5-500 Flashcards
(100 cards)
v. make someone feel sure about something: I …. you that the dog isn’t dangerous.
assure /a’Joa(r)/ v. make someone feel sure about something: I assure you that the dog isn’t dangerous.
v. surprise someone very much: His rudeness … me.
astonish /a’stonij/ v. surprise someone very much: His rudeness astonishes me.
adj. that astonishes you: ….. news
astonishing adj. that astonishes you: astonishing news
adj. looking or feeling very surprised
astonished /a’stonijt/ adj. looking or feeling very surprised
n. great surprise
astonishment n. great surprise
v. surprise someone very much: The telegram ….me.
astound /a’staund/ v. surprise someone very much: The telegram astounded me.
astounding adj. that astounds you: ….. news.
astounding adj. that astounds you: astounding news.
adj. looking or feeling very surprised
astounded /a’staondid/ adj. looking or feeling very surprised
n. someone who travels in a spaceship; spaceman.
astronaut n. someone who travels in a spaceship; spaceman.
n. (no pi.) study of the sun. moon, planets, and stars,
astronomy /a’stronami/ n. (no pi.) study of the sun. moon, planets, and stars,
n. someone who studies astronomy: Galileo was a famous astronomer
astronomer /o’stronamofr)/ n. someone who studies astronomy: Galileo was a famous astronomer
prep. 1 word that shows where: Isabel is …. home.
at /set/, /at/ prep. 1 word that shows where: Isabel is at home.
word that shows what: He is good ….. football.
2 word that shows what: He is good at football.
word that shows when: We leave …. two o’clock.
3 word that shows when: We leave at two o’clock.
word that shows how fast, etc.: We drove … 60 kilometres an hour.
word that shows how fast, etc.: We drove at 60 kilometres an hour.
word that shows how much, etc.: / bought two lemons … I2p each
word that shows how much, etc.: / bought two lemons at I2p each
towards: He threw the stone …. me
towards: He threw the stone at me
n. person trained for sports such as running, jumping, swimming, etc.: Many …. took part in the Olympic Games.
athlete /‘a01i:t/ n. person trained for sports such as running, jumping, swimming, etc.: Many athletes took part in the Olympic Games.
adj. good at sports, etc.; having a strong body
athletic /rO’letik/ adj. good at sports, etc.; having a strong body
n. (pi.) sports like running, jumping, etc.
athletics xO’letiks n. (pi.) sports like running, jumping, etc.
n. (pi. atlases) book of maps.
atlas /’actios/ n. (pi. atlases) book of maps.
n. 1 (no pi.) all the gases around the earth.
atmosphere /’ctmasfiafr)/ n. 1 (no pi.) all the gases around the earth.
(no pi.) air in a place: The ….. in the hall was very hot.
(no pi.) air in a place: The atmosphere in the hall was very hot.
(pi. atmospheres) feeling in a place: a happy …..
(pi. atmospheres) feeling in a place: a happy atmosphere