NGSL red words A

Question 1

throw away, give up, leave

Answer 1

to abandon something

The dog was abandoned by its owner.
Passengers abandoned the sinking ship.

Question 2

to recognise someone or something

Answer 2

to acknowledge something

Authors often acknowledge all the people who had helped them write their book in the Acknowledgements section of a book.

I don’t agree with you, but I acknowledge you have some good points.

Question 3

to charge someone with a crime or being wrong

Answer 3

to accuse someone of something

The defendant was accused of murder.

My boyfriend accused me of cheating

Question 4

to get something (formal)

Answer 4

to acquire something / acquisition

I acquired a house.
I made a good acquisition on the stock market

Question 5

to perform or do or behave

Answer 5

To act

1. I acted in a school play. I took the part of Joseph.
2. Nurses must act in a responsible way

Question 6

to change something or oneself

Answer 6

1. to adapt something

Many books are adapted to films but films are not often adapted to books.

2, to adapt to something

When I moved to Japan I adapted to the new culture.
Patients in rehabilitation have to adapt to their new situation.

Question 7

to change something, similar to adapt

Answer 7

to adjust

When I travelled from London to Tokyo, I adjusted my watch 9 hours ahead.

I adjusted to the new environment

I adjusted my expectations.

Question 8

noun form of verb adjust

Answer 8

Adjustment

I made an adjustment to the height of the patient’s bed.

Question 9

a complex matter or cheating on your partner

Answer 9

an affair

They got divorced after many affairs.

This is a difficult affair.

Question 10

Supporter

Answer 10

Ally

France and Germany were enemies in World War 2, but now they are allies.

Question 11

To claim something

Answer 11

to allege something

She alleged that her husband was cheating.
Boris Johnson is alleged to have lied about attending parties in lockdown.

Question 12

verb of ally

Answer 12

Poland allied with France in the interwar period.

Question 13

an alteration or change

Answer 13

an amendment

There are 27 amendments to the US constitution.

The patient had dietary amendments because she had a gluten allergy.

Question 14

to break something down into parts so you can understand it

Answer 14

to analyse something

The pathologist analysed the patient’s blood

Question 15

to come close or to make contact with someone

Answer 15

to approach someone /something

I walked up the path and approached the door.

He approached HR to talk about problems at work.

Question 16

taking something as truth without any question

Answer 16

an assumption

You should not make assumptions about people’s character based on how they look or dress.

Question 17

to bring A to B

Answer 17

Having wild flowers in your garden will attract bees.

This beach cafe attracts a lot of customers in summer

Question 18

a link between things

Answer 18

an association

There is an association between exposure to the sun with an increase in the incidence of skin cancer.

Question 19

to say A is caused by B

Answer 19

The winner attributed their success to hard work.

Question 20

perceived goodness, something that makes people feel attracted to a thing

Answer 20

appeal

The appeal of acupuncture outside China may be because patients associate a long healthy life with Asian countries.

The appeal of homeopathy may lie in the fact that patients spend a long time talking to their homeopath.

Question 21

The lawyer —-ed for their client.
The agency, Refuaid, —–ed for their client.
Doctors have often —-ed for social change, eg. sanitation and contraception.

to argue the case of someone / something

Answer 21

to advocate for someone/something

Question 22

a way of doing something
a set up
a beautiful —- of flowers in the vase

Answer 22

an arrangement

Question 23

a resource that benefits the person who has it

education/house/money

Answer 23

an asset

Question 24

There is a hosepipe — to save water.

stopping something by issuing an order that it is illegal

President Trump imposed a — on travellers from several Muslim majority countries.

Answer 24

a ban