1.1/1.2/2.1/2.2/3.1/3.2/4.1/4.2/5.1 Flashcards
PRE SAT
Dangerous and able to kill someone
life-threatening
Intelligent.
smart
flock
To go somewhere in large numbers.
To grow strong again.
regenerate
CATASTROPHE
A sudden disaster.
Something that isn’t working properly.
MALFUNCTION
To give something to someone.
PROVIDE
To think about something in a logical way.
reason
Arms and legs.
LIMBS
A computer programme that looks for information.
SEARCH ENGINE
A computer programme that looks for information.
REDUCE
To start something new.
SET UP
treat
To use medicine to make someone well again.
The problem of having too many people in a place.
OVERCROWDING
interpret
Translating spontaneously into another language.
The twelve people in court who decide if a criminal is guilty or not
jury
witness
People who appear in court to say what they know about a crime. `
A person who pretends to be someone else in order to trick people.
impostor
sink
Gone down under the water.
Died in the water.
DROWNED
Saying that someone has done something but having no proof.
allege
overjoyed
Very happy
POVERTY
THE STATE OF BEING VERY POOR
TO CHECK A STORY
CORROBORATE
ANNOUNCE
Made something known to the public
A court case.
TRIAL
Admitted doing something wrong
confess
convince
Made someone believe something.
Loved very much.
precious
Given a punishment
sentence
saunter
Walking without hurrying.
Very loud.
resounding
Very active or busy.
on the go
Shared by two or more people
in common
A person who listens to your problems.
a shoulder to cry on
real, not false
genuine
important to me
close to my heart
to behave towards someone
treat
things you have to do
obligation
A very quick view of something.
glimpse
To speak when someone else is speaking.
interrupt
What will happen if you do not do something
otherwise
A chair with wheels for a person who cannot walk
wheelchair
concern
worry
judge
To form an opinion about someone.
fall out with
have an argument
look up to
admire someone
cut down on
reduce
get on with
have a good relationship
put up with
tolerate something
get away with
not be punished for something
come up with
think of something
look down on
think you are better than someone
markings
Patterns on an animal’s skin.
stealthy
Quiet and secret.
Moving slowly and noisily.
trundling
thumping
Beating very hard.
A large area of flat land with few trees.
plain
stroll
To walk slowly for pleasure
The long nose of an elephant
trunk
Active at night.
nocturnal
soaked
Very wet.
awesome
Very impressive.
hurtle
To move with great speed
Jumps quickly and suddenly.
spring
A path through the country
trail
cross
Angry or annoyed.
To talk with too much pride about something.
boast
initially
At the beginning, at first.
The careful watching of people who may have done something wrong.
surveillance
MONITOR
Keeping a check on something.
VULNERABLE
Weak and easy to attack.
WORK OUT
To calculate.
WARN
To tell somebody about something dangerous.
glance
To look at sb / sth quickly
GAPE
To look at sb / sth with your mouth open.
STARE
To look at sb / sth for a long time.
OBSERVE
To watch sb/ sth carefully to discover more about it/ them.
GLARE
To look at sb / sth angrily.
spot
To see sb / sth suddenly.
peek
To look at sb/sth quickly and secretively.
PEER
To try to see sb / sth when you cannot see it/them clearly. __
baffled
Very confused.
cope
To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
fall through
not happen
set off
start a journey
break down
stop working
turn up/ give up
gradually
slowly
in charge of
Responsible for
tough
physically difficult
put out
To extinguish, to stop something burning. 10 Special importance.
FLEXIBLE
CAN BE CHANGED
PUT OFF
TO MAKE SOMEBODY NOT WANT TO DO SOMETHING
COMMITMENT
PROMISE OR AGREEMENT
tell off
speak angrily to
CALL OFF
CANCEL
MAKE UP
INVENT
GIVE OUT
DISTRIBUTE
TURN DOWN
REJECT
LOOK UP
FIND IN A REFERENCE BOOK
PICK UP
COLLECT
STUMBLE
To hit your foot against something and almost fall over.
ASSOCIATE
To make a connection with something
PANTRY
A LARGE KITCHEN CUPBOARD
CATAPULT
THREW FORCEFULLY
TREAT
MALFUNCTION
Something that isn’t working properly
boom
Grew rapidly; became successful.
entrepreneur
A person who takes a risk by opening a new company to make money.
VENTURE
A project which is new and possibly risky
SETTLE
To go and live permanently in a new place.
A public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most money.
AUCTION
on the contrary
The opposite is true.
regret / VAST
Feelings of sadness about something you did or didn’t do in the past./ VERY BIG
Presented a radio show and talked to guests.
HOST
go with (your shoes
MATCH
go over (an exam)
REVIEW
pick on (a small child)
behave cruelly towards someone
break into
enter a place that is closed
count on
RELY ON SOMEONE, TRUST
LOOK AFTER
TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE
come across
FIND BY CHANCE
Unacceptable:
Not allowed or suitable.
Disagreeable:
Unpleasant or unfriendly; not easy to get along with.
Invisible:
Not able to be seen.
unstable
Not steady; likely to change or break
Illiterate:
Not able to read or write
irrelevant
Not related or important.
irrational
Not based on reason or logic
Immature:
Not fully developed or behaving childishly.
impractical
Not useful or sensible in a situation.
Not readable or clear enough to read.
Illegible
Indecisive:
Not able to make decisions easily; uncertain or hesitant.`
dishonest
Not truthful; intentionally deceiving or misleading others.
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illegible
Not clear enough to read; hard to decipher.
