Vocab Enrichment 20.6 Flashcards Preview

to bend

e.g. Bend your knee

to bend down

e.g. She bent down to tie her shoes

to lean / to tilt / to bend over

e.g. The tree is leaning a bit to the left

a bend / a curve

e.g. a bend in the road

bent / twisted / curved

e.g. That branch is bent at the end

to lean on / to rest on / to lean against

e.g. He was leaning against the wall

to twist

e.g. Ow! I twisted my ankle

a block

e.g. a block of wood

to block / to obstruct

e.g. The table is blocking the exit

to block / to thwart / to stop

e.g. to block a punch

to be blocked in

e.g. My car was blocked in by a very big truck

a blockage / an obstruction

e.g. There's a blockage in the drain

to rope off / to cordon off / to block off

e.g. The police roped off the crime scene

to blow

e.g. Blow on it to cool it down

to blow away

e.g. All my papers blew away

to blow down / to blow over

e.g. The wind blew down the swing in my backyard

to blow out / to extinguish

e.g. Don't forget to blow out the candles before you leave

a bomb

e.g. The terrorist made a bomb in his garage, with household supplies

to blow up / to cause to explode

e.g. The demolition crew blew up the building

to blow up / to explode / to go off

e.g. The bomb exploded

to inflate / to blow up

e.g. We inflated the basketball

an explosion / a blast

e.g. The loud explosion woke us up

explosive

e.g. an explosive material

to bomb

e.g. The military bombed the rebel base

a bombing

e.g. There was a bombing at a restaurant this morning, caused by terrorists

concise / brief / short

e.g. a concise statement, a brief meeting

briefly

e.g. Can I speak with you briefly?

a bubble

e.g. soap bubbles

foam / bubbles

e.g. I love taking a bath with lots of bubbles

a can / a tin can

e.g. a can of beans

a can opener

canned

e.g. canned food

to catch

e.g. Catch the ball!

to catch / to capture

e.g. They caught the criminals

to catch / to trap

e.g. I caught a firefly in a jar

to catch / to catch by surprise

e.g. I caught him stealing cookies from the cookie jar

I caught him red-handed

to catch on / to become popular / to stick

e.g. That was a great song, but it never really caught on

to catch up / to get back on track / to get caught up

e.g. We're behind schedule. We need to catch up

to catch up to

e.g. Her car is way ahead of ours. We have to catch up to her

to catch up with

e.g. I need to catch up with my brother. We haven't spoken in weeks

to get caught up in / to get involved in

e.g. He got caught up in a nasty scandal

given that / provided that

e.g. Given that she's not coming, let's start eating

in the interest of / for the sake of

e.g. In the interest of saving time, let's skip the introduction

clear / transparent / see-through

e.g. clear glass

clear / cloudless

e.g. a clear sky

to clear / to clear off

e.g. Clear the table

clearly / articulately

e.g. Please speak clearly

to clarify / to clear up

e.g. I don't understand. Could you please clarify your comment?

to be unclear / to be vague

e.g. Her explanation was unclear

vivid / sharp / bright

e.g. vivid colors

graphic / expressive / vivid

e.g. The artist's graphic depiction of the Civil War moved us all

comfort

e.g. At Sofa King, we care about your comfort

comfortable

e.g. a comfortable chair

uncomfortable

e.g. an uncomfortable chair

reassuring / comforting

e.g. It's reassuring to know that you will be there

to comfort / to reassure / to calm down

e.g. He ate so much sugar that we had to take him outside to calm him down

to console

e.g. She was crying, and I tried to console her

consolation / solace

e.g. She found solace in the fact that the class had also been hard for her older brother

to be out of one's element / to be like a fish out of water / to be out of place

e.g. I feel out of place at this goth party

to complain / to grumble

e.g. Stop complaining about work

to whine

e.g. The child kept whining about having to go to the dentist

a complaint

e.g. We received a complaint about the temperature in the building

to complicate

e.g. This new information complicates our analysis

complicated / complex

e.g. Quantum physics is very complicated

a complication

e.g. The product launch had a few complications

a complement

e.g. Peanut butter is a great complement to jelly

complementary

e.g. the complementary roles of state and federal governments

to compliment / to give a compliment / to pay a compliment

e.g. He gave her a compliment

complimentary / praising / flattering

e.g. Our restaurant received many complimentary customer reviews online

to flatter / to charm

e.g. The best way to flatter her is to compliment her eyes

charm / charisma

e.g. She was attracted to his charm

charming / charismatic

e.g. The charismatic cult leader convinced all the young women to follow him

to praise / to commend

e.g. She praised his work

praise / approval

e.g. Even as an adult, he still seeks his father's praise

I'm flattered / You've flattered me

to consider / to regard as / to consider to be

e.g. I consider this one to be his best novel

regard for / consideration for

e.g. She did it without any regard for his feelings

considerate / thoughtful / respectful

e.g. Please be considerate of other drivers

inconsiderate / thoughtless / disrespectful

e.g. an inconsiderate act

to reconsider

e.g. Please reconsider your decision

to convince / to persuade / to talk into

e.g. They convinced me to buy it

to convince not to / to talk out of / to disuade from

e.g. She talked me out of doing it

convincing / persuasive

e.g. a convincing argument

to copy / to duplicate / to replicate

e.g. Samsung copied some features of the iPhone

to copy / to imitate / to mock

e.g. My little sister is always copying me

a copy

e.g. This sword is a copy of the one that Caesar used in battle

a copyright

e.g. He has a copyright to that song

a copycat

e.g. That kid is such a copycat. He imitates everything the cool kids do

to simulate

e.g. This game simulates flying a real airplane

a simulation

e.g. a simulation of a real surgery

a replica / a reproduction

e.g. This statue is a replica of one that Michaelangelo made

a version

e.g. This is the third version of Brainscape

to imitate / to mimic / to copy

e.g. Stop imitating me!

an imitation / a copy / a duplicate

e.g. This is not a real Picasso painting. It's just an imitation

an impression / an impersonation / an imitation

e.g. He does a great impression of Michael Jackson

deep

e.g. This hole is very deep

deep / profound

e.g. The message of this poem is truly profound

deeply

e.g. Please breathe deeply

depth

e.g. She measured the depth of the canyon

shallow

e.g. shallow water

shallow / superficial

e.g. Don't be so shallow. You should judge a woman by what's on the inside, not by her looks

to defend / to protect

e.g. He defended his house with a rifle

protection

e.g. Please let me know if you need protection, and I'll send some armed escorts

a defense

e.g. This wall is a defense against invaders

a defender / a protector / a guardian

e.g. a defender of human rights

defensive / easily offended

e.g. Don't criticise her new hairdo. She can be very defensive

to order / to command

e.g. The police ordered me to stop

a command / an order / a mandate

e.g. We received an order to open fire

a commander / a captain / a director

e.g. If you don't listen to the commander, he will make you do push-ups

to demand / to insist

e.g. I demand to speak to your supervisor

to require / to demand

e.g. This work requires a lot of concentration

a demand

e.g. The president could not meet his demands

demanding

e.g. a demanding father

to display / to show

e.g. They display most of their sale items in the window

a display / an exhibition

e.g. There is a display of glass figurines in the window

a display / a demonstration

e.g. a display of affection

to affect / to have an effect on

e.g. Interest rates affect the level of saving in the economy

an effect / an impact

e.g. the effect of pollution on our lungs

what else

e.g. What else do you have?

somebody else / someone else

e.g. I want to talk to somebody else

nobody else / no one else

e.g. So nobody else wants to eat, besides me?

something else / anything else

e.g. Do you want something else to drink?

not anything else / nothing else

e.g. I don't have anything else to give you

elsewhere / somewhere else

e.g. I hope these same city government policies will be followed elsewhere

or else

e.g. You have to eat your vegetables, or else you can't have dessert

or else

e.g. You'd better pay me ... or else ...

to get away / to escape / to flee

e.g. The criminals got away

to escape from / to get out of / to break out of

e.g. The rabbit escaped from the trap

an escape

e.g. an escape from jail

to switch / to change

e.g. They switched sides

to exchange / to swap / to trade

e.g. They exchanged contact information

to exchange (currency) / to convert

e.g. He exchanged his dollars for euros

trade / exchange

e.g. trade in goods and services

an exchange / a trade

e.g. It was a fair trade

commercial / trade

e.g. a trade deficit; commercial relations

to trade with / to do business with

e.g. The U.S. does not trade with North Korea

to expect / to anticipate

e.g. I expect you to come to the party

expectation / anticipation

e.g. She is motivated by the expectation of a reward

unexpected

e.g. an unexpected visit

famous

e.g. a famous rock star

a celebrity / a star / a famous person

fame

e.g. Fame has made him greedy and egotistical

well-known

e.g. a renowned chef

prestigious / respected / renowned

e.g. a prestigious university

prestige / status

e.g. He didn't do it for the money. He did it for the prestige it brought him

previous / former / ex-

e.g. an ex-president

formerly / previously

e.g. He was formerly CEO of a major corporation

previous / past / prior

e.g. previous years

subsequent / following / ensuing

e.g. The first year, he attended the festival with his wife. In subsequent years, he went alone

to frustrate

e.g. Golf frustrates me

frustrated

e.g. The teacher is frustrated with his students

frustrating

e.g. Arggh, these computer glitches are so frustrating!

frustration

e.g. She expressed her frustration with the new law

to impress / to impact

e.g. His fluency in English impressed me

an impression / an impact

e.g. to make a good impression

impressed

e.g. I was impressed by his work

impressive

e.g. an impressive performance

admiration / esteem

e.g. His admiration of the celebrity soon turned into an obsession

to admire

e.g. I admire his enthusiasm

commendable / admirable / exemplary

e.g. a commendable performance

an illusion / an impression / a false impression

e.g. He is under the illusion that he will get his money back

to come across / to come off / to give the impression

e.g. Her speech came across as insincere

to invent

e.g. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb

an invention

e.g. The computer was one of the most important inventions in the past century

an inventor

e.g. The inventor preferred to work in his garage

a king

a queen

a prince

a princess

a kingdom

a monarchy

royal

e.g. the royal family

royalty

e.g. The prince is here. We're in the presence of royalty

majestic

e.g. a majestic city on a hill

majesty

e.g. Her Majesty the Queen

my mood

e.g. The music is affecting his mood

in a good mood

e.g. She's in a good mood

in a bad mood

e.g. She's in a bad mood

grumpy / grouchy / cranky

e.g. You might not want to talk to grandma right now. She's in a grumpy mood

moody / temperamental

e.g. Don't take it personally. She's just moody

spirit / morale

e.g. Despite their losses, the team still has great spirit

a boost / a lift / a push

e.g. Her speech was a great boost for our reform efforts

the ambiance / the atmosphere / the environment

e.g. This restaurant has a great ambiance

an air / an aura / a feel

e.g. an aura of mystery

his soul / his spirit

e.g. Her soul is up in heaven now

spiritual

e.g. She is a deeply spiritual person. She meditates every day

to be patient

e.g. One has to be very patient with children

patience

e.g. Patience is an important virtue

to be impatient

e.g. My father gets very impatient in long lines

impatience

e.g. He is known for his impatience with incompetent people

mercy / forgiveness / pity

e.g. He begged for mercy

a shame / a pity

e.g. It's a shame that you can't come

a point of view / a perspective / a standpoint

e.g. From a scientific point of view, your claims are not valid

bird's-eye view

e.g. From a bird's-eye view, you can see how the land is divided

to prepare / to make

e.g. He has to prepare a speech

to prepare for / to make preparations for / to get ready for

e.g. We're preparing for the storm

prepared

e.g. I feel prepared for the meeting

preparation

e.g. The event will require a lot of preparation

psychology

e.g. I was a psychology major in college

a psychologist / a therapist / a shrink

e.g. I need to see a shrink to help me get over my phobias

a psychiatrist

e.g. Go see a psychiatrist so he can prescribe you anxiety medication

random / miscellaneous / arbitrary

e.g. a folder for random files

randomly / arbitrarily

e.g. The students were paired randomly for the class project

chosen at random / to be chosen randomly

e.g. a contestant chosen at random

some random guy / some guy

e.g. Some random guy showed up at our wedding