Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

7. conduct
n (
fml
) behaviour: 
I’m glad to see your conduct at school 
has improved.
conduct 
vt
1) (
fml
) to behave (oneself):
 I like the way your children 
conduct themselves.
2) to direct the course of (a business, activity, 
etc.). 3) to lead or guide (a person, tour, etc.). 4) to stand before and 
direct the playing of musicians or a musical work. 5) to act as the path 
for (electricity, heat, etc.): 
Plastic and rubber won’t conduct electricity. 
6) to collect payments from the passengers on (a public vehicle): 
The 
guide conducted us round the castle.
conductor
n
1) a person who directs the playing of a group of 
musicians. 2) a substance that readily acts, 
as
a path for electricity, 
heat, etc: 
Wood is a poor conductor of heat.
(AE) the guard of the 
train.
8. compose
vt/i
1) to write (music, poetry, essays, etc.): 
It is very time-
consuming to compose a good essay.
2) to make up (smth), form (smth): 
The chemistry teacher asked the pupils what water was composed of.
Syn
. comprise, consist of, include, be made up of
3) to make (esp. oneself) calm, quiet, etc: 
The students couldn’t stop 
laughing so the teacher asked them to compose themselves
. 4) to make 
or form (smth) by putting parts together: 
The artist composed an in-
teresting picture by putting the variously-coloured shapes together.
composer
n
a person who writes music
composition
n
1) act of putting together parts to form smth, act 
of composing, 
as
a piece of music of his own composition. 2) an ex-
ample of this, 
as
a piece of music or art or a poem: 
Most Russian com-
positions are very popular. He played a piece of music of his own 
composition.

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9. abrupt
 a
1) sudden and unexpected: 
The train came to an abrupt 
stop, making many passengers fall off their seats.
2) (of behaviour, 
speech, character, etc.) rough and impolite, not wanting to waste time 
being nice: 
Everybody resented his abrupt answer.