Vocabulary-Grammar

Vocabulary
an unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment: > [ U ] They vowed to fight racial bias in the school. > [ C usually sing ] Does news coverage reflect a reporter’s bias?
 * Bias:**

//in Spanish: Parcialidad//
to achieve something difficult to do or obtain: > You need financial security in order to attain emotional well-being. attainable / əˈteɪ·nə·bəl / adj › > You need to set goals that are clear and attainable. › fml > [ U ] Abiola pledged his life to the attainment of justice.
 * Attain:**
 * attainment [[image:http://dictionary.cambridge.org/external/images/pron-us.png caption="attainment: listen to American pronunciation"]] / əˈteɪn·mənt / n [ C/U ] **

//In Spanish: Alcanzar//
to have as parts or members, or to be those parts or members The course comprises a class book, a practice book and an audio tape. The class is comprised mainly **of** Italian and French students. Italian students comprise 60% **of** the class.
 * Comprise:**

//**In Spanish: Comprender**//
the money in use in a particular country: > [ C ] The US dollar fell yesterday against most foreign currencies.
 * Currency:**

//**In Spanish: Moneda**//

 * Despite:**

without being influenced or prevented by: > The game continued despite the rain. > Despite her illness, she came to work.

//In Spanish: A pesar de//
to weaken or damage something by taking away parts of it gradually, or to become weaker in this way: > [ T ] Budget cuts could further erode the benefit package provided for by the contract. › earth science If a natural feature or physical object erodes, it is damaged by the effect of weather.
 * Erode:**

//**In Sapnish: Erosionar**//

 * Fee:**

an amount of money charged for a service or for the use of something: > an admission fee > The doctor’s usual fee is $125.

//In Spanish: Cuota//

 * Instruct:**

to teach someone how to do something: > I need someone to instruct me on how to use the computer.

//In Spanish: Instruir//
to call on something or someone, esp. God, for help
 * Invoke:**

//In Spanish: Invocar//
in the same way or manner; similarly: > We put up a fence, and other neighbors did likewise.
 * Likewise:**

//In Spanish: Igualmente//

 * Odd:**

strange or unexpected: > an odd person > That’s odd – I thought I left my glasses on the table but they’re not here.

**//In Spanish: Extraño//**
the result or effect of an action, situation, or event: > It’s too early to predict the outcome of the election. › mathematics An outcome is one of the possible results in a probability (= likelihood) experiment.
 * OutCome:**

//**In Spanish: Resultado**//

 * Rely: on/upon //something/someone//**

to depend on or trust someone or something: > You can’t rely on good weather for the whole trip. > The system relies too heavily on one person.