B1 vocabulary
Words for ordinary conversation. At B1 you can handle most situations while travelling, describe experiences, and give reasons.
What this list covers
B1 is the widest and most useful band for most learners, and the point at which English stops being a subject and starts being a tool. The vocabulary changes character here. Fewer concrete objects, more processes, feelings and opinions: arrange, anxious, habitat, overtime.
These 1434 words are the B1 entries in this site's learner layer. Two things are worth noticing as you read. Many B1 words are two or three syllables, so the syllable break becomes genuinely useful for pronunciation. And many of them are the base of a family that reaches up into B2 and C1, which is why the family line is printed with every entry.
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The word list
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describing203 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| able ≠a·ble/ˈeɪbəl/ | adj. | having the skill or power to do somethingfamily: ability, unable | She was able to answer every question. |
| absolute ≠ab·so·lute/ˈæbsəˌlut/ | adj. | complete and total in every wayfamily: absolutely | There was absolute silence in the hall during the exam. |
| accidental ✓ac·ci·den·tal/ˌæksəˈdɛntəl/ | adj. | happening by chance, not planned or intendedfamily: accident, accidents, accidentally | The accidental deletion of the file cost us a whole afternoon. |
| accurate ≠ac·cu·rate/ˈækjɚət/ | adj. | correct in every detail, with no mistakesfamily: accuracy, accurately, inaccurate | Please make sure the address on the form is accurate. |
| accurately ≠ac·cu·rate·ly/ˈækjɚətli/ | adv. | in a way that is correct and exactfamily: accurate, accuracy, inaccurately | The scales measure your weight accurately to the nearest gram. |
| active ≠ac·tive/ˈæktɪv/ | adj. | busy doing many things and full of energyfamily: act, action, activity, actively, activist, inactive | My grandmother is still very active and walks every morning. |
| aggressive ≠ag·gres·sive/əˈɡɹɛsɪv/ | adj. | behaving in an angry, forceful way towards othersfamily: aggression, aggressively, aggressor | His aggressive tone made the other students feel uncomfortable. |
| amusing ≠a·mus·ing/əˈmjuzɪŋ/ | adj. | funny and making you smile or laughfamily: amuse, amused, amusement, amusingly | He told an amusing story about his first day at university. |
| ancient ≠an·cient/ˈeɪntʃənt/ | adj. | very old, from long ago | The ancient texts are fragile. |
| apparent ≠ap·par·ent/əˈpɛɹənt/ | adj. | seeming to be true from what you can seefamily: apparently | It soon became apparent that the printer was broken. |
| artistic ≠ar·tis·tic/ɑɹˈtɪstɪk/ | adj. | good at painting, drawing or other creative workfamily: art, artist, artistically, artistry | My sister is very artistic and paints in her free time. |
| aside ≠a·side/əˈsaɪd/ | adv. | to one side | Put the finished sheets aside. |
| aware ✓✓a·ware/əˈwɛɹ/ | adj. | knowing that something exists or is happeningfamily: awareness, unaware | Few students were aware that the library closes early on Fridays. |
| awkward ≠awk·ward/ˈɑkwɚd/ | adj. | difficult to deal with, and causing embarrassment or discomfortfamily: awkwardly, awkwardness | There was an awkward silence when nobody answered the question. |
| bang ✓/bæŋ/ | n. | a sudden loud noise | The door shut with a bang. |
| bare ≠/bɛɹ/ | adj. | not covered by anythingfamily: barely, bareness | The walls were bare and white. |
| barely ≠bare·ly/ˈbɛɹli/ | adv. | only just, by a very small amountfamily: bare | The room was so dark that I could barely see the door. |
| beautifully ✓beau·ti·ful·ly/ˈbjutəfli/ | adv. | in a way that is very pleasing to see or hearfamily: beauty, beauties, beautiful, beautify | She sings beautifully, so everyone stopped to listen. |
| bent ≠/bɛnt/ | adj. | curved or folded so that it is no longer straightfamily: bend, bends, bending | The wheel was bent after the bicycle fell over. |
| bold ≠/boʊld/ | adj. | brave; in printing, thick dark lettersfamily: boldly | Put the new words in bold. |
| bound ≠/baʊnd/ | adj. | certain to happen or to do somethingfamily: bind, bounds | If you practise every day, you are bound to improve. |
| brief ≠/bɹif/ | adj. | lasting only a short timefamily: briefly, briefing, briefed, briefness | The manager gave a brief talk before the meeting started. |
| briefly ≠brief·ly/ˈbɹifli/ | adv. | for a short time, or in a few wordsfamily: brief, briefing, briefness | The manager spoke briefly before the meeting began. |
| broad ≠/bɹɔd/ | adj. | wide from one side to the otherfamily: broaden, broadly, broader, broadest, breadth | A broad river runs through the middle of the city. |
| capable ≠ca·pa·ble/ˈkeɪpəbəl/ | adj. | having the skill or ability to do somethingfamily: capability, capably, incapable | She is a capable student who works well without help. |
| careless ✓✓care·less/ˈkɛɹləs/ | adj. | not paying enough attention, so that mistakes happenfamily: care, careful, carelessly, carelessness | He lost marks because of several careless spelling mistakes. |
| casual ≠ca·su·al/ˈkæʒəwəl/ | adj. | relaxed and not formalfamily: casually, casualness, casuals | Staff may wear casual clothes to the office on Fridays. |
| central ✓✓cen·tral/ˈsɛntɹəl/ | adj. | in or near the middle of a placefamily: centre, centrally, centralize | Our hotel was in a central location, close to the main station. |
| certain ≠cer·tain/ˈsɝtən/ | adj. | sure that something is truefamily: certainly | I am certain she agreed. |
| challenging ≠chal·leng·ing/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/ | adj. | difficult in a way that tests your skillfamily: challenge, challenged, challenges | The final exam was challenging, but most students passed. |
| chief ≠/tʃif/ | adj. | most important or highest in rankfamily: chiefly, chiefs | Her chief reason for choosing this university was its library. |
| circular ✓cir·cu·lar/ˈsɝkjəlɚ/ | adj. | round, like a ring or a coinfamily: circle, circularity, circularly | The students sat around a circular table for the discussion. |
| classical ≠clas·si·cal/ˈklæsɪkəl/ | adj. | belonging to a traditional style that has lasted for a long timefamily: classic, classically, classics | She studied classical music and plays the piano beautifully. |
| closely ≠close·ly/ˈkloʊsli/ | adv. | with great care and attention to detailfamily: close, closeness | The nurse watched the patient closely through the night. |
| coloured ✓col·oured/ˈkʌlɚd/ | adj. | having shades such as red, blue or green, not just black and whitefamily: colour, colours, colourful, colouring, colourless | She used coloured pencils to draw the map for her homework. |
| commonly ≠com·mon·ly/ˈkɑmənli/ | adv. | often, and in many places or by many peoplefamily: common, uncommon | Rice is commonly eaten at every meal in Thailand. |
| competitive ✓✓com·pet·i·tive/kəmˈpɛtətɪv/ | adj. | wanting very much to win or to be better than othersfamily: compete, competition, competitor, competitively | My brother is very competitive and hates losing at any game. |
| completely ≠com·plete·ly/kəmˈplitli/ | adv. | in every possible way, with nothing left outfamily: complete, completed, completion, incomplete | I completely forgot about the meeting this morning. |
| complex ✓✓com·plex/ˈkɑmplɛks/ | adj. | made of many parts and difficult to understandfamily: complexity | The instructions were so complex that nobody could follow them. |
| complicated ≠com·pli·cat·ed/ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd/ | adj. | having many parts or details, so it is hard to understandfamily: complicate, complication, complications, uncomplicated | The instructions for the new printer were too complicated to follow. |
| confusing ≠con·fus·ing/kənˈfjuzɪŋ/ | adj. | hard to understand because it is not clearfamily: confuse, confusion, confused, confusingly | The signs at the station were confusing, so we missed our train. |
| conservative ≠con·ser·va·tive/kənˈsɝvətɪv/ | adj. | not liking change and preferring traditional waysfamily: conservatively, conservatism | My grandfather is quite conservative and still prefers paying in cash. |
| considerable ≠con·sid·er·a·ble/kənˈsɪdɚəbəl/ | adj. | large in amount, size or importancefamily: consider, considerably, consideration, considered, considering, considers | The new library cost a considerable amount of money to build. |
| constantly ≠con·stant·ly/ˈkɑnstəntli/ | adv. | all the time, without stoppingfamily: constant, constancy | My phone constantly rings while I am trying to study. |
| continuous ✓✓con·tin·u·ous/kənˈtɪnjuəs/ | adj. | happening without stopping or any breakfamily: continue, continuously, continuity | The machine makes a continuous low sound while it is working. |
| covered ✓cov·ered/ˈkʌvɚd/ | adj. | having a layer of something over the surface or topfamily: cover, covers, covering, uncovered | The tables were covered with dust after the long holiday. |
| critical ≠crit·i·cal/ˈkɹɪtɪkəl/ | adj. | saying that someone or something is bad or wrongfamily: critic, critics, criticise, criticism, critically | The teacher was critical of the essay because it had no clear argument. |
| curly ≠curl·y/ˈkɝli/ | adj. | growing or shaped in small rings or waves, not straightfamily: curl, curls, curlier, curliest | My little sister has long curly hair like our mother. |
| damaged ✓dam·aged/ˈdæmədʒd/ | adj. | harmed or broken so that it no longer works or looks wellfamily: damage, damages, damaging | The shop replaced my damaged phone screen for free. |
| deadly ≠dead·ly/ˈdɛdli/ | adj. | very dangerous and able to killfamily: dead, deadlier, deadliest | Some snakes in the forest are deadly, so wear thick boots. |
| definite ✓✓def·i·nite/ˈdɛfənət/ | adj. | clear and certain, leaving no doubtfamily: definitely, definitive, definition, indefinite | We need a definite answer from the supplier by Friday. |
| delightful ✓de·light·ful/dɪˈlaɪtfəl/ | adj. | very pleasant and enjoyablefamily: delight, delighted, delightfully, delights | We spent a delightful afternoon walking around the old market. |
| dependent ≠de·pen·dent/dɪˈpɛndənt/ | adj. | needing support from someone or something elsefamily: depend, dependence, dependable, independent, depending, depends | Young children are completely dependent on their parents for food and care. |
| dim ≠/dɪm/ | adj. | not bright; hard to see infamily: dimly, dimness | The room grew dim as evening came. |
| directly ✓✓di·rect·ly/dəˈɹɛktli/ | adv. | without going through anyone or anything else firstfamily: direct, direction, indirectly | Please send the form directly to the office, not to me. |
| distant ≠dis·tant/ˈdɪstənt/ | adj. | far away in space or timefamily: distance, distantly | From the hill we could see the distant mountains. |
| diverse ≠di·verse/daɪˈvɝs/ | adj. | including many different kinds of people or thingsfamily: diversity, diversely, diversify | Our university has a diverse group of students from many countries. |
| downward ✓down·ward/ˈdaʊnwɚd/ | adj. | moving or pointing towards a lower placefamily: down, downwards, downwardly | The chart shows a downward trend in ticket sales this year. |
| dramatic ≠dra·mat·ic/dɹəˈmætɪk/ | adj. | sudden and very big, so that people notice itfamily: drama, dramatically, dramatist, dramatise | There was a dramatic drop in temperature during the night. |
| dull ≠/dʌl/ | adj. | not interesting or excitingfamily: dulled, duller, dullness, dully, dulls | The lecture was so dull that half the students fell asleep. |
| edge ✓✓/ɛdʒ/ | n. | the line where something ends | Write your name at the edge of the page. |
| effective ✓✓ef·fec·tive/ɪˈfɛktɪv/ | adj. | producing the result that you wantfamily: effect, effectively, effectiveness, ineffective | Regular short study sessions are more effective than one long night. |
| efficient ≠ef·fi·cient/ɪˈfɪʃənt/ | adj. | working well without wasting time, money or energyfamily: efficiency, efficiently, inefficient | The new booking system is efficient and saves us an hour daily. |
| enjoyable ≠en·joy·a·ble/ˌɛnˈdʒɔɪəbəl/ | adj. | pleasant and fun to do or watchfamily: enjoy, enjoyment, enjoyably | The boat trip along the river was very enjoyable. |
| entire ≠en·tire/ɪnˈtaɪɚ/ | adj. | whole, with no part left outfamily: entirely, entirety | We spent the entire afternoon cleaning the laboratory. |
| entirely ≠en·tire·ly/ɪnˈtaɪɚli/ | adv. | completely, in every partfamily: entire, entirety | The old bridge was entirely rebuilt last year. |
| equally ✓✓e·qual·ly/ˈikwəli/ | adv. | in the same way or amount for everyonefamily: equal, equality, unequal | The prize money was shared equally among the four winners. |
| essential ✓✓es·sen·tial/ɛˈsɛnʃəl/ | adj. | completely necessary and very importantfamily: essence, essentially, essentials | Clean water is essential for every family in the village. |
| evenly ✓e·ven·ly/ˈivənli/ | adv. | in equal amounts or at a steady ratefamily: even, evenness | Spread the butter evenly across the whole slice of bread. |
| evident ≠ev·i·dent/ˈɛvədənt/ | adj. | clear from the facts in front of youfamily: evidence, evidently, evidenced | It was evident from her smile that she had passed. |
| exact ≠ex·act/ɪɡˈzækt/ | adj. | correct in every detail, with nothing more or lessfamily: exactly, exactness | Do you know the exact time the train leaves? |
| extensively ≠ex·ten·sive·ly/ɪkˈstɛnsɪvli/ | adv. | in a way that covers a large amount or areafamily: extensive, extend, extension, extent | She has travelled extensively across Asia for her research. |
| extreme ≠ex·treme/ɛkˈstɹim/ | adj. | very great, much more than usualfamily: extremely, extremes, extremity, extremism, extremist | Farmers lost their crops in the extreme heat last summer. |
| fade ≠/feɪd/ | v. | to slowly lose color, strength or soundfamily: faded | The poster faded in the sun. |
| fake ≠/feɪk/ | adj. | not real, but made to look realfamily: faked, faker, fakes, faking | The market sells fake watches that look almost like the real ones. |
| fallen ✓fall·en/ˈfɑlən/ | adj. | lying on the ground after dropping from a higher placefamily: fall, falls, falling, fell | We swept the fallen leaves from the school path. |
| fashionable ✓✓fash·ion·a·ble/ˈfæʃənəbəl/ | adj. | popular at a particular time, especially in clothes or stylefamily: fashion, fashions, fashionably, unfashionable | That bookshop has become very fashionable with students this year. |
| favorable ✓fa·vor·a·ble/ˈfeɪvɚəbəl/ | adj. | positive and showing approvalfamily: favour, favorably, unfavorable | The new library received favorable reviews from students and teachers. |
| firmly ≠firm·ly/ˈfɝmli/ | adv. | in a strong, steady way that does not move or changefamily: firm, firmness | Hold the ladder firmly while I climb up to the roof. |
| fits ⚠/fɪts/ | v. | the form of fit used with he, she and itfamily: fit, fitted | The lid fits tightly. |
| flat ≠/flæt/ | adj. | level and smooth, without bumpsfamily: flatten | Find a flat spot for the mat. |
| formal ≠for·mal/ˈfɔɹməl/ | adj. | very polite and serious, suitable for official situationsfamily: form, formally, formality, formalise, informal | You should use formal language when you write to the dean. |
| formally ✓for·mal·ly/ˈfɔɹməli/ | adv. | in an official or polite wayfamily: formal, form, formality, informal, informally | The new director was formally introduced to the staff at the meeting. |
| fortunate ≠for·tu·nate/ˈfɔɹtʃənət/ | adj. | lucky, because good things happen to youfamily: fortune, fortunately, unfortunate, unfortunately, misfortune | We were fortunate to find a taxi in the heavy rain. |
| freely ≠free·ly/ˈfɹili/ | adv. | without being stopped, limited or controlledfamily: free, freedom | Students can move freely between the library and the computer rooms. |
| gap ≠/ɡæp/ | n. | an empty space between two things | Fill the gap in each sentence. |
| general ≠gen·er·al/ˈdʒɛnɚəl/ | adj. | true for most people, places or situations, not just somefamily: generally, generalize, generalization | The general opinion in the office is that the plan will work. |
| generally ✓✓gen·er·al·ly/ˈdʒɛnɚəli/ | adv. | in most cases, or by most peoplefamily: general, generalize | Buses here generally arrive on time in the morning. |
| giant ✓✓gi·ant/ˈdʒaɪənt/ | adj. | extremely large | A giant tree stood by the gate. |
| gifted ✓gift·ed/ˈɡɪftəd/ | adj. | having great natural abilityfamily: gift, gifts, giftedness | The gifted pupil solved the puzzle faster than her teacher. |
| gorgeous ≠gor·geous/ˈɡɔɹdʒəs/ | adj. | extremely beautiful or pleasant to look atfamily: gorgeously, gorgeousness | The sunset over the sea looked gorgeous last night. |
| graphic ≠graph·ic/ˈɡɹæfɪk/ | adj. | relating to drawings, pictures or printed designsfamily: graph, graphics, graphical, graphically | She works as a graphic designer for a small publishing company. |
| heavenly ✓heav·en·ly/ˈhɛvənli/ | adj. | extremely pleasant or beautifulfamily: heaven, heavens, heavenliness | The smell of fresh bread from the bakery was heavenly. |
| hidden ≠hid·den/ˈhɪdən/ | adj. | kept in a place where nobody can see or find itfamily: hide, hid, hides, hiding | The children found a hidden door behind the bookshelf. |
| highly ✓✓high·ly/ˈhaɪli/ | adv. | very, or to a great degreefamily: high, higher, highest, height | The new science teacher is highly respected by all her students. |
| historic ✓✓his·tor·ic/hɪˈstɔɹɪk/ | adj. | important enough to be remembered for a long timefamily: history, histories, historian, historical, historically | Winning the championship was a historic moment for the small school. |
| honestly ✓hon·est·ly/ˈɑnəstli/ | adv. | in a truthful way, without lyingfamily: honest, honesty, dishonestly | She answered every question honestly during the interview. |
| horrible ✓✓hor·ri·ble/ˈhɔɹəbəl/ | adj. | very unpleasant, and often frightening or disgustingfamily: horror, horribly, horrify | The weather was horrible, with cold rain all day. |
| huge ≠/hjudʒ/ | adj. | extremely large in size or amountfamily: hugely, hugeness, huger | A huge crowd waited outside the stadium before the match. |
| humorous ≠hu·mor·ous/ˈhjumɚəs/ | adj. | funny and making people laughfamily: humour, humorously | His humorous stories made the long journey feel much shorter. |
| imaginary ✓✓i·mag·i·nar·y/ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛɹi/ | adj. | existing only in the mind, not in real lifefamily: imagine, imagination, imaginative | Young children often talk to imaginary friends while they play. |
| impressive ✓✓im·pres·sive/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | adj. | so good or large that people admire itfamily: impress, impression, impressively, impressed | The new bridge is an impressive piece of engineering. |
| improper ✓im·prop·er/ɪmˈpɹɑpɚ/ | adj. | not correct or suitable for the situationfamily: proper, properly, improperly | Wearing shorts to the interview would be improper. |
| incorrect ≠in·cor·rect/ˌɪnkəˈɹɛkt/ | adj. | not right, or containing a mistakefamily: correct, correction, correctly, incorrectly | Two of your answers were incorrect, so please check them again. |
| increasingly ≠in·creas·ing·ly/ɪnˈkɹisɪŋli/ | adv. | more and more over timefamily: increase, increasing, increased | Students are increasingly using their phones to read course materials. |
| incredible ≠in·cred·i·ble/ɪnˈkɹɛdəbəl/ | adj. | so good or surprising that it is hard to believefamily: credible, credibility, incredibly | The view from the mountain top was incredible. |
| incredibly ✓✓in·cred·i·bly/ɪnˈkɹɛdəbli/ | adv. | extremely, to a degree that is hard to believefamily: incredible | The new phone is incredibly fast and easy to use. |
| independent ≠in·de·pen·dent/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/ | adj. | not needing help or control from other peoplefamily: depend, dependent, independence, independently | Living in a dormitory helped him become more independent. |
| indirect ✓✓in·di·rect/ˌɪndəˈɹɛkt/ | adj. | not going straight to a place, person or pointfamily: direct, indirectly, directly, indirectness | She gave an indirect answer instead of simply saying no. |
| indirectly ✓in·di·rect·ly/ˌɪndəˈɹɛktli/ | adv. | not in a straight or open way, but through something elsefamily: indirect, direct, directly, direction | Traffic problems indirectly affect how well students perform at school. |
| informative ✓in·for·ma·tive/ɪnˈfɔɹmətɪv/ | adj. | giving a lot of useful factsfamily: inform, information, informed, informant | The museum guide was friendly and very informative. |
| intense ≠in·tense/ɪnˈtɛns/ | adj. | very strong or extreme in degreefamily: intensely, intensity, intensive, intensify | The heat was so intense that we stayed inside all afternoon. |
| internal ≠in·ter·nal/ɪnˈtɝnəl/ | adj. | existing or happening inside a thing, body or organisationfamily: internally, internalise | The company sends an internal newsletter to all its staff. |
| involved ✓✓in·volved/ɪnˈvɑlvd/ | adj. | taking part in an activity or eventfamily: involve, involvement, involves, involving | Everyone in the office was involved in planning the charity run. |
| irregular ✓ir·reg·u·lar/ɪˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/ | adj. | not following the usual pattern or rulefamily: irregularity, irregularly, regular, regularity, regularly | English has many irregular verbs, such as go and went. |
| joint ≠/dʒɔɪnt/ | adj. | shared by or belonging to two or more people togetherfamily: join, joined, joining, jointly, joints | The two universities published a joint report on water quality. |
| largely ≠large·ly/ˈlɑɹdʒli/ | adv. | mostly, or to a great degreefamily: large, larger, largest | The success of the event was largely due to the volunteers. |
| layer ✓✓lay·er/ˈleɪɚ/ | n. | one level of material lying on anotherfamily: layers, layered | Dust lay in a thin layer on the shelf. |
| leading ✓✓lead·ing/ˈlidɪŋ/ | adj. | most important or most successful in a groupfamily: lead, leader, led | She works for one of the leading companies in Southeast Asia. |
| least ≠/list/ | adv. | the smallest amount; used in at leastfamily: little, less | Bring at least two pencils. |
| lightly ✓light·ly/ˈlaɪtli/ | adv. | with very little force or weightfamily: light, lighten | She tapped lightly on the door so she would not wake the baby. |
| limited ≠lim·it·ed/ˈlɪmətəd/ | adj. | not very great in amount, number or sizefamily: limit, limitation, limits, limitless | The library has only a limited number of laptops to lend. |
| located ✓lo·cat·ed/ˈloʊˌkeɪtəd/ | adj. | in a particular place or positionfamily: locate, location, locations, locates, locating | The new library is located next to the main entrance. |
| loss ✓✓/lɔs/ | n. | losing something or someonefamily: lose, lost | The loss of the notebook slowed us down. |
| loud ≠/laʊd/ | adj. | making a lot of soundfamily: loudly, louder | The fan is too loud for listening tasks. |
| magnificent ≠mag·nif·i·cent/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/ | adj. | extremely beautiful or impressivefamily: magnificence, magnificently | From the hill we had a magnificent view of the whole city. |
| marked ✓/mɑɹkt/ | adj. | easy to notice because it is clear or largefamily: mark, marks, marking, marker, markedly | There was a marked improvement in her grades this term. |
| massive ≠mas·sive/ˈmæsɪv/ | adj. | extremely large in size or amountfamily: mass, masses, massively, massiveness | A massive truck blocked the whole road for an hour. |
| mega ⚠me·ga/ˈmɛɡə/ | adj. | informal: very large or great | The end-of-term quiz is mega. |
| memorable ≠mem·o·ra·ble/ˈmɛmɚəbəl/ | adj. | worth remembering because it is special or unusualfamily: memorably, memory, memorise | Our trip to the northern hills was the most memorable week of the year. |
| mild ✓✓/maɪld/ | adj. | gentle; not strong or severefamily: mildly | The chili is mild enough for everyone. |
| mini ⚠min·i/ˈmɪni/ | adj. | much smaller than the usual size | Start with a mini quiz. |
| minor ≠mi·nor/ˈmaɪnɚ/ | adj. | small and not very serious or importantfamily: minority, minorities, minors | There were only a few minor mistakes in your report. |
| narrow ≠nar·row/ˈnɛɹoʊ/ | adj. | measuring only a small distance from one side to the otherfamily: narrowly, narrower, narrowness, narrowed | The street was so narrow that two cars could not pass. |
| nasty ≠nas·ty/ˈnæsti/ | adj. | very unpleasant or unkindfamily: nastier, nastily, nastiness | The medicine had a nasty taste, but it worked quickly. |
| naturally ✓✓nat·u·ral·ly/ˈnætʃɚəli/ | adv. | in a normal, relaxed way, without trying hard or pretendingfamily: natural, nature, unnatural | Just relax and talk naturally when you meet the new students. |
| nearby ≠near·by/nɪɹˈbaɪ/ | adj. | not far awayfamily: near, nearly, nearer, nearest | We walked to a nearby café to escape the rain. |
| neutral ≠neu·tral/ˈnutɹəl/ | adj. | not supporting any side in an argument or contestfamily: neutrality, neutralise, neutrally, neutrals | The referee must stay neutral during the whole match. |
| noticeable ✓no·tice·a·ble/ˈnoʊtəsəbəl/ | adj. | easy to see or feelfamily: notice, noticed, noticing, notices, noticeably | There was a noticeable improvement in her writing after a month. |
| nowhere ≠no·where/ˈnoʊˌwɛɹ/ | adv. | not in or to any place | I looked everywhere, but my keys were nowhere in the house. |
| numerous ≠nu·mer·ous/ˈnumɚəs/ | adj. | very many | The teacher received numerous questions after the lecture ended. |
| offensive ≠of·fen·sive/əˈfɛnsɪv/ | adj. | rude in a way that makes people upset or angryfamily: offend, offence, offended, offender, offensively | The manager apologised for the offensive language in the advert. |
| ordinary ≠or·di·nar·y/ˈɔɹdəˌnɛɹi/ | adj. | normal and not special or different in any wayfamily: ordinarily, extraordinary | It was an ordinary Tuesday until the power went off. |
| outer ≠out·er/ˈaʊtɚ/ | adj. | on the outside; furthest from the centrefamily: outside | Write the date in the outer margin. |
| outstanding ≠out·stand·ing/ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ/ | adj. | extremely good, much better than othersfamily: outstandingly | Her outstanding essay won first prize in the university competition. |
| pale ✓✓/peɪl/ | adj. | light in color, or lacking colorfamily: paleness, palely | The sky turned pale before dawn. |
| plain ≠/pleɪn/ | adj. | simple, with nothing added or decoratedfamily: plainly, plainness, plainer, plainest | She wore a plain white shirt without any pattern. |
| positively ✓pos·i·tive·ly/ˈpɑzətɪvli/ | adv. | in a hopeful, good or helpful wayfamily: positive, positivity | Her teacher responded positively to the idea of a class garden. |
| practical ✓✓prac·ti·cal/ˈpɹæktəkəl/ | adj. | useful and suitable for real situations, not just ideasfamily: practice, practise, practically, practicality | The course gives students practical skills they can use at work. |
| precious ≠pre·cious/ˈpɹɛʃəs/ | adj. | very valuable and important to someonefamily: preciously, preciousness | This old photograph is precious to my grandmother. |
| prepared ✓✓pre·pared/pɹiˈpɛɹd/ | adj. | ready to deal with something, because you have planned for itfamily: prepare, preparation, preparedness | Be prepared for the test by reading chapters three and four. |
| primitive ✓prim·i·tive/ˈpɹɪmətɪv/ | adj. | very simple and from an early stage of developmentfamily: primitively, primitives | The museum shows primitive tools made from stone and bone. |
| private ≠pri·vate/ˈpɹaɪvət/ | adj. | for one person or group onlyfamily: privacy | That is private information. |
| properly ✓✓prop·er·ly/ˈpɹɑpɚli/ | adv. | in the correct or suitable wayfamily: proper | Wash your hands properly before you start cooking. |
| rare ✓✓/ɹɛɹ/ | adj. | not happening or found oftenfamily: rarely | That spelling is rare. |
| rated ⚠rat·ed/ˈɹeɪtɪd/ | v. | past tense of rate: judged or given a levelfamily: rate, rating | The film is rated for all ages. |
| realistic ≠re·al·is·tic/ˌɹiəˈlɪstɪk/ | adj. | based on facts and what is actually possiblefamily: real, reality, realist, realistically, unrealistic | Set a realistic goal, such as learning ten new words a day. |
| reasonable ≠rea·son·a·ble/ˈɹizənəbəl/ | adj. | fair and sensible, not asking too muchfamily: reason, reasonably, unreasonable | The hotel charged a reasonable price for such a large room. |
| recent ≠re·cent/ˈɹisənt/ | adj. | happening a short time agofamily: recently | A recent study found the opposite. |
| relatively ≠rel·a·tive·ly/ˈɹɛlətɪvli/ | adv. | quite, when compared with other similar thingsfamily: relative, relate, related, relation, relatives, unrelated | The exam was relatively easy compared with last year's paper. |
| relaxing ✓✓re·lax·ing/ɹɪˈlæksɪŋ/ | adj. | making you feel calm and less worried or tiredfamily: relax, relaxed, relaxation | A warm bath is very relaxing after a long day at work. |
| reliable ✓✓re·li·a·ble/ɹɪˈlaɪəbəl/ | adj. | able to be trusted to do what you expectfamily: rely, reliability, reliably, unreliable | Our old car is slow but reliable, so it never breaks down. |
| remarkable ≠re·mark·a·ble/ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbəl/ | adj. | unusual and surprising in a way that people noticefamily: remark, remarkably | Her progress in English this year has been remarkable. |
| repeated ✓re·peat·ed/ɹɪˈpitɪd/ | adj. | happening or done many timesfamily: repeat, repeatedly, repetition | Despite repeated warnings, some students still arrived late to class. |
| responsible ✓✓re·spon·si·ble/ɹiˈspɑnsəbəl/ | adj. | having the duty to look after or deal with somethingfamily: responsibility, responsibly, irresponsible | Each student is responsible for cleaning their own desk after class. |
| rims ⚠/ɹɪmz/ | n. | plural of rim: the outer edges of round thingsfamily: rim | The cup's rims are chipped. |
| rough ✓✓/ɹʌf/ | adj. | not smooth or flat when you touch itfamily: roughly, roughness, rougher, roughest | The wooden table felt rough, so we covered it with a cloth. |
| scary ≠scar·y/ˈskɛɹi/ | adj. | making you feel afraidfamily: scare, scared, scarier, scariest, scarily, scariness | We watched a scary film and could not sleep afterwards. |
| secure ≠se·cure/sɪˈkjʊɹ/ | adj. | safe and protected from danger or harmfamily: security, securely, secured, securing, insecure | Keep your passport in a secure place while travelling. |
| severe ≠se·vere/səˈvɪɹ/ | adj. | very bad, serious or extremefamily: severely, severity | The severe storm closed the airport for two whole days. |
| severely ≠se·vere·ly/səˈvɪɹli/ | adv. | very badly or seriouslyfamily: severe, severity | The old bridge was severely damaged by the flood last month. |
| sharp ✓✓/ʃɑɹp/ | adj. | having a thin edge or point that can cut things easilyfamily: sharpen, sharper, sharply, sharpness | Be careful, that kitchen knife is very sharp. |
| sheer ≠/ʃɪɹ/ | adj. | complete, used for emphasis; very steep or very thin | They won by sheer effort. |
| shiny ✓✓shin·y/ˈʃaɪni/ | adj. | smooth and bright, like a new coinfamily: shine, shone, shining, shinier | She cleaned the car until it looked shiny and new. |
| silent ✓✓si·lent/ˈsaɪlənt/ | adj. | making no sound at all, or not speakingfamily: silence, silently | The classroom was completely silent during the final listening test. |
| slightly ✓✓slight·ly/ˈslaɪtli/ | adv. | a little, by a small amountfamily: slight | The room felt slightly warmer after we closed the windows. |
| slot ≠/slɑt/ | n. | a narrow opening, or a time in a schedule | Your talk has the ten o'clock slot. |
| spectacular ≠spec·tac·u·lar/spɛkˈtækjəlɚ/ | adj. | very impressive and exciting to look atfamily: spectacle, spectacularly | The fireworks over the river were spectacular this year. |
| spot ≠/spɑt/ | n. | a small round mark, or a particular placefamily: spotted | There is a spot on your shirt. |
| stable ≠sta·ble/ˈsteɪbəl/ | adj. | not likely to change, fall or move suddenlyfamily: stability, stabilise, stably, unstable | The patient is now in a stable condition after the operation. |
| steadily ≠stead·i·ly/ˈstɛdəli/ | adv. | slowly and at an even rate, without stopping or changingfamily: steady, steadiness, unsteady, steadied, steadier | House prices in the city have risen steadily over ten years. |
| steady ≠stead·y/ˈstɛdi/ | adj. | staying the same, without sudden change or movementfamily: steadily, steadiness, steadied, steadier, unsteady | Her marks showed a steady improvement across the year. |
| strip ≠/stɹɪp/ | n. | a long narrow piece of somethingfamily: strips | Cut the card into strips. |
| sufficient ≠suf·fi·cient/səˈfɪʃənt/ | adj. | as much as is neededfamily: sufficiently, sufficiency, insufficient | Make sure you have sufficient time to finish the test. |
| talented ✓✓tal·ent·ed/ˈtæləntɪd/ | adj. | having a natural ability to do something very wellfamily: talent | She is a talented singer who performs at every school concert. |
| tends ⚠/tɛndz/ | v. | the form of tend used with he, she and itfamily: tend | The class tends to rush question one. |
| terribly ≠ter·ri·bly/ˈtɛɹəbli/ | adv. | in a very bad wayfamily: terrible | The team played terribly and lost the match by five goals. |
| thorough ≠thor·ough/ˈθɝoʊ/ | adj. | done carefully and completely, with attention to every detailfamily: thoroughly, thoroughness | The doctor gave him a thorough check before the operation. |
| thus ≠/ðʌs/ | adv. | in this way; therefore; a formal word | Thus ends the first unit. |
| tiny ✓✓ti·ny/ˈtaɪni/ | adj. | extremely small | The print is tiny — enlarge it. |
| torn ⚠/tɔɹn/ | v. | past participle of tearfamily: tear, tore | The page was torn. |
| totally ✓✓to·tal·ly/ˈtoʊtəli/ | adv. | completely, in every wayfamily: total | I totally forgot about the meeting this morning. |
| tragic ≠trag·ic/ˈtɹædʒɪk/ | adj. | very sad, often involving death or great sufferingfamily: tragedy, tragedies, tragically | The film tells the tragic story of a family who lost their home. |
| typical ≠typ·i·cal/ˈtɪpəkəl/ | adj. | showing the usual qualities of a particular kind of person or thingfamily: type, types, typically, typicality | A typical school day here starts at eight and ends at four. |
| unable ✓✓un·a·ble/əˈneɪbəl/ | adj. | not having the power, skill or chance to do somethingfamily: able, ability, inability | He was unable to attend the meeting because his train was late. |
| urgent ≠ur·gent/ˈɝdʒənt/ | adj. | needing attention or action very soonfamily: urge, urgency, urgently | The manager sent an urgent message asking everyone to reply today. |
| valuable ✓✓val·u·able/ˈvæljəbəl/ | adj. | worth a lot of money, or very useful and importantfamily: value, valuables, invaluable | The teacher gave us some valuable advice about the exam. |
| various ✓✓var·i·ous/ˈvɛɹiəs/ | adj. | of several different kindsfamily: variety, vary | Various methods were tried. |
| vast ≠/væst/ | adj. | extremely large | A vast field lies behind the temple. |
| visible ≠vis·i·ble/ˈvɪzəbəl/ | adj. | able to be seenfamily: visibly, visibility, invisible, invisibly | The mountains were clearly visible from our classroom window this morning. |
| weird ≠/wɪɹd/ | adj. | very strange and hard to understand or explainfamily: weirdly, weirdness, weirder, weirdest | The old radio made a weird noise whenever it rained. |
| widespread ≠wide·spread/waɪdˈspɹɛd/ | adj. | existing or happening in many places or among many peoplefamily: wide, widely, spread | The use of mobile phones for study is now widespread among students. |
| worn ✓/wɔɹn/ | adj. | damaged or thinned by long usefamily: wear, wore | The worn steps dip in the middle. |
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| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| abandon ≠a·ban·don/əˈbændən/ | v. | to leave someone or something behind and never go backfamily: abandoned, abandoning, abandons, abandonment | The family had to abandon their car in the flooded street. |
| absorb ≠ab·sorb/əbˈzɔɹb/ | v. | to take in a liquid or heat and keep it insidefamily: absorption, absorbent, absorbed, absorbing, absorbs | The dry soil absorbed the rain within minutes. |
| accidentally ≠ac·ci·den·tal·ly/ˌæksəˈdɛntəli/ | adv. | by chance, without meaning to do itfamily: accident, accidental, accidents | I accidentally deleted the file before saving my work. |
| accompany ≠ac·com·pa·ny/əˈkʌmpəni/ | v. | to go somewhere with another personfamily: accompaniment, accompanied, accompanying, accompanies | Two teachers accompanied the students on the trip to the museum. |
| accomplish ≠ac·com·plish/əˈkɑmplɪʃ/ | v. | to complete a task or goal successfullyfamily: accomplishment, accomplished, accomplishing, accomplishes | We accomplished everything on our list before the deadline. |
| achieve ≠a·chieve/əˈtʃiv/ | v. | to succeed in doing somethingfamily: achievement | She achieved a high score. |
| acknowledge ≠ac·knowl·edge/ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/ | v. | to accept or admit that something is true or existsfamily: acknowledged, acknowledges, acknowledging, acknowledgement | She acknowledged that the report contained a few small errors. |
| acquire ≠ac·quire/əˈkwaɪɚ/ | v. | to get or gain something, often over a period of timefamily: acquired, acquires, acquiring, acquisition, acquisitions | Students acquire new vocabulary faster when they read every day. |
| acts ⚠/ækts/ | n. | things that are donefamily: act, action | Small acts of kindness matter. |
| adapt ≠a·dapt/əˈdæpt/ | v. | to change something, or yourself, to suit a new situationfamily: adaptation, adaptable, adapted, adapting, adapter, adaptive | New students often need a few weeks to adapt to university life. |
| adopt ≠a·dopt/əˈdɑpt/ | v. | to choose to take and use a new idea, method or planfamily: adoption, adopted, adopting, adopts, adopter, adoptive | The school adopted a new timetable at the start of the year. |
| advance ≠ad·vance/ədˈvæns/ | v. | to move forward, or to make progress in somethingfamily: advancement, advanced, advancing, advances | Medical research has advanced a great deal in the last decade. |
| affect ≠af·fect/əˈfɛkt/ | v. | to have an influence on someone or something, causing a changefamily: affected, affecting, affects, affective | Lack of sleep can affect how well you concentrate in class. |
| aid ≠/eɪd/ | n. | help given to someone who needs it | They sent aid after the flood. |
| aim ✓✓/eɪm/ | n. | what you are trying to achievefamily: aimless | The aim of the lesson is clear. |
| announce ✓✓an·nounce/əˈnaʊns/ | v. | to tell people something officially or publiclyfamily: announcement, announcements, announcer, announced, announcing, announces | The school announced the exam dates on its website today. |
| arise ≠a·rise/əˈɹaɪz/ | v. | to begin to exist; to come upfamily: arose, arisen | Questions arise in every lesson. |
| arrange ≠ar·range/əˈɹeɪndʒ/ | v. | to make plans so that something can happenfamily: arrangement, arrangements, arranged, arranging, arranges | Could you arrange a meeting with the tutor for Friday? |
| assist ✓✓as·sist/əˈsɪst/ | v. | to help someone do somethingfamily: assistance, assistant, assistants, assisted, assisting, assists | Two volunteers assisted the librarian with the new book display. |
| assume ≠as·sume/əˈsum/ | v. | to think something is true without checking itfamily: assumption, assumptions, assumed, assuming, assumes | I assumed the shop was open, but it was closed for a holiday. |
| attach ✓✓at·tach/əˈtætʃ/ | v. | to fix or join one thing to anotherfamily: attachment, attached, attaching, attaches | Please attach a photo of yourself to the application form. |
| attend ≠at·tend/əˈtɛnd/ | v. | to go to an event or classfamily: attendance | All students must attend. |
| attract ✓✓at·tract/əˈtɹækt/ | v. | to make people want to come to or be interested in somethingfamily: attracts, attracted, attracting, attraction, attractive, unattractive | The new park attracts many visitors at the weekend. |
| beat ≠/bit/ | v. | to defeat; to hit again and againfamily: beaten | Our team beat theirs by one point. |
| behave ≠be·have/bɪˈheɪv/ | v. | to act in a particular way, especially towards other peoplefamily: behaviour, behavioural, behaved, behaving, behaves | The children behaved well during the long museum visit. |
| bite ✓✓/baɪt/ | v. | to cut with the teethfamily: bit, bitten | Mosquitoes bite at dusk. |
| cancel ≠can·cel/ˈkænsəl/ | v. | to decide that a planned event will not happenfamily: cancelled, cancelling, cancellation, cancels | The teacher cancelled the class because of the heavy rain. |
| combine ✓✓com·bine/kəmˈbaɪn/ | v. | to join two or more things together to make onefamily: combination, combined, combines, combining | The recipe combines rice, egg and fresh vegetables. |
| commit ✓✓com·mit/kəˈmɪt/ | v. | to promise to do something or give your time to itfamily: commitment, committed, commits, committing | She has committed to studying English for thirty minutes every day. |
| compare ≠com·pare/kəmˈpɛɹ/ | v. | to look at how things are similar or differentfamily: comparison | Compare your answers in pairs. |
| compete ≠com·pete/kəmˈpit/ | v. | to try to win or do better than othersfamily: competition, competitor, competitive, competed, competing, competitively | Ten schools will compete in the science fair next month. |
| compose ≠com·pose/kəmˈpoʊz/ | v. | to write a piece of music, a poem or a letterfamily: composer, composition, composed, composing, composes | He composed a short song for the school concert. |
| confirm ✓✓con·firm/kənˈfɝm/ | v. | to say or show that something is certain or truefamily: confirmation, confirmed, confirming, confirms | The hotel emailed to confirm our booking for Saturday. |
| connect ≠con·nect/kəˈnɛkt/ | v. | to join two or more things togetherfamily: connection, connected, connector, connecting, connects | Use this cable to connect the printer to your laptop. |
| construct ≠con·struct/kənˈstɹʌkt/ | v. | to build something such as a house, road or machinefamily: construction, constructive, constructor, constructed, constructing, constructs | The city plans to construct a new bridge across the river. |
| consume ✓✓con·sume/kənˈsum/ | v. | to use something up, such as energy, fuel or foodfamily: consumer, consumption, consumed, consuming | This old air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity every month. |
| contain ≠con·tain/kənˈteɪn/ | v. | to have something inside or as a partfamily: container, containers, contained, containing, contains | This box contains all the books I need for the course. |
| contribute ≠con·trib·ute/kənˈtɹɪbjut/ | v. | to give money, help or ideas to something together with othersfamily: contribution, contributor, contributed, contributing, contributes | Every student contributed one idea to the class project. |
| convey ≠con·vey/kənˈveɪ/ | v. | to make an idea or feeling known to someonefamily: conveyed, conveying, conveys, conveyor | The photograph conveys the excitement of the students on graduation day. |
| convince ✓✓con·vince/kənˈvɪns/ | v. | to make someone believe that something is truefamily: convinces, convinced, convincing, convincingly, unconvinced | He finally convinced us that the plan would work. |
| dealt ⚠/dɛlt/ | v. | past tense of dealfamily: deal, dealing | The teacher dealt one card to each pair. |
| deed ≠/did/ | n. | a thing someone does, good or bad | One kind deed can change a day. |
| defeat ≠de·feat/dɪˈfit/ | v. | to win against someone in a game, match or competitionfamily: defeated, defeating, defeats, defeatist | Our school team defeated last year's champions in the final. |
| defend ≠de·fend/dɪˈfɛnd/ | v. | to protect someone or something from attack or harmfamily: defence, defended, defender, defending, defends, defendant | A high wall defends the village from floods every rainy season. |
| deliver ✓✓de·liv·er/dɪˈlɪvɚ/ | v. | to take something to the person or place it is meant forfamily: delivery, delivered, delivering, delivers | The shop delivers groceries to your door within two hours. |
| deny ≠/dɪˈnaɪ/ | v. | to say something is not truefamily: denied, denial | He denied borrowing the pen. |
| deserve ≠de·serve/dɪˈzɝv/ | v. | to have earned something, good or bad, because of your actionsfamily: deserved, deserving, deserves, undeserved | After studying so hard, she deserves a place at the university. |
| determine ✓✓de·ter·mine/dəˈtɝmən/ | v. | to find out something exactly, or to decide what will happenfamily: determination, determined, determines, determining | Tests will determine which class each student joins next year. |
| differ ≠dif·fer/ˈdɪfɚ/ | v. | to not be the same as something elsefamily: difference, different, differently, differed, differing, differs | The two textbooks differ in the way they explain grammar. |
| discuss ≠dis·cuss/dɪsˈkʌs/ | v. | to talk about something with othersfamily: discussion | Discuss the question in groups. |
| distinguish ≠dis·tin·guish/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ | v. | to see or understand the difference between two thingsfamily: distinguished, distinguishing, distinction, distinct | Young children cannot always distinguish between left and right. |
| distribute ≠dis·trib·ute/dɪˈstɹɪbjut/ | v. | to give things out to several people or placesfamily: distribution, distributor, distributed, distributing, distributes | The teacher distributed the worksheets before the lesson began. |
| drag ≠/dɹæɡ/ | v. | to pull something along the groundfamily: dragged | Drag the mats to the wall. |
| eliminate ≠e·lim·i·nate/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/ | v. | to remove or get rid of something completelyfamily: eliminated, eliminates, eliminating, elimination | The new filter eliminates most of the noise in the recording. |
| emerge ≠e·merge/ɪˈmɝdʒ/ | v. | to come out from a place or appear after being hiddenfamily: emerged, emergence, emergent, emerges, emerging | The sun emerged from behind the clouds after lunch. |
| enable ≠en·a·ble/ɛˈneɪbəl/ | v. | to make it possible for someone to do somethingfamily: enabled, enables, enabling, enabler | The scholarship enabled her to study abroad for a year. |
| engage ≠en·gage/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒ/ | v. | to make someone interested and keep their attentionfamily: engagement, engaged, engaging, engages | Good teachers engage their students with questions and short activities. |
| ensure ≠en·sure/ɛnˈʃʊɹ/ | v. | to make certain that something happensfamily: ensured, ensures, ensuring | Please ensure that every window is closed before you leave. |
| entertain ✓✓en·ter·tain/ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/ | v. | to give people enjoyment with a show, story or gamefamily: entertainment, entertaining, entertainer, entertained | The students entertained their parents with songs and a short play. |
| examine ✓✓ex·am·ine/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ | v. | to look at something carefully to find out about itfamily: examination, exam, examiner, examinee, examined, examining | The doctor examined my knee and said nothing was broken. |
| expand ✓✓ex·pand/ɪkˈspænd/ | v. | to become larger or to make something largerfamily: expansion, expanded, expanding, expands, expandable | The company plans to expand its business into three new cities. |
| expose ≠ex·pose/ɪkˈspoʊz/ | v. | to make something visible that was hidden or coveredfamily: exposed, exposure, exposes, exposing | Strong winds exposed the tree's roots beside the road. |
| extend ≠ex·tend/ɪkˈstɛnd/ | v. | to make something longer or largerfamily: extension, extended, extending, extends, extensive, extent | The library has extended its opening hours during exam week. |
| fasten ✓✓fas·ten/ˈfæsən/ | v. | to close or fix something firmly in placefamily: fastener, fastened, fastening, fastens, unfasten | Please fasten your seat belt before the plane takes off. |
| feed ≠/fid/ | v. | to give food tofamily: fed, feeding | Feed the fish before class. |
| gain ≠/ɡeɪn/ | v. | to get something useful | He gained confidence quickly. |
| generate ≠gen·er·ate/ˈdʒɛnɚˌeɪt/ | v. | to produce or cause something to existfamily: generation, generator, generated, generating, generates, generative | Solar panels on the roof generate electricity for the whole school. |
| grab ≠/ɡɹæb/ | v. | to take hold of something quickly and roughlyfamily: grabs, grabbed, grabbing | He grabbed his bag and ran for the bus. |
| hang ✓✓/hæŋ/ | v. | to fix something at the top so it goes down freelyfamily: hung, hanging | Hang the poster by the door. |
| hesitate ≠hes·i·tate/ˈhɛzəˌteɪt/ | v. | to stop for a moment before doing something because you are unsurefamily: hesitation, hesitant, hesitated, hesitates, hesitating | She hesitated before answering the difficult question. |
| hop ⚠/hɑp/ | v. | to jump on one foot, or in small jumpsfamily: hopped, hopping | The bird hopped along the wall. |
| ignore ✓✓ig·nore/ɪɡˈnɔɹ/ | v. | to pay no attention to someone or something on purposefamily: ignored, ignoring, ignores, ignorance, ignorant | He ignored the message and kept working on his essay. |
| inform ≠in·form/ɪnˈfɔɹm/ | v. | to tell someone about something, especially officiallyfamily: information, informative, informed, informing, informs, informant | The school informed parents about the trip by email last week. |
| insist ≠in·sist/ɪnˈsɪst/ | v. | to say firmly that something must happen or is truefamily: insistence, insistent, insisted, insisting, insists | My mother insisted that I take an umbrella to school. |
| intend ✓✓in·tend/ɪnˈtɛnd/ | v. | to plan or want to do somethingfamily: intention, intended, intending, intends, intentional | I intend to finish my essay before the weekend starts. |
| interrupt ≠in·ter·rupt/ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | v. | to stop someone while they are speaking or doing somethingfamily: interruption, interrupted, interrupting, interrupts | Please do not interrupt me while I am explaining the answer. |
| involve ≠in·volve/ɪnˈvɑlv/ | v. | to include something as a necessary partfamily: involvement, involved, involving, involves | The project involves interviewing twenty students about their study habits. |
| laid ⚠/leɪd/ | v. | past tense of layfamily: lay, laying | He laid the sheets on the desk. |
| lay ✓✓/leɪ/ | v. | to put something down carefullyfamily: laid, laying | Lay the sheets on the desk. |
| lead ≠/lid/ | v. | to guide or go in frontfamily: led, leader | Lead the group to the hall. |
| leads ⚠/lidz/ | v. | the form of lead used with he, she and itfamily: lead, led | The oldest monk leads the chant. |
| lean ≠/lin/ | v. | to bend or rest against somethingfamily: leaning | Do not lean on the desk. |
| leap ≠/lip/ | v. | to jump a long way or highfamily: leapt, leaping | The frog can leap across the path. |
| lent ⚠/lɛnt/ | v. | past tense of lendfamily: lend, lending | She lent me her book. |
| lift ≠/lɪft/ | v. | to raise to a higher positionfamily: lifted | Lift the box with your knees, not your back. |
| lit ⚠/lɪt/ | v. | past tense of lightfamily: light, lighting | She lit a candle. |
| locate ✓✓lo·cate/ˈloʊˌkeɪt/ | v. | to find the exact place where something or someone isfamily: location, locations, located, locates, locating | The app helped us locate the nearest bus stop quickly. |
| maintain ≠main·tain/meɪnˈteɪn/ | v. | to keep something at the same level or in good conditionfamily: maintenance, maintained, maintaining, maintains, maintainable | It is hard to maintain a healthy diet during exam week. |
| melt ≠/mɛlt/ | v. | to change from solid to liquid with heatfamily: melted | The ice melted before noon. |
| modify ≠mod·i·fy/ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ/ | v. | to change something slightly to make it better or more suitablefamily: modification, modified, modifier, modifies, modifying | The teacher modified the test for students who needed more time. |
| motivate ≠mo·ti·vate/ˈmoʊtəˌveɪt/ | v. | to make someone want to do somethingfamily: motivation, motivated, motivating, motivator | Small rewards motivate young learners to finish their homework. |
| nod ≠/nɑd/ | v. | to move your head down to show agreementfamily: nodding | She nodded and smiled. |
| obtain ≠ob·tain/əbˈteɪn/ | v. | to get something, especially by asking or making an effortfamily: obtainable, obtained, obtaining, obtains | Students must obtain permission before using the laboratory. |
| occupy ≠oc·cu·py/ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/ | v. | to fill or use a space, building or period of timefamily: occupation, occupied, occupying, occupies, occupier, occupancy | The company occupies the top three floors of the building. |
| occur ✓✓oc·cur/əˈkɝ/ | v. | to happen or take placefamily: occurrence, occurred, occurring, occurs | Most mistakes occur when students rush through the final questions. |
| overcome ≠o·ver·come/ˌoʊvɚˈkʌm/ | v. | to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficultyfamily: overcame, overcomes, overcoming | With practice, he overcame his fear of speaking in public. |
| participate ✓✓par·tic·i·pate/pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ | v. | to take part in an activity with other peoplefamily: participation, participant, participated, participates, participating | All students must participate in the class discussion today. |
| pat ⚠/pæt/ | v. | to touch gently with a flat hand | Pat the dog softly. |
| permit ≠per·mit/pɚˈmɪt/ | v. | to allow someone to do somethingfamily: permission, permits, permitted, permitting | Students are not permitted to use phones during the test. |
| persuade ✓✓per·suade/pɚˈsweɪd/ | v. | to make someone agree to do something by giving good reasonsfamily: persuasion, persuasive, persuaded, persuades, persuading | My friends persuaded me to join the swimming club. |
| poses ⚠pos·es/ˈpoʊzəz/ | v. | the form of pose used with he, she and itfamily: pose | The statue poses no danger. |
| possess ≠pos·sess/pəˈzɛs/ | v. | to have or own somethingfamily: possession, possessive, possessor, possessed, possessing | Anyone who possesses a valid ticket can enter the hall. |
| preserve ≠pre·serve/pɹəˈzɝv/ | v. | to keep something safe from harm or changefamily: preservation, preservative, preserved, preserves, preserving | The museum works hard to preserve old paintings for future generations. |
| press ✓✓/pɹɛs/ | v. | to push firmly against somethingfamily: pressed, pressure | Press the button twice. |
| prevent ≠pre·vent/pɹɪˈvɛnt/ | v. | to stop something from happeningfamily: prevention | Rest can prevent injury. |
| proceed ≠pro·ceed/pɹəˈsid/ | v. | to continue doing something after a pause or a first stepfamily: proceeded, proceeding, proceeds, procedure | After the break, the speaker proceeded with the second part. |
| propose ≠pro·pose/pɹəˈpoʊz/ | v. | to suggest a plan or idea for others to considerfamily: proposal, proposed, proposes, proposing, proposition | The manager proposed a new timetable for the summer term. |
| protect ≠pro·tect/pɹəˈtɛkt/ | v. | to keep someone or something safe from harmfamily: protection, protective, protector, protected, protecting, protects | A hat will protect your head from the strong sun. |
| provide ≠pro·vide/pɹəˈvaɪd/ | v. | to give someone something they needfamily: provider | The college provides materials. |
| recognize ≠rec·og·nize/ˈɹɛkəɡˌnaɪz/ | v. | to know who or what something is because you have seen it beforefamily: recognition, recognizable, recognized, recognizes, recognizing | I did not recognize my old classmate because his hair was different. |
| recommend ≠rec·om·mend/ˌɹɛkəˈmɛnd/ | v. | to tell someone that something is good or a wise choicefamily: recommendation, recommended, recommending, recommends | My teacher recommended this book for anyone learning academic English. |
| reduce ≠re·duce/ɹəˈdus/ | v. | to make something smaller or less in amountfamily: reduction, reduced, reduces, reducing, reducible | We should reduce the amount of sugar in our diet. |
| refuse ≠re·fuse/ɹəˈfjuz/ | v. | to say that you will not do or accept somethingfamily: refusal, refused, refuses, refusing | He refused to lend his notes to anyone before the exam. |
| regard ≠re·gard/ɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ | v. | to think of someone or something in a particular wayfamily: regarded, regarding, regardless, regards | Many students regard her as the best lecturer in the department. |
| reject ✓✓re·ject/ɹɪˈdʒɛkt/ | v. | to refuse to accept or agree to somethingfamily: rejection, rejected, rejecting, rejects | The committee rejected our plan because it cost too much. |
| remain ≠re·main/ɹɪˈmeɪn/ | v. | to stay in the same place or statefamily: remaining | Two questions remain unanswered. |
| remove ≠re·move/ɹiˈmuv/ | v. | to take something away from a placefamily: removal, removable, removed, remover, removing | Please remove your shoes before entering the room. |
| require ✓✓re·quire/ˌɹiˈkwaɪɚ/ | v. | to need something, or to make something necessaryfamily: requirement, required, requiring, requires | This course requires students to attend at least ten lessons. |
| resist ≠re·sist/ɹɪˈzɪst/ | v. | to fight against something; to stop yourself doing somethingfamily: resistance | It is hard to resist the last mango. |
| resolve ≠re·solve/ɹiˈzɑlv/ | v. | to find a satisfactory way to end a problem or disagreementfamily: resolved, resolves, resolving, resolution | The two teams met to resolve the argument about the schedule. |
| respond ≠re·spond/ɹɪˈspɑnd/ | v. | to say or do something as an answer or reactionfamily: response, responded, respondent, responding, responds | Please respond to the email before Friday afternoon. |
| restore ≠re·store/ɹɪˈstɔɹ/ | v. | to bring something back to its earlier good conditionfamily: restoration, restored, restores, restoring | Workers restored the old temple after the flood damaged its walls. |
| restrict ≠re·strict/ɹiˈstɹɪkt/ | v. | to keep something within a fixed limitfamily: restriction, restricted, restrictive, restricts, restricting | The library restricts each student to five books at a time. |
| retain ≠re·tain/ɹɪˈteɪn/ | v. | to keep something and not lose itfamily: retention, retained, retaining, retains | Students retain more vocabulary when they revise often. |
| rip ≠/ɹɪp/ | v. | to tear something quickly | Do not rip the page. |
| rise ≠/ɹaɪz/ | v. | to move upward or increasefamily: rose, rising | Prices rise every year. |
| rises ⚠/ˈɹaɪzəz/ | v. | the form of rise used with he, she and itfamily: rise, rose, risen | The river rises in October. |
| rush ≠/ɹʌʃ/ | v. | to move or do something very fastfamily: rushed, rushing | Do not rush the last section. |
| settle ≠set·tle/ˈsɛtəl/ | v. | to end an argument or decide something finallyfamily: settled, settles, settling, settlement, settler | The two friends settled their disagreement by talking calmly. |
| simplify ✓sim·pli·fy/ˈsɪmpləˌfaɪ/ | v. | to make something easier to understand or dofamily: simple, simply, simplicity, simplified, simplifies, simplifying | The teacher simplified the instructions so everyone could follow them. |
| slip ≠/slɪp/ | v. | to slide by accident and lose balancefamily: slipped, slippery | Mind the wet floor — easy to slip. |
| snap ≠/snæp/ | v. | to break suddenly with a sharp soundfamily: snapped, snapping | The dry branch will snap easily. |
| strengthen ≠strength·en/ˈstɹɛŋθən/ | v. | to make something more powerful or harder to breakfamily: strength, strong, strengthened, strengthening, strengthens | Daily exercise will strengthen your legs before the race. |
| stretch ≠/stɹɛtʃ/ | v. | to make something longer or wider by pulling itfamily: stretched, stretches, stretching, stretcher, stretchy | She stretched the rubber band until it almost broke. |
| suggest ≠sug·gest/səˈdʒɛst/ | v. | to offer an idea for others to considerfamily: suggestion | She suggested a different method. |
| suppose ≠sup·pose/səˈpoʊz/ | v. | to think that something is probably truefamily: supposed, supposedly, supposing, supposes, supposition | I suppose the shop is closed on public holidays. |
| swear ≠/swɛɹ/ | v. | to promise seriously; to use rude wordsfamily: swore, sworn | Witnesses swear to tell the truth. |
| toss ≠/tɔs/ | v. | to throw lightly | Toss the dice to start. |
| transfer ≠trans·fer/tɹænˈsfɝ/ | v. | to move someone or something from one place to anotherfamily: transferred, transferring, transfers, transferable, transference | Please transfer the files to the new computer before Friday. |
| transform ≠trans·form/tɹænˈsfɔɹm/ | v. | to change the form or nature of something completelyfamily: transformation, transformed, transformer, transforming, transforms | The new library has transformed the way students study. |
| uncover ✓un·cov·er/ənˈkʌvɚ/ | v. | to find out something that was hidden or secretfamily: cover, uncovered, uncovering, uncovers | The students uncovered several errors in the old textbook. |
| undergo ≠un·der·go/ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/ | v. | to experience something difficult or a big changefamily: undergoes, undergoing, underwent, undergone | The old station will undergo repairs for the next six months. |
| undo ✓un·do/ənˈdu/ | v. | to open something fastened; to reverse an actionfamily: undid, undone | Press here to undo the last change. |
| warn ✓✓/wɔɹn/ | v. | to tell someone about a possible dangerfamily: warned, warning | Warn the class before the timer ends. |
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| accent ≠ac·cent/ˈæksɛnt/ | n. | the way people from a particular place or country pronounce wordsfamily: accents, accented, accentuate | You can hear from his accent that he comes from the south. |
| achievement ✓✓a·chieve·ment/əˈtʃivmənt/ | n. | something good that you succeed in doing after effortfamily: achieve, achieved, achieving, achievements | Finishing the marathon was the greatest achievement of his life. |
| adverb ✓ad·verb/ˈædvɚb/ | n. | a word that says how, when or where something happensfamily: adverbs, adverbial | In the sentence 'She sings beautifully', the word 'beautifully' is an adverb. |
| aids ≠/eɪdz/ | n. | plural of aid: things that helpfamily: aid | Pictures are useful teaching aids. |
| alphabet ✓al·pha·bet/ˈælfəˌbɛt/ | n. | the set of letters used to write a languagefamily: alphabetical, alphabetically, alphabetic, alphabetise, alphabets | Thai children learn the letters of the alphabet in their first year. |
| angle ≠an·gle/ˈæŋɡəl/ | n. | the space between two lines that meet, measured in degrees | Measure each angle of the triangle. |
| arithmetic ✓a·rith·me·tic/ˌɛɹɪθˈmɛtɪk/ | n. | the part of mathematics that deals with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividingfamily: arithmetical, arithmetically | Children learn basic arithmetic before they study algebra. |
| assign ≠as·sign/əˈsaɪn/ | v. | to give someone a job or task to dofamily: assignment, assignments, assigned, assigning, assigns | The teacher assigned each group a different chapter to present. |
| assignment ✓✓as·sign·ment/əˈsaɪnmənt/ | n. | a task that a teacher or boss gives someone to dofamily: assign, assigned, assignments | We have to hand in the reading assignment by Friday. |
| bingo ⚠bin·go/ˈbɪŋɡoʊ/ | n. | a game of matching called numbers or words on a card | Word bingo works with any list. |
| biochemistry ✓bi·o·chem·is·try/ˌbaɪoʊˈkɛməstɹi/ | n. | the science of the substances and reactions inside living thingsfamily: chemistry, biochemist, biochemical, biochemists | She is studying biochemistry because she wants to work in medicine. |
| biology ≠bi·ol·o·gy/baɪˈɑlədʒi/ | n. | the scientific study of living things, such as plants and animalsfamily: biologist, biological, biologically | In biology class we looked at plant cells under a microscope. |
| calculate ≠cal·cu·late/ˈkælkjəˌleɪt/ | v. | to find a number or amount by using mathematicsfamily: calculation, calculations, calculator, calculated, calculating | Please calculate the total cost of the tickets for the whole class. |
| calculator ✓cal·cu·la·tor/ˈkælkjəˌleɪtɚ/ | n. | a small electronic machine for doing sumsfamily: calculate, calculation, calculators | You may use a calculator in the maths exam. |
| cheat ≠/tʃit/ | v. | to act dishonestly to gain somethingfamily: cheating | Nobody wants to cheat at a game. |
| chemistry ≠chem·is·try/ˈkɛməstɹi/ | n. | the scientific study of substances and how they react with each otherfamily: chemist, chemical, chemically | In chemistry we learned why salt dissolves in water. |
| choir ≠/ˈkwaɪɚ/ | n. | a group of people who sing togetherfamily: choirs | My sister sings in the school choir every Friday afternoon. |
| clip ≠/klɪp/ | n. | a small fastener; also a short piece of video | Hold the pages with a clip. |
| curriculum ≠cur·ric·u·lum/kəˈɹɪkjələm/ | n. | the set of subjects taught at a school, college or universityfamily: curricula, curriculums, curricular | The new curriculum includes more science and computer lessons. |
| definition ✓✓def·i·ni·tion/ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/ | n. | a statement of what a word or idea meansfamily: define, defined, definite, definitions | Look up the definition of each new word in your dictionary. |
| depth ≠/dɛpθ/ | n. | the distance from the top or surface down to the bottomfamily: deep, deeply, deepen, depths | The pool has a depth of two metres at one end. |
| diagram ✓✓di·a·gram/ˈdaɪəˌɡɹæm/ | n. | a simple drawing that shows how something works or is arrangedfamily: diagrams, diagrammatic | The teacher drew a diagram of the heart on the board. |
| diameter ✓di·am·e·ter/daɪˈæmətɚ/ | n. | a straight line through the centre of a circle, from side to sidefamily: diameters | Measure the diameter of the plate before choosing a box. |
| dioxide ✓di·ox·ide/daɪˈɑkˌsaɪd/ | n. | a chemical made of one atom joined to two oxygen atomsfamily: dioxides | Cars release carbon dioxide into the air when their engines run. |
| due ≠/du/ | adj. | expected or required at a certain time | The essay is due on Monday. |
| ecology ✓e·col·o·gy/ɪˈkɑlədʒi/ | n. | the study of how living things relate to their surroundingsfamily: ecological, ecologist, ecologies | In ecology class we learned how forests recover after fires. |
| edit ≠ed·it/ˈɛdət/ | v. | to change a text to improve itfamily: editor, edition | Edit your work before handing it in. |
| edition ≠e·di·tion/əˈdɪʃən/ | n. | a version of a book or newspaper printed at one timefamily: edit, edited, editing, editor, editorial, editions | The second edition of the textbook has two new chapters. |
| edits ⚠ed·its/ˈɛdɪts/ | v. | the form of edit used with he, she and itfamily: edit, editor | He edits the newsletter each term. |
| educate ✓✓ed·u·cate/ˈɛdʒəˌkeɪt/ | v. | to teach someone, especially at a school or universityfamily: educates, educated, educating, education, educational, educator | The programme aims to educate young people about healthy eating. |
| electron ✓e·lec·tron/ɪˈlɛktɹɑn/ | n. | a very small part of an atom with a negative chargefamily: electrons, electronic, electronics | Electrons move around the centre of every atom. |
| encyclopedia ✓en·cy·clo·pe·di·a/ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpidiə/ | n. | a large book or website with facts about many subjectsfamily: encyclopedias, encyclopaedia | I looked up the history of tea in an online encyclopedia. |
| engineering ✓✓en·gi·neer·ing/ˌɛndʒəˈnɪɹɪŋ/ | n. | the work of designing and building machines, roads or bridgesfamily: engineer, engineers | My sister is studying engineering at a university in the city. |
| erase ⚠e·rase/ɪˈɹeɪs/ | v. | to remove writing or marks completelyfamily: erased, eraser | Erase the answers before you copy the sheet. |
| examination ≠ex·am·i·na·tion/ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/ | n. | a formal test of what a student knows or can dofamily: examine, examined, examiner, exam, exams, examinations | The final examination will cover everything we studied this term. |
| examiner ✓ex·am·in·er/ɪɡˈzæmənɚ/ | n. | a person whose job is to test students and mark their answersfamily: examine, exam, examination, examined, examinee, examiners | The examiner asked me three questions about my hometown. |
| freshman ✓fresh·man/ˈfɹɛʃmən/ | n. | a student in the first year at a university or high schoolfamily: freshmen | As a freshman, she found the large campus confusing at first. |
| genetics ✓ge·net·ics/dʒəˈnɛtɪks/ | n. | the science of how parents pass their features on to their childrenfamily: gene, genes, genetic, genetically, geneticist | In genetics class we learned why some children have blue eyes. |
| geology ✓ge·ol·o·gy/dʒiˈɑlədʒi/ | n. | the study of rocks and how the earth was formedfamily: geologist, geological | Students of geology often go on trips to study rocks. |
| glue ⚠/ɡlu/ | n. | a sticky substance for joining things | Use glue, not tape. |
| grad ⚠/ɡɹæd/ | n. | informal: a graduatefamily: graduate | A recent grad now teaches the class. |
| graduation ✓grad·u·a·tion/ˌɡɹædʒuˈeɪʃən/ | n. | the ceremony held when students finish their studies at a university or schoolfamily: graduate, graduates, graduated, graduating, undergraduate, graduations | Her whole family came to watch the graduation at the university. |
| graph ✓/ɡɹæf/ | n. | a drawing that shows how numbers change or comparefamily: graphs, graphic, graphical, graphically | The graph shows how sales rose during the summer months. |
| gymnastics ✓gym·nas·tics/dʒɪmˈnæstɪks/ | n. | a sport of physical exercises that need strength and controlfamily: gymnast, gymnastic | My sister practises gymnastics twice a week after school. |
| handwriting ✓hand·writ·ing/ˈhændˌɹaɪtɪŋ/ | n. | the style of the letters a person makes with a pen or pencilfamily: handwritten, write, writing | The teacher could not read his messy handwriting on the test. |
| idiom ✓id·i·om/ˈɪdiəm/ | n. | a group of words with a meaning different from the words themselvesfamily: idioms, idiomatic | 'Break a leg' is an idiom that means good luck. |
| initial ✓in·i·tial/ɪˈnɪʃəl/ | n. | the first letter of a namefamily: initials, initially | Please write your initials at the bottom of each page. |
| inks ⚠/ɪŋks/ | n. | plural of inkfamily: ink | Two inks, black and red, are enough. |
| institute ≠in·sti·tute/ˈɪnstəˌtut/ | n. | an organisation set up for research, teaching or a special purposefamily: institution, institutional, institutes | She studies Thai history at a research institute in Chiang Mai. |
| instruction ≠in·struc·tion/ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ | n. | information that tells you how to do or use somethingfamily: instruct, instructor, instructive, instructions | Read the instructions carefully before you switch on the machine. |
| instructor ≠in·struc·tor/ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ | n. | a person who teaches a skill or a subjectfamily: instruct, instruction, instructors | Our swimming instructor showed us how to breathe correctly in the water. |
| item ≠i·tem/ˈaɪtəm/ | n. | one thing in a list or set | Answer every item on the sheet. |
| kits ⚠/kɪts/ | n. | plural of kitfamily: kit | Hand out the science kits. |
| lab ≠/læb/ | n. | a room for scientific workfamily: laboratory | The language lab is upstairs. |
| laboratory ✓✓lab·o·ra·to·ry/ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/ | n. | a room or building with special equipment for scientific workfamily: lab, labs, laboratories | Students must wear safety glasses in the chemistry laboratory. |
| labs ⚠/læbz/ | n. | informal plural of laboratoryfamily: laboratory | Both labs are booked till three. |
| lecture ≠lec·ture/ˈlɛktʃɚ/ | n. | a talk given to a group of students about a subjectfamily: lecturer, lecturers, lectured, lecturing, lectures | The professor's lecture on climate change lasted almost two hours. |
| liquid ✓✓liq·uid/ˈlɪkwəd/ | n. | a substance such as water that flows and can be pouredfamily: liquids, liquidity, liquidise | Pour the liquid slowly into the glass so it does not spill. |
| mathematics ≠math·e·mat·ics/ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/ | n. | the study of numbers, shapes and quantitiesfamily: mathematical, mathematically, mathematician, maths, math | She teaches mathematics to first-year students at the university. |
| method ≠meth·od/ˈmɛθəd/ | n. | a way of doing somethingfamily: methodical | Try a different method. |
| mime ⚠/maɪm/ | n. | acting with movement and no wordsfamily: mimed | Mime the word and let the class guess. |
| molecule ✓mol·e·cule/ˈmɑləˌkjul/ | n. | the smallest unit of a substance made of two or more atomsfamily: molecules, molecular | A water molecule contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. |
| moral ≠mor·al/ˈmɔɹəl/ | n. | a lesson about what is right or wrong that a story teachesfamily: morals, morality, morally, immoral, moralise | The moral of the story is that honesty always wins in the end. |
| oxygen ≠ox·y·gen/ˈɑksədʒən/ | n. | the gas in the air that people and animals need to breathefamily: oxygenate | Plants release oxygen into the air during the day. |
| pads ⚠/pædz/ | n. | plural of pad: blocks of paper, or soft protectorsfamily: pad | Hand out the writing pads. |
| paste ⚠/peɪst/ | n. | a soft wet mixture, used for sticking or cooking | Mix flour and water into a paste. |
| pattern ≠pat·tern/ˈpætɚn/ | n. | a regular arrangement that repeats | Notice the spelling pattern. |
| physics ≠phys·ics/ˈfɪzɪks/ | n. | the study of energy, forces, light, sound and how things movefamily: physicist, physicists, physical | In physics class we learned why a ball falls to the ground. |
| poet ✓✓po·et/ˈpoʊət/ | n. | a person who writes poemsfamily: poetry, poem | The poet read her work aloud. |
| poetry ✓✓po·et·ry/ˈpoʊətɹi/ | n. | writing arranged in short lines, often with rhythm and rhymefamily: poet, poem, poetic, poets, poems | We read some modern poetry in our English class today. |
| prefix ✓pre·fix/ˈpɹifɪks/ | n. | letters added to the start of a word to change its meaningfamily: prefixes, prefixed | The prefix un- turns happy into unhappy. |
| preschool ✓pre·school/ˈpɹiˌskul/ | adj. | for very young children before they start formal lessonsfamily: preschooler, preschoolers, preschools, school | The preschool classroom has small chairs and colourful mats. |
| presentation ✓✓pre·sen·ta·tion/ˌpɹɛzənˈteɪʃən/ | n. | a talk that gives information to a group, often with slidesfamily: present, presented, presenting, presenter, presentations | Each student gave a ten-minute presentation about their research project. |
| prize ≠/pɹaɪz/ | n. | something given to the winner of a competition or gamefamily: prizes, prized | The first prize in the writing contest was a new laptop. |
| professor ≠pro·fes·sor/pɹəˈfɛsɚ/ | n. | a teacher of the highest rank at a universityfamily: professors, professorship | The professor explained the theory again slowly so everyone could follow. |
| progress ≠prog·ress/ˈpɹɑɡˌɹɛs/ | n. | movement towards a better state | Her progress this term is clear. |
| pupil ≠pu·pil/ˈpjupəl/ | n. | a child who is taught at a schoolfamily: pupils | The pupils lined up quietly outside the classroom door. |
| purpose ≠pur·pose/ˈpɝpəs/ | n. | the reason something is done | What is the purpose of this task? |
| range ≠/ɹeɪndʒ/ | n. | the limits between which something varies | The book covers a wide range of topics. |
| rows ⚠/ɹoʊz/ | n. | plural of row: lines of seats or thingsfamily: row | Arrange the desks in rows. |
| scan ≠/skæn/ | v. | to read quickly to find somethingfamily: scanning | Scan the text for dates. |
| scholarship ≠schol·ar·ship/ˈskɑlɚˌʃɪp/ | n. | money given to a student to help pay for their educationfamily: scholar, scholars, scholarly, scholarships | She won a scholarship to study engineering at a university abroad. |
| section ≠sec·tion/ˈsɛkʃən/ | n. | one part of something larger | Complete the second section. |
| sheet ≠/ʃit/ | n. | a large thin piece of paper or clothfamily: sheets | Take one sheet and pass them back. |
| sophomore ✓soph·o·more/ˈsɑfˌmɔɹ/ | n. | a student in the second year of high school or university in the USAfamily: sophomores | As a sophomore, she can now choose some of her own classes. |
| spoken ✓spo·ken/ˈspoʊkən/ | adj. | said aloud, rather than writtenfamily: speak, speaker, speech, spoke, speaking | The exam tests both spoken and written English. |
| sub ⚠/sʌb/ | n. | informal: a substitute; also a long filled bread rollfamily: substitute | Our teacher is away, so a sub is coming. |
| suffix ✓suf·fix/ˈsʌfɪks/ | n. | letters added to the end of a word to make a new wordfamily: suffixes | Adding the suffix -ness to kind gives kindness. |
| sum ≠/sʌm/ | n. | a total reached by adding | Find the sum of the numbers. |
| summary ≠sum·ma·ry/ˈsʌmɚi/ | n. | a short account of the main pointsfamily: summarise | Write a summary in fifty words. |
| tag ≠/tæɡ/ | n. | a small label attached to something | The price tag is missing. |
| tags ⚠/tæɡz/ | n. | plural of tag: small labelsfamily: tag | Name tags help on the first day. |
| tale ≠/teɪl/ | n. | a story, often an old one | He told a tale from his village. |
| teaching ≠teach·ing/ˈtitʃɪŋ/ | n. | the work of a teacher; something that is taughtfamily: teach, taught | Her teaching mixes games and drills. |
| technique ✓✓tech·nique/tɛkˈnik/ | n. | a particular way of doing something that needs skillfamily: techniques, technical | The coach showed us a new technique for serving the ball. |
| term ≠/tɝm/ | n. | part of a school year; also a word with a special meaning | The new term starts in May. |
| tip ≠/tɪp/ | n. | a useful piece of advice | Here is a tip for spelling. |
| tone ≠/toʊn/ | n. | the quality of a voice or sound | Her tone was gentle. |
| tones ⚠/toʊnz/ | n. | more than one tonefamily: tone, tonal | Thai has five tones. |
| translate ✓✓trans·late/tɹænzˈleɪt/ | v. | to change words from one language into anotherfamily: translation, translations, translator, translators, translated, translating | Can you translate this email into Thai for me? |
| treat ≠/tɹit/ | v. | to behave towards someone in a wayfamily: treatment | Treat every learner the same. |
| vocabulary ≠vo·cab·u·lar·y/voʊˈkæbjəˌlɛɹi/ | n. | all the words a person knows | Reading builds vocabulary. |
| written ✓✓writ·ten/ˈɹɪtən/ | adj. | presented in words on paper or a screen, not spoken aloudfamily: write, wrote, writes, writing, writer | Students must hand in a written report by Friday. |
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| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| accountant ≠ac·coun·tant/əˈkaʊntənt/ | n. | a person whose job is to keep and check money recordsfamily: account, accounts, accounting, accountancy, accountants | Our accountant checks the company's bills every month. |
| adviser ✓ad·vis·er/ædˈvaɪzɚ/ | n. | a person who gives expert help and suggestions to othersfamily: advise, advice, advisers, advisory | My academic adviser helped me choose the right modules this year. |
| advisor ✓ad·vi·sor/ædˈvaɪzɚ/ | n. | another spelling of adviserfamily: adviser | The financial advisor explained how to save for the future. |
| agenda ≠a·gen·da/əˈdʒɛndə/ | n. | a list of things to discuss at a meetingfamily: agendas | The first item on the agenda is next year's budget. |
| agreement ✓✓a·gree·ment/əˈɡɹimənt/ | n. | an arrangement or promise that two or more people acceptfamily: agree, agreed, agreeing, agrees, agreeable, disagree | The two companies signed an agreement to share their research. |
| agriculture ≠ag·ri·cul·ture/ˈæɡɹɪˌkʌltʃɚ/ | n. | the work of growing crops and keeping animals for foodfamily: agricultural, agriculturally | Many families in the north still make their living from agriculture. |
| aims ⚠/eɪmz/ | n. | plural of aim: things you want to achievefamily: aim | The course has three aims. |
| application ✓✓ap·pli·ca·tion/ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/ | n. | a written request for a job or a place to studyfamily: apply, applied, applicant, applications | She sent her application for the job before the deadline. |
| approval ≠ap·prov·al/əˈpɹuvəl/ | n. | official agreement that something is allowed to happenfamily: approve, approved, approving, approvals | You need the manager's approval before you buy new equipment. |
| approve ≠ap·prove/əˈpɹuv/ | v. | to officially agree to or allow somethingfamily: approval, approved, approving, approves, approver | The head teacher approved our plan for the school trip. |
| architect ≠ar·chi·tect/ˈɑɹkəˌtɛkt/ | n. | a person whose job is to design buildingsfamily: architecture, architectural, architects | The architect showed us her plans for the new library. |
| assistance ≠as·sis·tance/əˈsɪstəns/ | n. | help given to someone who needs itfamily: assist, assists, assisted, assisting, assistant, assistants | Students can ask for assistance at the library desk. |
| assistant ≠as·sis·tant/əˈsɪstənt/ | n. | a person who helps someone else do their jobfamily: assist, assistance, assistants, assisted | The manager asked her assistant to book a meeting room. |
| astronomer ✓as·tron·o·mer/əˈstɹɑnəmɚ/ | n. | a scientist who studies the stars, planets and spacefamily: astronomy, astronomical, astronomers | The astronomer showed us the rings of Saturn through a large telescope. |
| babysitter ✓ba·by·sit·ter/ˈbeɪbiˌsɪtɚ/ | n. | a person paid to look after children while their parents are outfamily: babysit, babysitting, babysitters | We hired a babysitter so we could attend the evening lecture. |
| baker ✓bak·er/ˈbeɪkɚ/ | n. | a person who makes and sells bread and cakesfamily: bake, baked, baking, bakery, bakers | The baker starts work at four every morning to make fresh bread. |
| ban ≠/bæn/ | v. | to say officially that something is not allowedfamily: banned, banning | The school will ban phones in exams. |
| benefit ≠ben·e·fit/ˈbɛnəfɪt/ | n. | an advantage gained from somethingfamily: beneficial | The main benefit is time saved. |
| builder ✓build·er/ˈbɪldɚ/ | n. | a person whose job is making houses and other large structuresfamily: build, building, built, builders, builds | The builders finished the new school hall two weeks early. |
| butcher ✓butch·er/ˈbʊtʃɚ/ | n. | a person whose job is cutting and selling meatfamily: butchers, butchery, butchered | The butcher cut the chicken into small pieces for us. |
| chemist ✓chem·ist/ˈkɛmɪst/ | n. | a scientist who studies the substances that things are made offamily: chemistry, chemical, chemicals, chemically, chemists | The chemist tested the water to find out which metals it contained. |
| colleague ≠col·league/ˈkɑliɡ/ | n. | a person you work with | A colleague helped me. |
| command ≠com·mand/kəˈmænd/ | n. | an official order to do somethingfamily: commands, commanded, commanding, commander, commandment | The captain gave the command to start the boat's engine. |
| contract ≠con·tract/ˈkɑntˌɹækt/ | n. | a written legal agreement | Read the contract carefully. |
| critic ≠crit·ic/ˈkɹɪtɪk/ | n. | a person whose job is to give opinions about books, films or artfamily: critical, criticise, criticism, critics, critically | The critic wrote that the new film was too long. |
| deadline ≠dead·line/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/ | n. | the latest time something must be finished | We missed the deadline. |
| dealer ≠deal·er/ˈdilɚ/ | n. | a person or company that buys and sells a particular kind of goodsfamily: deal, dealt, dealing, dealers, dealership | We bought the second-hand car from a local dealer. |
| demo ≠de·mo/ˈdɛmoʊ/ | n. | informal: a demonstration of how something works | The rep gave a short demo. |
| demos ⚠de·mos/ˈdɛˌmoʊz/ | n. | plural of demofamily: demo | Two short demos open the fair. |
| department ≠de·part·ment/dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/ | n. | one of the parts of a large organisation, such as a company or universityfamily: departments, departmental | She works in the marketing department of a large company. |
| designer ≠de·sign·er/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | n. | a person whose job is to plan how clothes, buildings or products will lookfamily: design, designed, designing, designs, designers | The designer showed us three ideas for the new logo. |
| detective ≠de·tec·tive/dɪˈtɛktɪv/ | n. | a person whose job is to discover who did a crimefamily: detect, detection, detector, detectives, detected, detecting | The detective asked everyone in the building where they were last night. |
| distribution ≠dis·tri·bu·tion/ˌdɪstɹəˈbjuʃən/ | n. | the act of giving or sending things to many people or placesfamily: distribute, distributed, distributor, distributions | The distribution of the new textbooks took the whole morning. |
| document ≠doc·u·ment/ˈdɑkjəmɛnt/ | n. | a paper or computer file that contains written informationfamily: documents, documented, documenting, documentary, documentation | Please sign the document and return it to the office by Friday. |
| employment ✓✓em·ploy·ment/ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/ | n. | the state of having a paid jobfamily: employ, employer, employee, employed, unemployment | After graduating, she found employment at a local bank. |
| enquiry ≠en·quir·y/ɪnˈkwaɪɹi/ | n. | a question you ask to get information about somethingfamily: enquire, enquired, enquiries | We received several enquiries about the evening language course. |
| entertainer ✓en·ter·tain·er/ˌɛntɚˈteɪnɚ/ | n. | a person whose job is to amuse people, for example a singer or comedianfamily: entertain, entertained, entertaining, entertainment, entertainers | The entertainer told jokes and sang songs at the children's party. |
| equipment ≠e·quip·ment/ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ | n. | the tools or machines needed for a particular activityfamily: equip, equipped, equipping, equips | The science lab has new equipment for measuring temperature. |
| experienced ✓✓ex·pe·ri·enced/ɪkˈspɪɹiənst/ | adj. | having skill or knowledge from doing something for a long timefamily: experience, inexperienced | An experienced nurse showed the new staff how to use the machine. |
| farming ≠farm·ing/ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/ | n. | the work of growing crops and keeping animals for foodfamily: farm, farmer, farmers, farms, farmed | Rice farming is still the main source of income in the village. |
| firefighter ≠fire·fight·er/ˈfaɪɹˌfaɪtɚ/ | n. | a person whose job is to put out flames and rescue peoplefamily: fire, fight, fighter, firefighters, firefighting | My cousin trained for two years to become a firefighter. |
| firm ≠/fɝm/ | n. | a company or business, especially one that gives professional servicesfamily: firms | After university she joined a small law firm in the city. |
| hairdresser ✓hair·dress·er/ˈhɛɹˌdɹɛsɚ/ | n. | a person whose job is to cut and style people's hairfamily: hair, hairdressers, hairdressing | My hairdresser suggested a shorter style for the summer. |
| hire ✓✓/ˈhaɪɚ/ | v. | to pay someone to work, or pay to use somethingfamily: hired | The school hired two new teachers. |
| hires ⚠/ˈhaɪɚz/ | v. | the form of hire used with he, she and itfamily: hire, hired | The school hires two new teachers a year. |
| industrial ≠in·dus·tri·al/ɪnˈdʌstɹiəl/ | adj. | connected with factories and the making of goodsfamily: industry, industries, industrially | The city's industrial area is full of factories and warehouses. |
| industry ≠in·dus·try/ˈɪndəstɹi/ | n. | the making of goods, especially in factoriesfamily: industrial | Tourism is a major industry here. |
| inquiry ✓in·quir·y/ɪnˈkwaɪɹi/ | n. | an official investigation into a serious matterfamily: inquire, inquired, inquiries | The government set up an inquiry into the cause of the accident. |
| launch ≠/lɔntʃ/ | v. | to start a new product, plan or activityfamily: launched, launches, launching, launcher | The company will launch its new phone next month. |
| leadership ≠lead·er·ship/ˈlidɚˌʃɪp/ | n. | the position or ability of a person who guides a groupfamily: lead, leader, leaders, leading, led | Under her leadership, the club doubled its membership in one year. |
| librarian ✓li·brar·i·an/laɪˈbɹɛˌɹiən/ | n. | a person whose job is to look after a collection of booksfamily: library, libraries, librarians | The librarian helped me find a book about Thai history. |
| lifeguard ✓life·guard/ˈlaɪfˌɡɑɹd/ | n. | a person whose job is to keep swimmers safe at a beach or poolfamily: lifeguards | The lifeguard blew her whistle when the boys swam too far out. |
| maid ⚠/meɪd/ | n. | a woman employed to clean and cook in a housefamily: maids | The maid opened the shutters at six. |
| management ✓✓man·age·ment/ˈmænədʒmənt/ | n. | the activity of controlling and organising a business or projectfamily: manage, manager, managers, managing | Good time management helps students finish their assignments early. |
| mechanic ≠me·chan·ic/məˈkænɪk/ | n. | a person whose job is to repair cars and machinesfamily: mechanical, mechanically, mechanics, mechanism | The mechanic said my car needed new brakes and two tyres. |
| mission ≠mis·sion/ˈmɪʃən/ | n. | an important job that a person or group is sent to dofamily: missions, missionary | Our mission is to help every student read with confidence. |
| negotiation ≠ne·go·ti·a·tion/nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ | n. | formal talks between people who are trying to reach an agreementfamily: negotiate, negotiator, negotiations | After a long negotiation, the two companies signed the contract. |
| pressure ≠pres·sure/ˈpɹɛʃɚ/ | n. | a feeling of stress from demands | He works well under pressure. |
| producer ✓✓pro·duc·er/pɹəˈdusɚ/ | n. | a person or company that makes or grows goods to sellfamily: produce, product, production, producers | This region is a major producer of rice and sugar. |
| profession ✓✓pro·fes·sion/pɹəˈfɛʃən/ | n. | a job that needs special training and education, such as law or medicinefamily: professional, professions, professionally | Nursing is a profession that requires years of study and practice. |
| promotion ≠pro·mo·tion/pɹəˈmoʊʃən/ | n. | a move to a more important job in the same companyfamily: promote, promoted, promoting, promotional, promotions | After five years, she finally got a promotion to manager. |
| proposal ≠pro·pos·al/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/ | n. | a plan or idea that is suggested for others to considerfamily: propose, proposed, proposing, proposals | The committee will discuss the proposal for a new library next week. |
| publisher ✓pub·lish·er/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/ | n. | a company that prepares and sells books, magazines or newspapersfamily: publish, published, publishes, publishing, publication, publishers | The publisher agreed to print her first novel next spring. |
| qualified ✓✓qual·i·fied/ˈkwɑləˌfaɪd/ | adj. | having passed the exams or training needed for a jobfamily: qualify, qualification, qualifications, unqualified | She is now a fully qualified teacher of English and French. |
| qualify ✓✓qual·i·fy/ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ/ | v. | to pass the exams or training needed for a particular jobfamily: qualification, qualifications, qualified, qualifying, unqualified | After five years of study, she qualified as a doctor. |
| rank ≠/ɹæŋk/ | n. | a position in an ordered list or systemfamily: ranking | She rose to the rank of head teacher. |
| rate ≠/ɹeɪt/ | n. | speed or level measured over timefamily: rating | The rate of progress improved. |
| rely ≠re·ly/ɹɪˈlaɪ/ | v. | to depend on someone or somethingfamily: reliable | We rely on the morning bus. |
| reward ≠re·ward/ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | n. | something you receive for doing good work or being helpfulfamily: rewards, rewarded, rewarding | The students got a small reward for finishing their projects early. |
| risk ✓✓/ɹɪsk/ | n. | the chance that something bad happensfamily: risky | There is a risk of rain at four. |
| role ≠/ɹoʊl/ | n. | the part someone plays in a situation | Each student has a role in the task. |
| roles ⚠/ɹoʊlz/ | n. | plural of rolefamily: role | The play has five speaking roles. |
| salary ≠sal·a·ry/ˈsælɚi/ | n. | money paid regularly for workfamily: salaried | The salary is paid monthly. |
| seal ≠/sil/ | v. | to close something tightlyfamily: sealed | Seal the envelope. |
| sponsor ≠spon·sor/ˈspɑnsɚ/ | n. | a person or company that gives money to support an event or activityfamily: sponsors, sponsored, sponsoring, sponsorship | A local bank was the main sponsor of the school sports day. |
| steel ≠/stil/ | n. | a strong metal made mainly from iron | The gate is made of steel. |
| supply ✓✓sup·ply/səˈplaɪ/ | n. | an amount of something that is available to be usedfamily: supplies, supplied, supplying, supplier, suppliers | The village has a good supply of clean drinking water. |
| teller ✓tell·er/ˈtɛlɚ/ | n. | a person who serves customers at a bank counterfamily: tell, tellers | The teller counted the notes twice before handing them to me. |
| ton ≠/tʌn/ | n. | a unit of weight, about 1,000 kilograms | The truck carries three tons. |
| tons ⚠/tʌnz/ | n. | more than one tonfamily: ton | The ship carried forty tons. |
| trade ≠/tɹeɪd/ | n. | the buying and selling of goodsfamily: trader, trading | Trade between the towns grew. |
| unemployed ✓✓un·em·ployed/ˌʌnɛmˈplɔɪd/ | adj. | without a paid job, although able to workfamily: employ, employed, employment, unemployment | After the factory closed, many workers in the town were unemployed. |
| unemployment ✓✓un·em·ploy·ment/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ | n. | the situation of people who want a job but cannot find onefamily: employ, employment, unemployed, employer, employee, employed | Unemployment rose last year when two large factories closed. |
| union ✓✓u·nion/ˈjunjən/ | n. | an organisation of workers that protects their rightsfamily: unions, unionise, unionist | The union asked for better pay for the factory workers. |
| vet ✓/vɛt/ | n. | a doctor who treats animals | Take the cat to the vet. |
| vets ⚠/vɛts/ | n. | informal plural of vet: animal doctorsfamily: vet | The vets visit the farm monthly. |
| working ≠work·ing/ˈwɝkɪŋ/ | adj. | connected with a job or with the time spent doing itfamily: work, worked, worker, workers, works, workable | The company improved working conditions after staff complained about the heat. |
| workplace ≠work·place/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/ | n. | the building, office or room where people do their jobsfamily: work, workplaces | A friendly workplace helps staff feel happy and stay in their jobs. |
| workshop ≠work·shop/ˈwɝkˌʃɑp/ | n. | a meeting where a group learns a skill by doing practical activitiesfamily: workshops | The teachers attended a two-day workshop on using technology in class. |
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| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| accuse ≠ac·cuse/əˈkjuz/ | v. | to say that someone has done something wrongfamily: accusation, accusations, accused, accuser, accuses, accusing | Nobody accused him of cheating, but they checked his answers anyway. |
| announcement ✓✓an·nounce·ment/əˈnaʊnsmənt/ | n. | a public message that gives people important news or informationfamily: announce, announced, announcing, announces, announcer, announcements | The head teacher made an announcement about the new timetable. |
| appeal ≠ap·peal/əˈpil/ | n. | a serious request for help, money or supportfamily: appeals, appealed, appealing, appealingly, unappealing | The charity made an appeal for blankets after the cold weather arrived. |
| army ≠ar·my/ˈɑɹmi/ | n. | a large group of soldiers who protect a country on landfamily: armies | After school, her brother joined the army for three years. |
| arrest ✓✓ar·rest/əˈɹɛst/ | n. | the act of the police catching and holding someone for a crimefamily: arrested, arresting, arrests | The news reported the arrest of two men for stealing cars. |
| authority ✓✓au·thor·i·ty/əˈθɔɹəti/ | n. | the right or power to give orders or make decisionsfamily: authorize, authorities, authorized, authoritative | Only the head teacher has the authority to close the school early. |
| battle ✓✓bat·tle/ˈbætəl/ | n. | a fight between two armies or groups during a warfamily: battles, battled, battling, battlefield | In history class we studied a battle from four hundred years ago. |
| bomb ✓✓/bɑm/ | n. | a weapon that explodes and destroys things around itfamily: bombs, bombed, bombing, bomber | Trained dogs at the airport check every bag for bombs. |
| broadcast ≠broad·cast/ˈbɹɔdˌkæst/ | n. | a programme sent out on radio or televisionfamily: broadcasts, broadcasting, broadcaster, broadcasters | Millions of people watched the live broadcast of the final match. |
| bureau ✓bu·reau/ˈbjʊɹoʊ/ | n. | an office or organisation that collects or gives informationfamily: bureaus, bureaux, bureaucracy, bureaucratic | The tourist bureau gave us a free map of the old town. |
| capture ≠cap·ture/ˈkæptʃɚ/ | n. | the act of catching a person or animal so they cannot escapefamily: captured, captures, capturing | The zoo announced the capture of the escaped monkey this morning. |
| charity ≠char·i·ty/ˈtʃɛɹɪti/ | n. | an organisation that collects money to help people in needfamily: charities, charitable | The school raised money for a charity that helps sick children. |
| civil ≠civ·il/ˈsɪvəl/ | adj. | relating to ordinary citizens rather than the army or the churchfamily: civilian, civility, civilly, civilise | Building roads and bridges is the work of civil engineers. |
| civilization ≠civ·i·li·za·tion/ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ | n. | a human society with developed cities, laws, arts and writingfamily: civilize, civilized, civilizations | The class studied the ancient civilizations that lived along great rivers. |
| collapse ≠col·lapse/kəˈlæps/ | n. | a sudden fall or failure of a building, company or systemfamily: collapses, collapsed, collapsing, collapsible | The sudden collapse of the company left hundreds of people without jobs. |
| conflict ≠con·flict/ˈkɑnflɪkt/ | n. | a serious disagreement between people, groups or countriesfamily: conflicts, conflicting, conflicted | There was a conflict between the two managers about the new schedule. |
| contribution ≠con·tri·bu·tion/ˌkɑntɹəˈbjuʃən/ | n. | money, help or ideas that you give to support a shared effortfamily: contribute, contributed, contributes, contributing, contributor, contributions | Every student made a contribution to the class charity fund. |
| council ≠coun·cil/ˈkaʊnsəl/ | n. | a group of people chosen to make decisions for a town or organisationfamily: councils, councillor, councillors | The city council decided to build a new library near the park. |
| county ≠coun·ty/ˈkaʊnti/ | n. | an area of a country that has its own local governmentfamily: counties | Kent is a county in the south-east of England. |
| criminal ≠crim·i·nal/ˈkɹɪmənəl/ | n. | a person who has broken the lawfamily: crime, crimes, criminals, criminally | The police finally caught the criminal who stole the bikes. |
| crisis ≠cri·sis/ˈkɹaɪsəs/ | n. | a time of great danger or difficultyfamily: crises | The company faced a financial crisis and closed two shops. |
| cultural ✓✓cul·tur·al/ˈkʌltʃɚəl/ | adj. | connected with the arts, customs and way of life of a groupfamily: culture, cultures, culturally | The festival is one of the most important cultural events in the city. |
| damage ✓✓dam·age/ˈdæmədʒ/ | n. | physical harm that makes something broken or less usefulfamily: damaged, damages, damaging | The storm caused serious damage to the roof of the school. |
| defence ≠de·fence/dɪˈfɛns/ | n. | action taken to protect someone or something from attack or harmfamily: defend, defended, defending, defender, defensive, defenceless | The team's strong defence stopped the other side from scoring a goal. |
| democracy ≠de·moc·ra·cy/dɪˈmɑkɹəsi/ | n. | a system of government in which people choose their leaders by votingfamily: democratic, democratically, democracies | In a democracy, people vote to choose who will lead the country. |
| democratic ≠dem·o·crat·ic/ˌdɛməˈkɹætɪk/ | adj. | based on people choosing their leaders and rules by votingfamily: democracy, democracies, democrat, democratically | The club made a democratic decision by asking every member to vote. |
| dynasty ✓dy·nas·ty/ˈdaɪnəsti/ | n. | a series of rulers who all belong to the same familyfamily: dynasties, dynastic | The museum shows pottery made during an early Chinese dynasty. |
| election ✓✓e·lec·tion/ɪˈlɛkʃən/ | n. | a time when people vote to choose a leader or representativefamily: elect, elected, electoral, elections | The students held an election to choose their class president. |
| empire ≠em·pire/ˈɛmpaɪɚ/ | n. | a group of countries ruled by one leader or one countryfamily: empires, emperor, imperial | The museum shows how the ancient empire built its roads and cities. |
| explosion ✓✓ex·plo·sion/ɪkˈsploʊʒən/ | n. | a sudden loud burst that breaks something into piecesfamily: explode, exploded, explosive, explosions | The chemistry teacher warned us that mixing those liquids could cause an explosion. |
| global ✓✓glob·al/ˈɡloʊbəl/ | adj. | relating to the whole worldfamily: globe, globally, globalise, globalisation | Climate change is a global problem that affects every country. |
| govern ≠gov·ern/ˈɡʌvɚn/ | v. | to control and make decisions for a country or organisationfamily: government, governor, governance, governmental, governed, governing | The university is governed by a council of twenty members. |
| governor ≠gov·er·nor/ˈɡʌvɚnɚ/ | n. | a person in charge of a province, state or large organisationfamily: govern, government, governments, governmental, governors | The governor of the province opened the new bridge yesterday. |
| headline ✓✓head·line/ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/ | n. | the title in large letters above a news storyfamily: headlines, headlined, headlining, headliner | The headline on the front page was about the new airport. |
| homeless ≠home·less/ˈhoʊmləs/ | adj. | having no place to livefamily: home, homelessness | The charity gives hot meals to homeless people every evening. |
| illegally ✓il·le·gal·ly/ɪˈliɡəli/ | adv. | in a way that breaks the lawfamily: illegal, illegality, legal, legally | The car was parked illegally outside the hospital entrance. |
| immigration ≠im·mi·gra·tion/ˌɪməˈɡɹeɪʃən/ | n. | the act of coming to live permanently in another countryfamily: immigrate, immigrant, immigrants | New rules on immigration were announced by the government today. |
| innocent ✓✓in·no·cent/ˈɪnəsənt/ | adj. | not having done anything wrong or against the lawfamily: innocence, innocently | The court decided that the man was innocent and let him go. |
| invasion ≠in·va·sion/ɪnˈveɪʒən/ | n. | when an army enters another country by force to take controlfamily: invade, invasions, invader, invasive | In history class we read about the invasion of the island. |
| jail ≠/dʒeɪl/ | n. | a place where people are locked up as punishment for a crimefamily: jailer, jailers, jailed, jailing, jails | The thief spent two years in jail for stealing cars. |
| justice ≠jus·tice/ˈdʒʌstəs/ | n. | fair treatment of people according to the lawfamily: just, justly, justices, injustice, unjust | Everyone deserves justice, no matter how much money they have. |
| killing ✓✓kill·ing/ˈkɪlɪŋ/ | n. | an act of making a person or animal diefamily: kill, killer, killings | The killing of rare animals is now banned in many countries. |
| legal ✓✓le·gal/ˈliɡəl/ | adj. | allowed by the law, or connected with the lawfamily: legally, legality, legalise, illegal | It is legal to park here after six in the evening. |
| legally ✓le·gal·ly/ˈliɡəli/ | adv. | in a way that is allowed by the lawfamily: legal, legality, legalise, illegal, illegally | You can legally drive in Thailand at eighteen. |
| mayor ≠may·or/ˈmeɪɚ/ | n. | the person who leads the government of a town or cityfamily: mayoral, mayors | The mayor opened the new library in the town centre. |
| measure ✓✓mea·sure/ˈmɛʒɚ/ | n. | an action taken to deal with a problem or reach a goalfamily: measures, measurement, measurable, measured, measuring | The university introduced new measures to reduce cheating in exams. |
| motherland ✓moth·er·land/ˈmʌðɚˌlænd/ | n. | the country where a person was bornfamily: motherlands | After ten years abroad, she returned to her motherland. |
| officially ✓of·fi·cial·ly/əˈfɪʃəli/ | adv. | in a formal way, by someone with authorityfamily: office, official, officials, officer | The new campus was officially opened by the university president. |
| outlaw ✓out·law/ˈaʊtˌlɔ/ | n. | a person who has broken the law and is hiding from the policefamily: outlaws, outlawed, outlawing | In the old film, the outlaw hides in the mountains for years. |
| policy ✓✓pol·i·cy/ˈpɑləsi/ | n. | a set of ideas or plans that a government or company followsfamily: policies, policymaker | The company has a strict policy on using mobile phones at work. |
| politician ✓✓pol·i·ti·cian/ˌpɑləˈtɪʃən/ | n. | a person who works in government or tries to be electedfamily: politics, political, politicians | The politician visited our school and answered the students' questions. |
| politics ✓✓pol·i·tics/ˈpɑləˌtɪks/ | n. | the activities and ideas connected with running a countryfamily: political, politician, politically | He studies politics at university and hopes to work for the city. |
| poverty ✓✓pov·er·ty/ˈpɑvɚti/ | n. | the state of having very little money and few things you needfamily: poor, poorly | Many families in the village live in poverty and cannot afford school books. |
| prison ≠pris·on/ˈpɹɪzən/ | n. | a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crimefamily: prisoner, prisons, imprison, imprisonment | The old prison is now a museum that tourists can visit. |
| prisoner ✓✓pris·on·er/ˈpɹɪzənɚ/ | n. | a person kept in a jail as a punishment for a crimefamily: prison, prisoners, imprison | Some prisoners study for a degree while they are in jail. |
| prohibition ✓pro·hi·bi·tion/ˌpɹoʊəˈbɪʃən/ | n. | an official rule that does not allow somethingfamily: prohibit, prohibited, prohibits, prohibitive, prohibitions | The school has a prohibition on phones during exams. |
| protest ✓✓pro·test/ˈpɹoʊˌtɛst/ | n. | a public action showing that people strongly disagree with somethingfamily: protests, protester, protesters, protested, protesting | Students held a peaceful protest against the rise in bus fares. |
| punish ✓✓pun·ish/ˈpʌnɪʃ/ | v. | to make someone suffer because they have done something wrongfamily: punishment, punishments, punished, punishing, punishable | The teacher punished the students who cheated by giving them extra homework. |
| punishment ✓✓pun·ish·ment/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ | n. | an unpleasant thing done to someone because they broke a rule or lawfamily: punish, punished, punishing, punishments | The punishment for cheating in the exam was a zero mark. |
| racial ≠ra·cial/ˈɹeɪʃəl/ | adj. | connected with people's skin colour and ancestryfamily: racially, racism, racist | The university celebrates the racial and cultural diversity of its students. |
| regional ≠re·gion·al/ˈɹidʒənəl/ | adj. | connected with one particular area of a country or the worldfamily: region, regions, regionally | The regional office handles customers in the north of the country. |
| religion ✓✓re·li·gion/ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/ | n. | a system of beliefs and practices, usually about a god or godsfamily: religious, religiously, religions | Students learn about the world's major religions in their social studies class. |
| religious ✓✓re·li·gious/ɹɪˈlɪdʒəs/ | adj. | connected with belief in a god or with worshipfamily: religion, religiously | The museum has a large collection of religious art from many countries. |
| rescue ≠res·cue/ˈɹɛskju/ | n. | the act of saving someone from dangerfamily: rescued, rescuer, rescuers, rescues, rescuing | The rescue of the trapped climbers took the team all night. |
| runaway ✓run·a·way/ˈɹʌnəˌweɪ/ | n. | a young person who has left home secretlyfamily: runaways | The charity gives food and a safe bed to runaways. |
| security ✓✓se·cu·ri·ty/sɪˈkjʊɹəti/ | n. | the state of being safe and protected from danger or crimefamily: secure, secured, securely | The building has good security, with cameras at every entrance. |
| sheriff ✓sher·iff/ˈʃɛɹəf/ | n. | an officer who keeps law and order in an area of the USAfamily: sheriffs | The sheriff drove through the small town every evening. |
| shortage ≠short·age/ˈʃɔɹtədʒ/ | n. | a situation in which there is not enough of somethingfamily: short, shortages, shorten, shorter, shortly | There was a shortage of water in the village during the dry season. |
| slogan ≠slo·gan/ˈsloʊɡən/ | n. | a short easy phrase used in advertising or by a groupfamily: slogans | The company's new slogan appears on every bus in the city. |
| status ≠sta·tus/ˈstætəs/ | n. | a person's position or importance in a society or organisationfamily: statuses | Doctors have a high status in many countries. |
| suspect ≠sus·pect/ˈsʌˌspɛkt/ | n. | a person the police think may have committed a crimefamily: suspects, suspected, suspecting, suspicion, suspicious | The police questioned the suspect for two hours yesterday. |
| terrorism ≠ter·ror·ism/ˈtɛɹɚˌɪzəm/ | n. | the use of violence to frighten people for political aimsfamily: terror, terrorist, terrorists | The lecture explained how countries work together to prevent terrorism. |
| theft ≠/θɛft/ | n. | the crime of taking something that belongs to another personfamily: thief, thieves, thefts | The school reported the theft of two laptops from the library. |
| violence ≠vi·o·lence/ˈvaɪələns/ | n. | behaviour that hurts or harms people on purposefamily: violent, violently | The film contains no violence, so it is suitable for young children. |
| weapon ✓✓weap·on/ˈwɛpən/ | n. | an object, such as a gun or knife, used for fightingfamily: weapons, weaponry, weaponise | Passengers cannot carry weapons of any kind onto an aeroplane. |
| witness ≠wit·ness/ˈwɪtnəs/ | v. | to see something happen, especially an accident or important eventfamily: witnessed, witnesses, witnessing, eyewitness | Two students witnessed the bicycle accident outside the gate. |
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| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| accessory ✓ac·ces·so·ry/ækˈsɛsɚi/ | n. | a small item, such as a belt or bag, that goes with your clothesfamily: accessories | The shop sells hats, belts and other accessories near the entrance. |
| animation ≠an·i·ma·tion/ˌænəˈmeɪʃən/ | n. | moving pictures made from drawings, models or computer imagesfamily: animate, animated, animator, animations | Students in the design course learn to make short animations. |
| anime ⚠an·i·me/ˌænɪˈmeɪ/ | n. | Japanese animated films and television | Half the class draws anime characters. |
| arrow ≠ar·row/ˈæɹoʊ/ | n. | a sign showing direction, or a thin pointed stick shot from a bowfamily: arrows | Follow the red arrows on the floor to find the exit. |
| available ≠a·vail·a·ble/əˈveɪləbəl/ | adj. | able to be used, obtained or boughtfamily: availability, unavailable | Tickets for the concert are still available at the front office. |
| backpack ✓back·pack/ˈbækˌpæk/ | n. | a large bag with two straps that you carry on your shouldersfamily: backpacks, backpacking, backpacker, backpackers, backpacked | He put his books and water bottle into his backpack before school. |
| bets ⚠/bɛts/ | n. | plural of betfamily: bet | Friendly bets rode on the final. |
| boxing ✓box·ing/ˈbɑksɪŋ/ | n. | a sport in which two people fight with their fistsfamily: boxer, boxers | My cousin watches boxing on television every Saturday night. |
| bracelet ✓brace·let/ˈbɹeɪslət/ | n. | a piece of jewellery worn around the wristfamily: bracelets | She wore a silver bracelet that her grandmother gave her. |
| bubble ✓✓bub·ble/ˈbʌbəl/ | n. | a small ball of air inside a liquid or with a thin liquid skinfamily: bubbles, bubbled, bubbling, bubbly | The children blew soap bubbles in the garden after lunch. |
| ceremony ✓✓cer·e·mo·ny/ˈsɛɹəˌmoʊni/ | n. | a formal event with traditional words and actions, such as a weddingfamily: ceremonies, ceremonial | The graduation ceremony will take place in the main hall. |
| channel ✓✓chan·nel/ˈtʃænəl/ | n. | a television station with its own shows and newsfamily: channels, channeled, channeling | Which channel is the football match on tonight? |
| chase ≠/tʃeɪs/ | v. | to run after someone or something | The dog chased the ball. |
| circus ✓cir·cus/ˈsɝkəs/ | n. | a travelling show with acrobats, clowns and trained animalsfamily: circuses | The circus arrived in town with a huge red tent. |
| collar ✓col·lar/ˈkɑlɚ/ | n. | the part of a shirt or coat that goes around your neckfamily: collars, collared | He buttoned his shirt right up to the collar before the interview. |
| comedy ≠com·e·dy/ˈkɑmədi/ | n. | a funny film, play or TV show that makes people laughfamily: comedies, comedian, comic | We watched a comedy last night and laughed the whole time. |
| cotton ✓✓cot·ton/ˈkɑtən/ | n. | a soft natural material made from a plant, used for clothesfamily: cottons | This shirt is made of cotton, so it feels cool. |
| craft ≠/kɹæft/ | n. | an activity in which you make things skilfully with your handsfamily: crafts, crafted, crafting, craftsman, craftsmanship, crafty | Pottery is a traditional craft that many villages still practise today. |
| darts ⚠/dɑɹts/ | n. | plural of dart; the game of throwing them at a board | Darts hangs by the staff room. |
| delivery ≠de·liv·er·y/dɪˈlɪvɚi/ | n. | the act of bringing goods or letters to someone's addressfamily: deliver, delivered, delivering, delivers, deliveries | Our food delivery arrived in less than twenty minutes. |
| dice ⚠/daɪs/ | n. | small cubes with dots, used in games | Roll the dice to start. |
| dive ≠/daɪv/ | v. | to jump into water head firstfamily: diving | He dived into the pool. |
| diver ✓div·er/ˈdaɪvɚ/ | n. | a person who swims under the water, often with breathing equipmentfamily: dive, dived, diving, divers | The divers found an old ship at the bottom of the sea. |
| diving ✓div·ing/ˈdaɪvɪŋ/ | n. | the activity of swimming under water, often with breathing equipmentfamily: dive, dived, diver, divers, dives | Diving near the islands lets you see colourful fish and coral. |
| documentary ✓✓doc·u·men·ta·ry/ˌdɑkjəˈmɛntɚi/ | n. | a film or television show about real events and factsfamily: document, documentaries | We watched a documentary about ocean animals in science class. |
| encounter ≠en·coun·ter/ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ | n. | a meeting with someone or something, often one you did not expectfamily: encounters, encountered, encountering | Her first encounter with a wild elephant happened on a school trip. |
| entry ✓✓en·try/ˈɛntɹi/ | n. | the act of going into a placefamily: enter, entered, entering, entrance, entries | The sign on the gate said that entry was free for students. |
| firework ≠fire·work/ˈfaɪɹˌwɝk/ | n. | a device that bursts in the sky with coloured light and loud noisefamily: fireworks | The children watched the fireworks light up the sky at midnight. |
| fold ≠/foʊld/ | n. | a line or bend made where paper or cloth is turned over itselffamily: folded, folder, folders, folding, folds, foldable | Make a fold down the middle of the paper before you cut it. |
| fragment ≠frag·ment/ˈfɹæɡmənt/ | n. | a small piece that has broken off somethingfamily: fragments, fragmented, fragmentation, fragmentary | Fragments of the broken cup were all over the kitchen floor. |
| gardening ✓gar·den·ing/ˈɡɑɹdənɪŋ/ | n. | the work or hobby of growing flowers, vegetables and other plantsfamily: garden, gardens, gardener, gardeners | My grandfather spends his weekends doing gardening behind the house. |
| garment ✓gar·ment/ˈɡɑɹmənt/ | n. | a piece of clothingfamily: garments | Each garment in the shop has a label showing where it was made. |
| genie ⚠ge·nie/ˈdʒini/ | n. | a magic spirit in stories, often kept in a lamp | The genie grants three wishes. |
| goalkeeper ✓goal·keep·er/ˈɡoʊlˌkipɚ/ | n. | the player who stands in front of the net to stop the ballfamily: goal, keeper, goalkeepers | The goalkeeper caught the ball just before it crossed the line. |
| golfer ✓golf·er/ˈɡɑlfɚ/ | n. | a person who plays golffamily: golf, golfers, golfing | The golfers waited for the rain to stop before playing. |
| gown ✓/ɡaʊn/ | n. | a long formal dress; a loose robe for ceremonies | Graduates hire the gown for a day. |
| handball ✓hand·ball/ˈhændˌbɔl/ | n. | a team sport in which players throw a ball into a netfamily: handballs | Our school handball team practises in the gym every Tuesday. |
| handkerchief ✓hand·ker·chief/ˈhæŋkɚtʃɪf/ | n. | a small square of cloth for wiping your nose or facefamily: handkerchiefs | He took a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his forehead. |
| helmet ≠hel·met/ˈhɛlmət/ | n. | a hard hat that protects your head when you ride or workfamily: helmets | Always wear a helmet when you ride a motorbike in the city. |
| hunt ≠/hʌnt/ | n. | a careful search for something or someone that is hard to findfamily: hunts, hunted, hunting, hunter, hunters | The hunt for a cheap flat near campus took three weeks. |
| ironing ✓i·ron·ing/ˈaɪɚnɪŋ/ | n. | the work of making clothes smooth and flat with a hot toolfamily: iron, irons, ironed | I usually do the ironing on Sunday evening while watching television. |
| jazz ≠/dʒæz/ | n. | a style of music with a strong rhythm in which players often improvisefamily: jazzy | My uncle plays jazz on the piano at a small restaurant every Friday. |
| jumper ✓jump·er/ˈdʒʌmpɚ/ | n. | a warm piece of clothing with sleeves that covers the top of the bodyfamily: jumpers | Wear a warm jumper, because the classroom is cold today. |
| lace ⚠/leɪs/ | n. | a string for tying a shoe; also fine patterned cloth | Tie your laces. |
| league ≠/liɡ/ | n. | a group of sports teams that play against each other for a prizefamily: leagues | Our football team finished second in the school league this year. |
| march ≠/mɑɹtʃ/ | v. | to walk with regular steps | They marched into the hall. |
| myth ≠/mɪθ/ | n. | an old story about gods, heroes or how the world beganfamily: mythical, mythology, myths | The Greek myth explains why the seasons change each year. |
| nap ✓/næp/ | n. | a short sleep during the day | He took a short nap. |
| necklace ✓neck·lace/ˈnɛkləs/ | n. | a piece of jewellery worn around the neck, such as a chainfamily: neck, necklaces | She received a silver necklace from her aunt for her birthday. |
| orchestra ≠or·ches·tra/ˈɔɹkəstɹə/ | n. | a large group of musicians who play classical music togetherfamily: orchestras, orchestral | The university orchestra will perform in the main hall on Friday. |
| package ✓✓pack·age/ˈpækədʒ/ | n. | a box or parcel with something inside, ready to be sentfamily: pack, packages, packaging, packaged | A small package with new books arrived at the school this morning. |
| purse ✓/pɝs/ | n. | a small bag for money | Her purse was in the drawer. |
| puzzle ≠puz·zle/ˈpʌzəl/ | n. | a game or problem that you solve by thinking carefullyfamily: puzzles, puzzled, puzzling, puzzlement | He finished the crossword puzzle in twenty minutes. |
| routine ≠rou·tine/ɹuˈtin/ | n. | the usual order of daily activitiesfamily: routinely | My morning routine never changes. |
| sandal ✓san·dal/ˈsændəl/ | n. | a light open shoe with straps, worn in warm weatherfamily: sandals | She wore sandals to the beach because it was very hot. |
| sculpture ✓✓sculp·ture/ˈskʌlptʃɚ/ | n. | a work of art made by shaping stone, wood, metal or clayfamily: sculpt, sculptor, sculptural, sculptures | The museum has a large sculpture of a horse near the entrance. |
| sew ≠/soʊ/ | v. | to join cloth with needle and threadfamily: sewing | She sewed the torn robe. |
| shot ≠/ʃɑt/ | n. | an attempt, or the firing of a weaponfamily: shoot | Have a shot at the last question. |
| silk ≠/sɪlk/ | n. | a fine soft cloth made by silkworms | Thai silk is famous worldwide. |
| skis ⚠/skiz/ | n. | plural of ski: long boards for moving on snowfamily: ski | The skis stay in the resort shop. |
| sleeve ✓/sliv/ | n. | the part of a piece of clothing that covers your armfamily: sleeves, sleeveless, sleeved | He rolled up his sleeves before washing the dishes. |
| snowboard ✓snow·board/ˈsnoʊˌbɔɹd/ | n. | a wide flat board for sliding down hills covered with snowfamily: snowboarding, snowboarder, snowboarders, snowboards, snowboarded | She rented a snowboard for her first day on the mountain. |
| stare ≠/stɛɹ/ | v. | to look at something for a long time | Do not stare at the answer. |
| suit ≠/sut/ | n. | a jacket and trousers made of the same clothfamily: suitable | He wore a dark suit. |
| sweatshirt ✓sweat·shirt/ˈswɛtˌʃɝt/ | n. | a soft cotton top with long sleeves, worn for sport or comfortfamily: sweatshirts, shirt, sweater | He wore a grey sweatshirt to football practice after class. |
| tales ⚠/teɪlz/ | n. | plural of tale: storiesfamily: tale | Old tales travel well. |
| thriller ✓thrill·er/ˈθɹɪlɚ/ | n. | an exciting book or film about crime or dangerfamily: thrill, thrilling, thrilled, thrillers | The thriller kept me reading until two in the morning. |
| tips ⚠/tɪps/ | n. | plural of tip: useful pieces of advicefamily: tip | The page ends with three tips. |
| tune ≠/tun/ | n. | a series of musical notes | He hummed a familiar tune. |
| tuned ⚠/tund/ | v. | past tense of tunefamily: tune, tuning | He tuned the guitar before assembly. |
| tunes ⚠/tunz/ | n. | plural of tune: melodiesfamily: tune | The band practiced three tunes. |
| vest ⚠/vɛst/ | n. | a piece of clothing for the upper body without sleeves | The crossing guard wears a bright vest. |
| yoga ✓yo·ga/ˈjoʊɡə/ | n. | a type of exercise with slow movements and deep breathing | My mother does yoga every morning before work. |
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| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| bond ≠/bɑnd/ | n. | a close connection between people | The twins share a strong bond. |
| brotherhood ✓broth·er·hood/ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/ | n. | a feeling of friendship and trust between people who share somethingfamily: brother, brotherly, brotherhoods | The team felt a real brotherhood after training together for years. |
| buyer ✓buy·er/ˈbaɪɚ/ | n. | a person who pays money for somethingfamily: buy, bought, buying, buys, buyers | The buyer asked for a receipt for the second-hand bike. |
| celebrity ≠ce·leb·ri·ty/səˈlɛbɹɪti/ | n. | a famous person, especially in entertainment or sportfamily: celebrities | The new café became popular after a celebrity posted photos of it online. |
| champion ✓✓cham·pi·on/ˈtʃæmpiən/ | n. | a person or team that has won a competition, especially in sportfamily: champions, championship | She became the national chess champion at the age of sixteen. |
| climber ✓climb·er/ˈklaɪmɚ/ | n. | a person who goes up mountains or rocks for sportfamily: climb, climbed, climbing, climbs, climbers | The climbers reached the top of the mountain before noon. |
| competitor ✓✓com·pet·i·tor/kəmˈpɛtətɚ/ | n. | a person or company that is trying to win against othersfamily: compete, competition, competitive, competitively, competitors | Twenty competitors from six schools entered the science quiz this year. |
| conduct ≠con·duct/ˈkɑndəkt/ | n. | the way a person behaves, especially in public or at workfamily: conducts, conducted, conducting, conductor | The school expects good conduct from every student on the trip. |
| cops ⚠/kɑps/ | n. | police officers, in informal speechfamily: cop | Traffic cops wave the buses through. |
| defender ≠de·fend·er/dɪˈfɛndɚ/ | n. | a person who protects someone or something from attack or criticismfamily: defend, defence, defended, defending, defenders | She has always been a strong defender of free public education. |
| disagreement ≠dis·a·gree·ment/dɪsəˈɡɹimənt/ | n. | a situation in which people have different opinionsfamily: agree, disagree, agreement, disagreed, disagreements | There was a small disagreement about where to hold the meeting. |
| divorced ≠di·vorced/dɪˈvɔɹst/ | adj. | no longer married because the marriage has legally endedfamily: divorce, divorcee, divorces, divorcing | Her parents are divorced, so she spends weekends with her father. |
| dude ✓/dud/ | n. | informal, mainly US: a man | The dude at the counter waved. |
| earnest ✓ear·nest/ˈɝnɪst/ | adj. | very serious and sincere about what you dofamily: earnestly, earnestness | She made an earnest promise to study harder next term. |
| emperor ✓em·per·or/ˈɛmpɚɚ/ | n. | a man who rules a group of countries or a very large countryfamily: emperors, empire, empires, empress, imperial | The emperor lived in a huge palace in the capital city. |
| enemy ✓✓en·e·my/ˈɛnəmi/ | n. | a person who hates you or wants to harm youfamily: enemies | In the story, two old friends become enemies after an argument. |
| engaged ✓✓en·gaged/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒd/ | adj. | having promised to marry someonefamily: engage, engagement, engaging | My cousin got engaged last month and will marry next spring. |
| faithful ✓faith·ful/ˈfeɪθfəl/ | adj. | staying loyal to a person, promise or belieffamily: faith, faithfully, faithfulness, unfaithful | He has been a faithful friend to me since primary school. |
| folk ✓✓/foʊk/ | n. | people, especially the ordinary people of a particular placefamily: folks, folklore | The local folk were happy to help the lost tourists. |
| friendliness ✓friend·li·ness/ˈfɹɛndlinɪs/ | n. | the quality of being kind and pleasant to other peoplefamily: friend, friendly, friends, unfriendly | Visitors often praise the friendliness of the staff at the hotel. |
| gals ⚠/ɡælz/ | n. | informal plural of gal: girls or womenfamily: gal | The gals in the choir sing first. |
| gentleman ✓✓gen·tle·man/ˈdʒɛntəlmən/ | n. | a man who is polite and behaves well towards other peoplefamily: gentlemen, gentlemanly | He is a real gentleman and always holds the door for others. |
| gods ⚠/ɡɑdz/ | n. | plural of godfamily: god | The old tales name many gods. |
| gossip ✓gos·sip/ˈɡɑsəp/ | n. | talk about other people's private lives, often not truefamily: gossips, gossiped, gossiping, gossipy | There was a lot of gossip about the new manager. |
| groom ✓/ɡɹum/ | n. | a man on the day he gets marriedfamily: bridegroom, grooms | The groom arrived at the hall an hour before the ceremony. |
| guitarist ✓gui·tar·ist/ɡɪˈtɑɹɪst/ | n. | a person who plays a six-stringed instrument, often in a bandfamily: guitar, guitars, guitarists | The guitarist tuned her instrument before the school concert began. |
| host ≠/hoʊst/ | n. | a person who receives guestsfamily: hosting | The temple was host to the visitors. |
| human ≠hu·man/ˈhjumən/ | n. | a person, rather than an animal or a machinefamily: humans, humanity, humane, humanly, humanism, humanitarian | Robots can lift heavy boxes, but humans still make the decisions. |
| idol ✓i·dol/ˈaɪdəl/ | n. | a person admired very much; an image that is worshipped | The singer is a teen idol. |
| inhabitant ≠in·hab·i·tant/ɪnˈhæbətənt/ | n. | a person or animal that lives in a particular placefamily: inhabit, inhabited, inhabitants | The island's inhabitants mostly earn a living from fishing. |
| interact ≠in·ter·act/ˌɪntɚˈækt/ | v. | to communicate with and react to other people or thingsfamily: interaction, interactive, interacted, interacting, interacts | Group work helps shy students interact with their classmates. |
| interaction ≠in·ter·ac·tion/ˌɪntɚˈækʃən/ | n. | communication or activity between people or things that affect each otherfamily: interact, interacted, interacting, interacts, interactive, interactivity | Group work gives students more interaction with their classmates. |
| invitation ≠in·vi·ta·tion/ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ | n. | a request asking someone to come to a party or eventfamily: invite, invited, invites, inviting, invitations | We received an invitation to the school's graduation ceremony next Friday. |
| journalist ≠jour·nal·ist/ˈdʒɝnələst/ | n. | a person who writes news reports for newspapers, television or websitesfamily: journal, journalism, journalistic, journalists | The journalist interviewed the school director about the new library. |
| liar ✓li·ar/ˈlaɪɚ/ | n. | a person who does not tell the truthfamily: lie | Nobody likes a liar. |
| loyal ≠loy·al/ˈlɔɪəl/ | adj. | always supporting a person or group you belong tofamily: loyalty, loyally, loyalist, disloyal | Loyal fans cheered the team even after it lost the final. |
| magician ✓ma·gi·cian/məˈdʒɪʃən/ | n. | a person who performs tricks that seem impossible to entertain peoplefamily: magic, magical, magicians | The magician pulled a coin from behind the child's ear. |
| mankind ✓man·kind/mænˈkaɪnd/ | n. | all human beings considered together | Clean water is one of the greatest needs of mankind. |
| marriage ✓✓mar·riage/ˈmɛɹɪdʒ/ | n. | the relationship between a husband and a wifefamily: marry, married, marriages | Their marriage has lasted more than forty years. |
| mate ≠/meɪt/ | n. | a friend or companion | He came with a school mate. |
| mates ⚠/meɪts/ | n. | informal plural of mate: friendsfamily: mate | He waited for his mates. |
| membership ≠mem·ber·ship/ˈmɛmbɚˌʃɪp/ | n. | the state of belonging to a club or organisationfamily: member, memberships | Gym membership costs less if you pay for a whole year. |
| nephew ✓neph·ew/ˈnɛfju/ | n. | the son of your brother or sisterfamily: nephews | My nephew is only five, but he already reads simple books. |
| nickname ✓nick·name/ˈnɪkˌneɪm/ | n. | an informal name that friends or family call someonefamily: nicknames, nicknamed | Everyone at work calls her by her nickname, not her full name. |
| novelist ≠nov·el·ist/ˈnɑvələst/ | n. | a person who writes long stories that are published as booksfamily: novel, novels, novelists | The novelist spent three years writing her latest book. |
| performer ✓per·form·er/pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/ | n. | a person who sings, acts, dances or plays music for an audiencefamily: perform, performance, performed, performing, performers | The young performers waited nervously behind the stage curtain. |
| poets ⚠po·ets/ˈpoʊəts/ | n. | plural of poetfamily: poet, poem | Two Thai poets are on the syllabus. |
| pope ⚠/poʊp/ | n. | the head of the Roman Catholic Church | The pope visited Asia last year. |
| president ≠pres·i·dent/ˈpɹɛzəˌdɛnt/ | n. | the elected head of a country, or the top person in an organisationfamily: preside, presidency, presidential, presidents | The president of the student club opened the meeting with a short speech. |
| priest ✓✓/pɹist/ | n. | a person who leads religious ceremonies in a church or templefamily: priests, priesthood, priestly | The priest greeted everyone kindly as they entered the church. |
| referee ≠ref·er·ee/ˌɹɛfəˈɹi/ | n. | the person who makes sure the players follow the rules in a gamefamily: refer, referees, refereed, refereeing | The referee stopped the match because of the heavy rain. |
| relation ✓✓re·la·tion/ɹiˈleɪʃən/ | n. | the way in which two people, groups or things are connectedfamily: relate, related, relations, relationship, relative, relatively | Relations between the two departments improved after the joint project. |
| relationship ≠re·la·tion·ship/ɹiˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/ | n. | the way two people or groups feel about and treat each otherfamily: relate, related, relation, relations, relative, relationships | She has a good relationship with all of her colleagues. |
| relative ✓✓rel·a·tive/ˈɹɛlətɪv/ | n. | a member of your family, such as an aunt or cousinfamily: relate, related, relation, relatives, relatively | We visited our relatives in the countryside during the holiday. |
| researcher ≠re·search·er/ˈɹisɚtʃɚ/ | n. | a person who studies a subject carefully to discover new factsfamily: research, researched, researching, researchers | The researchers collected data from two hundred students last term. |
| smoker ✓smok·er/ˈsmoʊkɚ/ | n. | a person who regularly uses cigarettesfamily: smoke, smoked, smokes, smoking, smoky, smokers | Smokers must go outside the building to use their cigarettes. |
| specialist ≠spe·cial·ist/ˈspɛʃələst/ | n. | a person who knows a great deal about one particular subject or skillfamily: special, specialize, specialists, specially, especially | The hospital sent her to a heart specialist for more tests. |
| spectator ≠spec·ta·tor/ˈspɛkteɪtɚ/ | n. | a person who watches a sports event or showfamily: spectators, spectate | Thousands of spectators cheered as the runners crossed the finish line. |
| spies ⚠/spaɪz/ | n. | plural of spyfamily: spy | The novel's spies never meet. |
| stranger ≠stran·ger/ˈstɹeɪndʒɚ/ | n. | a person you do not knowfamily: strange | A stranger helped me with my bag. |
| supporter ✓✓sup·port·er/səˈpɔɹtɚ/ | n. | a person who likes and encourages a particular team, idea or groupfamily: support, supporters, supported, supporting, supportive | Thousands of supporters travelled to watch the final match. |
| surgeon ≠sur·geon/ˈsɝdʒən/ | n. | a doctor who performs operations on people's bodiesfamily: surgeons, surgery, surgical | The surgeon explained the operation to the patient's family. |
| survivor ≠sur·vi·vor/sɚˈvaɪvɚ/ | n. | a person who stays alive after a dangerous eventfamily: survive, survived, surviving, survival, survivors | Rescue teams found three survivors two days after the flood. |
| teen ✓/tin/ | n. | a person between thirteen and nineteenfamily: teenager | The class is mostly teens. |
| teens ≠/tinz/ | n. | the years from thirteen to nineteenfamily: teen, teenager | Most of the class are in their teens. |
| twin ≠/twɪn/ | n. | one of two children born togetherfamily: twins | Her twin studies in another room. |
| victim ✓✓vic·tim/ˈvɪktəm/ | n. | a person who is harmed by a crime, accident or illnessfamily: victims, victimise, victimhood | The flood victims received food and clean water from volunteers. |
| vote ✓✓/voʊt/ | v. | to choose formally, as in an electionfamily: voted, voter | The class voted for the trip. |
feelings65 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| admire ≠ad·mire/ædˈmaɪɹ/ | v. | to respect and like someonefamily: admiration | Students admire her patience. |
| amazed ✓✓a·mazed/əˈmeɪzd/ | adj. | very surprised by something unexpected or wonderfulfamily: amaze, amazing, amazement | We were amazed at how quickly the new student learned Thai. |
| ambitious ✓✓am·bi·tious/æmˈbɪʃəs/ | adj. | having a strong wish to be successful or powerfulfamily: ambition, ambitions, ambitiously | She is ambitious and hopes to run her own company one day. |
| anger ≠an·ger/ˈæŋɡɚ/ | n. | a strong feeling of being upsetfamily: angry | He spoke without anger. |
| annoyed ✓✓an·noyed/əˈnɔɪd/ | adj. | slightly angry because of something unpleasantfamily: annoy, annoying, annoyance | He was annoyed when the bus was late again. |
| anxiety ≠anx·i·e·ty/æŋˈzaɪəti/ | n. | a feeling of worry or fear about what may happenfamily: anxious, anxiously, anxieties | Many students feel anxiety before their final exams. |
| ashamed ≠a·shamed/əˈʃeɪmd/ | adj. | feeling bad and embarrassed because of something you didfamily: shame, ashamedly | She felt ashamed that she had forgotten her friend's birthday. |
| bore ✓/bɔɹ/ | v. | to make someone lose interest; also past of bearfamily: boring, bored | Long speeches bore most students. |
| calm ✓✓/kɑm/ | adj. | quiet and not worriedfamily: calmly | Stay calm during the fire drill. |
| cheer ≠/tʃɪɹ/ | v. | to shout to show supportfamily: cheerful | The class cheered. |
| cheerful ✓✓cheer·ful/ˈtʃɪɹfəl/ | adj. | happy in a way that other people can seefamily: cheer, cheerfully, cheerfulness | The cheerful shop assistant smiled and helped us find everything. |
| comfort ≠com·fort/ˈkʌmfɚt/ | n. | a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free from pain or worryfamily: comfortable, comfortably, comforting, comforts, uncomfortable, comforter | The soft chairs in the library give students real comfort while reading. |
| concerned ≠con·cerned/kənˈsɝnd/ | adj. | worried about something or someonefamily: concern, concerns, concerning, unconcerned | Her parents were concerned when she came home late from school. |
| confidence ≠con·fi·dence/ˈkɑnfədəns/ | n. | the feeling of being sure that you can do something wellfamily: confident, confidently, confide, confidences | Practising every day gave her the confidence to speak in public. |
| confusion ≠con·fu·sion/kənˈfjuʒən/ | n. | a feeling of not understanding what is happening or what something meansfamily: confuse, confused, confusing, confusingly, confusions | There was some confusion about which room the exam was in. |
| courage ≠cour·age/ˈkɝədʒ/ | n. | the ability to do something frightening or difficult without giving upfamily: courageous, courageously, encourage | It took real courage to speak in front of the whole school. |
| cruel ✓✓cru·el/ˈkɹuəl/ | adj. | causing pain on purposefamily: cruelty | The story's cruel king learns kindness. |
| curious ≠cu·ri·ous/ˈkjʊɹiəs/ | adj. | wanting to know or learn about somethingfamily: curiosity, curiously | The curious children asked the scientist many questions. |
| delight ≠de·light/dɪˈlaɪt/ | n. | a feeling of great pleasurefamily: delighted, delightful, delightfully, delights, delighting | To the children's delight, the teacher brought ice cream to the picnic. |
| delighted ≠de·light·ed/dɪˈlaɪtəd/ | adj. | very pleased and happy about somethingfamily: delight, delightful, delights | We were delighted to hear that our team had won. |
| depressed ≠de·pressed/dɪˈpɹɛst/ | adj. | very unhappy and without hope for a long timefamily: depress, depression, depressing | He felt depressed after failing the exam for the second time. |
| depression ≠de·pres·sion/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ | n. | an illness that makes a person feel very sad for a long timefamily: depress, depressed, depressing, depressions | Regular exercise and good sleep can help people who suffer from depression. |
| desire ≠de·sire/dɪˈzaɪɚ/ | n. | a strong wish to have or do somethingfamily: desires, desired, desiring, desirable, undesirable | She has a strong desire to study medicine at university. |
| desperate ≠des·per·ate/ˈdɛspɹɪt/ | adj. | so worried or in need that you will try anythingfamily: desperately, desperation | He was desperate to find a job before the rent was due. |
| embarrassed ✓✓em·bar·rassed/ɪmˈbɛɹəst/ | adj. | feeling shy and uncomfortable about something you did or saidfamily: embarrass, embarrassing, embarrassment | He felt embarrassed when he forgot the teacher's name. |
| emotion ✓✓e·mo·tion/ɪˈmoʊʃən/ | n. | a strong feeling such as joy, fear or angerfamily: emotional, emotionally, emotions, emotive | Music can bring out strong emotions in the listener. |
| emotional ≠e·mo·tion·al/ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ | adj. | connected with feelings, especially strong onesfamily: emotion, emotions, emotionally | The last day of school was an emotional time for everyone. |
| emotionally ≠e·mo·tion·al·ly/ɪˈmoʊʃnəli/ | adv. | in a way that involves strong feelingsfamily: emotion, emotional, emotions | The final exam week was emotionally tiring for many students. |
| enthusiasm ≠en·thu·si·asm/ɪnˈθuziˌæzəm/ | n. | a strong feeling of interest and excitement about somethingfamily: enthusiast, enthusiastic, enthusiastically, enthusiasms | She talks about her science project with great enthusiasm. |
| enthusiastic ≠en·thu·si·as·tic/ɪnˌθuziˈæstɪk/ | adj. | showing strong interest and excitement about somethingfamily: enthusiasm, enthusiast, enthusiastically | The new students were enthusiastic about joining the science club. |
| excitement ✓✓ex·cite·ment/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ | n. | a feeling of being very happy and interested because something good is happeningfamily: excite, excited, exciting, excitedly | There was great excitement in the class before the trip. |
| fear ≠/fɪɹ/ | n. | the feeling you have when you expect dangerfamily: fearful, fearless | Her fear of speaking slowly faded. |
| festive ✓fes·tive/ˈfɛstɪv/ | adj. | full of celebration and happy feelingfamily: festival, festivity, festivities, festively | The streets looked festive with lights and music before the holiday. |
| fond ≠/fɑnd/ | adj. | having a warm liking for someone or somethingfamily: fondly, fondness, fonder | My grandfather is very fond of walking in the park. |
| forgive ≠for·give/fɚˈɡɪv/ | v. | to stop being angry with someone who did something wrongfamily: forgiveness, forgave, forgiven, forgiving, forgivable | She forgave her brother for breaking her favourite cup. |
| generous ✓✓gen·er·ous/ˈdʒɛnɚəs/ | adj. | willing to give freelyfamily: generosity | He is generous with his time. |
| gentle ≠gen·tle/ˈdʒɛntəl/ | adj. | calm and kind, not roughfamily: gently | Use a gentle voice. |
| grateful ≠grate·ful/ˈɡɹeɪtfəl/ | adj. | wanting to thank someonefamily: gratitude | I am grateful for your help. |
| guilty ✓✓guilt·y/ˈɡɪlti/ | adj. | feeling bad because you have done something wrongfamily: guilt, guiltier, guiltiest, guiltily | He felt guilty about forgetting his mother's birthday last week. |
| helpless ✓help·less/ˈhɛlpləs/ | adj. | not able to look after yourself or change a situationfamily: help, helplessly, helplessness | The tiny kitten looked helpless in the rain. |
| hope ≠/hoʊp/ | v. | to want something to happen and think it mayfamily: hopeful, hopefully | We hope the rain holds off. |
| humour ≠hu·mour/ˈhjumɚ/ | n. | the ability to find things funny and make people laughfamily: humorous, humorously, humourless, humours | Our teacher's humour makes even grammar lessons enjoyable. |
| impression ✓✓im·pres·sion/ɪmˈpɹɛʃən/ | n. | an idea or feeling you get about a person or thingfamily: impress, impressed, impressive, impressively, impressions | She made a good impression at her first job interview. |
| inspire ≠in·spire/ɪnˈspaɪɹ/ | v. | to give someone the wish and energy to do somethingfamily: inspiration, inspiring, inspired, inspirational, inspires | Her success inspired many younger students to study science. |
| lonely ≠lone·ly/ˈloʊnli/ | adj. | unhappy because you are alonefamily: alone, loneliness | He felt lonely in the new city. |
| miserable ≠mis·er·a·ble/ˈmɪzɚəbəl/ | adj. | extremely unhappyfamily: miserably, misery | He felt miserable after losing his phone on the train. |
| motivation ≠mo·ti·va·tion/ˌmoʊtəˈveɪʃən/ | n. | the reason or desire that makes you want to do somethingfamily: motivate, motivated, motivating, motivational, motivator, motive | Good grades gave him the motivation to study even harder. |
| passion ✓✓pas·sion/ˈpæʃən/ | n. | a very strong interest in or love for somethingfamily: passionate, passionately, passions | Her passion for photography began when she was at school. |
| patient ≠pa·tient/ˈpeɪʃənt/ | adj. | able to wait calmlyfamily: patience | Be patient with beginners. |
| preference ≠pref·er·ence/ˈpɹɛfɚəns/ | n. | a greater liking for one thing than for anotherfamily: prefer, preferred, preferable, preferences | Do you have a preference for morning or afternoon classes next term? |
| react ≠re·act/ɹiˈækt/ | v. | to act because of something that happenedfamily: reaction | How did she react? |
| respect ✓✓re·spect/ɹɪˈspɛkt/ | n. | the feeling that someone is important and should be treated wellfamily: respects, respected, respecting, respectful, respectable, disrespect | The new manager quickly earned the respect of the whole team. |
| satisfied ≠sat·is·fied/ˈsætəˌsfaɪd/ | adj. | pleased because you have what you wantedfamily: satisfy, satisfaction, satisfying, dissatisfied, unsatisfied | The customers were satisfied with the quick service. |
| scare ≠/skɛɹ/ | v. | to make someone afraidfamily: scared, scary | The noise scared the class. |
| scared ≠/skɛɹd/ | adj. | feeling afraidfamily: scare, scary, scares, scaring | The children were scared of the loud thunder last night. |
| shame ≠/ʃeɪm/ | n. | a bad feeling after doing wrongfamily: ashamed | He felt shame afterwards. |
| sigh ≠/saɪ/ | v. | to let out a long breath showing tiredness or relieffamily: sighed, sighing | She gave a sigh and closed the book. |
| smile ≠/smaɪl/ | v. | to make a happy expression with your mouthfamily: smiled, smiling | She smiled at the answer. |
| soul ≠/soʊl/ | n. | the part of a person that feels and thinks | She sang with her whole soul. |
| stress ≠/stɹɛs/ | n. | a feeling of worry and pressure caused by problems or too much workfamily: stressed, stressful, stresses, stressing | Many students feel a lot of stress before their final exams. |
| tear ≠/tɪɹ/ | n. | a drop of water from the eyefamily: tearful | A tear ran down her cheek. |
| tears ⚠/tɛɹz/ | n. | more than one tear from the eyefamily: tear | Tears ran down his face. |
| tense ✓/tɛns/ | adj. | nervous and tight; in grammar, a verb's time formfamily: tension | The room felt tense before results. |
| tire ✓/ˈtaɪɚ/ | v. | to become or make wearyfamily: tired, tiring | Long lessons tire young learners. |
| vain ✓/veɪn/ | adj. | too proud of yourself; in vain means without success | They searched, but in vain. |
travel63 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| airline ≠air·line/ˈɛɹˌlaɪn/ | n. | a company that carries people or goods by planefamily: airlines, airliner | Which airline did you fly with on your trip to Japan? |
| arrival ✓✓ar·riv·al/əˈɹaɪvəl/ | n. | the moment when someone or something reaches a placefamily: arrive, arrived, arriving, arrivals | The train's arrival was delayed by nearly twenty minutes. |
| attraction ✓✓at·trac·tion/əˈtɹækʃən/ | n. | a place or thing that many people want to visit or seefamily: attract, attractive, attractions, attracted, unattractive, attractively | The night market is the most popular attraction in the city. |
| backpacker ✓back·pack·er/ˈbækˌpækɚ/ | n. | a person who travels cheaply, carrying everything in a bag on their backfamily: backpack, backpacks, backpacking, backpacked, backpackers | Many backpackers stay in cheap hostels near the old town. |
| backpacking ✓back·pack·ing/ˈbækˌpækɪŋ/ | n. | the activity of travelling cheaply, carrying all your things in one bagfamily: backpack, backpacker, backpackers, backpacks | After graduating, they went backpacking around Southeast Asia for two months. |
| baggage ✓bag·gage/ˈbæɡədʒ/ | n. | the cases and other things you carry with you on a journeyfamily: bag, bags | Passengers can collect their baggage after they leave the plane. |
| booking ≠book·ing/ˈbʊkɪŋ/ | n. | an arrangement to have a seat, room or table kept for youfamily: book, booked, bookings | I made a booking for two nights at a hotel near the station. |
| border ✓✓bor·der/ˈbɔɹdɚ/ | n. | the line dividing two countries | We crossed the border at dawn. |
| cabin ≠cab·in/ˈkæbən/ | n. | the part of an aircraft where the passengers sitfamily: cabins | The cabin was quiet and most passengers slept during the long flight. |
| campsite ✓camp·site/ˈkæmpˌsaɪt/ | n. | a place where people can stay in tents for a holidayfamily: camp, camps, camping, camper, campers, campsites | The campsite by the lake has showers and a small shop. |
| chariot ✓char·i·ot/ˈtʃɛɹiət/ | n. | a two-wheeled cart pulled by horses, used in ancient timesfamily: chariots | The museum has a model of a chariot from ancient Rome. |
| crash ≠/kɹæʃ/ | n. | a sudden violent collision | We heard the crash outside. |
| crush ✓/kɹʌʃ/ | n. | a strong feeling of liking someone that usually does not last longfamily: crushed, crushes, crushing, crusher | Many teenagers have a crush on a singer or an actor. |
| curve ≠/kɝv/ | n. | a line that bends smoothly without any straight parts or cornersfamily: curves, curved, curving, curvy | Slow down, because there is a sharp curve in the road ahead. |
| customs ✓cus·toms/ˈkʌstəmz/ | n. | the airport or border office that checks goods coming into a countryfamily: custom, customary | After the flight, we collected our bags and went through customs quickly. |
| depart ≠de·part/dɪˈpɑɹt/ | v. | to leave, especially on a journeyfamily: departure | The bus departs at noon. |
| departure ✓✓de·par·ture/dɪˈpɑɹtʃɚ/ | n. | the act of leaving a place, especially to start a journeyfamily: depart, departed, departures | Please arrive at the airport two hours before your departure. |
| destination ✓✓des·ti·na·tion/ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/ | n. | the place that someone or something is travelling tofamily: destinations, destined | After a long journey, we finally reached our destination. |
| eastern ✓✓east·ern/ˈistɚn/ | adj. | in or from the side where the sun risesfamily: east, eastward, easterner | Her family comes from a small town in eastern Thailand. |
| engine ≠en·gine/ˈɛndʒən/ | n. | the part of a car or machine that makes it movefamily: engines, engineer, engineering | The mechanic checked the engine before the long trip. |
| exploration ≠ex·plo·ra·tion/ˌɛkspləˈɹeɪʃən/ | n. | the act of travelling through a new place to discover what is therefamily: explore, explored, explorer, explorers, explores, exploring | Space exploration has taught us a lot about the planets. |
| ferry ✓fer·ry/ˈfɛɹi/ | n. | a boat that carries people and vehicles across water on a regular routefamily: ferries, ferried, ferrying | We took the ferry from the mainland to the island. |
| fuel ✓✓fu·el/ˈfjuəl/ | n. | petrol, gas or wood burned for energy | The bus stopped for fuel. |
| gears ⚠/ɡɪɹz/ | n. | plural of gear: toothed wheels that pass on movementfamily: gear | The bike's gears need oil. |
| harbour ≠har·bour/ˈhɑɹbɚ/ | n. | an area of water by the coast where ships can stay safelyfamily: harbours, harboured, harbouring | Fishing boats return to the harbour every evening before dark. |
| honeymoon ✓hon·ey·moon/ˈhʌniˌmun/ | n. | a holiday taken by two people who have just got marriedfamily: honeymoons, honeymooners | They spent their honeymoon on a quiet island in the south. |
| hostel ✓hos·tel/ˈhɑstəl/ | n. | a cheap place to stay where travellers or students share roomsfamily: hostels | We stayed in a hostel near the station to save money. |
| inns ⚠/ɪnz/ | n. | plural of inn: small hotels, especially old onesfamily: inn | Old inns line the river road. |
| journey ≠jour·ney/ˈdʒɝni/ | n. | a trip from one place to another | The journey took nine hours. |
| lanes ⚠/leɪnz/ | n. | plural of lanefamily: lane | Two lanes close for the festival. |
| location ✓✓lo·ca·tion/loʊˈkeɪʃən/ | n. | the place or position where something isfamily: locate, located, locating, locates, locations | The map on the website shows the exact location of the hotel. |
| lodge ✓/lɑdʒ/ | n. | a small house in the countryside where people stay for a short timefamily: lodges, lodger, lodging, lodged | We rented a wooden lodge near the lake for the weekend. |
| luggage ✓lug·gage/ˈlʌɡədʒ/ | n. | the bags you take when travelling | Leave your luggage here. |
| mile ≠/maɪl/ | n. | a unit of distance, about 1.6 kilometres | The village is a mile away. |
| motorcycle ≠mo·tor·cy·cle/ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/ | n. | a road vehicle with two wheels and an enginefamily: motorcycles, motorcyclist, motorcyclists, motorcycling, motorbike | Many students ride a motorcycle to the university because parking is easy. |
| northern ✓✓north·ern/ˈnɔɹðɚn/ | adj. | in the part of a place nearest the top of a mapfamily: north, northerner, northerners | Winters are much colder in the northern part of the country. |
| overnight ✓o·ver·night/ˌoʊvɚˈnaɪt/ | adj. | happening or lasting through the whole nightfamily: night, overnights | We took an overnight train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. |
| paddle ✓pad·dle/ˈpædəl/ | n. | a short pole with a flat end, used to move a small boatfamily: paddles, paddled, paddling, paddler | Each of us held a paddle as the canoe moved down the river. |
| parking ≠park·ing/ˈpɑɹkɪŋ/ | n. | leaving a car somewhere for a period of timefamily: park, parked, parks | There is no parking near the stadium, so we took the bus. |
| platform ≠plat·form/ˈplætˌfɔɹm/ | n. | the raised area beside the track where you wait for a trainfamily: platforms | The train to the airport leaves from platform four in five minutes. |
| port ✓✓/pɔɹt/ | n. | a place where ships load and unload | The ship reached port at dawn. |
| postcard ✓post·card/ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ | n. | a card with a picture on one side that you send by postfamily: postcards | She sent me a postcard from her holiday in the mountains. |
| rail ≠/ɹeɪl/ | n. | a bar to hold on to; also the track a train runs onfamily: railway | Hold the rail on the stairs. |
| railroad ✓rail·road/ˈɹeɪlˌɹoʊd/ | n. | the metal track that trains run on, and the train systemfamily: railroads | The old railroad crosses the river on a steel bridge. |
| railway ≠rail·way/ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ | n. | a track for trains, or the train system of a countryfamily: rail, rails, railways | The new railway connects the two cities in under two hours. |
| reservation ✓✓res·er·va·tion/ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/ | n. | an arrangement to have a room, seat or table kept for youfamily: reserve, reserved, reservations | I made a reservation for two nights at a hotel near the station. |
| resort ≠re·sort/ɹɪˈzɔɹt/ | n. | a place where people go on holiday to relax and enjoy themselvesfamily: resorts | We stayed at a beach resort with a large swimming pool. |
| runway ✓run·way/ˈɹʌnˌweɪ/ | n. | a long flat road where planes take off and landfamily: runways | The plane waited on the runway for twenty minutes before leaving. |
| safari ✓sa·fa·ri/səˈfɑɹi/ | n. | a trip to see wild animals in their natural homefamily: safaris | On our safari we watched elephants walking to the river. |
| sail ≠/seɪl/ | v. | to travel across water in a boatfamily: sailor, sailing | The boat sails at dawn. |
| southern ✓✓south·ern/ˈsʌðɚn/ | adj. | in or from the direction that is opposite to northfamily: south, southerner | Fresh seafood is popular in the southern part of the country. |
| souvenir ✓sou·ve·nir/ˌsuvəˈnɪɹ/ | n. | a thing you keep to remember a place or eventfamily: souvenirs | I bought a small wooden elephant as a souvenir of Chiang Mai. |
| spas ⚠/spɑz/ | n. | plural of spa: places for baths and health treatmentsfamily: spa | Hot-spring spas dot the valley. |
| submarine ✓sub·ma·rine/ˈsʌbmɚˌin/ | n. | a ship that can travel under the seafamily: submarines, submariner | The submarine stayed under water for three weeks. |
| terminal ≠ter·mi·nal/ˈtɝmənəl/ | n. | a building where passengers start or finish a journey by plane or busfamily: terminals, terminally, terminate | The bus terminal was crowded with students going home for the holiday. |
| tourism ≠tour·ism/ˈtʊˌɹɪzəm/ | n. | the business of providing services for people visiting a place for pleasurefamily: tour, tours, tourist, tourists | Tourism brings many jobs to the small towns along the coast. |
| transport ≠trans·port/ˈtɹænˌspɔɹt/ | n. | the vehicles and systems that move people or goods from place to placefamily: transports, transported, transporting, transportation, transporter | Public transport in the city is cheap and runs all night. |
| tyre ✓/ˈtaɪɚ/ | n. | British spelling of tire: the rubber ring around a wheelfamily: tire | The back tyre needs air. |
| van ≠/væn/ | n. | a covered road vehicle for carrying goods | The school van leaves at four. |
| vehicle ≠ve·hi·cle/ˈvihɪkəl/ | n. | a machine such as a car or bus that carries people or thingsfamily: vehicles, vehicular | Vehicles must not park in front of the school gate. |
| visa ≠vi·sa/ˈvizə/ | n. | official permission in a passport to enter a country | The student visa took three weeks. |
| voyage ✓voy·age/ˈvɔɪədʒ/ | n. | a long journey by sea or into spacefamily: voyages, voyager, voyagers | The voyage across the ocean took nearly three weeks. |
| wagon ✓wag·on/ˈwæɡən/ | n. | a vehicle with four wheels pulled by horses or oxenfamily: wagons | Farmers once carried their rice to market in a wagon. |
abstract62 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| abstract ≠ab·stract/ˈæbˌstɹækt/ | adj. | based on ideas or feelings rather than real things you can touchfamily: abstraction, abstractly, abstracts | Freedom is an abstract idea, so it is hard to draw. |
| access ✓✓ac·cess/ˈækˌsɛs/ | n. | the right or ability to enter a place or use somethingfamily: accessible, accessibility, accessed, accessing | Students have free access to the library computers after class. |
| accuracy ≠ac·cu·ra·cy/ˈækjɚəsi/ | n. | the quality of being correct and exactfamily: accurate, accurately, inaccurate, inaccurately | Check the accuracy of your answers before you hand in the test. |
| alternative ≠al·ter·na·tive/ɔlˈtɝnətɪv/ | n. | another thing you can choose insteadfamily: alternate, alternatively, alternatives | If the bus is late, taking the train is a good alternative. |
| apology ≠a·pol·o·gy/əˈpɑlədʒi/ | n. | words that say you are sorry for something you didfamily: apologize, apologetic, apologies | He sent an apology to his teacher for missing the class. |
| approach ≠ap·proach/əˈpɹoʊtʃ/ | n. | a way of dealing with a situation or problemfamily: approaches, approached, approaching, approachable | The new teacher has a different approach to teaching grammar. |
| arrangement ≠ar·range·ment/əˈɹeɪndʒmənt/ | n. | a plan or agreement about how something will be donefamily: arrange, arranged, arranging, arrangements | We made an arrangement to meet at the library at ten. |
| associate ≠as·so·ci·ate/əˈsoʊsiˌeɪt/ | v. | to connect one thing with another in your mindfamily: association, associations, associated, associating, associates | Most people associate the smell of fresh bread with home. |
| awareness ≠a·ware·ness/əˈwɛɹnəs/ | n. | knowledge that something exists or is happeningfamily: aware, unaware | The campaign raised awareness of the dangers of plastic waste. |
| balance ✓✓bal·ance/ˈbæləns/ | n. | a situation where different things are equal or in the right amountsfamily: balanced, balances, balancing, imbalance, unbalanced | Students need a good balance between study time and rest. |
| basis ✓✓ba·sis/ˈbeɪsəs/ | n. | the facts or ideas on which something is builtfamily: base, basic, bases | The survey results formed the basis of her final report. |
| belief ✓✓be·lief/bɪˈlif/ | n. | a feeling of being certain that something is true or existsfamily: believe, beliefs, believer, believable, unbelievable, believed | Her strong belief in hard work helped her finish the degree. |
| capacity ≠ca·pac·i·ty/kəˈpæsəti/ | n. | the largest amount that something can hold or producefamily: capacities | The lecture hall has a capacity of three hundred seats. |
| category ✓✓cat·e·go·ry/ˈkætəˌɡɔɹi/ | n. | a group of people or things that share the same featuresfamily: categories, categorise, categorical | Sort the words into three categories: nouns, verbs and adjectives. |
| certainty ≠cer·tain·ty/ˈsɝtənti/ | n. | the feeling of being completely sure about somethingfamily: certain, certainly, uncertain, uncertainty, certainties | She answered with certainty that the meeting was on Monday. |
| combination ≠com·bi·na·tion/ˌkɑmbəˈneɪʃən/ | n. | two or more things that are mixed or joined togetherfamily: combine, combined, combines, combining, combinations | Her success came from a combination of talent and hard work. |
| concept ≠con·cept/ˈkɑnsɛpt/ | n. | an idea about what something is or how it worksfamily: concepts, conception, conceptual | The lecturer explained the concept of supply and demand with simple examples. |
| cycle ≠cy·cle/ˈsaɪkəl/ | n. | a series of events that happen again and again in the same orderfamily: cycles, cyclical, cyclic, cycling, cyclist, bicycle | Each year the same cycle repeats: planting, growing and harvesting the rice. |
| decline ≠de·cline/dɪˈklaɪn/ | n. | a slow fall in the number, amount or quality of somethingfamily: declines, declined, declining | There has been a steady decline in the number of students studying French. |
| development ✓✓de·vel·op·ment/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/ | n. | growth or change that makes something bigger, better or more advancedfamily: develop, developed, developing, developer, developments | Reading to young children supports their language development. |
| duty ✓✓du·ty/ˈduti/ | n. | something you must do because it is right or your jobfamily: duties, dutiful, dutifully | It is a nurse's duty to care for every patient. |
| element ✓✓el·e·ment/ˈɛləmənt/ | n. | one of the parts that something is made offamily: elements, elemental, elementary | Practice is a key element of learning any musical instrument. |
| emphasis ≠em·pha·sis/ˈɛmfəsəs/ | n. | special importance given to one thingfamily: emphasize, emphatic, emphatically | The course puts a strong emphasis on speaking practice. |
| existence ≠ex·is·tence/ɛɡˈzɪstəns/ | n. | the state of being real or present in the worldfamily: exist, existed, existing, exists, existences | Scientists still argue about the existence of life on other planets. |
| extent ≠ex·tent/ɪkˈstɛnt/ | n. | the size, amount or level of somethingfamily: extend, extended, extending, extends, extension, extensive | We did not understand the extent of the damage until morning. |
| failure ≠fail·ure/ˈfeɪljɚ/ | n. | a lack of success in something you tried to dofamily: fail, failed, failing, fails, failures | The failure of the project taught the team some useful lessons. |
| fantasy ≠fan·ta·sy/ˈfæntəsi/ | n. | a situation that you imagine and enjoy but that is not realfamily: fantasies, fantastic | As a child, I had a fantasy about living on the moon. |
| flow ✓✓/floʊ/ | n. | the steady, continuous movement of a liquid, air or trafficfamily: flowed, flowing, flows | The new road improved the flow of traffic through the town. |
| foundation ≠foun·da·tion/faʊnˈdeɪʃən/ | n. | the solid base that something is built onfamily: found, founded, founder, founding, foundational, foundations | Good reading habits are the foundation of success at university. |
| goddess ✓god·dess/ˈɡɑdəs/ | n. | a female being with great power that people worshipfamily: god, gods, goddesses | In the old story, the goddess of the sea protects sailors. |
| growth ✓✓/ɡɹoʊθ/ | n. | an increase in size, number or amountfamily: grow, grew, grown, growing, grows, grower | The growth of the city has created many new jobs. |
| heaven ≠heav·en/ˈhɛvən/ | n. | the place where many people believe good souls go after deathfamily: heavens, heavenly | Grandma believes that her old dog is now in heaven. |
| honesty ≠hon·es·ty/ˈɑnəsti/ | n. | the quality of telling the truth and not cheatingfamily: honest, honestly, dishonest, dishonesty | The teacher thanked him for his honesty about the missing homework. |
| identity ✓✓i·den·ti·ty/aɪˈdɛntɪti/ | n. | who a person is, including the qualities that make them different from othersfamily: identities, identify, identical, identification | Your student card shows your identity when you enter the exam room. |
| improvement ✓✓im·prove·ment/ɪmˈpɹuvmənt/ | n. | a change that makes something better than it was beforefamily: improve, improved, improving, improvements | Her marks show a big improvement since she started studying daily. |
| increase ≠in·crease/ˈɪnkɹis/ | n. | a rise in the number, amount or level of somethingfamily: increases, increased, increasing, increasingly | There was a big increase in bus fares last month. |
| inevitable ≠in·ev·i·ta·ble/ɪˈnɛvətəbəl/ | adj. | certain to happen and impossible to stopfamily: inevitably, inevitability | With so little practice, losing the match was inevitable. |
| intention ✓✓in·ten·tion/ɪnˈtɛntʃən/ | n. | something you plan or want to dofamily: intend, intended, intent, intentional, intentionally, intentions | My intention is to finish the report before the weekend. |
| judgement ≠judge·ment/ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ | n. | a decision or opinion you reach after thinking carefullyfamily: judge, judgements, judgemental | Use your own judgement when choosing which books to read. |
| judgment ✓judg·ment/ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ | n. | another spelling of judgementfamily: judgement | Good judgment helps a manager choose the right people for the job. |
| length ✓✓/lɛŋkθ/ | n. | the distance from one end of something to the otherfamily: lengthen, lengths, lengthy, long | Measure the length of the table before you buy a cloth. |
| limit ✓✓lim·it/ˈlɪmət/ | n. | the greatest amount or point that is allowedfamily: limits, limited, limitation, limitless | There is a limit of ten books per student at the library. |
| limitation ≠lim·i·ta·tion/ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ | n. | a rule or condition that controls how much something can be donefamily: limit, limits, limited, limitless, limitations | The study has one limitation: only first-year students took part. |
| majority ≠ma·jor·i·ty/məˈdʒɔɹəti/ | n. | more than half of the people or things in a groupfamily: major, majors, majorities | The majority of students in our class prefer online lessons. |
| maximum ≠max·i·mum/ˈmæksəməm/ | n. | the largest amount or number that is possible or allowedfamily: maximize, maximal, maximized, maximizing, maximums | The lift can carry a maximum of eight people. |
| minimum ≠min·i·mum/ˈmɪnəməm/ | n. | the smallest amount or number that is possible or allowedfamily: minimal, minimally, minimise, minimalist, minimums | Students must complete a minimum of ten hours of practice. |
| origin ≠or·i·gin/ˈɔɹədʒən/ | n. | the place or point where something begins or comes fromfamily: original, originally, originate, originality, origins | Many English words are of Latin or Greek origin. |
| reality ✓✓re·al·i·ty/ˌɹiˈæləti/ | n. | the way things truly are, not how we imagine or wish themfamily: real, really, realities, realistic | The brochure looked wonderful, but in reality the hotel was quite small. |
| recall ≠re·call/ɹɪˈkɔl/ | v. | to remember something from the pastfamily: recalled, recalling, recalls | I cannot recall where I left my keys. |
| safety ✓✓safe·ty/ˈseɪfti/ | n. | the state of being protected from danger or harmfamily: safe, safely, unsafe | Please wear a helmet for your safety when you ride a bicycle. |
| setting ✓✓set·ting/ˈsɛtɪŋ/ | n. | the place and time where something happensfamily: set, settings | The quiet garden was the perfect setting for our small party. |
| similarity ✓✓sim·i·lar·i·ty/ˌsɪməˈlɛɹəti/ | n. | the quality of being like something elsefamily: similar, similarly, similarities | There is a clear similarity between the two paintings. |
| spirit ✓✓spir·it/ˈspɪɹət/ | n. | the part of a person that is feelings and character, not the bodyfamily: spirits, spirited, spiritual | Her spirit stayed strong during the long illness. |
| spiritual ≠spir·i·tu·al/ˈspɪɹɪˌtʃuəl/ | adj. | connected with the soul and deep inner feelings, not physical thingsfamily: spirit, spirits, spirited, spirituality, spiritually | Meditation gives many people a sense of spiritual peace. |
| standard ✓✓stan·dard/ˈstændɚd/ | n. | a level of quality used to judge how good something isfamily: standards, standardise | The work must meet a high standard before it is accepted. |
| surface ✓✓sur·face/ˈsɝfəs/ | n. | the outside or top layer of somethingfamily: surfaces, surfaced, surfacing | Wipe the surface of the table before you put the plates down. |
| tragedy ≠trag·e·dy/ˈtɹædʒədi/ | n. | a very sad event that causes great sufferingfamily: tragedies, tragic, tragically | Losing the whole harvest to the floods was a tragedy for the farmers. |
| trend ✓✓/tɹɛnd/ | n. | a general change or direction in how things developfamily: trends, trendy, trending | There is a growing trend for students to study online. |
| unlikely ✓✓un·like·ly/ənˈlaɪkli/ | adj. | not expected to happen or to be truefamily: likely, likelihood | It is unlikely to rain today, so bring your sports kit. |
| vary ≠var·y/ˈvɛɹi/ | v. | to change or be different depending on the situationfamily: variety, various, variable, variation, varied, varies | Bus prices vary according to how far you travel. |
| victory ≠vic·to·ry/ˈvɪktɚi/ | n. | the fact of winning a game or competitionfamily: victor, victorious, victories | The team celebrated their victory with pizza after the final match. |
| warning ✓✓warn·ing/ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/ | n. | something that tells you about a possible danger or problemfamily: warn, warned, warnings | The sign gave a clear warning that the floor was wet. |
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| antique ✓an·tique/ænˈtik/ | n. | an old object that is valuable because of its age or beautyfamily: antiques, antiquity, antiquated | My grandmother's clock is an antique from over a hundred years ago. |
| basement ≠base·ment/ˈbeɪsmənt/ | n. | a room or floor of a building that is below the groundfamily: base, basements | The old files are stored in the basement of the office. |
| basin ✓ba·sin/ˈbeɪsən/ | n. | a large round bowl for holding water or for mixing foodfamily: basins, washbasin | She filled the basin with warm water and washed the vegetables. |
| bead ⚠/bid/ | n. | a small ball with a hole, used in jewellery | She wore a necklace of glass beads. |
| bin ≠/bɪn/ | n. | a container for rubbish | Put the wrapper in the bin. |
| bins ⚠/bɪnz/ | n. | plural of binfamily: bin | Empty the bins on Friday. |
| brick ≠/bɹɪk/ | n. | a hard block of baked clay used for building wallsfamily: bricks, brickwork | The new library wall is made of red bricks. |
| candle ≠can·dle/ˈkændəl/ | n. | a stick of wax that burns slowly to give lightfamily: candles | When the power went off, we lit a candle in the kitchen. |
| carpet ≠car·pet/ˈkɑɹpət/ | n. | thick soft material that covers the floor of a roomfamily: carpets, carpeted | Please take off your shoes before you walk on the carpet. |
| curtain ✓✓cur·tain/ˈkɝtən/ | n. | a piece of cloth hung over a window to cover itfamily: curtains | She closed the curtains so the room would be dark. |
| cushion ✓cush·ion/ˈkʊʃən/ | n. | a soft bag filled with material, for sitting or leaning onfamily: cushions, cushioned, cushioning | She put a cushion behind her back while reading. |
| dirt ✓✓/dɝt/ | n. | dust or mud that makes things uncleanfamily: dirty | Wash the dirt off your hands. |
| dishwasher ✓dish·wash·er/ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/ | n. | a machine that cleans plates, cups and cutleryfamily: dish, wash, washer, dishwashers | We put the dirty plates in the dishwasher after dinner. |
| dust ≠/dʌst/ | n. | fine dry powder on surfacesfamily: dusty | Dust covered the shelves. |
| dustbin ✓dust·bin/ˈdʌstbɪn/ | n. | a large container for household rubbish, usually kept outsidefamily: dustbins | Please take the empty boxes out to the dustbin. |
| dusty ✓dust·y/ˈdʌsti/ | adj. | covered with fine dry dirtfamily: dust, dustier, dustiest, dustiness | The old shelves were dusty because nobody had cleaned them. |
| electricity ≠e·lec·tric·i·ty/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsəti/ | n. | a form of energy that gives power to lights and machinesfamily: electric, electrical, electrician | The village had no electricity until a few years ago. |
| exit ≠ex·it/ˈɛɡzɪt/ | n. | the door or way out of a building or placefamily: exits, exited, exiting | In an emergency, please leave the hall by the nearest exit. |
| freezer ✓freez·er/ˈfɹizɚ/ | n. | a very cold cupboard or box that keeps food fresh for monthsfamily: freeze, froze, frozen, freezing, freezers | Put the ice cream back in the freezer before it melts. |
| furnish ✓fur·nish/ˈfɝnɪʃ/ | v. | to fill a room or house with tables, chairs and bedsfamily: furniture, furnished, furnishes, furnishing, furnishings | They furnished the new flat with a sofa, a table and two beds. |
| greenhouse ≠green·house/ˈɡɹinˌhaʊs/ | n. | a glass building in which plants are grown and kept warmfamily: green, house, greenhouses | The tomatoes grow faster inside the greenhouse during the cold months. |
| grill ✓/ɡɹɪl/ | n. | a metal frame or device for cooking food over direct heatfamily: grills, grilled, grilling | We cooked the fish on the grill in the garden. |
| hammer ✓ham·mer/ˈhæmɚ/ | n. | a tool with a heavy metal head used for hitting nailsfamily: hammers, hammered, hammering | Use a hammer to knock the nail into the wall. |
| hanging ✓hang·ing/ˈhæŋɪŋ/ | adj. | fixed at the top and moving freely belowfamily: hang, hung, hangs | Hanging baskets of flowers decorated the front of the shop. |
| heater ✓heat·er/ˈhitɚ/ | n. | a machine that makes a room or water warmerfamily: heat, heated, heating, heaters | We turned on the heater because the classroom was so cold. |
| hose ⚠/hoʊz/ | n. | a long bendable tube for water | Water the plants with the hose. |
| household ≠house·hold/ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld/ | n. | all the people who live together in one homefamily: house, houses, households, housework, housing | Every household in the village has its own water tank. |
| housework ✓house·work/ˈhaʊsˌwɝk/ | n. | the cleaning, washing and cooking done to keep a home tidyfamily: house, houses, household | We share the housework, so nobody has to do everything. |
| hut ✓/hʌt/ | n. | a small simple building | The farmer rests in a bamboo hut. |
| indoors ✓✓in·doors/ɪnˈdɔɹz/ | adv. | inside a building, not in the open airfamily: indoor | It was too hot outside, so we stayed indoors all afternoon. |
| iron ✓✓i·ron/ˈaɪɚn/ | n. | a hard grey metal | The gate is made of iron. |
| jar ✓/dʒɑɹ/ | n. | a glass container with a wide topfamily: jars | Keep the chalk in a jar. |
| jug ✓/dʒʌɡ/ | n. | a container with a handle for holding and pouring liquidsfamily: jugs | There is a jug of cold water on the table. |
| knit ✓/nɪt/ | v. | to make cloth by looping yarn with needlesfamily: knitting | Grandmother knits in the cool season. |
| lighter ✓light·er/ˈlaɪtɚ/ | n. | a small device that makes a flame for candles or cookersfamily: light, lighters | He used a lighter to light the candles on the cake. |
| mailbox ✓mail·box/ˈmeɪlˌbɑks/ | n. | a box outside a house where letters are deliveredfamily: mail, mailboxes | I checked the mailbox this morning, but there were no letters. |
| messy ✓mess·y/ˈmɛsi/ | adj. | untidy, with things left everywherefamily: mess, messier, messily, messiness | His desk is so messy that he cannot find his notes. |
| mop ⚠/mɑp/ | n. | a tool for washing floors | Fetch the mop and bucket. |
| nail ✓✓/neɪl/ | n. | a thin metal pin; also the hard tip of a finger | Hammer the nail carefully. |
| nails ⚠/neɪlz/ | n. | plural of nail: thin metal pins, or fingernailsfamily: nail | Two nails hold the shelf. |
| needle ✓✓nee·dle/ˈnidəl/ | n. | a thin, pointed piece of metal used for sewingfamily: needles, needlework | She used a needle and thread to fix the button. |
| piles ⚠/paɪlz/ | n. | plural of pilefamily: pile | Sort the returns into three piles. |
| pillow ✓pil·low/ˈpɪloʊ/ | n. | a soft object you rest your head on in bedfamily: pillows | I cannot sleep well without a soft pillow. |
| pipe ✓✓/paɪp/ | n. | a tube that carries water or gas | The pipe under the sink leaks. |
| pottery ✓pot·ter·y/ˈpɑtɚi/ | n. | cups, bowls and other objects made from baked clayfamily: potter, potteries | The market sells handmade pottery from villages in the north. |
| powder ✓✓pow·der/ˈpaʊdɚ/ | n. | a dry substance made of very small pieces, like flour or dustfamily: powdered, powders, powdery | Mix two spoons of the milk powder with warm water. |
| rake ⚠/ɹeɪk/ | n. | a garden tool with teeth for gathering leavesfamily: rakes, raked | He leaned the rake against the wall. |
| resident ≠res·i·dent/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ | adj. | living in a particular placefamily: reside, residence, residents, residential | Only resident students may use the college car park. |
| reuse ⚠re·use/ɹiˈjus/ | v. | to use something againfamily: reused | Reuse the backs of old worksheets. |
| rinse ⚠/ɹɪns/ | v. | to wash with clean waterfamily: rinsing | Rinse the bowl twice. |
| rugs ⚠/ɹʌɡz/ | n. | plural of rugfamily: rug | Roll the rugs before sweeping. |
| sack ⚠/sæk/ | n. | a large strong bag | A sack of rice lasts a month. |
| stain ≠/steɪn/ | n. | a dirty mark that is hard to removefamily: stained, stainless | There was an ink stain on his sleeve. |
| tile ✓/taɪl/ | n. | a flat piece of baked clay for floors or roofsfamily: tiled | One tile is broken. |
| tiles ⚠/taɪlz/ | n. | plural of tile: flat pieces covering a floor or wallfamily: tile | The cool tiles feel good in April. |
| timer ⚠tim·er/ˈtaɪmɚ/ | n. | a device that counts time and signals when it endsfamily: time | Set the timer for ten minutes. |
| tin ✓✓/tɪn/ | n. | a soft metal, or a metal container | Open a tin of beans. |
| tissue ≠tis·sue/ˈtɪsˌju/ | n. | a soft thin piece of paper for cleaning your nose or facefamily: tissues | She took a tissue from the box and wiped her nose. |
| trash ✓/tɹæʃ/ | n. | waste material to throw away | Put it in the trash. |
| tubs ⚠/tʌbz/ | n. | plural of tubfamily: tub | Rain filled both tubs. |
| volume ≠vol·ume/ˈvɑljum/ | n. | how loud a sound isfamily: volumes | Please turn down the volume on the television. |
| wardrobe ✓ward·robe/ˈwɔɹdˌɹoʊb/ | n. | a tall cupboard where you hang and keep clothesfamily: wardrobes | She hung the new dress in the wardrobe next to her coats. |
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| allergic ✓al·ler·gic/əˈlɝdʒɪk/ | adj. | becoming ill when you eat or touch a particular thingfamily: allergy, allergies | My brother is allergic to peanuts, so we check every label. |
| athletic ✓ath·let·ic/æθˈlɛtɪk/ | adj. | strong, fit and good at sportsfamily: athlete, athletes, athletics, athleticism | My cousin is very athletic and runs ten kilometres every morning. |
| bald ✓/bɔld/ | adj. | with little or no hair on the head | The abbot's head is freshly bald. |
| beard ✓/bɪɹd/ | n. | hair grown on a man's face | The professor trimmed his beard. |
| blind ≠/blaɪnd/ | adj. | unable to seefamily: blindness, blindly, blinded, blinding, blinds | The new app reads text aloud for blind users. |
| breast ≠/bɹɛst/ | n. | one of the two parts of a woman's chest that can make milkfamily: breasts, breastfeed, breastfeeding | Doctors advise women to check their breasts regularly for any changes. |
| breath ✓✓/bɹɛθ/ | n. | the air that goes into and out of your lungsfamily: breathe, breathed, breathing, breathless, breaths | She took a deep breath before starting her presentation. |
| breathing ✓breath·ing/ˈbɹiðɪŋ/ | n. | the movement of air in and out of the lungsfamily: breathe, breath, breaths, breathed, breathless | Slow breathing helps me stay calm before an oral exam. |
| bump ✓/bʌmp/ | v. | to hit something by accident, usually not very hardfamily: bumped, bumper, bumping, bumps, bumpy | She bumped her knee on the desk as she sat down. |
| cancer ≠can·cer/ˈkænsɚ/ | n. | a serious illness in which body cells grow out of controlfamily: cancers, cancerous | Doctors say early tests can find cancer before it spreads. |
| clinic ≠clin·ic/ˈklɪnɪk/ | n. | a place, smaller than a hospital, where people see a doctorfamily: clinics, clinical, clinician | I went to the clinic near campus to get my eyes checked. |
| conscious ≠con·scious/ˈkɑnʃəs/ | adj. | awake and able to understand what is happening around youfamily: consciousness, consciously, unconscious, unconsciously, subconscious | The patient was conscious and could answer the doctor's questions. |
| cough ✓/kɑf/ | v. | to force air out of your throat with a sudden noisefamily: coughed, coughing, coughs | He coughed all night because of his cold. |
| cure ≠/kjʊɹ/ | v. | to make an illness go away | Rest cured the headache. |
| deaf ✓/dɛf/ | adj. | unable to hear, fully or partlyfamily: deafness | Speak clearly for deaf students. |
| disability ≠dis·a·bil·i·ty/ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti/ | n. | a condition that makes part of the body or mind not work fullyfamily: disable, disabled, disabilities | The new lift helps students with a disability reach the library. |
| disabled ≠dis·a·bled/dɪˈseɪbəld/ | adj. | having an illness, injury or condition that makes some activities difficultfamily: disable, disability | The station has a ramp for disabled passengers with wheelchairs. |
| disease ≠dis·ease/dɪˈziz/ | n. | an illness that affects people, animals or plantsfamily: diseases, diseased | Washing your hands often helps to stop diseases from spreading. |
| fitness ✓✓fit·ness/ˈfɪtnəs/ | n. | the condition of being healthy and strong in bodyfamily: fit | She goes running three times a week to improve her fitness. |
| flu ≠/flu/ | n. | a common illness like a bad cold, with fever and body painsfamily: influenza | Half the class was away with flu last week. |
| genetic ≠ge·net·ic/dʒəˈnɛtɪk/ | adj. | connected with the features that parents pass on to their childrenfamily: gene, genetics, geneticist, genetically | Eye colour is a genetic feature that comes from your parents. |
| heal ≠/hil/ | v. | to become healthy againfamily: health, healthy | The cut healed in a week. |
| healing ✓heal·ing/ˈhilɪŋ/ | adj. | helping the body or mind to get well againfamily: heal, heals, healed, healer | Some people believe in the healing power of hot springs. |
| hearing ≠hear·ing/ˈhiɹɪŋ/ | n. | the sense that lets you notice sounds with your earsfamily: hear, heard, hears, hearings | His hearing got worse after years of loud concerts. |
| heel ≠/hil/ | n. | the back part of the foot | The new shoes rub her heel. |
| hip ≠/hɪp/ | n. | the part of the body where the leg joins | He fell and hurt his hip. |
| hips ⚠/hɪps/ | n. | plural of hipfamily: hip | Hands on hips, then stretch. |
| infection ≠in·fec·tion/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ | n. | an illness caused by germs getting into a part of the bodyfamily: infect, infected, infectious, infections | The doctor gave her medicine to clear the ear infection. |
| injury ≠in·ju·ry/ˈɪndʒɚi/ | n. | physical harm to the bodyfamily: injured | The injury kept him home. |
| lap ≠/læp/ | n. | the flat area formed by your thighs when sitting | The child sat on her lap. |
| limp ✓/lɪmp/ | v. | to walk unevenly because one leg hurtsfamily: limping | She limped after the match. |
| lung ≠/lʌŋ/ | n. | one of the two organs used for breathingfamily: lungs | Singing trains the lungs. |
| mental ✓✓men·tal/ˈmɛntəl/ | adj. | connected with the mind or thinkingfamily: mentally, mentality | Regular exercise is good for both physical and mental health. |
| mentally ✓men·tal·ly/ˈmɛntəli/ | adv. | in the mind, or relating to the mindfamily: mental, mentality | Before the speech she mentally repeated her first three sentences. |
| muscle ✓✓mus·cle/ˈmʌsəl/ | n. | body tissue that makes movement possiblefamily: muscular | Running builds leg muscles. |
| operation ✓✓op·er·a·tion/ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃən/ | n. | a treatment where a doctor cuts open the body to repair somethingfamily: operate, operations, operator, operators, operational | My grandfather is resting at home after his knee operation. |
| organ ≠or·gan/ˈɔɹɡən/ | n. | a body part, such as the heart or lungs, with a special jobfamily: organs, organic, organism | The heart is the organ that pumps blood around the body. |
| painful ✓✓pain·ful/ˈpeɪnfəl/ | adj. | making a part of your body hurtfamily: pain, painfully, painless | My leg is still painful after yesterday's football match. |
| pains ⚠/peɪnz/ | n. | plural of painfamily: pain | Growing pains pass with time. |
| palm ≠/pɑm/ | n. | the inside of the hand; also a tropical tree | Hold the chalk in your open palm. |
| poison ✓✓poi·son/ˈpɔɪzən/ | n. | a substance that can make people or animals very ill or kill themfamily: poisons, poisoned, poisoning, poisonous | Some plants in the garden contain poison, so do not eat the berries. |
| pregnant ≠preg·nant/ˈpɹɛɡnənt/ | adj. | having a baby growing inside the bodyfamily: pregnancy, pregnancies | My sister is pregnant, and the baby is due in March. |
| recover ≠re·cov·er/ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ | v. | to become well againfamily: recovery | She recovered within a week. |
| rib ≠/ɹɪb/ | n. | one of the curved bones around the chestfamily: ribs, ribcage | He broke a rib playing football. |
| ribs ⚠/ɹɪbz/ | n. | plural of rib: the curved chest bonesfamily: rib | He bruised two ribs playing football. |
| sickness ✓sick·ness/ˈsɪknəs/ | n. | the condition of being illfamily: sick, sickly, sicknesses | He missed two weeks of classes because of sickness. |
| suffer ✓✓suf·fer/ˈsʌfɚ/ | v. | to feel pain, or to have something bad happen to youfamily: suffering, sufferer, suffered, suffers | Many people suffer from headaches when they do not sleep enough. |
| surgery ≠sur·ger·y/ˈsɝdʒɚi/ | n. | medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into the body to repair itfamily: surgeon, surgeons, surgical, surgeries | My grandmother needs surgery on her knee next month. |
| symptom ✓✓symp·tom/ˈsɪmptəm/ | n. | a sign in your body that shows you may be illfamily: symptoms, symptomatic | A high temperature and a cough are common symptoms of flu. |
| thumb ≠/θʌm/ | n. | the short, thick finger on the side of your handfamily: thumbs, thumbed, thumbing | He hurt his thumb while closing the car door. |
| tires ⚠/ˈtaɪɚz/ | v. | third person form of tirefamily: tire, tired | Reading in dim light tires the eyes. |
| tongue ✓✓/tʌŋ/ | n. | the soft part inside your mouth that you use for tasting and speakingfamily: tongues | The soup was so hot that it burnt my tongue. |
| treatment ✓✓treat·ment/ˈtɹitmənt/ | n. | medical care given to a person who is ill or injuredfamily: treat, treated, treating, treatments | The doctor said the treatment would take about six weeks. |
| virus ≠vi·rus/ˈvaɪɹəs/ | n. | a tiny living thing that can enter the body and cause illnessfamily: viruses, viral, antivirus | The flu virus spreads quickly in crowded classrooms during the rainy season. |
| ward ≠/wɔɹd/ | n. | a large hospital room with beds for patients | The children's ward is upstairs. |
| wound ≠/waʊnd/ | n. | an injury where the skin is cut or brokenfamily: wounds, wounded, wounding | The nurse cleaned the wound on his knee and covered it. |
| wrist ≠/ɹɪst/ | n. | the part of the body between the hand and the armfamily: wrists | She wears a small watch on her left wrist. |
nature57 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| beast ≠/bist/ | n. | a large or wild animal | The tale's beast turns out gentle. |
| beaver ✓bea·ver/ˈbivɚ/ | n. | an animal with a flat tail that builds dams in rivers with woodfamily: beavers | The beavers had built a dam of branches across the stream. |
| breeding ✓breed·ing/ˈbɹidɪŋ/ | n. | the activity of raising animals or plants to produce young onesfamily: breed, bred, breeder, breeds | The centre is well known for the breeding of rare birds. |
| bronze ✓/bɹɑnz/ | n. | a brown metal made by mixing copper and tinfamily: bronzed, bronzes | The old temple bell is made of bronze. |
| buds ⚠/bʌdz/ | n. | plural of bud: young flowers or leaves before openingfamily: bud | The mango tree is full of buds. |
| cage ✓/keɪdʒ/ | n. | a box of bars for keeping animals or birds | The bird cage hangs empty now. |
| cave ≠/keɪv/ | n. | a large natural hole in rock or under the ground | Bats live in the cave. |
| coal ✓✓/koʊl/ | n. | a hard black rock burned for heat | The train once ran on coal. |
| crop ≠/kɹɑp/ | n. | a plant grown in large amounts for food | Rice is the main crop here. |
| daisy ✓dai·sy/ˈdeɪzi/ | n. | a small wild flower with white petals and a yellow centrefamily: daisies | The children picked daisies from the grass and made a necklace. |
| dam ≠/dæm/ | n. | a wall built to hold back waterfamily: dams, dammed | The dam supplies water to the whole valley. |
| dams ⚠/dæmz/ | n. | plural of dam: walls that hold back waterfamily: dam | Small dams store water for the fields. |
| darkness ≠dark·ness/ˈdɑɹknəs/ | n. | the state in which there is no lightfamily: dark, darken, darker, darkest, darkly | When the power went off, the whole house was in darkness. |
| deer ≠/dɪɹ/ | n. | a wild animal with long thin legs | A deer crossed the path. |
| desert ≠des·ert/ˈdɛzɚt/ | n. | a dry area with little rain | Few plants grow in the desert. |
| disaster ≠dis·as·ter/dɪˈzæstɚ/ | n. | a sudden event, such as a flood or fire, that causes great damagefamily: disasters, disastrous, disastrously | The flood was the worst disaster the town had seen in fifty years. |
| fins ⚠/fɪnz/ | n. | plural of fin: the flat parts a fish swims withfamily: fin | The fish steers with its fins. |
| flock ✓/flɑk/ | n. | a group of birds or sheep that live or move togetherfamily: flocks, flocked, flocking | A flock of birds flew over the field at sunset. |
| gas ≠/ɡæs/ | n. | a substance like air, not solid or liquid | The gas smells strong. |
| grain ≠/ɡɹeɪn/ | n. | the seed of a food plant such as rice | Store the grain in a dry place. |
| harvest ≠har·vest/ˈhɑɹvəst/ | n. | the gathering of crops | The rice harvest was good. |
| herd ✓/hɝd/ | n. | a large group of animals of one kind | A herd of buffalo crossed the road. |
| horn ≠/hɔɹn/ | n. | a hard pointed growth on an animal's head; a car's warning sound | The buffalo's horn curves back. |
| lamb ✓/læm/ | n. | a young sheep; its meat | The lamb stays close to the ewe. |
| land ≠/lænd/ | n. | the dry part of the earth; groundfamily: landing | The family farms this land. |
| log ≠/lɔɡ/ | n. | a thick piece of cut tree; also a written record | They sat on a fallen log. |
| logs ⚠/lɔɡz/ | n. | plural of log: cut pieces of tree trunkfamily: log | Stack the logs to dry. |
| mineral ≠min·er·al/ˈmɪnɚəl/ | n. | a natural substance such as salt, iron or gold found in the groundfamily: minerals, mineralise | Iron is an important mineral for healthy blood. |
| moss ✓/mɔs/ | n. | a small soft green plant that covers damp ground | Moss grows on the north wall. |
| mud ✓✓/mʌd/ | n. | soft wet earthfamily: muddy | The path was deep in mud. |
| mule ✓/mjul/ | n. | an animal born from a horse and a donkey | A mule carried the supplies. |
| ocean ≠o·cean/ˈoʊʃən/ | n. | one of the very large areas of salt water that cover the earthfamily: oceans, oceanic | The plane flew across the ocean for more than ten hours. |
| owls ⚠/aʊlz/ | n. | plural of owlfamily: owl | Owls call after the last bell. |
| pine ≠/paɪn/ | n. | a tall tree with needle-shaped leaves | Pine trees grow on the hill. |
| pines ⚠/paɪnz/ | n. | plural of pine: tall evergreen trees with needlesfamily: pine | Pines line the road to the falls. |
| pit ≠/pɪt/ | n. | a deep hole in the ground | They dug a pit for the rubbish. |
| poisonous ✓✓poi·son·ous/ˈpɔɪzənəs/ | adj. | able to kill or harm you if eaten or touchedfamily: poison, poisoned, poisoning, poisons | Some wild mushrooms are poisonous, so never eat them without checking. |
| rainforest ✓rain·for·est/ˈɹaɪnˌfɔɹəst/ | n. | a thick, wet area of tall trees in a hot part of the worldfamily: rain, forest, rainforests | Many rare birds and insects live in the Amazon rainforest. |
| rams ⚠/ɹæmz/ | n. | plural of ram: male sheepfamily: ram | Two rams grazed by the fence. |
| rays ⚠/ɹeɪz/ | n. | plural of ray: thin lines of lightfamily: ray | Rays of sun crossed the floor. |
| reef ✓/ɹif/ | n. | a line of rock or coral near the sea surface | Fish shelter along the reef. |
| rose ⚠/ɹoʊz/ | v. | past tense of rise; also a flowerfamily: rise, risen | The sun rose at six. |
| sand ✓✓/sænd/ | n. | very small grains of rock, found on beachesfamily: sandy | The children played in the sand. |
| seals ⚠/silz/ | n. | plural of seal: sea animals with flippersfamily: seal | Seals rested on the rocks. |
| slope ≠/sloʊp/ | n. | ground that goes up or down at an angle | The path climbs a gentle slope. |
| slug ⚠/slʌɡ/ | n. | a small soft animal like a snail without a shellfamily: slugs | A slug crossed the wet step. |
| steep ≠/stip/ | adj. | rising or falling sharply | The path to the cave is steep. |
| stem ≠/stɛm/ | n. | the main upright part of a plant | Cut the stem below the leaf. |
| sting ⚠/stɪŋ/ | v. | to hurt someone with a sharp point, as an insect doesfamily: stung, stinging | A bee can sting only once. |
| stream ≠/stɹim/ | n. | a small narrow riverfamily: streaming | A stream ran behind the school. |
| suns ⚠/sʌnz/ | n. | plural of sunfamily: sun | Distant suns are stars. |
| sunset ✓sun·set/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ | n. | the time in the evening when daylight ends and the sky turns orangefamily: sunsets | We watched the sunset from the roof of the hotel. |
| tides ⚠/taɪdz/ | n. | plural of tide: the sea's daily rise and fallfamily: tide | Check the tides before the boat trip. |
| trap ≠/tɹæp/ | n. | a device for catching animalsfamily: trapped | The trap caught nothing. |
| vine ⚠/vaɪn/ | n. | a climbing plant, especially one bearing grapesfamily: vines, vineyard | A vine covered the old wall. |
| wag ⚠/wæɡ/ | v. | to move quickly from side to sidefamily: wagged | The temple dog wagged its tail. |
| wing ≠/wɪŋ/ | n. | the part a bird or plane flies with | The bird spread one wing. |
food49 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| alcohol ✓✓al·co·hol/ˈælkəˌhɑl/ | n. | drinks such as beer or wine, or the chemical inside themfamily: alcoholic, alcoholism | The doctor told him to avoid alcohol while taking the medicine. |
| alcoholic ✓✓al·co·hol·ic/ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk/ | adj. | containing the substance in beer and wine that makes people drunkfamily: alcohol, alcoholism | The menu shows clearly which drinks are alcoholic and which are not. |
| bacon ✓ba·con/ˈbeɪkən/ | n. | salted or smoked meat from the back or side of a pig | He ordered eggs and bacon for breakfast at the hotel. |
| bitter ≠bit·ter/ˈbɪtɚ/ | adj. | having a strong, sharp taste that is not sweetfamily: bitterly, bitterness | The coffee was so bitter that he added two sugars. |
| broccoli ✓broc·co·li/ˈbɹɑkəli/ | n. | a green vegetable with a thick stem and small tight flower heads | Mum steamed some broccoli to eat with the rice. |
| bunch ≠/bʌntʃ/ | n. | a number of things of the same kind held or growing togetherfamily: bunches, bunched | She bought a bunch of bananas at the market this morning. |
| cabbage ✓cab·bage/ˈkæbədʒ/ | n. | a large round vegetable with thick green or purple leavesfamily: cabbages | Add the chopped cabbage to the soup and cook for ten minutes. |
| cucumber ✓cu·cum·ber/ˈkjukəmbɚ/ | n. | a long green vegetable that is usually eaten raw in saladsfamily: cucumbers | She sliced a cucumber for the salad at lunch. |
| deli ⚠de·li/ˈdɛli/ | n. | a shop selling cooked meat, cheese and saladsfamily: delicatessen | We bought olives at the deli. |
| diet ≠di·et/ˈdaɪət/ | n. | the food a person usually eatsfamily: dietary | A balanced diet includes vegetables. |
| diets ⚠di·ets/ˈdaɪɪts/ | n. | plural of dietfamily: diet | Simple diets suit the hot season. |
| diner ⚠din·er/ˈdaɪnɚ/ | n. | a person eating in a restaurant; also a small US restaurant | The last diner left at ten. |
| eater ⚠eat·er/ˈitɚ/ | n. | a person or animal that eats, as in big eaterfamily: eat, eaten | The pup is a fast eater. |
| fats ⚠/fæts/ | n. | plural of fat: oily substances in foodfamily: fat | Some fats are better than others. |
| feast ✓/fist/ | n. | a large special meal for many people, often to celebrate somethingfamily: feasts, feasted, feasting | The whole village prepared a feast for the New Year celebration. |
| filling ✓fill·ing/ˈfɪlɪŋ/ | n. | the food that is put inside a sandwich, pie or cakefamily: fill, filled, fills, filler, fillings | This pie has a sweet apple filling under the pastry. |
| flavour ≠fla·vour/ˈfleɪvɚ/ | n. | the particular taste of a food or drinkfamily: flavoured, flavouring, flavourless, flavourful, flavours | This ice cream comes in three flavours: mango, coconut and chocolate. |
| frozen ✓✓fro·zen/ˈfɹoʊzən/ | adj. | turned into ice, or kept very cold to stay freshfamily: freeze, froze, freezing, freezer | We keep frozen vegetables in the freezer for busy evenings. |
| fry ✓✓/fɹaɪ/ | v. | to cook in hot oilfamily: fried, frying | Fry the garlic first. |
| ginger ✓gin·ger/ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/ | n. | a hot-tasting root used as a spice in cooking | My grandmother adds fresh ginger to her chicken soup. |
| hunger ≠hun·ger/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ | n. | the feeling of needing or wanting foodfamily: hungry, hungrily | After the long hike, hunger made us eat everything in the bag. |
| ingredient ✓✓in·gre·di·ent/ɪnˈɡɹidiənt/ | n. | one of the foods that you mix together to make a dishfamily: ingredients | Flour, eggs and sugar are the main ingredients in this cake. |
| juicy ✓juic·y/ˈdʒusi/ | adj. | containing a lot of liquid that tastes goodfamily: juice, juices, juicier, juiciness, juicer | The mangoes from the market were sweet and juicy. |
| lettuce ✓let·tuce/ˈlɛtəs/ | n. | a vegetable with large green leaves, eaten raw in saladsfamily: lettuces | Wash the lettuce well before you put it in the salad. |
| lite ⚠/laɪt/ | adj. | informal spelling of light: with less sugar or fatfamily: light | The label says lite, not light. |
| nutrient ✓nu·tri·ent/ˈnutɹiənt/ | n. | a substance in food that living things need to grow and stay healthyfamily: nutrients, nutrition, nutritious, nutritional | Vegetables contain many nutrients that keep your body strong. |
| nutrition ≠nu·tri·tion/nuˈtɹɪʃən/ | n. | the food a person eats and the way it keeps the body healthyfamily: nutritional, nutritious, nutritionist | Good nutrition helps students concentrate better in their morning classes. |
| oat ⚠/oʊt/ | n. | a grain used for porridge and animal feedfamily: oatmeal | Oats make a filling breakfast. |
| organic ≠or·gan·ic/ɔɹˈɡænɪk/ | adj. | grown or produced without artificial chemicalsfamily: organ, organism, organically | The market sells organic vegetables from farms near the city. |
| peanut ✓pea·nut/ˈpinət/ | n. | a small oval nut that grows under the ground in a thin shellfamily: peanuts | She added crushed peanuts on top of the noodles. |
| pineapple ✓pine·ap·ple/ˈpaɪnˌæpəl/ | n. | a large tropical fruit with a rough skin and sweet yellow fleshfamily: pineapples | We had fresh pineapple with our lunch at the canteen. |
| pork ✓/pɔɹk/ | n. | meat from a pig | The restaurant serves fried rice with pork and vegetables. |
| portion ≠por·tion/ˈpɔɹʃən/ | n. | an amount of food for one person | The portions are generous. |
| raw ≠/ɹɑ/ | adj. | not cookedfamily: rawness | Raw vegetables keep more of their vitamins. |
| recipe ≠rec·i·pe/ˈɹɛsəpi/ | n. | instructions for cooking a dish | Follow the recipe carefully. |
| ripe ✓/ɹaɪp/ | adj. | fully grown and ready to eatfamily: ripen | The mangoes are ripe. |
| salmon ✓salm·on/ˈsæmən/ | n. | a large fish with pink flesh that people often eat | We had grilled salmon with rice for dinner last night. |
| sip ⚠/sɪp/ | v. | to drink a little at a time | She sipped her tea. |
| sour ✓/ˈsaʊɚ/ | adj. | having a sharp taste like lemon | The soup tasted sour. |
| soy ⚠/sɔɪ/ | n. | a plant whose beans are used for food and sauce | Add a spoon of soy sauce. |
| spice ✓/spaɪs/ | n. | a powder or seed from a plant that adds strong flavour to foodfamily: spices, spicy, spiced, spiciness | This curry contains many spices, including pepper and ginger. |
| spicy ✓✓spic·y/ˈspaɪsi/ | adj. | having a strong hot taste from chilli or pepperfamily: spice, spices, spicier, spiciness | The green curry was too spicy for my younger brother. |
| spinach ✓spin·ach/ˈspɪnətʃ/ | n. | a vegetable with large dark green leaves that are cooked or eaten raw | Spinach is full of iron, so I eat it twice a week. |
| steam ≠/stim/ | n. | hot gas made when water boilsfamily: steamy | Steam rose from the kettle. |
| stir ≠/stɝ/ | v. | to mix a liquid by moving a spoon in itfamily: stirring | Stir the soup slowly. |
| strawberry ✓straw·ber·ry/ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ | n. | a small soft red fruit with tiny seeds on its skinfamily: strawberries | We picked fresh strawberries at a farm near the city. |
| tuna ✓tu·na/ˈtunə/ | n. | a large sea fish, often sold in tins | We made sandwiches with tuna. |
| vegetarian ✓veg·e·tar·i·an/ˌvɛdʒəˈtɛˌɹiən/ | n. | a person who does not eat meat or fishfamily: vegetable, vegetarians, vegetarianism | My sister is a vegetarian, so she ordered the tofu dish. |
| wrap ✓/ɹæp/ | n. | a thin flat bread rolled around a filling of meat or vegetablesfamily: wraps, wrapped, wrapping, wrapper | I bought a chicken wrap for lunch at the campus café. |
money48 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| advertise ≠ad·ver·tise/ˈædvɚˌtaɪz/ | v. | to tell people about a product so that they will buy itfamily: advertisement, advertising, advertiser, advert, advertised, advertises | The shop advertised its sale on social media and local radio. |
| afford ✓✓af·ford/əˈfɔɹd/ | v. | to have enough money for somethingfamily: affordable | We cannot afford a new car. |
| baht ⚠/bɑt/ | n. | the money of Thailand | The fare is forty baht. |
| budget ≠budg·et/ˈbʌdʒɪt/ | n. | a plan for how money will be spentfamily: budgeting | The budget covers three months. |
| charge ✓✓/tʃɑɹdʒ/ | n. | the money that you must pay for a servicefamily: charges, charged, charging, charger, chargeable | There is a small charge for delivery to your home. |
| checkout ✓check·out/ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt/ | n. | the place in a shop where you pay for thingsfamily: checkouts | There was a long queue at the checkout on Saturday. |
| consumer ✓✓con·sum·er/kənˈsumɚ/ | n. | a person who buys goods or uses servicesfamily: consume, consumption, consumers, consumerism | Consumers now compare prices online before they buy anything. |
| currency ✓✓cur·ren·cy/ˈkɝənsi/ | n. | the money used in a particular countryfamily: currencies | You should change some currency before you travel abroad. |
| deal ≠/dil/ | n. | an agreement, especially in businessfamily: dealt | They made a fair deal. |
| deals ⚠/dilz/ | n. | plural of deal: agreements or bargainsfamily: deal | The market has good deals at closing. |
| debt ≠/dɛt/ | n. | money that must be paid backfamily: debts | The farm's debt cleared this year. |
| discount ✓✓dis·count/ˈdɪskaʊnt/ | n. | an amount taken off the usual pricefamily: discounted, discounts, discounting | Students get a ten percent discount on all books in this shop. |
| earns ⚠/ɝnz/ | v. | the form of earn used with he, she and itfamily: earn, earnings | She earns extra on weekends. |
| economic ✓✓e·co·nom·ic/ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪk/ | adj. | connected with money, trade and industry in a countryfamily: economy, economies, economics, economist, economical | The country's economic growth slowed down last year. |
| economy ✓✓e·con·o·my/ɪˈkɑnəmi/ | n. | the system of money, business and jobs in a countryfamily: economic, economics, economical, economist, economies | Tourism is an important part of the country's economy. |
| euro ≠eu·ro/ˈjuɹoʊ/ | n. | the money used in many European countries | The book cost twelve euros. |
| euros ⚠eu·ros/ˈjuˌɹoʊz/ | n. | more than one eurofamily: euro | The ticket cost thirty euros. |
| expense ≠ex·pense/ɪkˈspɛns/ | n. | the money you have to spend to do or buy somethingfamily: expenses, expensive | Travel expenses will be paid by the company. |
| fee ≠/fi/ | n. | money paid for a service or course | The course fee is due today. |
| fees ⚠/fiz/ | n. | plural of feefamily: fee | Term fees are due Friday. |
| finance ≠fi·nance/fəˈnæns/ | v. | to provide the money needed for somethingfamily: financial, financially, financed, financing, finances | The city will finance the new library with money from parking fees. |
| financial ✓✓fi·nan·cial/fəˈnænʃəl/ | adj. | connected with money or how money is managedfamily: finance, financially | She asked the bank for financial advice before buying a flat. |
| fund ≠/fʌnd/ | n. | an amount of money collected or saved for a particular purposefamily: funds, funded, funding, funder | The school started a fund to buy new library books. |
| gains ⚠/ɡeɪnz/ | n. | plural of gain: increases or profitsfamily: gain | Small daily gains add up. |
| goods ✓✓/ɡʊdz/ | n. | things that are made to be soldfamily: good | The shop sells electrical goods such as fans and kettles. |
| grant ≠/ɡɹænt/ | n. | money given by a government or organisation for a special purposefamily: grants, granted, granting | She received a grant to study abroad for one year. |
| guarantee ≠guar·an·tee/ˌɡɛɹənˈti/ | n. | a promise that something will be done or will work properlyfamily: guaranteed, guaranteeing, guarantees | The laptop comes with a two-year guarantee against faults. |
| import ✓im·port/ˈɪmpɔɹt/ | n. | goods brought into a country from another country to be soldfamily: imports, imported, importing, importer, importation | Rice is a major import for countries that cannot grow it. |
| income ≠in·come/ˈɪnˌkʌm/ | n. | money a person regularly receives | Their income doubled this year. |
| insurance ≠in·sur·ance/ɪnˈʃʊɹəns/ | n. | an agreement in which a company pays your costs if something bad happensfamily: insure, insured, insurer, insurers | Remember to buy travel insurance before your trip next month. |
| invest ✓✓in·vest/ɪnˈvɛst/ | v. | to put money into something to make a profit laterfamily: investment, investments, investor, invested, investing, invests | Many people invest part of their salary in shares each month. |
| jade ✓/dʒeɪd/ | n. | a hard green stone used for making rings and small objects | My aunt wears a small green jade ring every day. |
| jewel ✓jew·el/ˈdʒuəl/ | n. | a valuable stone such as a diamond, used in rings and necklacesfamily: jewels, jeweller, jewellery | The crown was covered in bright jewels of many colours. |
| loan ≠/loʊn/ | n. | money borrowed that must be repaid | She repaid the loan early. |
| luxury ✓✓lux·u·ry/ˈlʌɡʒɚi/ | n. | something expensive and pleasant that you enjoy but do not really needfamily: luxuries, luxurious | For many students, eating out every night is a luxury. |
| owe ≠/oʊ/ | v. | to have to pay money back to someonefamily: owing | I owe my brother a hundred baht. |
| peso ⚠pe·so/ˈpeɪsoʊ/ | n. | the money used in Mexico and several other countries | Lunch cost eighty pesos. |
| pesos ⚠pe·sos/ˈpeɪsoʊz/ | n. | plural of pesofamily: peso | The guidebook lists prices in pesos. |
| property ✓✓prop·er·ty/ˈpɹɑpɚti/ | n. | the things that a person owns, especially land and buildingsfamily: properties | The company owns several properties near the university, including two shops. |
| rates ⚠/ɹeɪts/ | n. | more than one ratefamily: rate | Interest rates rose again. |
| rent ≠/ɹɛnt/ | n. | money paid regularly to use a homefamily: rental | The rent is due on Monday. |
| rents ⚠/ɹɛnts/ | v. | third person form of rentfamily: rent, rental | She rents a room near campus. |
| repay ✓re·pay/ɹiˈpeɪ/ | v. | to give back money that you borrowedfamily: pay, paid, repaid, repayment, repayable | He repaid the loan within two years. |
| sales ⚠/seɪlz/ | n. | plural of sale: amounts soldfamily: sale, sell | Cold-drink sales rise in April. |
| shopper ✓shop·per/ˈʃɑpɚ/ | n. | a person who is buying things in a shopfamily: shop, shopping, shopped, shops, shoppers | The mall was full of shoppers looking for holiday gifts. |
| tax ✓✓/tæks/ | n. | money paid to the governmentfamily: taxes | The price includes tax. |
| total ✓✓to·tal/ˈtoʊtəl/ | n. | the number you get when you add everything togetherfamily: totals, totally, totality | Add the four prices and write the total at the bottom. |
| worth ✓✓/wɝθ/ | adj. | having a particular value, especially in moneyfamily: worthy, worthless, worthwhile | This old painting is worth more than a new car. |
tech45 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| animated ✓an·i·mat·ed/ˈænəˌmeɪtɪd/ | adj. | made using drawings or computer pictures that appear to movefamily: animate, animation, animations, animator | The children watched an animated film about a lost penguin. |
| atoms ⚠at·oms/ˈætəmz/ | n. | plural of atomfamily: atom | Everything is built from atoms. |
| blogger ✓blog·ger/ˈblɔɡɚ/ | n. | a person who writes regularly on their own websitefamily: blog, blogs, blogging, bloggers | A popular travel blogger wrote about our small town last month. |
| bots ⚠/bɔts/ | n. | plural of bot: automatic programs onlinefamily: robot | Half the visits were bots. |
| code ≠/koʊd/ | n. | a system of letters or numbers with a meaningfamily: coded | Enter the code to log in. |
| connection ✓✓con·nec·tion/kəˈnɛkʃən/ | n. | a link that joins two things, people or ideasfamily: connect, connected, connections, connector | The internet connection in the hostel is slow at night. |
| delete ≠de·lete/dɪˈlit/ | v. | to remove something that was written or storedfamily: deleted, deletes, deleting, deletion | I deleted the old photos to free up space on my phone. |
| device ≠de·vice/dɪˈvaɪs/ | n. | a machine made for a particular job | The device runs on batteries. |
| dial ✓di·al/ˈdaɪəl/ | v. | to enter a number on a phonefamily: dialled | Dial the office number. |
| digital ≠dig·i·tal/ˈdɪdʒətəl/ | adj. | using or storing information as numbers, especially on computersfamily: digit, digits, digitally | All our lecture notes are now digital, so we print nothing. |
| disable ✓dis·a·ble/dɪˈseɪbəl/ | v. | to make a machine or feature stop workingfamily: disabled, disability, disables, disabling | Please disable notifications on your phone during the lecture. |
| disc ≠/dɪsk/ | n. | British spelling of diskfamily: disk | The old songs are on a disc. |
| disk ✓/dɪsk/ | n. | a flat round object; a computer storage devicefamily: disks | Save a copy on the disk. |
| electrical ≠e·lec·tri·cal/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/ | adj. | connected with the power that runs through wires and machinesfamily: electric, electricity, electrician, electrically | An electrical fault caused the lights in the hall to go out. |
| electronic ≠e·lec·tron·ic/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑnɪk/ | adj. | having tiny parts, such as computer chips, that control how it worksfamily: electron, electronics, electronically | Please switch off all electronic devices before the exam starts. |
| format ≠for·mat/ˈfɔɹˌmæt/ | n. | the way something is arranged or presentedfamily: formats, formatted, formatting | Please save the report in PDF format before you send it. |
| graphics ≠graph·ics/ˈɡɹæfɪks/ | n. | pictures and designs made on a computerfamily: graph, graphic, graphical, graphically | The game's graphics look amazing on the new screen. |
| icon ≠i·con/ˈaɪkɑn/ | n. | a small picture on a screenfamily: iconic | Tap the icon to open it. |
| icons ⚠i·cons/ˈaɪˌkɑnz/ | n. | plural of icon: small pictures on a screenfamily: icon | The icons moved after the update. |
| install ≠in·stall/ɪnˈstɔl/ | v. | to put equipment or software in place so it can be usedfamily: installation, installer, installed, installing, installs, uninstall | You need to install the app before you can join the class. |
| keyboard ✓✓key·board/ˈkiˌbɔɹd/ | n. | the set of buttons you press to type on a computerfamily: keyboards, keyboardist | My laptop keyboard is dirty, so some letters do not work. |
| link ≠/lɪŋk/ | n. | a connection between two things, or to a webpagefamily: linked | The link opens the worksheet. |
| login ⚠log·in/ˈlɔˌɡɪn/ | n. | the name and password used to enter a system | Each student has one login. |
| loudspeaker ✓loud·speak·er/ˈlaʊdˌspikɚ/ | n. | a device that makes sounds strong enough for a crowd to hearfamily: loudspeakers | The head teacher's voice came through the loudspeaker in every classroom. |
| mechanical ≠me·chan·i·cal/məˈkænɪkəl/ | adj. | operated by a machine, or connected with machinesfamily: mechanic, mechanics, mechanism, mechanically | The lift stopped because of a mechanical problem, not a power cut. |
| medium ≠me·di·um/ˈmidiəm/ | n. | a way of giving information to many people, such as television or the internetfamily: media, mediums | The internet has become the main medium for sharing news quickly. |
| modem ✓mo·dem/ˈmoʊdəm/ | n. | a device that connects a computer to the internetfamily: modems | If the internet stops working, try switching the modem off and on. |
| modes ⚠/moʊdz/ | n. | plural of modefamily: mode | The projector has three modes. |
| motor ≠mo·tor/ˈmoʊtɚ/ | n. | a machine part that uses electricity or fuel to produce movementfamily: motorist, motorists, motoring, motorway, motors | The fan is quiet because it has a small electric motor. |
| network ≠net·work/ˈnɛtˌwɝk/ | n. | a group of computers, people or things connected to each otherfamily: networks, networking, networked | The university network was slow because many students were online. |
| nuclear ✓✓nu·cle·ar/ˈnukliɚ/ | adj. | using or relating to the energy made when atoms are splitfamily: nucleus, nuclei | Some countries get most of their electricity from nuclear power stations. |
| pics ⚠/pɪks/ | n. | informal plural of pic: photosfamily: picture | Send two pics of the poster. |
| recording ≠re·cord·ing/ɹəˈkɔɹdɪŋ/ | n. | sound or pictures that have been stored so they can be played againfamily: record, recorded, recorder, recordings | Listen to the recording twice and answer the questions below. |
| robot ✓✓ro·bot/ˈɹoʊˌbɑt/ | n. | a machine that can do work by itself, often controlled by a computerfamily: robots, robotic, robotics | A small robot cleans the floor while the family is at work. |
| satellite ≠sat·el·lite/ˈsætəˌlaɪt/ | n. | a machine sent into space that moves around the Earthfamily: satellites | Weather satellites send pictures of the storm back to Earth. |
| signal ✓✓sig·nal/ˈsɪɡnəl/ | n. | a sound, light or action that gives information or an instructionfamily: sign, signals, signalled, signalling | The referee gave a signal to start the match. |
| sites ⚠/saɪts/ | n. | plural of site: places, or websitesfamily: site | Compare answers from two sites. |
| software ≠soft·ware/ˈsɔftˌwɛɹ/ | n. | programs that a computer runs | The software needs updating. |
| tab ⚠/tæb/ | n. | a small part you click to open a page or sectionfamily: tabs | Open the answer key in a new tab. |
| tablet ≠tab·let/ˈtæblət/ | n. | a small flat computer that you control by touching its screenfamily: tablets | She reads the news on her tablet while eating breakfast. |
| tabs ⚠/tæbz/ | n. | plural of tab: small labels, or open pages in a browserfamily: tab | Close the extra tabs. |
| user ≠us·er/ˈjuzɚ/ | n. | a person who uses somethingfamily: use | The app has many users. |
| users ⚠us·ers/ˈjuzɚz/ | n. | plural of userfamily: use, user | The lab has thirty users a day. |
| virtual ≠vir·tu·al/ˈvɝtʃuəl/ | adj. | existing on a computer or online rather than in real lifefamily: virtually | During the flood, our lessons moved to a virtual classroom. |
| wire ≠/ˈwaɪɚ/ | n. | a thin metal thread, often carrying electricityfamily: wires, wireless | Tape the loose wire down. |
academic36 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| academic ✓✓a·ca·dem·ic/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/ | adj. | relating to study and learning, especially at a universityfamily: academy, academies, academics, academically | She has a strong academic record from her first year. |
| analyse ✓✓an·a·lyse/ˈænəˌlaɪz/ | v. | to examine something carefully in order to understand itfamily: analysis, analyses, analyst, analysts, analytical, analysed | We analysed the survey results before writing our report. |
| analysis ✓✓a·nal·y·sis/əˈnæləsəs/ | n. | a careful and detailed study of something to understand it betterfamily: analyse, analyses, analyst, analytical | Her analysis of the survey results showed some surprising patterns. |
| atomic ✓a·tom·ic/əˈtɑmɪk/ | adj. | relating to the smallest parts that everything is made offamily: atom, atoms | The teacher drew an atomic model with electrons around the centre. |
| cell ≠/sɛl/ | n. | the smallest living part of a plant or animalfamily: cells, cellular | We looked at onion cells under the microscope in biology. |
| classify ≠clas·si·fy/ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/ | v. | to put people or things into groups by typefamily: class, classification, classified, classifying, classifies | Scientists classify animals according to their shared features. |
| comparison ✓✓com·par·i·son/kəmˈpɛɹəsən/ | n. | a look at how two or more things are similar or differentfamily: compare, compared, comparisons, comparable, comparative | The article makes a comparison between city life and village life. |
| compound ≠com·pound/ˈkɑmpaʊnd/ | n. | a substance made of two or more chemical elements joined togetherfamily: compounds, compounded, compounding | Water is a compound made of hydrogen and oxygen. |
| conclude ✓✓con·clude/kənˈklud/ | v. | to decide something after thinking about all the factsfamily: conclusion, concluded, concluding, concludes | After reading the report, the manager concluded that the plan would work. |
| conclusion ✓✓con·clu·sion/kənˈkluʒən/ | n. | a decision or opinion you reach after thinking about the factsfamily: conclude, concluded, concluding, conclusions, conclusive | After reading the reports, we reached the conclusion that the plan would work. |
| define ✓✓de·fine/dɪˈfaɪn/ | v. | to explain exactly what a word or idea meansfamily: definition, defined, defining, definable | Can you define this term in your own words? |
| demonstrate ≠dem·on·strate/ˈdɛmənˌstɹeɪt/ | v. | to show something clearly by giving proof or an examplefamily: demonstration, demonstrated, demonstrating, demonstrates, demonstrator | The results demonstrate that students learn faster when they sleep well. |
| derive ≠de·rive/dəˈɹaɪv/ | v. | to get or take something from a sourcefamily: derivation, derivative, derived, derives, deriving | Many English words derive from Latin and Greek. |
| discovery ≠dis·cov·er·y/dɪˈskʌvɚi/ | n. | the finding of something that nobody knew about beforefamily: discover, discovered, discovering, discoveries | The discovery of a new planet excited scientists around the world. |
| economics ≠e·co·nom·ics/ˌɛkəˈnɑmɪks/ | n. | the study of how money, goods and services are produced and usedfamily: economy, economic, economist, economical, economically | She is studying economics because she wants to work in banking. |
| estimate ≠es·ti·mate/ˈɛstəˌmeɪt/ | v. | to judge roughly how large, many or costly something isfamily: estimation, estimated, estimates, estimating, estimator | Engineers estimated that the repairs would take three weeks. |
| experiment ≠ex·per·i·ment/ɪkˈspɛɹəmənt/ | n. | a scientific test done to learn something or prove an ideafamily: experimental, experimentally, experimentation, experimented, experimenter, experiments | In the experiment, we heated the water and measured its temperature. |
| finding ≠find·ing/ˈfaɪndɪŋ/ | n. | a fact or result that research or a study has shownfamily: find, finder, findings, finds, found | The main finding of the survey was that students prefer online tests. |
| genetically ✓ge·net·i·cal·ly/dʒəˈnɛtɪkli/ | adv. | through the qualities living things receive from their parentsfamily: gene, genes, genetic, genetics, geneticist | Some crops are genetically changed to survive dry weather. |
| historian ≠his·to·ri·an/hɪˈstɔɹiən/ | n. | a person who studies or writes about the pastfamily: history, histories, historic, historical, historians | The historian explained how the old city was built. |
| introduction ≠in·tro·duc·tion/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃən/ | n. | the first part of a book, essay or speechfamily: introduce, introduced, introducing, introductory, introductions, intro | Write a short introduction that tells the reader what your essay is about. |
| journal ✓✓jour·nal/ˈdʒɝnəl/ | n. | a magazine that publishes articles on one subject, often academic researchfamily: journalist, journalism, journals | Her paper was published in a medical journal last year. |
| literary ≠lit·er·ar·y/ˈlɪtɚˌɛɹi/ | adj. | connected with novels, poems, plays and similar writingfamily: literature | The university holds a literary festival every March. |
| literature ✓✓lit·er·a·ture/ˈlɪtɚətʃɚ/ | n. | written works such as novels, poems and playsfamily: literary | She is studying English literature at university this year. |
| measurement ≠mea·sure·ment/ˈmɛʒɚmənt/ | n. | the size, length or amount of something found by using an instrumentfamily: measure, measures, measured, measuring, measurable, measurements | Take a careful measurement of the table before you buy a cover. |
| narrative ✓nar·ra·tive/ˈnæɹətɪv/ | n. | a story or a description of connected eventsfamily: narrate, narration, narrator, narratives | The film follows a simple narrative about two friends. |
| observe ≠ob·serve/əbˈzɝv/ | v. | to watch something carefully to learn about itfamily: observation, observer, observed, observing, observant | Students observed the plants each day and recorded their growth. |
| outline ≠out·line/ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/ | v. | to describe the main points of something without detailsfamily: outlined, outlines, outlining | The manager outlined the plan for the coming year. |
| philosophy ≠phi·los·o·phy/fəˈlɑsəfi/ | n. | the study of deep questions about life, knowledge and truthfamily: philosopher, philosophical, philosophies | She is taking a philosophy course in her first year at university. |
| prove ✓✓/pɹuv/ | v. | to show that something is true by giving factsfamily: proof, proved, proven, proves, proving | The experiment proved that the students' idea was correct. |
| relate ✓✓re·late/ɹɪˈleɪt/ | v. | to be connected to something, or to show a connectionfamily: relation, relationship, related, relative, relates, relating | The second question relates to the reading text on page ten. |
| revise ✓✓re·vise/ɹɪˈvaɪz/ | v. | to change something in order to improve or correct itfamily: revision, revised, revising, revises | Please revise your essay after reading my comments. |
| scholar ≠schol·ar/ˈskɑlɚ/ | n. | a person who studies a subject deeply and knows a lot about itfamily: scholars, scholarly, scholarship | A respected scholar of ancient history gave the opening lecture. |
| specialize ≠spe·cial·ize/ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/ | v. | to study or work in one particular subjectfamily: special, specialist, specialized, specialization, specially, especially | After her degree she specialized in children's medicine. |
| summarize ✓✓sum·ma·rize/ˈsʌmɚˌaɪz/ | v. | to give the main points of something in a few wordsfamily: summary, summarized, summarizes, summarizing | At the end of class, summarize the story in three sentences. |
| theory ✓✓the·o·ry/ˈθɪɹi/ | n. | a set of ideas that tries to explain why something happensfamily: theories, theoretical, theoretically | The lecturer explained the theory before we tested it in the lab. |
time35 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| afterwards ≠af·ter·wards/ˈæftɚwɚdz/ | adv. | at a later time, once something else has finishedfamily: after, afterward | We watched the film and went for pizza afterwards. |
| annual ≠an·nu·al/ˈænjuəl/ | adj. | happening once every yearfamily: annually, annuals | The annual sports day is always held in November. |
| annually ≠an·nu·al·ly/ˈænjuəli/ | adv. | once every yearfamily: annual | The school holds a sports day annually in December. |
| continual ✓con·tin·u·al/kənˈtɪnjuəl/ | adj. | happening again and again over a long periodfamily: continue, continually, continuous | The continual noise from the road made studying hard. |
| continuously ✓con·tin·u·ous·ly/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/ | adv. | without stoppingfamily: continue, continued, continuous, continuity | The machine ran continuously for twelve hours. |
| current ✓✓cur·rent/ˈkɝənt/ | adj. | happening or existing nowfamily: currently, currents | The current timetable will change at the start of next term. |
| currently ✓✓cur·rent·ly/ˈkɝəntli/ | adv. | at the present timefamily: current | She is currently working as a nurse at the city hospital. |
| eventually ✓✓e·ven·tu·al·ly/ɪˈvɛntʃəwəli/ | adv. | in the end, after a long time or many problemsfamily: eventual | After three tries, she eventually passed her driving test. |
| former ≠for·mer/ˈfɔɹmɚ/ | adj. | that had a particular position or role in the past, but not nowfamily: formerly | Our former headteacher still visits the school every year. |
| frequency ≠fre·quen·cy/ˈfɹikwənsi/ | n. | how often something happensfamily: frequent, frequently, frequencies, infrequent, infrequently | The frequency of buses drops to one an hour after midnight. |
| frequent ≠fre·quent/ˈfɹikwənt/ | adj. | happening or appearing oftenfamily: frequently, frequency, infrequent, infrequently | Frequent rain in July makes the roads slippery in our town. |
| frequently ✓✓fre·quent·ly/ˈfɹikwəntli/ | adv. | often, many times during a period of timefamily: frequent, frequency, infrequent | Trains on this line frequently arrive a few minutes late. |
| historical ✓✓his·tor·i·cal/hɪˈstɔɹɪkəl/ | adj. | connected with the past or with the study of past eventsfamily: history, histories, historian, historic, historically | The museum has a large collection of historical maps and letters. |
| immediate ✓✓im·me·di·ate/ɪˈmiˌdiət/ | adj. | happening or done at once, without any delayfamily: immediately, immediacy | The new medicine had an immediate effect on her headache. |
| immediately ≠im·me·di·ate·ly/ɪˈmiˌdiətli/ | adv. | at once, without any delayfamily: immediate, immediacy | Please reply to the email immediately so we can book the room. |
| initially ≠in·i·tial·ly/ɪˈnɪʃəli/ | adv. | at the beginningfamily: initial, initials | Initially the course seemed difficult, but it soon became easier. |
| interval ≠in·ter·val/ˈɪntɚvəl/ | n. | a period of time between two eventsfamily: intervals | The bus leaves at intervals of twenty minutes all day. |
| lasting ✓last·ing/ˈlæstɪŋ/ | adj. | continuing for a long timefamily: last, lasted, lasts, long-lasting | The exchange trip had a lasting effect on her career plans. |
| lately ≠late·ly/ˈleɪtli/ | adv. | during the last few days or weeksfamily: late, later, latest | Have you seen any good films lately? |
| meanwhile ✓✓mean·while/ˈminˌwaɪl/ | adv. | during the same time that something else is happening | Cook the rice, and meanwhile chop the vegetables into small pieces. |
| monthly ≠month·ly/ˈmʌnθli/ | adj. | happening or paid regularly, twelve times a yearfamily: month, months | Our team holds a monthly meeting on the first Tuesday. |
| newly ≠new·ly/ˈnuli/ | adv. | only a short time agofamily: new, newness, renew | The newly opened library has study rooms on every floor. |
| normally ≠nor·mal·ly/ˈnɔɹməli/ | adv. | usually, or in the way that is expectedfamily: normal, norm, normality, abnormal | I normally take the bus, but today I cycled to work. |
| occasion ✓✓oc·ca·sion/əˈkeɪʒən/ | n. | a particular time when something happens, or a special eventfamily: occasions, occasional, occasionally | Graduation day is an occasion the whole family looks forward to. |
| occasionally ≠oc·ca·sion·al·ly/əˈkeɪʒənəli/ | adv. | sometimes, but not oftenfamily: occasion, occasional, occasions | We occasionally eat lunch outside when the weather is cool. |
| permanent ≠per·ma·nent/ˈpɝmənənt/ | adj. | lasting for a very long time or for everfamily: permanently, permanence | After two years of temporary contracts, she finally got a permanent job. |
| permanently ≠per·ma·nent·ly/ˈpɝmənəntli/ | adv. | for ever, without changing or endingfamily: permanent, permanence | The old library was permanently closed last month. |
| previous ✓✓pre·vi·ous/ˈpɹiviəs/ | adj. | happening or existing before the one you are talking aboutfamily: previously | In the previous lesson we learned how to write an email. |
| rarely ✓✓rare·ly/ˈɹɛɹli/ | adv. | on very few occasionsfamily: rare, rarity | We rarely eat out during the week because we are busy. |
| shortly ≠short·ly/ˈʃɔɹtli/ | adv. | very soon, in a little whilefamily: short, shorter, shortest, shorten, shortage | The train to the city will arrive shortly at platform two. |
| sometime ≠some·time/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ | adv. | at a time in the future or past that is not exactfamily: sometimes | Let us meet for coffee sometime next week. |
| temporary ≠tem·po·rar·y/ˈtɛmpɚˌɛɹi/ | adj. | lasting only for a short timefamily: temporarily | She found a temporary job at the café over the summer. |
| throughout ✓through·out/θɹuˈaʊt/ | adv. | in every part, or during the whole time | The hall was cold, so we kept our coats on throughout. |
| timed ⚠/taɪmd/ | v. | past tense of time: measured how long something tookfamily: time, timing | We timed each reading at one minute. |
| typically ✓✓typ·i·cal·ly/ˈtɪpɪkli/ | adv. | usually, in most casesfamily: typical, type | Lessons typically start at nine and finish before lunch. |
city28 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| ambulance ≠am·bu·lance/ˈæmbjələns/ | n. | a special vehicle that takes sick or injured people to hospitalfamily: ambulances | An ambulance arrived within ten minutes of the phone call. |
| avenue ✓av·e·nue/ˈævəˌnu/ | n. | a wide street in a town or city, often with treesfamily: avenues | The hotel is on a busy avenue near the central station. |
| bakery ✓bak·er·y/ˈbeɪkɚi/ | n. | a shop where bread and cakes are made and soldfamily: bake, baker, baked, baking, bakeries | We bought warm rolls from the bakery next to the school. |
| canal ≠ca·nal/kəˈnæl/ | n. | a long narrow waterway that people dug for boats or waterfamily: canals | Small boats carry vegetables along the canal every morning. |
| cart ⚠/kɑɹt/ | n. | a small vehicle for carrying goods | He pushed a cart of fruit. |
| cone ≠/koʊn/ | n. | a shape with a round base and a point on topfamily: conical | Traffic cones blocked the road. |
| construction ≠con·struc·tion/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/ | n. | the work of building houses, roads or bridgesfamily: construct, constructed, constructing, constructive, constructor, constructs | Construction of the new library will take about two years. |
| crossing ✓cross·ing/ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ | n. | a place where people can walk safely over a roadfamily: cross, crossed, crosses, crossings | The cars stopped to let the children walk over the crossing. |
| crossroads ✓cross·roads/ˈkɹɔsˌɹoʊdz/ | n. | a place where two streets meet each otherfamily: cross, road, roads, crossroad | Turn left at the crossroads and the bank is opposite. |
| district ≠dis·trict/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/ | n. | an area of a city or country, often with its own local governmentfamily: districts | Our university is in the eastern district of the city. |
| dump ✓/dʌmp/ | n. | a place where rubbish is taken and leftfamily: dumped, dumping, dumps, dumper | The old fridge was taken to the dump on Saturday. |
| facility ≠fa·cil·i·ty/fəˈsɪlɪti/ | n. | a building or piece of equipment provided for a particular purposefamily: facilitate, facilities | The new sports facility has a swimming pool and two gyms. |
| fountain ✓foun·tain/ˈfaʊntən/ | n. | a structure that sends water up into the air for decorationfamily: fountains | Children sat by the fountain in the park to cool down. |
| lane ≠/leɪn/ | n. | a narrow road, or a marked strip of a wide road | Turn into the next lane. |
| monument ≠mon·u·ment/ˈmɑnjumənt/ | n. | a statue or building made to remind people of a person or eventfamily: monuments, monumental | Tourists take photos in front of the city's famous monument. |
| neighbourhood ✓✓neigh·bour·hood/ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ | n. | an area of a town or city where people livefamily: neighbour, neighbours | There is a small park in our neighbourhood where children play. |
| nightlife ✓night·life/ˈnaɪtˌlaɪf/ | n. | the entertainment available in a town after dark, such as bars and music | The city is famous for its nightlife, with markets and street music. |
| pharmacy ✓phar·ma·cy/ˈfɑɹməsi/ | n. | a shop where medicines are prepared and soldfamily: pharmacies, pharmacist | He went to the pharmacy to buy some cough medicine. |
| pole ≠/poʊl/ | n. | a long thin rod of wood or metal | The flag hung from a pole. |
| poles ⚠/poʊlz/ | n. | plural of pole: long rounded postsfamily: pole | Flag poles line the drive. |
| pub ≠/pʌb/ | n. | a place in Britain where people meet to drink and talkfamily: pubs | We had lunch at the village pub near the station. |
| queue ✓✓/kju/ | n. | a line of people waiting for their turnfamily: queues, queued, queuing | There was a long queue outside the bank this morning. |
| rebuild ≠re·build/ɹiˈbɪld/ | v. | to make a house, road or town again after it was damagedfamily: build, built, rebuilt, rebuilding, rebuilds | The town rebuilt the school after the flood. |
| roadside ✓road·side/ˈɹoʊdˌsaɪd/ | n. | the strip of land at the edge of a street or highwayfamily: road, roadsides | Wild flowers were growing along the roadside near our village. |
| rob ≠/ɹɑb/ | v. | to take money or goods from a person or placefamily: robbed, robber, robbery | Two men tried to rob the shop. |
| shelter ≠shel·ter/ˈʃɛltɚ/ | n. | a place that protects people from bad weather or dangerfamily: shelters, sheltered, sheltering | We waited under a bus shelter until the rain stopped. |
| stall ≠/stɔl/ | n. | a table or small open shop where goods are sold in a marketfamily: stalls, stalled, stalling | We bought fresh mangoes from a stall at the night market. |
| studio ✓✓stu·di·o/ˈstudiˌoʊ/ | n. | a room or building where art, music, films or programmes are madefamily: studios | The band recorded their new album in a small studio downtown. |
discourse25 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutely ✓✓ab·so·lute·ly/ˌæbsəˈlutli/ | adv. | completely, in every possible wayfamily: absolute | You were absolutely right about the exam date. |
| altogether ≠al·to·geth·er/ˌɔltəˈɡɛðɚ/ | adv. | in total, when everything is countedfamily: together | There were twelve of us altogether at the dinner. |
| comment ≠com·ment/ˈkɑmɛnt/ | n. | words you say or write to give an opinion about somethingfamily: comments, commented, commenting, commenter | The teacher wrote helpful comments at the end of my essay. |
| consequently ≠con·se·quent·ly/ˈkɑnsəkwəntli/ | adv. | as a result of what was just mentionedfamily: consequent, consequence, consequences | The bus was late, and consequently we missed the first lecture. |
| declare ≠de·clare/dɪˈklɛɹ/ | v. | to say something clearly and officiallyfamily: declaration, declared, declares, declaring | The judges declared our team the winner of the science competition. |
| definitely ≠def·i·nite·ly/ˈdɛfənətli/ | adv. | certainly, without any doubt at allfamily: definite, indefinite, definitive, definition | I will definitely come to your party on Saturday. |
| despite ✓✓de·spite/dɪˈspaɪt/ | prep. | used before a fact that did not stop something from happening | Despite the heavy rain, the football match went ahead as planned. |
| emphasize ≠em·pha·size/ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz/ | v. | to show that something is especially importantfamily: emphasis, emphasized, emphasizes, emphasizing, emphatic | The professor emphasized that the essay must be handed in on time. |
| furthermore ≠fur·ther·more/ˈfɝðɚˌmɔɹ/ | adv. | used to add another point or piece of informationfamily: further, furthest, far | The room is cheap; furthermore, it is close to the campus. |
| hopefully ≠hope·ful·ly/ˈhoʊpfəli/ | adv. | used to say that you want something to happenfamily: hope, hopeful, hopeless | Hopefully the rain will stop before the sports day begins. |
| including ≠in·clud·ing/ɪnˈkludɪŋ/ | prep. | used to show that someone or something is part of a groupfamily: include, included, includes, inclusion, inclusive | Ten students, including me, joined the science club this year. |
| instance ≠in·stance/ˈɪnstəns/ | n. | one example of something, or a particular casefamily: instances | Many fruits, for instance mangoes, are cheaper in the hot season. |
| moreover ≠more·o·ver/mɔɹˈoʊvɚ/ | adv. | used to add another fact that supports what was just said | The flat is cheap; moreover, it is close to the campus. |
| nevertheless ≠nev·er·the·less/ˌnɛvɚðəˈlɛs/ | adv. | in spite of what has just been said | The test was difficult; nevertheless, most students passed it. |
| obviously ✓✓ob·vi·ous·ly/ˈɑbviəsli/ | adv. | in a way that is easy to see or understandfamily: obvious | He was obviously tired, so we finished the meeting early. |
| otherwise ≠oth·er·wise/ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz/ | adv. | used to say what will happen if something is not donefamily: other | Leave now, otherwise you will miss the last train home. |
| particularly ✓✓par·tic·u·lar·ly/ˌpɑɹˈtɪkjəlɚli/ | adv. | especially, or more than usualfamily: particular | The exam was hard, particularly the last two questions. |
| personally ✓✓per·son·al·ly/ˈpɝsənəli/ | adv. | used to show that you are giving your own opinionfamily: person, personal | Personally, I think the new library is much better than the old one. |
| primarily ≠pri·mar·i·ly/pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/ | adv. | mainly, or more than anything elsefamily: primary, prime | The course is primarily designed for first-year students. |
| remark ≠re·mark/ɹɪˈmɑɹk/ | v. | to say something that you have noticed or thoughtfamily: remarkable, remarkably, remarked, remarking, remarks | He remarked that the new library was much quieter than the old one. |
| similarly ✓✓sim·i·lar·ly/ˈsɪməlɚli/ | adv. | in almost the same wayfamily: similar, similarity | The two sisters dress similarly and have the same haircut. |
| somehow ≠some·how/ˈsʌmˌhaʊ/ | adv. | in a way that is not known or not clear | Somehow the cat got into the locked classroom during the night. |
| surely ✓✓sure·ly/ˈʃʊɹli/ | adv. | used to show you feel certain that something must be truefamily: sure, unsure | Surely you have finished the essay by now? |
| unless ✓✓un·less/ənˈlɛs/ | conj. | used to say that something will happen only if another thing does not | You cannot enter the exam room unless you bring your student card. |
| whether ✓✓wheth·er/ˈwɛðɚ/ | conj. | used when talking about a choice between two possibilities | I do not know whether the shop is open today. |
buddhism19 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| blessing ≠bless·ing/ˈblɛsɪŋ/ | n. Pali: anumodanā | a wish or prayer for good things to happen to someonefamily: bless | The monks gave a blessing. |
| bow ≠/baʊ/ | v. Pali: vandanā | to bend the head or body forward to show respect | Students bow to the teacher. |
| chant ⚠/tʃænt/ | v. Pali: sajjhāya | to recite words in a steady musical rhythmfamily: chanting | The monks chant every evening. |
| compassion ≠com·pas·sion/kəmˈpæʃən/ | n. Pali: karuṇā | the wish to free others from their sufferingfamily: compassionate | He acted out of compassion. |
| concentration ≠con·cen·tra·tion/ˌkɑnsəntˈɹeɪʃən/ | n. Pali: samādhi | the mind settled steadily on one objectfamily: concentrate | Breathing practice develops concentration. |
| contact ≠con·tact/ˈkɑnˌtækt/ | n. Pali: phassa | the meeting of sense, object and awareness; also a touch or connection | Keep in contact with your family. |
| discipline ≠dis·ci·pline/ˈdɪsəplən/ | n. Pali: vinaya | training that shapes conduct; the monastic rulesfamily: disciplined | Monks live by the discipline. |
| faith ≠/feɪθ/ | n. Pali: saddhā | strong belief or trustfamily: faithful | Her faith gives her strength. |
| generosity ≠gen·er·os·i·ty/ˌdʒɛnɚˈɑsəti/ | n. Pali: dāna | willing giving; open-handednessfamily: generous | The village is known for its generosity. |
| holy ≠ho·ly/ˈhoʊli/ | adj. | connected with a god or religion and treated with great respectfamily: holiness, holier | Visitors must dress politely when they enter the holy building. |
| kneel ≠/nil/ | v. | to go down on your kneesfamily: knelt | They kneel before the shrine. |
| meditate ✓med·i·tate/ˈmɛdəˌteɪt/ | v. Pali: bhāvanā | to calm and train the mind, often by sitting quietlyfamily: meditation | They meditate for twenty minutes daily. |
| mindful ⚠mind·ful/ˈmaɪndfəl/ | adj. Pali: sati | paying careful attention to the present momentfamily: mindfulness | Eat slowly and stay mindful. |
| offering ≠of·fer·ing/ˈɔfɚɪŋ/ | n. Pali: pūjā | something given as part of religious practicefamily: offer | She placed an offering of flowers. |
| patience ≠pa·tience/ˈpeɪʃəns/ | n. Pali: khanti | the ability to bear difficulty calmlyfamily: patient | Teaching children requires patience. |
| refuge ≠ref·uge/ˈɹɛfjudʒ/ | n. Pali: saraṇa | what one turns to for safety and guidance | Buddhists take refuge in the Triple Gem. |
| robe ⚠/ɹoʊb/ | n. Pali: cīvara | a long loose piece of clothing | The monk folded his robe carefully. |
| virtue ≠vir·tue/ˈvɝtʃu/ | n. Pali: sīla | good moral conductfamily: virtuous | Virtue is the foundation of the path. |
| wisdom ≠wis·dom/ˈwɪzdəm/ | n. Pali: paññā | good judgement that comes from knowledge and experiencefamily: wise | The old teacher shared his wisdom. |
weather12 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| breeze ≠/bɹiz/ | n. | a light windfamily: breezy | A cool breeze came through. |
| climate ≠cli·mate/ˈklaɪmət/ | n. | the usual weather of a place over many yearsfamily: climates, climatic | Thailand has a hot climate with a long rainy season. |
| dew ⚠/du/ | n. | small drops of water that form outside at night | The grass was wet with morning dew. |
| flood ≠/flʌd/ | n. | a large amount of water covering landfamily: flooding | The flood damaged the road. |
| forecast ≠fore·cast/ˈfɔɹˌkæst/ | n. | a statement about future weather | The forecast promises rain. |
| freezing ✓freez·ing/ˈfɹizɪŋ/ | adj. | so cold that water could turn to icefamily: freeze, freezer, froze, frozen, freezes | Bring a thick coat, because the mountain mornings are freezing. |
| frost ✓/fɹɔst/ | n. | a thin white layer of ice that forms when it is very coldfamily: frosty, frosted, frosts | There was frost on the car windows early this morning. |
| humid ✓hu·mid/ˈhjuməd/ | adj. | having a lot of water in the airfamily: humidity | August is hot and humid here. |
| misty ✓mist·y/ˈmɪsti/ | adj. | covered with thin cloud near the ground, so hard to seefamily: mist, mistier, mistiness | The road was misty early in the morning, so we drove slowly. |
| rainfall ✓rain·fall/ˈɹeɪnˌfɔl/ | n. | the amount of water that comes down from the clouds in an areafamily: rain, rainy, rainfalls | Heavy rainfall in August caused the river to rise quickly. |
| tornado ✓tor·na·do/tɔɹˈneɪˌdoʊ/ | n. | a very strong wind that spins in a tall column and destroys thingsfamily: tornadoes | The tornado tore roofs off several houses in the village. |
| warmth ✓/wɔɹmθ/ | n. | a pleasant, gentle heatfamily: warm, warmer, warmed, warming, warmly | We enjoyed the warmth of the sun after the cold morning. |
environment9 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| atmosphere ✓✓at·mos·phere/ˈætməˌsfɪɹ/ | n. | the layer of gases around the Earth or another planetfamily: atmospheric, atmospheres | Cars release gases that pollute the atmosphere around big cities. |
| conservation ≠con·ser·va·tion/ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃən/ | n. | the protection of nature, animals and plants from harmfamily: conserve, conserved, conserves, conserving, conservationist | The university runs a conservation project to protect sea turtles. |
| consumption ≠con·sump·tion/kənˈsʌmpʃən/ | n. | the amount of energy, food or goods that people usefamily: consume, consumed, consuming, consumer, consumers | Turning off lights at night reduces the school's electricity consumption. |
| destruction ≠de·struc·tion/dɪˈstɹʌkʃən/ | n. | the act of damaging something so badly that it no longer existsfamily: destroy, destroyed, destroying, destroys, destructive | The destruction of the forest left many animals without a home. |
| ecosystem ✓e·co·sys·tem/ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/ | n. | all the living things in an area and how they connectfamily: ecosystems | A small pond can be a complete ecosystem with plants and fish. |
| pollutant ✓pol·lu·tant/pəˈlutənt/ | n. | a substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and unsafefamily: pollute, polluted, pollution, pollutants | Old buses release harmful pollutants into the city air. |
| radiation ≠ra·di·a·tion/ˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/ | n. | energy that travels out from a source as waves or tiny particlesfamily: radiate, radiated, radiating, radiations | Sunscreen protects your skin from harmful radiation from the sun. |
| resource ✓✓re·source/ˈɹisɔɹs/ | n. | something useful that a country, company or person can usefamily: resources, resourceful, resourcing | Water is an important resource for farmers in the north. |
| waste ✓✓/weɪst/ | n. | things that are not needed and are thrown awayfamily: wastes, wasted, wasting, wasteful, wastage | The factory must reduce the waste it produces each year. |
outside6 words
| Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| northeastern ✓north·east·ern/ˌnɔɹθˈistɚn/ | adj. | in or from the part of a place between north and eastfamily: northeast, north, east | Rice farming is important in the northeastern provinces of the country. |
| northwestern ✓north·west·ern/ˌnɔɹθˈwɛstɚn/ | adj. | in or from the part of a place between north and westfamily: northwest, north, west | Heavy rain is expected in the northwestern region this weekend. |
| outdoor ✓✓out·door/ˈaʊtˌdɔɹ/ | adj. | happening, used or existing outside, not in a buildingfamily: outdoors | The school has an outdoor swimming pool that opens in summer. |
| outdoors ✓✓out·doors/ˌaʊtˈdɔɹz/ | adv. | not inside a building, in the open airfamily: outdoor | The children spent the whole afternoon playing outdoors in the garden. |
| region ≠re·gion/ˈɹidʒən/ | n. | a large area of a country or of the worldfamily: regional, regions, regionally | The northern region of the country is cooler in winter. |
| surround ≠sur·round/səˈɹaʊnd/ | v. | to be or go all the way around somethingfamily: surrounded, surrounding, surroundings, surrounds | Tall trees surround the small lake behind the campus. |
Practice these words
Six scrambles taken from the list above. Each one opens in the unscrambler with the letters already entered, so you can try it in your head first and then check.
To practice a set you choose yourself, paste your own words into the scramble maker and print a sheet with an answer key. If you are a teacher, the worksheet library has ready-made sets with a classroom procedure attached.
Study notes for B1
At B1 the useful question stops being what does this word mean and becomes what words does it go with. English is full of pairings that are simply conventional: you make a decision but take a photograph. The example sentences on this page are chosen to show a natural pairing, so read them as patterns rather than as proof of the meaning.
Watch the ≠ and ⚠ marks. B1 is where the boundary questions live: the line between B1 and B2 is genuinely fuzzy, and the same word often sits in different bands in different published lists — which is exactly what a ≠ mark records. A ⚠ level has not been checked against any list at all. Treat both as a rough guide to difficulty, not a fact.
A scramble is still useful at B1, but its job has changed. At A1 it drills letter order. Here it mostly drills recall: you know the word, and the letters are a prompt for retrieving it. Set yourself a time limit for that reason — a slow solve is not practice, it is a crossword.
Where to go next
When most of this list is familiar, move up to B2 vocabulary. Do not wait until you know every word — the bands overlap, and the fastest way to consolidate one level is to start meeting the next.
All six bands are explained on the levels page. The unscrambler shows the band on every learner entry, so any learner word you look up tells you roughly how hard it is. Teachers matching these bands to a national curriculum may want the Thai curriculum mapping.
Sources: Meanings are written for learners rather than adapted from any single dictionary, and checked against established learner dictionaries. CEFR levels are evidence-graded against the CEFR-J Wordlist v1.5 (© Tono Laboratory, TUFS), the Oxford 3000/5000 level bands and, for C1–C2, the Octanove Vocabulary Profile (CC BY-SA 4.0); each level carries one of five evidence marks (✓✓ ✓ ≠ ✓* ⚠). Pronunciations derive from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Copyright © 1993–2015 Carnegie Mellon University), General American. Full methodology, exact counts and the change log: methodology & sources. Last checked: 24 August 2026.