Dictation 31

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration/ They gazed in awe at the monuments/ δέος

follow an example/ He hopes to be able to emulate his favourite guitarist's performance one day/ μιμούμαι

shock or greatly surprise/ We were astounded to hear that the dean had been arrested/ έκπληκτος

risk, likely to fail or succeed depending on sth/ The talks went for hours as the future of the country was at stake/ διακυβεύεται

bringing in money; profitable/ Despite the lucrative salary offered, Eva felt morally obliged to turn down the job in the other company/ επικερδής

something that discourages; hindrance/ The image of a cross section of a smoker's lung was used as a deterrent to teenage smoking/ αποτροπή

(v) raise, lift up; lift the spirits of; move up to a higher rank or status or raise up to a higher spiritual or intellectual plane/ His hopes of winning elevated as the game continued on/ ανυψώνω

to increase or intensify/ The wave of violence escalated as the word was spread through social media/ κλιμακώνω

(n.) one who flees or runs away; (adj.) fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp/ With sniffer dogs on his trail, the fugitive managed to escape by jumping in the river and swimming for a mile/ φυγάς

easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive/ If the housing market wasn't so highly volatile, I'd prefer to sell up immediately/ πτητικός, ευμετάβλητος

a list of the things you want to do before you reach a certain age, or before you die/ Long-distance travel features high in most people's bucket list/ λιστα επιθυμιών

to try to do sth/ Harry had a go at sky-diving but discovered that it wasn't for him after all/ επιχειρώ

required or demanded/ A period of army service is obligatory for young males in many countries/ υποχρεωτικός

when the outcome can be both positive and negative/ Emigration is a double-edged sword that brings new opportunities but presents the challenges of living in another culture as a foreigner/ δίκοπο μαχαίρι

something that happens very quickly/ She didn't really enjoy watching the movie, it all felt very fast-paced and she couldn't enjoy anything that she watched/ σε γρήγορο ρυθμό