Vocab Enrichment 18.1 Flashcards Preview

e.g. a sticky object

e.g. The glue sticks to your fingers

e.g. A note was stuck to her door

e.g. My gun is jammed; The door is stuck

e.g. My car is stuck in mud

e.g. He was stuck in the elevator for 2 hours

e.g. He glued the picture to the paper

e.g. He has stickers all over his laptop

e.g. He almost gave up 5 times, but he stuck with it until the end

e.g. We need to stick together in these tough times

e.g. When my neighbor died I got stuck taking care of his dog

e.g. Your hair is sticking up

e.g. There’s a sock hanging out of the drawer

e.g. She stuck her tongue out at him from across the room

e.g. a stick on the ground

e.g. a flag pole

e.g. a metal rod

e.g. the bars of a cage

e.g. a strict father

e.g. rigidly enforced rules

e.g. I like to date a guy who is confident

e.g. Please give me a definite answer

e.g. ‘Peristalsis’ is a term describing the process of food moving down the digestive system

e.g. The president served two terms

e.g. a long-term plan

e.g. a short-term strategy

e.g. a reading from the Book of Genesis

e.g. a poetry reading

e.g. I enjoyed the audiobook, but the reader had an annoying voice

e.g. a hotel brochure

e.g. The tabloids are obsessed with the princess and her love life

e.g. an instruction manual

e.g. The headline caught my attention, so I read the article

e.g. Please hang my keys on that hook

e.g. Tie the horse to the tree

e.g. He unfastened his belt

e.g. He tied down the lawn chairs so they wouldn’t blow away in the storm

e.g. There’s a knot in my shoelaces

e.g. a Superman action figure

e.g. She has lots of stuffed animals on her bed

e.g. My favorite stuffed animal is my teddy bear

e.g. a puppet show

e.g. She trains dogs. He trains the salespeople

e.g. She’s training for a marathon

e.g. a personal trainer

e.g. I’ll be in training for the next two weeks

e.g. a trained officer

e.g. She fought for the ethical treatment of animals

e.g. I hope he is treating you well

e.g. Kids, if you behave well, you will receive a treat later

e.g. I can’t trust politicians in this country

e.g. Without trust, a relationship is dead

e.g. He’s very trustworthy. You can trust him

e.g. He inspires little trust among others. He is untrustworthy

e.g. Please update the bulletin board with today’s schedule

e.g. There is an update available for this app

e.g. up-to-date information

e.g. I’m already up to date on the news, so you don’t have to explain it

e.g. an obsolete computer

e.g. They finally modernized the subway system this year

e.g. Please put the manager on the phone. It’s urgent

e.g. She discussed the urgency for political action

e.g. Who used up all my toothpaste?

e.g. used clothing

e.g. the use of computers

e.g. Before cell phones, I used to receive messages on my home answering machine

e.g. Hang on, I have to check my voicemail

e.g. I left you two voicemails yesterday

e.g. He volunteers with the red cross

e.g. The volunteers helped us set up the event at no charge

e.g. voluntary participation

e.g. We waved at the cars that drove by our house

e.g. She waved goodbye as she boarded the train

e.g. an ocean wave

e.g. wavy hair

e.g. I can’t see through this thick fog

e.g. a foggy night

e.g. a humid climate

e.g. I don’t mind the heat, but I can’t stand the humidity

e.g. mild weather

e.g. a rainy day

e.g. just a light drizzle

e.g. We can still play outside. It’s only drizzling

e.g. That thunder is really loud

e.g. Did you see the lightning in the distance?

e.g. A single bolt of lightning can contain over 1 million volts of electricity

e.g. Ahh, that’s a nice breeze

e.g. a windy day

e.g. a chilly day

e.g. an icy wind

e.g. The frost on my windshield

e.g. My car got damaged from the hail

e.g. Cover your head. It’s hailing outside!

e.g. It’s neither rain nor snow. It’s sleet

e.g. negative four degrees Celsius

e.g. a natural disaster

e.g. Please open the blinds to let the sunlight in

e.g. Because of the drought, we can’t water our flowers

e.g. Famine is a huge problem in Africa

e.g. Stop flirting with her. She’s engaged

e.g. They got engaged in Paris last weekend

e.g. They had a 2 year engagement before they finally got married

e.g. The bridesmaids helped the bride get ready in the dressing room

e.g. All the groomsmen wore the same tuxedo

e.g. My brother named me the best man at his wedding, so I have to write a speech

e.g. We went to Las Vegas for my friend’s bachelor party. He’s getting married next week

e.g. She invited her best friends to her bachelorette party, to celebrate her upcoming wedding

e.g. They’re currently away on their honeymoon

e.g. The stubborn mule refused to walk

e.g. He has a strong will to succeed

e.g. I am willing to go with you

e.g. He said those things against his will

e.g. He went with them willingly

e.g. He has no willpower. Put candy in front of him, and he’ll eat it

e.g. When he died, they read his will to see who got his house and his money

e.g. the world champion

e.g. Our team made it to the world championship

e.g. We’ll beat them

e.g. After losing for most of the game, the Mets finally triumphed over the Braves

e.g. It was an important win for the Mets

e.g. the winning team

e.g. My horse won the race by a nose

e.g. the defeat of the powerful army

e.g. a loss of $100

e.g. They lost to the new team

e.g. You missed out on the opportunity

e.g. Her boyfriend is such a loser. He just drinks beer and plays video games all day

e.g. You should check the lost and found

e.g. a valuable lesson

e.g. This ring is precious to me

e.g. The value of that big house is higher than the value of those two other houses put together

e.g. How much is that antique car worth?

e.g. It’s not worth it

e.g. Your money is worthless here

e.g. You deserve a reward

e.g. He is worthy of her love

e.g. The boss promotes employees based on merit, not favoritism

e.g. I value honesty

e.g. I don’t know if her new boyfriend can measure up to her ex. He was awesome

e.g. She likes to engage in physical activities

e.g. I want to learn how to act, so I can become a movie star

e.g. to take responsibility for your actions

e.g. He is an active person, always on the move

e.g. The older kids led the project, while I took a more passive role

e.g. She aimed the bow at the target

e.g. Let’s shoot for next week

e.g. They are aiming to reduce costs by 10%

e.g. There’s a red bull’s eye in the center of the target

e.g. The doctor analyzed her blood sample

e.g. an analysis of all the data

e.g. The critic rated the restaurant

e.g. The evaluation of that teacher was not good

e.g. This band is underrated. I can’t believe I’ve never heard of them before!

e.g. Brazil’s team was overrated. Everyone thought they would win, but I knew they wouldn’t

e.g. He approved her request

e.g. We have to get government approval first

e.g. We disapprove of violence

e.g. She married the gangster despite her parents’ disapproval

e.g. We requested a refund

e.g. Sorry, we cannot honor your request

e.g. John is going to ask Melissa out

e.g. I wonder if it will rain today

e.g. I begged him to stop

e.g. She was begging for money in the streets

e.g. The fire left us homeless

e.g. Her partisan bias reduced her statements’ credibility

e.g. Don’t listen to his opinion. He’s biased

e.g. Prejudice is still a problem in some rural places

e.g. Her dad is prejudiced toward Asians

e.g. The manager discriminated against women, and he got fired for it

e.g. We need to stop discrimination in the workplace

e.g. I’m looking for an unbiased, impartial perspective on the issue

e.g. Switzerland is a neutral country

e.g. Not all Irish people have red hair. That’s just a stereotype

e.g. He looks like the stereotypical tourist, carrying a map, a camera, and a backpack

e.g. nuclear physicist

e.g. marine biology

e.g. biological diversity, biological resources, biological weapons, etc.

e.g. a hydrogen atom

e.g. an atomic bomb

e.g. a hydrogen molecule

e.g. Your body is made up of trillions of cells

e.g. Plants and animals are types of organisms

e.g. DNA forms the building blocks for life

e.g. The Catholic church does not support the theory of evolution

e.g. She’s majoring in Chemistry in college

e.g. The chemist teaches the Chemistry class, where students learn how to make chemicals

e.g. This artificial food coloring has lots of chemicals in it

e.g. a chemical reaction

e.g. a chemistry experiment

e.g. The aliens experimented on me, on their spaceship

e.g. Experimentation on animals is prohibited in this country

e.g. a saline solution

e.g. Sugar is soluble in water

e.g. Water is considered the universal solvent, since nearly any substance will dissolve in it