Academic Vocabulary Flashcards
To get something
I rained so we didn’t have another, option. Luckily I ____ this umbrella at the store.
To obtain
Amount of waterfall
Precipitation
To collect
egg gate
The were collecting eggs at the gate.
To aggregate
-without enough food
A family ran out of food during the quarantine and they nearly died from ____
famine
-keep on doing something
persevere
-fall (especially into water and statistics)
With he pandemic many people quit smoking so the lung cancer numbers _______
plunge
-release (particularly a dog)
unleash
- coming together violently (like a car accident)
One day my friend hit me with an ice cube and I had a cold eye when it _______
collide
Analyzing closely
scrutinize
floating with no control
Somebody gave a person a toy boat as a gift and that gift ____ to the sea never to be seen again
drift
a difficullt uncomfortable situation
predicament
He acted as Chris exactly like he really is. His _____ was right on target.
accuracy
Unplanned
arbitrary
to come from
We drove from Alaska with a car that ____ from there.
derived
keep in good condition. Some that works to fix things at school.
maintenance
to slowly weaken by chemical reaction
corrode
erode
-The wind from the sail made my mouth dry so I had no ______
saliva
-Two mini telescopes to observe from a distance
binoculars
-strongly
vigorously
-a pretty show / entertaining
I received a special call when I was asked to perform a beautifully visual _____
spectacle
support prove correct go backwards repeat something (phrasal verb)
back up
remove
phrasal verb
get rid of
delay
phrasal verb
put off
trying to notice
phrasal verb
look out for
to make someone admire
phrasal verb
show off
I once my friend called ______ because he was very worried that he lost his dog.
frantically
If you smoke you will ____ your lungs.
aggravate
an injury
wound
deathly
fatal
-unpredictable, inconstant, variable, unstable
capricious
-awkard, strange, complex
cumbersome
-convince
manipulation
-unskillful, inexpert
amateurish
-enthusiasm
zeal
-unplanned, inventing a solution to an unexpected problem
improvisation
-facilities - things/spaces/benefits that a place offers *hotel
amentities
-organize something *schedule it
arrangements
-type of dog *creatures
breed
-someone’s fault
blame
-to give permission
authorize
the opposite of “optimistic”
pessimistic
things you do excessively without thinking \_\_\_\_\_\_ liars \_\_\_\_\_\_ gambling \_\_\_\_\_\_ eating \_\_\_\_\_\_ shopping
impulsive
Some athletes are ____ to injury. So they are always injured
prone to
satisfied
complacent
