A1 Week 9-Vocabulary Set 2 Flashcards
ENTHUSIASM
ENTHUSIASM is a feeling of strong interest or enjoyment. (noun)
The children pushed the large red and white balls with ENTHUSIASM as the raced each other at their school’s Sports Day
FORMULATION
FORMULATION is a mixture of words, ideas, or things prepared for a specific purpose. (noun)
The government decided on a new FORMULATION of rules and guidelines for factories to control air pollution.
GOVERN
To GOVERN means to control or direct the way things happen. (verb)
The company was GOVERNED by strict environmental regulations.
INDIGENOUS
INDIGENOUS means coming from or being native to a specific place. (adjective)
Before European colonists arrived in the Americas, the land was home to many INDIGENOUS peoples.
LIKEWISE
LIKEWISE refers to something done in the same or similar way. (adverb)
The captain put on his life jacket and told the passengers to do LIKEWISE.
LINEAR
Something LINEAR consists of logical connections or straight lines of thought. (adjective)
The research paper was difficult to understand as the design of the study was not LINEAR.
AESTHETIC
AESTHETIC is something related to beauty or the study of beauty. (adjective)
The plain, concrete design of the new library was not particularly AESTHETIC, but it was practical.
BURDEN
A BURDEN is a responsibility that is difficult or worrying. (noun)
Higher taxes are a BURDEN on young working families.
CONTRADICTION
A CONTRADICTION is a difference between two statements, facts, or ideas that cannot both be true. (noun)
The politician’s speech was full of lies and CONTRADICTIONs.
DENOTE
DENOTE means to signify or mean something. (verb)
The cross symbol on the map DENOTES a church.
PEER
If you PEER at something it means you are looking at it very carefully, usually because it is difficult to see clearly.
The mother PEERED at the the group photograph hoping to see her daughter’s face.
PROVOKE
To PROVOKE means to cause a reaction, often an angry one. (verb)
The dog would not have bitten the child had he not been PROVOKED.
TUTOR
TUTOR means to teach, often in private lesson. (verb)
The university student TUTORED the elementary school student in math and Japanese.
VULNERABLE
VULNERABLE describes something or someone that can easily be harmed or damaged.
Children and the Elderly are the most VULNERABLE to the coronavirus.
VERTICAL
VERTICAL means standing straight up at a 90 degree angle from a flat surface such as the ground.
