Class Dictionary Flashcards
Adj: Showing admiration for someone or something.
Ex: Be _________ of your neighbors and turn down your death metal music when it gets late.
Respectful :)
Adj: (of the sky or weather) marked by a covering of gray clouds; dull.
Ex: It was frosty and the air was sharp, but toward evening the sky became _____ and it began to thaw.
Overcast
Adj: When something is not severe or extreme.
Ex: Bogota weather is not very hot nor very cold, I think it is ______.
Mild
To make someone seem guilty of a crime when they are not, for example by lying to the police or by producing false evidence.
Ex: I was _______ by the police. I am innocent.
To frame (someone)
Adj: when you have a lot of activities to do.
Ex: My schedule this week is ________ full. I don’t have a single free hour!
To be packed, or to pack
Adj: when something is very cute and inspires great affection or delight.
Ex: My cat is so ________ ! I love her so much.
Adorable
Adj or Verb: To be around something on all sides.
Ex: You can find friendly people in the ________ areas of the city (adj).
Ex: The police have __________ the house (v).
To surround (v), surrounding (adj).
You can find friendly people in the surrounding areas of the city (adj).
The police have surrounded the house (v).
Noun: a place where bread, cakes, and pastries are made and/or sold.
Ex: The _________ in this neighborhood are amazing. I love their chicken pastries.
Bakery
Ex: The bakeries are amazing in this city!
Adj: having the appearance of strings, or (of food) hard to chew.
Ex: This meat is really _______.
Ex: His black hair was long and ________.
Stringy
Ex: Colombians put a piece of cheese in their hot chocolate. I love it when the cheese gets melted and stringy! Mmm…
Noun: a route that is more direct than the usual route, or a quicker way of doing something.
Ex: The kids take a _________ through the parking lot to get to school.
A shortcut
Ex: Don’t use shortcuts to solve the problem, or the answer is likely to be wrong.
Adj: to not be proud or to be low in rank or position.
Ex: Farmers are usually very _______ people. They’re reserved and respectful too.
To be humble
Ex: She rose from humble origins to become one of the best-known political writers in the world.
Noun: a hard, pale brown or beige colored, round seed.
Ex: I used a lot of _________ to make this hummus.
Chickpeas or garbanzo beans
Verb: Used parenthetically when speaking to indicate the beginning and end of a statement or passage that one is repeating.
Ex: Please _____ the sentences that are not yours.
To quote
Verb: To make a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth due to irritation of one’s nostrils.
Ex: She ________ because of the smoke.
To sneeze
Noun: A type of sandwich with bacon, lettuce and tomato.
Ex: My dad loves to eat a _____ sandwich.
BLT sandwich
Noun: A man whose job involves selling or promoting commercial products, either in a shop or visiting locations to get orders.
Ex: The __________ sold at least 5 new cars this week.
Salesman
Adj: (especially of fruit) not ready to eat, or (of wood) not dry enough to use.
Ex: I don’t like to eat _________ fruit. I prefer it to be very ripe.
Green
Adj: having a slightly stinging, strong taste, not salty or sweet.
Ex: Some people think coffee tastes a little ________.
Bitter
Noun: a moral fault or weakness in a person’s character:
Ex: One of her only ______ is to smoke the occasional cigarette.
Vice
Noun: an unfriendly attitude shown to someone or something, especially by intentionally ignoring or showing no interest in them.
Ex: His wife was angry and giving him the _____ _______.
Cold-Shoulder
Noun: complete control of the supply of particular goods or services, or a company or group that has such control.
Ex: The US government has a ________ on rail/train travel.
Monopoly
Noun: a strong desire to continually get more of something, esp. money.
Ex: Colombian politicians are oftentimes motivated by pure _______.
Greed
Noun: money made available for a particular purpose.
Ex: The new political party cut the _________ to many successful projects.
Funding
Adj: slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way.
Ex: She’s quite the ________ young lady!
Cheeky
Noun: Similar to the word cheeky, however less polite. Describes someone who is always trying to seem more clever than other people in a way that is annoying. (mildly bad language)
Ex: I don’t want some _____-____ from the city telling me how to manage my farm.
Smart-ass
Noun: the set of articles, tools or physical resources serving a person or thing.
Ex: Hospitals need to constantly buy new medical ___________.
Equipment
Verb or Adj: to excrete moisture in visible quantities through the openings of the sweat glands.
Ex: I always feel really _______ in hot weather. I ________ too much!
To Sweat or (to be) Sweaty
Noun: a part of a garment covering an arm.
Ex: The __________ of his shirt were black, but the front was white. It was kind of like a baseball style shirt.
Sleeve (long or short sleeve shirts)
Noun: a moderate degree of wetness especially of the atmosphere.
Ex: The ________ of the region was close to 90%.
Humidity
Adj or Verb: not proud or haughty, not arrogant or assertive, not costly or luxurious. Ranking low in a hierarchy or scale.
Ex: She comes from _______ origins, but now she’s a superstar and extremely wealthy.
Humble
Noun: Kind, sort, a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name.
Ex: The human __________ is early in it’s evolution.
Species
Adj: likely to cause or capable of producing death.
Ex: A more __________ form of the disease will evolve.
Deadly or Lethal
Noun: provisions, stores, the quantity or amount (as of a commodity) needed or available.
Ex: Beer was in short _______ in that hot weather. We should’ve bought more.
Supply
Noun: (two words) a cell that gives rise to other cells usually of a different kind.
Ex: There are three different types of _____ _____.
Stem Cells (“mother” cell)
Adj: disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings.
Ex: Torturing prisoners is a ________ punishment that many don’t agree with.
Cruel
Adj: extra curious about the affairs of others.
Ex: She’s so _______! She’s always in my business and asking personal questions.
Nosy/Nosey
Noun: a box or enclosure for confining or carrying animals (such as birds).
Ex: He has a parrot, but it doesn’t have a ______. It just flies free around the house.
Cage(s)
Noun: a bed or receptacle prepared by an animal and especially a bird for its eggs and young.
Ex: Some of the biggest bird’s ______ are built by bald eagles.
Nest(s)
Noun: Comes from the word “madam”, which is an old way to address the queen or a royal princess.
Ex: My parents taught me to say “yes _____” to older women. It’s the polite way.
Ma’am
Noun: a respectful or formal term of address used to a man.
Ex: Yes, _____. I will finish the project this week.
Sir
Verb or Noun: to strike especially on the buttocks with the open hand or a sharp slap or blow to the buttocks usually with the palm of the hand.
Ex: Many parents _________ their children as punishment.
To Spank, or A Spanking
Verb or Noun: a fight or contest between individuals or groups, to fight, a conflict.
Ex: There were many casualties suffered in ______.
Ex: We need a vaccine to __________ the virus.
To Combat
Verb: synonym to help with something, or help someone.
Ex: Migrating birds make use of air-streams to ______ them on their long journey south.
Ex: Three nurses ________ the doctor during the surgery.
To Assist
Ex: Migrating birds make use of airstreams to assist them on their long journey south.
Ex: Three nurses assisted the doctor during the surgery.
Verb: to go to an event, place or to go officially and usually regularly to a place.
Ex: Over two hundred people ________ the funeral.
Ex: Which school do your children ________?
To Attend
Ex: Over two hundred people attended the funeral.
Ex: Which school do your children attend?
Noun: any of the long, stiff hairs growing on the face of a cat, mouse, or other mammals (including men!).
Ex: He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her ________.
Whisker(s)
Ex: He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers.
Adj: large in quantity and expensive or impressive.
Ex: The evening was a _______ affair with amazing food and an endless supply of champagne.
Lavish
Ex: The evening was a lavish affair with glorious food and an endless supply of champagne.
Verb: to make a long, loud, deep sound.
Ex: We could hear the lions ________ at the other end of the zoo.
To Roar
Ex: We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo.
Adj: having a lot of hair, especially on the face or body.
Ex: The words tall and small are opposites, just like bald and ________.
Hirsute
Ex: The words tall and small are opposites, just like bald and hirsute.
Verb: to represent or show something in a picture or story.
Ex: Her paintings _______ the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
To Depict
Ex: Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
Noun: an object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose.
Ex: Rescuers used a special ________ for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings.
Device
Ex: Rescuers used a special device for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings.
Noun: an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot, or tooth, that replaces a missing part.
Ex: After losing a leg, a _________ was needed to walk properly.
Prosthesis
Ex: After losing a leg, a prosthesis was needed to walk properly.
Verb: to cut something into pieces with an ax, knife, or other sharp instrument.
Ex: ______ (up) the onions and carrots and put them in the soup please.
Chop (up)
Ex: Chop (up) the onions and carrots and put them in the soup please.
Noun: the quality of being able to be dissolved, or the degree to which something can be dissolved.
Ex: Sugar has a high ________ in water, whereas gold has a low solubility in water.
Solubility
Ex: Sugar has a high solubility in water, whereas gold has a low solubility in water.
Noun: any of the chemical substances found in plants and animals that combine to make protein (= a substance necessary for the body to grow).
Ex: Any one _____ _____ can just as easily bond with any other.
Amino Acid
Ex: Any one amino acid can just as easily bond with any other.
Adj: unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening. Not consistent with it’s surroundings.
Ex: The new computer looked __________ in the dark book-filled library.
Incongruous
Ex: The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-filled library.
Adj: If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. they are very different from each other.
Ex: I keep getting __________ advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it.
Contradictory
Ex: I keep getting contradictory advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it.
Noun: animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or chickens.
Ex: The organic ________ industry has grown substantially in the last few years.
Livestock
Ex: The organic livestock industry has grown substantially in the last few years.
Verb: to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement or to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs.
Ex: Prices have been _______ by 50 percent!
Ex: The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were _______,
To Slash
Ex: Prices have been slashed by 50 percent!
Ex: The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed.
Adj or Noun: foods that are made from milk, such as cream, butter, and cheese.
Ex: I was advised by my doctor not to eat too much ______.
Ex: _______ products give me indigestion.
Dairy
Ex: I was advised by my doctor not to eat too much dairy.
Ex: Dairy products give me indigestion.
Verb: to allow air from the stomach to come out through the mouth in a noisy way.
Ex: My father doesn’t like it when my brother ______ at the dinner table. It’s so rude!
Burp or Belch
My father doesn’t like it when my brother burps at the dinner table. It’s so rude!
Verb: to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies.
Ex: She felt _________ by her mother’s lack of support.
To Betray
Ex: She felt betrayed by her mother’s lack of support.
Noun: the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war.
Ex: We must find ways of reducing the _______ which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in car accidents) every year.
Slaughter
Ex: We must find ways of reducing the slaughter which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in car accidents) every year.
Expression: To make an arrangement with someone to do something. It’s tentative and is subject to change.
Ex: Let’s ______ a meeting ___ for next Thursday at 11.
Pencil (somebody or something) in.
Ex: I penciled in a quick call for Friday, but I think I will move it to Monday.
Pencil (somebody or something) in.
Ex: I penciled in a quick call for Friday, but I think I will move it to Monday.
Buy time.
Ex. He tried to buy time blaming the traffic jam.
Expression: something is the best and most useful innovation or development invented for a long time.
Ex: I’ve bought a new touchscreen computer, it’s the ________ ______ ______ ______ ________, I can’t believe I ever worked without it”.
“Greatest/Best Thing Since Sliced Bread”
Expression: completely from the beginning.
Ex: Can we fix the current computer system, or would it be better to ______ _____ ______ with a new system?
“To Start From Scratch”
Expression: to have an ability to notice something.
Ex: He has a _____ _____ for product designing.
“To Have An Eye For (something)” or “To Have A Good Eye”
Expression: a return of strength or energy that makes it possible to continue in an activity that needs a lot of effort.
Ex: We started to feel we couldn’t walk any further but when we saw the town in the distance we _____ our _______ ______.
“To Get A Second Wind”
Expression: a break for a short time in a meeting, etc. so that people can go to the bathroom.
Ex: Let’s take a 10-minute _____ ______ now and resume at 11 o’clock.
“To Take A Bio Break”
Expression: not according to schedule, or late.
Ex: We’re running about five minutes _________ __________.
“To Be Behind Schedule”
Expression: to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough.
Ex: You’ve been studying hard – I think you should ___ ___ ___ _____ .
“To Call It A Day”
Expression: a point at which something difficult must be done, oftentimes at the last moment available.
Ex: He plays well without pressure, but it’s _______ _____ now! Can he perform?
“Crunch Time”
Expression: to work as hard as other people in a group:
Ex: The others had complained that Sarah wasn’t ______ her ________.
“To Pull Your Weight”
Expression: simple language that anyone can understand.
Ex: The process was explained to us in _______’s ______.
“Layman’s terms”
Expression: something you say that means people should not criticize someone else for a fault that they have themselves.
Ex: Diego accused me of being late all the time. Talk about the ____ ________ ____ _______ ______!
“The Pot Calling The Kettle Black”
Expression: used to say that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults.
Ex: People who live in ______ _______ shouldn’t _______ _______.
“People Who Live In Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones”
Expression: to warn of trouble ahead.
Ex: Anne seems like the perfect candidate, but the fact that she was fired from her last job raises ____ ______.
“To Raise Red Flag(s)”
Annette seems like the perfect candidate, but the fact that she was fired from her last job raises red flags
Expression: to remove the bad feelings between people.
Ex: I had a massive argument with Sue, but at least it has _______ ____ _____.
“Clear The Air”
Ex: I had a massive argument with Sue, but at least it has cleared the air.
Expression: to make someone feel worse about something the person already feels embarrassed about.
Ex: I know I shouldn’t have paid that much for the poster – don’t ____ ___ ___, OK?
“Rub It In”
Ex: I know I shouldn’t have paid that much for the poster – don’t rub it in, OK?
Expression: to do something harmful to someone who trusted you.
Ex: “He had been lied to and ________ ___ ___ _____ by people that he thought were his friends.”
“Stab (someone) in the back”
Ex: He had been lied to and stabbed in the back by people that he thought were his friends.
Expression: to make an argument or bad situation worse.
Ex: The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really _______ ____ to the _____.
“To Add Fuel To The Fire”
Ex: The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.
Expression: feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past.
Ex: There has been ___ ______ between the two families for years.
“Bad Blood”
Ex: There has been bad blood between the two families for years.
Expression: If two people are arguing angrily.
Ex: Those two are always at ____ _____’s ________.
“At Each Other’s Throats”
Ex: Those two are always at each other’s throats.
Expression: to do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone.
Ex: People were forced to work longer hours, and to ____ ______ to _______, the company decided not to give pay raises.
“Add Insult To Injury”
Ex: People were forced to work longer hours, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give pay raises.
Verb (informal): to try too hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant.
Ex: Monica likes to ______-_____ the teacher on Teacher’s Day :)
“To Brown-Nose” (the person is a “brown-noser”)
Ex: Ex: Monica likes to brown-nose the teacher on Teacher’s Day :)
Expression: Describes something that is not the type of thing of that you like.
Ex: Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my ___ ___ ____.
“Not My Cup Of Tea”
Ex: Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my cup of tea.
Phrasal Verb: to begin to have control of something.
Ex: My friend was having difficulty explaining the project, so I _____ _____ the presentation.
To take over
Ex: My friend was having difficulty explaining the project, so I took over the presentation.
Phrasal Verb: to become fashionable successful or popular (quickly).
Ex: Why did the electronic gadget ______ ___ so fast?
To catch on
Why did the electronic gadget catch on so fast?
Phrasal Verb: to make something more interesting or attractive.
Ex: New wallpaper would help to _____ ___ the kitchen.
To liven up
Ex: New wallpaper would help to liven up the kitchen.
Phrasal Verb (can be a noun as well): a brief suspension of activity, or a quiet period used especially as a disciplinary measure for children.
Ex: When my daughter misbehaves, I put her in _____ ____.
(to put in) Time Out
Ex: When my daughter misbehaves, I put her in time out.
Phrasal Verb: to cut off the supply of or to disappear as if by evaporation, draining, or cutting off of a source of supply.
Ex: The hydroelectric dam has caused the river below to _____ ___. Now there’s no water for the people who live downstream.
To dry up
Ex: The hydroelectric dam has caused the river below to dry up. Now there’s no water for the people who live downstream.
Phrasal Verb: to come to an end. To exhaust supplies.
Ex: Because of the pandemic and panic buyers, many critical medical supplies have ______ ___.
To run out
Ex: Because of the pandemic and panic buyers, many critical medical supplies have run out.
Noun: an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live.
Ex: We drove from middle-class _______ to a very poor inner-city area.
Suburb(s)
Ex: We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.
Noun: a path for walking on, especially one built next to the sea.
Ex: We walked along on the ________ eating ice-cream cones.
Promenade
Ex: We walked along on the promenade eating ice-cream cones.
Noun: a building of great historical or artistic value that has official protection to prevent it from being changed or destroyed.
Ex: She couldn’t do very many restorations on her house, because it’s listed as a _______ building.
Heritage building
Ex: She couldn’t do very many restorations on her house, because it’s listed as a heritage building.
Noun: a large, powerful light at the front of a vehicle, usually one of two.
Ex: I could see a car’s _________ coming toward me.
Headlights
Ex: I could see a car’s headlights coming toward me.
Adj: very strange and unusual.
Ex: The girl was very strange and the conversation was so ________!
Bizarre
Ex: The girl was very strange and the conversation was so bizarre!
Noun: The old-fashioned word for UFOs or UAPs.
Ex: She passed out after seeing the ______ _______.
Flying Saucer
Ex: She passed out after seeing the flying saucer.
Noun: the soft, thick hair that grows on the bodies of sheep and some other animals.
Ex: Australia is one of the world’s main producers of _____.
Wool
Ex: Australia is one of the world’s main producers of wool.
Noun: a loud noise that you make in the throat without wanting to, caused by a sudden tightening of a muscle just below the chest and usually happening repeatedly.
Ex: I have the _______ because of all the beer I drank!
Hiccups
Ex: I have the hiccups because of all the beer I drank!
Noun: the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean, especially to prevent disease.
Ex: Poor standards of ______ mean that the disease spreads fast.
Hygiene
Ex: Poor standards of hygiene mean that the disease spreads fast.
Noun: a long period when there is little or no rain.
Ex: This year (a) severe ________ has ruined the crops.
Drought
Ex: This year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops.
Noun: made from a white rock or a similar substance used for writing or drawing.
Ex: He picked up a piece of ______ and wrote the answer on the blackboard.
Chalk
Ex: He picked up a piece of chalk and wrote the answer on the blackboard.
