ELS Flashcards
🔹 Condiments
Sauces, spices, or seasonings added to food to enhance its flavor.
🌶️ In many Asian cuisines, soy sauce and chili paste are essential condiments for extra flavor.
🍔 Ketchup and mustard are common condiments used on burgers
🔹 In moderation
- Meaning: In a controlled or limited amount to avoid negative effects.
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🥤 Sugary drinks are fine in moderation, but too much can lead to health issues.
🎮 Playing video games in moderation can be fun, but excessive gaming may affect productivity.
🔹 Nourishing
- Meaning: Providing essential nutrients or benefits for health and well-being
🥗 Eating a nourishing meal with fruits and vegetables helps maintain good health.
💬 Spending time with supportive friends can be nourishing for the soul.
🔹 Mild
- Meaning: Not strong, extreme, or intense.
🌤️ The winter was quite mild this year, with very little snow.
🌶️ This salsa has a mild flavor, making it perfect for those who don’t like spicy food.
🔹 Excrete
- Meaning: To remove waste or unwanted substances from the body.
🧬 The kidneys help the body excrete toxins through urine.
🐌 Some animals excrete slime as a defense mechanism against predators.
🔹 Lining
- Meaning: A layer of material covering the inside surface of something.
🫁 The stomach’s lining produces mucus to protect it from acid.
🧥 This jacket has a soft wool lining to keep you warm in winter.
🔹 Palatable
- Meaning: Pleasant to taste or acceptable to the mind.
🍲 The chef added some spices to make the dish more palatable for customers.
💡 The manager presented the changes in a palatable way, making them easier to accept.
🔹 Enterprising
- Meaning: Showing initiative, creativity, and a willingness to take risks, especially in business or new ventures.
💼 The enterprising young entrepreneur started a successful online store at just 18 years old.
🔧 With no help available, she took an enterprising approach and fixed the issue herself.
🔹 Overran (past tense of “overrun”)
- Meaning: Spread over, occupied, or lasted longer than expected.
⏳ The meeting overran by 30 minutes because of a heated discussion.
🏰 The enemy forces overran the city before the army could defend it.
🔹 Devastation
- Meaning: Severe destruction or great emotional distress.
🌪️ The hurricane left behind massive devastation, destroying homes and roads.
🔹 Prone
- Meaning: Likely to experience or do something, often negative; also means lying face down.
🤕 Children are more prone to catching colds during the winter.
🛏️ He lay prone on the bed, exhausted after a long day.
🔹 Herbage
- Meaning: Grass or other plants that animals eat.
🌾 The cows grazed on the fresh herbage in the meadow.
🌱 The garden was filled with lush herbage, providing food for insects and birds.
🔹 Epidemics
- Meaning: Widespread outbreaks of diseases affecting many people in a specific area.
🦠 The government took immediate action to control the flu epidemic before it spread further.
📱 The rise of smartphone addiction has become a modern epidemic among teenagers.
🔹 Susceptible
- Meaning: Easily affected or influenced by something, often negative.
🤒 Older adults are more susceptible to infections due to weaker immune systems.
🧠 Young children are highly susceptible to advertising and peer pressure.
🔹 Drastically
- Meaning: In a very significant, extreme, or sudden way.
🌡️ Temperatures have drastically increased due to climate change.
💰 The company had to drastically cut expenses to avoid bankruptcy.
🔹 Diminish
- Meaning: To become smaller, weaker, or less important.
💪 Regular exercise can help diminish the risk of heart disease.
📉 His constant mistakes diminished his credibility at work.
🔹 Weaning
- Meaning: Gradually reducing dependence on something, often used for stopping a baby from breastfeeding or bottle-feeding.
🍼 The mother started weaning her baby off breast milk by introducing solid foods.
☕ He’s weaning himself off coffee by drinking herbal tea instead.
🔹 Neglect
- Meaning: To fail to take care of something or give it proper attention.
👶 Parents who neglect their children may face legal consequences.
📊 He neglected his responsibilities, which led to a major project delay.
🔹 Delicate
- Meaning: Easily damaged, fragile, or requiring careful handling.
🍽️ The antique vase is extremely delicate, so handle it with care.
⚖️ Negotiating peace between the two countries is a delicate process.
🔹 Substitute
- Meaning: To replace one thing with another.
🥛 She substituted almond milk for regular milk in the recipe.
⚽ The coach substituted the tired player with a fresh one in the second half.
🔹 Pass Lightly Through
- Meaning: To move gently or briefly across something without strong impact.
🌬️ A cool breeze passed lightly through the open window, refreshing the room.
💭 The thought of his childhood passed lightly through his mind before fading away.
🔹 Violently
- Meaning: In a forceful, aggressive, or extreme manner.
🌪️ The storm violently shook the trees, tearing off branches.
😡 They violently disagreed on the issue, shouting at each other in anger.
🔹 Surrendered
- Meaning: Gave up control, possession, or resistance.
⚔️ After days of battle, the army surrendered to the enemy forces.
🛑 She surrendered to her emotions and burst into tears.
🔹 Lengthened
- Meaning: Made something longer in time, distance, or size.
🕰️ The meeting was lengthened by an extra hour due to unexpected discussions.
👗 She lengthened her dress by adding more fabric to the hem.
🔹 Ingest
- Meaning: To take in food, drink, or substances into the body, usually by swallowing.
🍎 It’s important to ingest enough vitamins and minerals for a balanced diet.
💊 He accidentally ingested a toxic substance and had to be rushed to the hospital.
🔹 Enlarge
- Meaning: To make something bigger in size, amount, or extent.
📸 She decided to enlarge the photo and frame it for her living room.
🏢 The company plans to enlarge its office space to accommodate more employees.
🔹 Brainpower
- Meaning: The ability to think, understand, and solve problems; intelligence.
🧠 The project required a lot of brainpower to develop an innovative solution.
📚 Reading regularly can help improve your brainpower over time.
🔹 Swiftly
Meaning: In a fast and smooth manner; quickly.
🚑 The paramedics acted swiftly to save the injured man’s life.
💻 She swiftly completed the task before the deadline.
🔹 Minutely
- Meaning: In a very detailed or precise manner; thoroughly.
🔬 The researchers minutely examined the bacteria under a microscope.
🕵️ The detective minutely analyzed the crime scene for any clues.
🔹 Goodwill
- Meaning: A friendly, kind, or positive attitude toward others; also refers to the value of a company’s reputation.
🤝 The charity event helped foster goodwill among neighbors.
🏢 The company’s strong customer service built long-term goodwill with clients.
🔹 Hostile
- Meaning: Unfriendly, aggressive, or strongly opposed to something.
🏢 The new manager faced a hostile work environment due to employee resistance.
🌍 The two countries have had hostile relations for decades.
