Vocabulary Flashcards
(34 cards)
Which phrasal verb means “become interested in”?
Get into * (trans)
What do we call a small concert of live modern music?
Gig
Which phrasal verb means “not go out”?
Stay in
What do we call two words that we often use together, like “have” and “party”?
Collocation
Which phrasal verb means “appear in a certain way to people who don’t know you well”?
Come across [as *]
Which phrasal verb means “do something to apologise for something bad you did”?
Make up for *
Which word means “to travel around an area without a real destination”?
Roam [around]
Which word means “popular; known by many people”, and is usually used about music, movies and media?
Mainstream
Which phrasal verb means “to be excited about something in the future”
Look forward to +noun/-ing
Which phrasal verb means “start being successful”?
Take off
Which phrasal verb means “be like an older relative”?
Take after + person
Which phrasal verb means “start a new hobby/activity”?
Take * up *
Which phrasal verb means “start being responsible for something”?
Take over
Which phrasal verb means “act like a parent to a child”?
Bring * up *
Which phrasal verb means “find by chance”?
Come across *
What word describes a person who is given everything they want?
Spoiled (or “spoilt”)
What do we call the words to a song?
Lyrics
What adjective do we call a song that stays in your head?
Catchy
Which verb means to die under water?
Drown
Which adjective describes a person who is very bad at something?
Hopeless
Which phrasal verb means “arrive unexpectedly/late”?
Show up
Turn up
What do we call the best athletes in the world, who are really fit and strong?
Elite athletes
What phrasal verb means “combine to create a whole thing”, but is usually used in the passive?
Make up (passive: be made up of, like “Australia is made up of six states and two territories.”)
What verb describes putting something in the ground and covering it?
Bury
