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control group 
/
kənˈtrəʊl ˌɡruːp/ Noun
a 
control group is a set of people in an experiment who 
do not receive the medicine that is being tested, so 
that researchers can compare what happens to them 
with what happens to the people who do try the new 
medicine
the control group was constantly monitored throughout 
the three weeks | 80% had no further symptoms 
compared to 30% in the control group | the control 
group were given just flavoured water
everyday 
/
ˈevriˌdeɪ/ Adjective
everyday things and activities are very normal and not 
unusual in any way
Collocates: everyday life/experience/language | 
everyday activities/situations | everyday objects
everyday objects made of plastic rather than wood or 
metal | a language will not survive if it is not used in 
everyday life | the everyday activities of ordinary people 
| Twitter and Facebook are part of my everyday routine | 
there is beauty in normal, everyday happenings
gesture 
/
ˈdʒestʃə(r)/ Noun
a 
gesture is a movement you make with your arms or 
body as a way of saying something, either instead of 
speaking or at the same time as you are speaking
Collocates: an angry/rude gesture | a hand gesture | 
make a gesture
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the waiter didn’t speak English so we used hand 
gestures | he made a gesture for me to sit down | he 
held up his hand in an angry gesture | she made a 
gesture towards the armchair
Verb: 
gesture
Collocates: gesture to/towards/at something | gesture 
for someone to do something
she gestured for me to follow her outside | the 
policeman gestured at me to get out of the car | “Look” 
he said, gesturing towards the painting
inadequate 
/
ɪnˈædɪkwət/ Adjective
if something is 
inadequate, there is not enough of it, or it 
is not of good enough quality
Collocates: prove inadequate | feel inadequate | totally 
inadequate | 
£200 is a totally inadequate sum for fixing the car | 
an inadequate supply of qualified teachers | the new 
facilities proved to be wholly inadequate | if you feel 
alone and inadequate, call a friend
Noun: 
inadequacy | Opposite: adequate
Collocates: perfectly adequate | quite adequate | barely/
hardly adequate | prove adequate
the inadequacy of the welfare programme | a fear 
of failure and inadequacy | such feelings of guilt and 
inadequacy are common | an adequate supply of fresh 
water | a lack of adequate health care | the heating was 
barely adequate | as a teacher, he proved more than 
adequate