Term | Definition |
Divine | (v) - to discover or guess
(adj) - coming from or relating to God |
Lava | (n) - hot liquid rock that flows from a volcano |
Primitive | (adj) - something that is primitive is very simple and does not have the extra modern parts |
Brisk | (adj) - quick and full of energy |
Wrap | (v) - to put paper or cloth over something to cover it |
Cord | (n) - a piece of thick string or thin rope |
Concave | (adj) - a concave surface is curved inwards in the middle |
Convex | (adj) - curved outwards, like the surface of the eye |
Flint | (n) - a type of smooth hard stone that makes a small flame when you hit it with steel |
Spark | (v) - to be the cause of something
(n) - a very small piece of burning material produced by a fire |
Strike | (v) - hit (p.p) struck
(n) - a period of time when a group of workers stall to work deliberately.
(n) - an attack by airplane. |
Alchemy | (n) - a science studied in the Middle Ages, that involved trying to change ordinary metals into gold. |
Alchemist | (n) - a person who study alchemy. |
Combustion | (n) - the process of burning. |
Combustible | (adj) - able to burn easily. |
Seal | (v) - to close an entrance or a container with something that stops air, water etc from coming in or out of it.
(n) - a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts. |
Twist | (v) - to bend or turn something, such as wire, hair, or cloth, into a particular shape. |
Hazard | (n) - danger. |
Hazardous | (adj) - dangerous. |
Dip | (v) - to put something in liquid.
(n) - swim. |
Pharmacy | (n) - a shop or a part of a shop where medicines are prepared and sold. |
Pharmacist | (n) - someone whose job is to prepare medicines in a shop or hospital. |
Patent | (n) - a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy.
(adj) - Obvious.
(v) - to obtain a special document giving you the right to make or sell a new invention or product. |
Substitution | (n) - when someone or something is replaced by someone or something else. |
Substitute | (v) - a person or thing that you use instead of the one that you usually have. |
Formula | (n) - a method or set of principles that you use to solve a problem. |
Formulate | (v) - to develop something such as a plan or a set of rules. |
Formula One | (n) - the highest level of international car racing. |
Fume | (v) - (1) to be angry about something.
(v) - (2) to give off smoke or gases.
(n) - strong-smelling gas or smoke that is unpleasant to breathe in. |
Succumb | (v) - (1) to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and allow them to take control. SYN: give in.
(v) - (2) if you succumb to an illness, you become very ill or die of it. |
Toxic | (adj) - poisonous. |
Toxicity | (n) - poison. |
Toxicology | (n) - the science and medical study of poisons and their effects. |
Toxicologist | (n) - a person who studies about poisons. |
Compatriot | (n) - someone who was born in or is a citizen of the same country as someone else. |
Lag behind | (v) - to move or develop more slowly than others. |
Climate | (n) - the weather condition. |
Climatic | (adj) - relating to the weather in a particular area. |
Climatology | (n) - the scientific study of climate. |
Climatologist | (n) - a person who studies about climate. |
Pioneer | (n) - someone who is important in the early development of something, and whose work or ideas are later developed by other people.
(v) - to be the first person to do, invent, or use something. |
Beer | (n) - an alcoholic drink made from malt. |
Brewery | (n) - a place where beer is made, or a company that makes beer. |
Hand out | (v) - distribute. |
Preserve | (v) - to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed. |
Preservation | (n) - when something is kept in its original state or in good condition. |
Preservative | (n) - a chemical substance that is used to prevent things from decaying. |
Friction | (n) - (1) tension
(n) - (2) when one surface rubs against another. |
Widespread | (adj) - common, commonplace, prevalent. |
Percussion | (n) - the sound or effect of two things hitting each other with great force. |
Soak | (v) - if you soak something, you keep it covered with a liquid for a period of time. |
Identical | (adj) - exactly the same. |
Conserve | (v) - preserve |
Conservation | (n) - preservation |
Conservative | (adj) - not very modern in style, taste etc SYN traditional. |
Irritation | (n) - anger, annoyance |
Patently | (adv) - obviously, apperantly |
Distort | (v) - (1) to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear.
(v) - (2) to report something in a way that is not completely true or correct SYN misrepresent. |
Extol | (v) - to praise something very much. |
Diary | (n) - a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day. |
Publicity | (n) - the attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television etc. |
Poverty | (n) - the situation or experience of being poor |
Gorgeous | (adj) - beautiful, handsome, cute, attractive, pretty |
Affection | (n) - the feelings of love and caring that someone has. |
Tent | (n) - a shelter consisting of a sheet of cloth supported by poles and ropes, used especially for camping. |
Beauty therapist | (n) - someone who has been trained to give a particular form of treatment for beauty illness. |
Woof | (n) - a word used for describing the sound a dog makes. bark. |
Carousel | (n) - the moving belt that you collect your bags from at an airport |
Look after | (v) - to take care. Exp: Don’t worry, I’ll look after the kids tomorrow. |
Look forward | (v) - to be excited about something. Exp: I’m really looking forward to our vacation. |
Look for | (v) - search for |
Margarine | (n) - a yellow substance similar to butter but made from vegetable or animal fats. |
Eastbound | (adj) - travelling or leading towards the east |
Ticket machine | (n) - a machine which sells ticket |
Parrot | (n) - a tropical bird with a curved beak and brightly colored feathers that can be taught to copy human speech. |
Come across | (v) - to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance.
Exp: I came across an old diary in her desk.
In written English, people often use encounter than come across. |
Sprite | (n) - a small imaginary creature with magic powers |
Spirit | (n) - attitude, character, soul. |
Spritual | (adj) - religious |
Procession | (n) - a line of people or vehicles moving slowly as part of a ceremony. |
Mediocre | (adj) - second rate, ordinary |
Sceptic | (n) - a person who disagrees with particular claims and statements, especially those that are generally thought to be true. |
Sceptical | (adj) - doubtful |
Scepticism | (n) - an attitude of doubting that particular claims or statements are true or that something will happen. |
onward | (adj) - moving forward or continuing. |
Masquerade | (n) - (1) a formal dance or party where people wear masks and unusual clothes.
(n) - (2) - pretense
(v) - pretend |
Lottery | (n) - a game used to make money for a state or a charity in which people buy tickets with a series of numbers on them. If their number is picked by chance, they win money or a prize. |
Tabby | (adj) - a cat with light and dark lines on its fur |
Stripy | (adj) - having lines |
Ivory | (n) - the hard smooth yellowish-white substance from the tusks (long teeth) of an elephant. |
Ivory Coast | (n) - a country in West Africa |
Charity | (n) - an organization that gives money, goods, or help to people who are poor, sick |
Buzzer | (n) - a small thing, usually shaped like a button, that buzzes when you press it |
Buzz | (v) - (1) to make a continuous sound, like the sound of a bee
(v) - (2) to call someone by pressing a buzzer |
Lettuce | (n) - a round vegetable with thin green leaves eaten raw in salads |
Nil | (n) - nothing, zero - Exp: Our team won by two goals to nil. |
Dream - Dreamt | (v) - wish |
Trilogy | (n) - a series of three plays, books etc that are about the same people or subject |
Scenery | (n) - the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc. |
Scene | (n) - a view of a place as you see it. |
Hill | (n) - an area of land that is higher than the land around it, like a mountain but smaller. |
Noise | (n) - a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or frightening. |
Noisy | (adj) - a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or frightening. |
Smelly | (adj) - having a strong unpleasant smell. |
Purr | (v) - if a cat purrs, it makes a soft low sound in its throat to show that it is pleased. |
Sneeze | (v) - if you sneeze, air suddenly comes from your nose, making a noise, for example when you have a cold. |
Accommodate | (v) - to provide someone with a place to stay, live, or work. |
Accommodation | (n) - a place for someone to stay, live, or work. |
Fly | (v) - flew - flown |
Exhausted | (adj) - extremely tired |
Kick in | (v) - (informal) - to start or begin |
Oval | (n) (adj) - a shape like a circle, but wider in one direction than the other. |
Monopolize | (v) - to have complete control over something so that other people cannot share it or take part in it. |
Fork | (n) - a tool you use for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points.
(v) - if a road, river etc forks, it divides into two parts. divide, split |
Inquire | (v) - ask, demand |
Misuse | (n) (v) - to use something for the wrong purpose, or in the wrong way, often with harmful results SYN abuse. |
Oversleep | (v) - to sleep for longer than you intended. |
Pack | (v) - (1) to put things into cases, bags etc ready for a trip somewhere.
(v) - (2) to go in large numbers into a space, or to make people or animals do this, until the space is too full. |
Surreal | (adj) - a situation or experience that is surreal is very strange and difficult to understand, like something from a dream. |
Surrealism | (n) - a style of 20th-century art or literature in which the artist or writer connects unrelated images and objects in a strange way. |
Incredible | (adj) - extremely good, unbelievable. |
Tram | (n) - a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street. |
Pear | (n) - a sweet juicy fruit that has a round base and is thinner near the top, or the tree that produces this fruit. |
Decider | (n) - the last part of a game or competition, which will show who the winner is. |
Magnificent | (adj) - very impressive. |
Shorthand | (n) - a fast method of writing using special signs or shorter forms to represent letters, words, and phrases. |
Fresher | (n) - a student who has just started at a college or university. |
In conjunction with | (n) - working, happening, or being used with someone or something else. |
Haircut | (n) - when you have a haircut, someone cuts your hair for you. |
Fancy | (v) - (informal) - to like or want something. |
Fair enough | (adj) - all right, OK. |
Hang on | (v) - hold on |
Get through | (v) - do work |
I'm afraid | (v) - used to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint them.
I’m afraid so =yes
I’m afraid not =no |
Cauliflower | (n) - a vegetable with green leaves around a firm white centre. |
Independence | (n) - the freedom and ability to make your own decisions in life. |
Independent | (adj) - not owned or controlled by something or someone. |
Oyster | (n) - a type of shellfish that can be eaten cooked or uncooked, and that produces a jewel called a pearl. |
The world is your oyster | (idiom) - used to tell someone that they can achieve whatever they want. |
Constipation | (n) - the condition of having difficulty in getting rid of solid waste from your body. |
Constipated | (adj) - someone who has constipation. |
Symptom | (n) - a sign that a serious problem exists. |
Nowadays | (adv) - today |
Strange | (adj) - weird, odd |
Text | (v) - to send someone a written message on a mobile phone |
Emigrate | (v) - to leave your own country in order to live in another country |
Immigrate | (v) - to come into a country in order to live there permanently |
Apart | (adj) - separate |
Like-minded | (adj) - having similar interests and opinions |
Bear in mind | (v) - keep in mind |
Laid-back | (adj) - relaxed and seeming not to be worried about anything. |
Appetising | (adj) - food that is appetizing smells or looks very good, making you want to eat it. Delicious. |
Porridge | (n) - oats that are cooked with milk or water and served hot for breakfast. |
Mush or Mushy | (adj) - (1) soft, wet, and unpleasant
(adj) - (2) food for babies or porridge could be
described as 'mush' or 'mushy'. mushy peas |
Ostrich | (n) - a large African bird with long legs, that runs very quickly but cannot fly. |
Sensible | (adj) - reasonable, practical, and showing good judgement |
Peel | (v) - to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables. |
Offend | (v) - to make someone angry or upset by doing or saying something that they think is rude, unkind etc. |
Sage | (adj) - very wise, especially as a result of a lot of experience |
Sagacity | (n) - wisdom |
Jargon | (n) - words and expressions used in a particular profession or by a particular group of people, which are difficult for other people to understand. |
Incur | (v) - if you incur a cost, debt, expense, or a fine, you have to pay money because of something you have done |
Fare | (n) - the price you pay to travel somewhere by bus, train, plane etc. |
Petrol | (n) - gasoline |
Pursue | (v) - to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time. |
Scam | (n) - a clever but dishonest way to get money. SYN: fraud |
Phishing | (n) - the criminal activity of sending emails or having a website that is intended to trick someone into giving away information such as their bank account number or their computer password.. |
Harass | (v) - to make someone’s life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them. |
Genuine | (n) - a genuine feeling, desire etc is one that you really feel, not one you pretend to feel = Real. |
Confidence | (n) - (1) - the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results.
(n) - (2) - the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully. |
Piracy | (n) - the crime of illegally copying and selling books, tapes, videos, computer programs etc. |
Assault | (v) - to attack someone in a violent way.
(n) - the crime of physically attacking someone. |
Harassment | (n) - when someone behaves in an unpleasant or threatening way towards you. |
Confident | (adj) - (1) - sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect.
(adj) - (2) - sure that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully. |
Confidential | (adj) - secret, classified, sensitive. |
Civic | (adj) - relating to a town or city. |
Civilization | (n) - a society that is well organized and developed, used especially about a particular society in a particular place or at a particular time. |
Civilize | (v) - to influence someone’s behavior, making or teaching them to act in a more sensible or gentle way. |
Civilian | (n) - anyone who is not a member of the military forces or the police. |
Softy | (adj) - someone who is easily affected by feelings. |
Volunteer | (n) - someone who does a job willingly without being paid |
Voluntary | (adj) - work etc that is done by people who do it because they want to, and who are not paid. |
Psychology | (n) - the study of the mind and how it influences people’s behavior. |
Psychologist | (n) - someone who is trained in psychology. |
Psychological | (adj) - mental |
Rub | (v) - (1) to move your hand, or something such as a cloth, backwards and forwards over a surface while pressing firmly.
(v) - (2) to make something press against something else and move it around. |
Awash | (adj) - (1) - covered with water or another liquid
(adj) - (2) - containing too many things or people. For example: London is awash with tourists in the summer. |
Monoply | (n) - if a company or government has a monopoly of a business or political activity, it has complete control of it so that other organizations cannot compete with it. |
Congested | (adj) - full of traffic |
Congestion charge | (n) - a way of reducing traffic in city centers by charging drivers money to enter. |
Frustrated | (adj) - feeling annoyed, upset, and impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something. |
Frustration | (n) - the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something. |
Tedious | (adj) - boring |
Flaw | (n) - a mistake or problem in an argument, plan, set of ideas SYN : defect. |
Flawless | (adj) - having no mistakes or marks, or not lacking anything. SYN : perfect. |
Naive | (adj) - not having much experience of how complicated life is |
Faith | (n) - a strong feeling of trust or confidence in someone or something. SYN: trust, confidence |
Faithful | (adj) - loyal , reliable |
Calibre | (n) - the level of quality or ability that someone or something has achieved. |
Criterion - Criteria | (n) - a standard that you use to judge something or make a decision about something. |
Merely | (adv) - SYN : only,solely |
Premise | (n) - a statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas. |
Dubious | (adj) - SYN: doubtful, suspicious. |
Roundly | (adv) - severely, seriously |
Censure | (v) - (formal) criticize. |
Criticize | (v) - to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults. |
Critical | (adj) - (1) if you are critical, you criticize someone or something.
(adj) - (2) crucial. |
Notorious | (adj) - famous or well known for something bad. |
Veterinarian | (n) - someone who is trained to give medical care and treatment to sick animals. |
Veterinary | (adj) - relating to the medical care and treatment of sick animals. |
Inspector | (n) - an official whose job is to check that something is satisfactory and that rules are being obeyed. |
Inspect | (v) - to examine something carefully in order to find out more about it or to find out what is wrong with it. |
Appoint | (v) - to choose someone for a position or a job. |
Repute | (n) - reputation. |
Oblige | (v) - (formal) if you are obliged to do something, you have to do it because the situation, the law, a duty etc makes it necessary. |
Obligation | (n) - a moral or legal duty to do something. |
Proposition | (n) - suggestion |
Devote | (v) - dedicate |
Peasant | (n) - a poor farmer who owns or rents a small amount of land, either in past times or in poor countries. |
Casual | (adj) - (1) - relaxed and not worried, or seeming not to care about something.
(adj) - (2) - not formal or not for a formal situation. |
Casualty | (n) - someone who is hurt or killed in an accident or war. |
Obliterate | (v) - to destroy something completely so that nothing remains. |
Carbohydrate | (n) - a substance that is in foods such as sugar, bread, and potatoes, which provides your body with heat and energy and which consists of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. |
Roughage | (n) - fibre |
Pointless | (adj) - worthless or not likely to have any useful result. |
Phenomenon - Phenomena | (n) - something or someone that is very unusual because of a rare quality or ability that they have. |
Anesthetic | (n) - a drug that stops you feeling pain. |
Anesthetist | (n) - a doctor or nurse who has been specially trained to give people anesthetics. |
Anesthetize | (v) - to give someone an anesthetic so that they do not feel pain. |
Remuneration | (n) - (formal) the pay you give someone for something they have done for you. |
Compass | (n) - an instrument that shows directions and has a needle that always points north. |
Cartography | (n) - the activity of making maps. |
Cartographer | (n) - a person who makes maps. |
Downgrade | (v) - to make something seem less important or valuable than it is. |
Mound | (n) - a pile of earth or stones that looks like a small hill. |
Crafty | (adj) - intelligent, clever, brilliant ( in bad way! ) |
Captive | (adj) - kept in prison or in a place that you are not allowed to leave. |
Captivate | (v) - to attract someone very much, and hold their attention. |
Captivating | (adj) - very attractive and interesting, in a way that holds your attention. |
Resounding | (adj) - a very great or complete success, victory. |
Impartial | (adj) - fair |
Partial | (adj) - (1) - not complete.
(adj) - (2) - unfair. |
Prejudice | (v) (n) - to influence someone so that they have an unfair or unreasonable opinion about someone or something. |
Controversial | (adj) - causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about the subject being discussed. SYN : debatable, arguable. |
Controversy | (n) - a serious argument about something that involves many people and continues for a long time. |
Timber | (n) - SYN: lumber. wood used for building or making things. |
Commmentator | (n) - someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and who writes about it or discusses it on the television or radio. |
Reputed | (adj) - believed to be true or said to be true but there isn’t
actually any proof that it is. |
Incongruous | (adj) - strange, inappropriate |
Indigenous | (n) - indigenous people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else SYN native |
Indignity | (n) - a situation that makes you feel very ashamed and not respected. |
Embarrassed | (adj) - feeling uncomfortable or nervous and worrying about what people think of you, for example because you have made a silly mistake, or because you have to talk or sing in public. |
Embarrasing | (adj) - making you feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable |
Embarrass | (v) - to make someone feel ashamed, nervous, or uncomfortable, especially in front of other people. |
Humiliate | (v) - to make someone feel ashamed or stupid, especially when other people are present SYN embarrass. |
Humiliation | (n) - a feeling of shame and great embarrassment, because you have been made to look stupid or weak. |
Humiliating | (adj) - making you feel ashamed, embarrassed, and angry because you have been made to look weak or stupid SYN embarrassing. |
Day trip | (n) - a pleasure trip done in one day |
Glimpse | (n) - a quick look at someone or something that does not allow you to see them clearly. |
Thee | (pronoun) - a word meaning ‘you’, used as the object of a sentence. OLD USE |
Barrister | (n) - lawyer, attorney, advocate. |
Metaphor | (n) - a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing. |
Hospitality | (n) - friendly behavior towards visitors. |
Expenditure | (n)- the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time. |
Luxury | (n) - very great comfort and pleasure, such as you get from expensive food, beautiful houses, cars etc. |
Budget | (n) - the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent.
(v) - to carefully plan and control how much money you spend and what you will buy with it.
(adj) - cheap |
Asteroid | (n) - one of the many small planets that move around the Sun, especially between Mars and Jupiter. |
Analysis | (n) - careful examination of something in order to understand it better. |
Analyze | (v) - to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it. |
Scratch | (n) - a small cut on someone’s skin.
(v) - to rub your skin with your nails because it feels uncomfortable. |
Rubble | (n) - broken stones or bricks from a building or wall that has been destroyed. |
Rubbish | (n) - garbage, trash |
Debris | (n) - the pieces of something that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident, explosion etc. |
Pristine | (adj) - extremely fresh or clean. |
Insights | (n) - a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea |
Collide | (v) - crash, hit, strike. |
Collision | (n) - crash, hit. |
Anniversary | (n) - a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year. |
Annual | (adj) - happening once a year SYN yearly. |
Emphasis | (n) - special attention or importance. |
Emphesize | (v) - to say something in a strong way. |
Stereotype | (n) - a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like. Stereotypes are often unfair or untrue. |
Stereotype | (v) - to decide unfairly that a type of person has particular qualities or abilities because they belong to a particular race, sex, or social class.
EXP: Homeless people are stereotyped as alcoholics or addicts. |
Chaperone | (v) - to go somewhere with someone as a chaperon. |
Hippopotamus | (n) - a large grey African animal with a big head and mouth that lives near water. (informal) - hippo |
Devastating | (adj) - badly damaging or destroying something. |
Habitat | (n) - the natural home of a plant or animal. |
Deforest | (v) - the cutting or burning down of all the trees. |
Deforestation | (n) - the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area. |
Poach | (v) - to illegally catch or shoot animals, birds, or fish, especially on private land without permission. |
Miniature | (adj) - tiny. |
Elusive | (adj) - an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen. |
Conservationist | (n) - someone who works to protect animals, plants etc or to protect old buildings. |
Embrace | (v) - to put your arms around someone and hold them in a friendly or loving way SYN hug. |
Vernacular | (n) - a form of a language that ordinary people use, especially one that is not the official language. |
Intelligence | (n) - the ability to learn, understand, and think about things. |
Intelligent | (adj) - an intelligent person has a high level of mental ability and is good at understanding ideas and thinking clearly. SYN : clever, smart, sharp ,bright, astute, crafty |
Humble | (adj) - not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people’s. |
Arrogant | (adj) - behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you are more important than other people. |
Spatial | (adj) - relating to the position, size, shape etc of things. |
ASBO | (n) - (anti-social behaviour order) an order in Britain which tells someone not to go to particular places. |
Indiscriminate | (n) - an indiscriminate action is done without thinking about what harm it might cause. |
Intrinsic | (adj) - being part of the nature or character of someone or something. |
Competent | (adj) - having enough skill or knowledge to do something to a satisfactory standard. OPP incompetent |
Species | (n) - a group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants. |
Extinction | (n) - when a particular type of animal or plant stops existing. |
Extinct | (adj) - an extinct type of animal or plant does not exist any more. |
Invertebrate | (n) - a living creature that does not have a backbone. |
Nutrient | (n) - a chemical or food that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow. |
Nutrition | (n) - the process of giving or getting the right type of food for good health and growth. |
Afford | (n) - to have enough money to buy or pay for something. (adj) Affordable |
Entrepreneur | (n) - someone who starts a new business or arranges business deals in order to make money, often in a way that involves financial risks. |
Undertake | (v) - to accept that you are responsible for a piece of work, and start to do it. |
Donation | (n) - something, especially money, that you give to a person or an organization in order to help them. |
Donate | (v) - to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them. |
Donor | (n) - a person, group etc that gives something, especially money, to help an organization or country. |
Activist | (n) - someone who works hard doing practical things to achieve social or political change. |
Urgent | (adj) - very important and needing to be dealt with immediately. |
Pressing | (adj) - needing to be discussed or dealt with very soon SYN urgent. |
Overcrowded | (adj) - filled with too many people or things. |
Tuberculosis | (n) - a serious infectious disease that affects many parts of your body, especially your lungs SYN TB. |
Horrific | (adj) - extremely bad, in a way that is frightening or upsetting. |
Trousers | (n) - a piece of clothing that covers the lower half of your body, with a separate part fitting over each leg SYN pants. |
Distant | (adj) 1- far away in space or time.
(adj) 2- unfriendly |
Underling | (n) - an insulting word for someone who has a low rank |
Corduroy | (n) - a thick strong cotton cloth with thin raised lines on it, used for making clothes. |
Tablet | (n) - a small round hard piece of medicine which you swallow SYN pill. |
Collapse | (v) - to fall down suddenly |
Fuss | (n) - anxious behavior or activity that is usually about unimportant things. |
Burden | (n) - something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for. |
Nuisance | (n) - a person, thing, or situation that annoys you or causes problems. |
Appeal | (n) - an urgent request for something important SYN Request |
Appeal for | (v) - to make a serious public request for help, money, information etc |
Appeal to | (v) - if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting |
Contradiction | (n) - a difference between two statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true |
Underpin | (v) - to give strength or support to something and to help it succeed. |
Negate | (v) - to prevent something from having any effect. |
Banal | (adj) - ordinary and not interesting, because of a lack of new or different ideas. |
Fluffy | (adj) - very light and soft to touch |
Bite | (v) - to use your teeth to cut, crush, or chew something.
(v) - to injure someone by making a hole in their skin. |
Venomous | (adj) - full of hatred or anger
(adj) - a venomous snake, insect etc produces poison |
Tourniquet | (n) - a band of cloth that is twisted tightly around an injured arm or leg to stop it bleeding |
Monsoon | (n) - the season, from about April to October, when it rains a lot in India and other southern Asian countries |
Contentment | (n) - the state of being happy and satisfied OPP : discontent |
Satisfaction | (n) - a feeling of happiness or pleasure because you have achieved something or got what you wanted |
Satisfy | (v) - to make someone feel pleased by doing what they want. |
Satisfying | (adj) - making you feel pleased and happy, especially because you have got what you wanted. OPP:unsatisfying |
Fulfill | (v) - if you fulfill a hope, wish, or aim, you achieve the thing that you hoped for, wished for etc. |
Fulfilling | (adj) - making you feel happy and satisfied because you are doing interesting, useful, or important things SYN satisfying. |
Stag night | (n) - stag party,bachelor party - a party for a man and his male friends before he gets married, especially on the night before his wedding. |
Hen night | (n) - a party for women only, that happens just before one of them gets married. |
Electrical cord / Power cord | (n) - Electrical cord is a cable that temporarily connects an appliance to the mains electricity supply via a wall socket. |
Power strip | (n) - is a block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable. |
Wall socket | (n) |
Resolution | (n) - a formal decision or statement agreed on by a group of people, especially after a vote.
(n) - a promise to yourself to do something. |
Overindulge | (v) - to eat or drink too much. |
Habit | (n) - something that you do regularly or usually. |
Hobby | (n) - an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time. |
Recession | (n) - a difficult time when there is less trade. SYN: depression, slump,slowdown |
Correspondent | (n) - reporter |
Firm | (n) - a business or company, especially a small one. |
Obesity | (n) - when someone is very fat in a way that is unhealthy. |
Waistline | (n) - the amount you measure around the waist, especially used to judge how fat or thin you are. |
Handy | (adj) - useful. |
Luddite | (n) - someone who is opposed to using modern machines and methods. |
Averse | (v) - unwilling to do something or not liking something. |
Sacred | (adj) - holy, religion |
Antiquated | (adj) - old-fashioned and not suitable for modern needs or conditions. |
Antique | (adj) - antique furniture, jewelry etc is old and often valuable. |
Conjure | (v) - to perform clever tricks in which you seem to make things appear, disappear, or change by magic. |
Mothball | (n) - a small ball made of a strong-smelling chemical, used for keeping moths away from clothes. |
Lavender | (n) - a plant that has grey-green leaves and purple flowers with a strong pleasant smell. |
Trigger | (n) - to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events. |
Fragrance | (adj) - a pleasant smell SYN scent. |
Aroma | (n) - a strong pleasant smell. |
Odour | (n) - a smell, especially an unpleasant one. |
Stink | (v) - to have a strong and very unpleasant smell. |
Imprint | (v) - to print or press the mark of an object on something. |
Debut | (n) - the first public appearance of an entertainer, sports player etc or of something new and important. |