Reading Fusion-Book 1 Unit 11 (E)

be wary of

be cautious towards; have doubts about
We should be wary of dangers to our liberty and privacy with the excuse of security.

bribery

giving someone money in exchange for favors
France is reeling from daily revelations about bribery and corruption scandals.

carry out

commit
All the employees will carry out your request.

commit

perform; carry out
You must be ready to deal with the consequences if you commit a crime.

con artist

criminal who operates by lying and cheating people
They were simply conned by the biggest con artist New zealand has known for decades.

drive up

cause to increase
The current government is going to drive up tax.

estimate

guess a value, time, amount, etc.
It is estimated that over 98% of people in Korea are literate.

executive

high-level person in a company
The president is the chief of the executive branch of the American government.

fraud

action that cheats or misleads others
He was afraid that the old priest would discover that they were frauds and not gods.

identity theft

pretending to be someone else (ex: to apply for a credit card)
Have you been the vitim of identity theft or credit card fraud?

intended for

meant for
It is so cute, but probably too big for the person whom it's intended for, so I might have to keep it and make another smaller one.

life savings

money someone has saved over a period of many years
She invested his life savings in his daughter’s business.

overhaul

a thorough repair and examination
A new report charges that Ontario's food safety system needs a major overhaul.

paper trails

written records
Keep a good paper trail in case anyone asks you why you arrived at that conclusion.

previously

in the past
The men had previously eaten at the restaurant before that night.

prison

jail
He went to prison for secretly taking money from his company.

recipient

someone who receives something
Who was the recipient of this years' scholarship?

ruin

destroy
A play is ruined when one of the actors is not there.

scheme

plan; program
The man has become a victim of their scheme.

severe

extreme
After the severe storm, we felt lucky that we survived.

sophisticated

refined; advanced
The fighter jet has some of the most sophisticated technology available today.

telemarketing

business done over the telephone
The newspaper started a telemarketing campaign to boost its subscriptions, by calling non-subscribers.

term

word or phrase
The manager had trouble understanding some of the terms used by her young employees.

think twice

carefully consider something
She would think twice about accepting a job where smoking was the norm.

top notch

excellent; superior
The award may be given to anybody who consistently writes top notch content.

trustworthy

honest
Mary is one of the most trustworthy people I’ve ever met.

typical

common
He looked like a typical tourist with his camera and baseball cap.

victim

person who suffers from a crime, accident, etc.
How many victims were there?