Basic words Flashcards
ability
capability/skill/talent
accept
receive/embrace
accessible
approachable/reachable/attainable
accurate
exact/correct
accustomed
habitual/usual/routine/familiar
act
take measure/behave/perform
admit
confess/acknowledge
advantage
edge/benefit
advocate
champion/recommend/uphold
agree
concur/consent/decide on
alone
by oneself/independently
ambiguous
vague/unclear/ambivalent
angry
furious/vexed/outraged
appearance
looks/manifestation
appreciate
value/respect/recognise/price
approach
move towards/speak to
argue
quarrel/disagree/claim
worldwide
global
ask
enquire/question/request/demand
attack
assault/criticise
attention
consideration/awareness/notice/care
authority
government/expert/permission/power
avoid
prevent/refrain from/evade
beautiful
attractive/appealing/graceful/aesthetically pleasing
begin
start/commence
believe
think/trust
benefit
be advantageous/helpful/useful to
biased
prejudiced/partial/one-sided/discriminatory
building
structure/construction
business
firms/companies/corporations
busy
involved/occupied/hectic
buy
purchase/acquire
campaign
effort/drive/movement
care
concern/love/worry
career
profession/occupation/work
cause
trigger/result in
certain
sure/unquestionable/reliable
challenge
question/difficulty
change
alter/adjust/transform
choice
option/alternative
city
town
commercial
business/profit-making/trading
common
frequent/normal/widespread/ordinary
compare
contrast
competitive
aggressive/cut-throat/ruthless
concise
succinct/brief
confident
assurance/certainty/trust
consider
contemplate/think about
contain
constitute/include
continue
carry on/proceed
control
curb/regulate/direct
create
produce/generate/establish/initiate
cultural
ethnic/traditional/part of heritage
current
recent/contemporary/present/now
dangerous
menacing/threatening/perilous/hazardous
death
decease/casualty/demise/passing away
decide
determine/settle/choose to
declare
announce/proclaim/assert
determination
decision/resolved
develop
grow/expand/progress/form
different
disparate/alternative
difficult
hard/challenging
direction
path/orientation
discomfort
pain/inconvenience/unease/embarrassment
discover
find out/reveal/disclose
disease
illness/sickness
divide
split/separate/disunite
dream
imagination/fantasy
early
initial/previous
easy
simple/effortless
economic
monetary/fiscal/financial
effort
endeavour/achievement
embarrassing
humiliating/shameful/awkward
employee
workers/staff
enjoy
like/take pleasure in
environment
situation/setting/nature
establish
start/initiate/set up
event
occurrence/happening//incident/affair/occasion
evidence
proof/testimony
exist
present/survive live
expect
presume/anticipate/envisage
experience
skill/practical knowledge/event/happening
explain
describe/make clear/give reasons
fact
reality/actuality/verity
factor
element/part/component/determinant
fail
be unsuccessful/collapse/disappoint
family
relatives/kin/clan
famous
well-known/popular/prominent/renowned
fast
quick/rapid/swift/speedy
fearful
frightened/afraid/scared/terrified
feeling
sensation/sense/mood
fight
brawl/battle/quarrel
finish
end/complete/consume all
focus
concentrate/zoom in
follow
come after/ accompany/obey
force (v)
coerce/compel
foreign
alien/imported/exotic
forget
fail to remember
former
previous/preceding/earlier
friend
companion/comrade/mate
fulfil
satisfy/achieve/attain/accomplish/meet
future
prospects/time to come/coming
general
overall/common/usual/broad
generations
across age/young and old/ today and future
give
donate/bestow/devote
goods
merchandise/commodities/products
greed
avarice/desire
group
category/crowd/entity
grow
expand/enlarge
guess
estimate/speculate/suppose/imagine
happy
cheerful/joyful/glad/delighted
health
fitness/good condition
heavy
hefty/intense
help
aid/assist/support
history
past events/record/former times
hope
desire/wish/expect
huge
enormous/massive
hungry
starving/famished
idea
concept/notion/thought
idnetify
recognise
ignore
neglect/disregard/overlook
impact
influence/effect
important
significant/consequential/crucial/vital/essential
improve
advance/make better/recover
include
comprise/incorporate/emcompass
increase
grow/rise
indeed
truly/really
individual
person/single/independent
industry
business/manufacturing/production
inform
tell/notify/
information
facts/knowledge