f) a type of rock from which aluminum is obtained

7. conundrum

g) happening once a year

8. to funnel

h) a large hole or empty space

9. to ascertain

i) to prevent something or make it impossible

10. bauxite

j) to combine two or more separate things

11. a void

k) agreement among all the people involved

12. to preclude

l) to send something directly and intentionally