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1.audition /ɔˋdɪʃən/ (n.)

a short performance given by an actor, a singer, etc, so that somebody can decide whether they are suitable to act in a play, sing in a concert, etc

ex:Auditions will be held from 9–12 on Friday.

2.auction /ˋɔkʃən/ (n.)

a public event at which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them

ex:The house is up for auction(= will be sold at an auction ).

3.regrettable /rɪˈɡretəbl/ (adj.)

that you are sorry about and wish had not happened

The loss of jobs is highly regrettable.

4.abolish /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ (v.)

to officially end a law, a system or an institution

ex:This tax should be abolished.

5.nourish /ˈnʌrɪʃ/ (v.)

to keep a person, an animal or a plant alive and healthy with food, etc

ex:All the children were well nourished and in good physical condition.

6.relish /ˈrelɪʃ/ (v.)

to get great pleasure from something; to want very much to do or have something

ex:I don't relish the prospect of getting up early tomorrow.

7.seek /siːk/ (v.)

to look for something/somebody

ex:Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes.

8.adept /əˈdept/ (adj.)

good at doing something that is quite difficult

ex:He became adept at getting even the shyest students to talk.

9.emit /iˈmɪt/ (v.)

to send out something such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc

ex:The metal container began to emit a clicking sound.

10.absence /ˈæbsəns/ (n.)

the fact of somebody being away from a place where they are usually expected to be; the occasion or period of time when somebody is away

ex:We did not receive any news during his long absence.

11.track /træk/ (n.)

marks left by a person, an animal or a moving vehicle

ex:We followed the bear's tracks in the snow.

12.recession /rɪˈseʃn/ (n.)

a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed

ex:These industries have been hard hit by recession.

13.surpass /səˈpɑːs/ (v.)

to do or be better than somebody/something

ex:He hopes one day to surpass the world record.

14.intervene /ˌɪntəˈviːn/ (v.)

to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it

ex:She might have been killed if the neighbours hadn't intervened.

15.categorize /ˈkætəɡəraɪz/ (v.)

to put people or things into groups according to what type they are

ex:His latest work cannot be categorized as either a novel or an autobiography.

16.logical /ˈlɒdʒɪkl/ (adj.)

seeming natural, reasonable or sensible

ex:It was a logical conclusion from the child's point of view.

17.keen /kiːn/ (adj.)

wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much

ex:We are keen that our school should get involved too.

18.sanction /ˈsæŋkʃn/ (n.)

official permission or approval for an action or a change

ex:These changes will require the sanction of the court.

19.risk /rɪsk/ (n.)

he possibility of something bad happening at some time in the future; a situation that could be dangerous or have a bad result

ex:Smoking can increase the risk of developing heart disease.

20.profitable /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/ (adj.)

that makes or is likely to make money

ex:It is usually more profitable to sell direct to the public.

21.restraint /rɪˈstreɪnt/ (n.)

a rule, a fact, an idea, etc. that limits or controls what people can do

ex:The government has imposed export restraints on some products.

22.threshold /ˈθreʃhəʊld/ (n.)

the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room

ex:She stood hesitating on the threshold.

23.drawback /ˈdrɔːbæk/ (n.)

a disadvantage or problem that makes something a less attractive idea

ex:The main drawback to it is the cost

24.deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃnsi/ (n.)

the state of not having, or not having enough of, something that is essential

ex: Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.

25.sufficiency /səˈfɪʃnsi/ (n.)

an amount of something that is enough for a particular purpose