4000 Essential English Words 6 Flashcards
to make pain less intense or severe.
alleviate
→ She needed something to alleviate the pain in her back.
the study of the stars in the belief that they influence people’s lives.
Astrology
→ Jack, who studies astrology, believes that the stars can predict the future.
to show the difference between things or people
differentiate
→ It was hard to differentiate between the identical twins.
to prevent something or someone from working.
disrupt
→ The loud crash disrupted the class lecture.
a math operation to determine the value of something.
equation
→ I used the Pythagorean theorem to solve the equation.
to make a mistake.
err
→ The pilot erred in his estimate of the time it would take to make the trip.
When something is incorrect or only partly correct.
erroneous
→ The child held the erroneous belief that time machines were real.
behave in a wild way because they are frightened.
frantic
→ The cat became frantic when I tried to give it a bath.
the main body of a boat or tank
hull
→ After the wreck at sea, the ship’s hull was the last part to sink.
When an action is done without realizing what you are doing.
inadvertent
→ She made an inadvertent error when she knocked over the nail polish.
to do something with whatever is available or without planning.
improvise
→ There was no meat for the pizza, so we improvised with what was in the fridge.
compromise: a settlement of a disagreement in which each side gives up something, or the result of such a settlement.
distance of a place from the equator.
latitude
→ The device was able to tell the traveler his exact latitude.
عرض جغرافیایی
(Longitude : “طول جغرافیایی”)
a sailor.
mariner
→ The old mariner used his telescope to find the shore.
a very large number of things or people
multitude
→ A multitude of people were waiting at the airport.
a person or thing that is annoying or causes a lot of problems.
nuisance
→ The teenager considered her noisy little brothers to be quite a nuisance.
ability to last forever
permanence
→ Poor results will threaten the permanence of the new teaching system.
to keep something as the main feature or focus.
revolve
→ My life revolves around sports.
to calm someone who is angry or upset.
soothe
→ The mother soothed her crying baby by rocking him in her arms.
when someone is prevented from leaving a place.
stranded
→ When the plane left, my sister and I were stranded in China.
When something is likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly.
volatile
→ The volatile volcano might explode at any moment.
involving a lot of strength and effort
arduous
→ The explorers began their arduous hike up the steep mountain
arduous task/work : the arduous task of loading all the boxes into the van
to gain or achieve something, often after a lot of effort.
attain
→ In two more years, I will attain my high school diploma.
to exist with something in the same time and place.
coexist
→ Our pets coexist at our home with little or no problems.
to be able to imagine or believe something /
become pregnant with (a child).
conceive
→ The child could not conceive the actual size of the Earth.
she was unable to conceive (unable to become pregrant
When something or someone is not considered honest.
dubious
→ The police thought that the man’s description of the crime was dubious.
a person’s sense of their own worth.
ego
→ Kelly’s ego made her think that she was some kind of a superhero.
a rubber that stretches when it is pulled.
Elastic
→ He attached the elastic bungee to his legs before he jumped off the platform.
an attempt to do something, especially something new or original.
endeavor
→ The company’s new advertising endeavor ended in a horrible failure.
to cut a design or words into the surface of something.
engrave
→ The couple engraved their names onto the old pine tree.
to dig on land and remove dirt to look for something.
excavate
→ The team wishes to excavate the site in hopes of finding fossils.
something has a tough, uneven shape or edge.
jagged
→ The swimmer was hurt when he fell on the jagged rocks.
a small area or place where something specific happens.
locale
→ The spa was the perfect locale for my mother to relax and enjoy her vacation.
a hollow container that is used to make certain shapes.
mold
→ Using a cupcake mold will ensure that they come out just right.
clear and direct
outright
→ Everyone knew that the boy’s story was an outright lie.
outright war: جنگ آشکار
the edge of an area, place, or thing
periphery
→ A beautiful floral pattern is on the periphery of the stationery.
a smooth paste that gets hard when it dries.
Plaster
→ He used plaster to fill in the cracks in the old walls.
a tool with a long handle that is used for digging.
shovel
→ The boy grabbed his shovel and got all of the snow off of the sidewalk.
Something is relates to bones in the body.
skeletal
→ We studied the skeletal system in anatomy class.
relates to Earth
terrestrial
→ There are billions of terrestrial life forms.
Terrestrial animal : animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g. cats, dogs, ants, spiders), as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water (e.g. fish, lobsters, octopuses),
violent and cruel
vicious
→ The vicious dog tried to bite the small child.
someone who is in charge of a museum or zoo
curator
They used plaster to make a mold of the dinosaur’s skull. They engraved their initials into it and gave it to the curator of a local museum.
an angry and bitter argument between two people or groups of people that continues over a long period of time
feud
a feud with the neighbours
a family feud (= within a family or between two families)
