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ESL Vocab Flashcards

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Capacity

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Ability or Amount that something can hold
Gezahagn has a high capacity to learn.
The small bottle did not have a large capacity to hold water.

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Contender

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A group or person competing with others.

He was a strong contender and they thought he would win the competition.

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Devotee

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Committed to something

Justin Bieber’s devotees follow him to every concert.

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Diplomacy

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International relations, often between different countries

The US ambassador is in charge of diplomacy between the US and Ethiopia.

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Hare

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Rabbit

The hare has long ears.

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lingua franca

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A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.

Margaret and Gezahagn use a lingua franca that is a mix of Amharic and English.

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Royal Decree

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An order given by a queen or king

Queen Elizabeth the II issued a royal decree making today a holiday.

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Symptoms

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A physical or mental problem that someone has that may mean they have a disease

Cough, fever and sore throat are symptoms of COVID.

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Diluted

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To decrease the strength of something, often a liquid

I diluted the strong coffee by adding water.

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Exponentially

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Greatly

Gezahagn’s English has increased exponentially.

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insatiable

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Not able to be satisfied

The kids have an insatiable appetite and eat and eat and eat.

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Prestigious

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Having a good reputation - Considered to be very good

The medal was a prestigious award.

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Linguist

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A person who is good at language.

The linguist studied Amharic, Oromifa, Tigrinian and English.

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Dialect

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A variation of a language

There are three dialects of Amharic, Gondar, Gojjami, and Showa.

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Dominate

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The strongest one

Manchester United dominated in the football game and beat Manchester City.

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Accent

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The way someone says a language.

My accent when I speak Amharic makes it hard for people to understand me.

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17
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technique

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The way you perform a skill

Robel has a special technique when he sews clothes.

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18
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Anecdote

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An interesting piece of information

The teacher used an anecdote to explain the information.

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Usurp

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To take by force

The army tried to usurp the leader’s power.

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Gather

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Get

They gathered the teff from the field.

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Focus

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Where you look/The main point

His focus was on his friend. The focus of the story was on right vs. wrong.

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Abbreviations

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Short form of a word (Noun)

The abbreviation of Ohio is OH.

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Abbreviate

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To shorten a word (Verb).

I can abbreviate Ohio OH.

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Don’t Panic

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Do not worry a lot

Don’t panic, finals will be over soon!

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Highlight

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To show the importance

I highlighted the important parts of the book.

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Database

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A collection of data.

We keep the information of all of our families in the Selamta database.

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Stickler

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A person who needs perfection

The teacher was a stickler for the rules and made everyone follow them.

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28
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Cyber Cafe

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A place to get the internet

I found a cyber cafe in Addis so I could get wifi!

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Disgusting

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Is not good

I think the taste of ketchup is disgusting and I do not eat it. EVER

30
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Gross

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Disgusting or not good

Ketchup is gross and tastes terrible.

31
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Smelly

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Smells bad/ bad odor

The garbage was so smelly they took it outside.

32
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Dreaded

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Fear about it

Geza dreaded his Map exam because he didn’t have a study guide.

33
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Integrated

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It’s within or include

Math is integrated in chemistry.

34
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Improvise

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Come up with right now

I left my computer at home and had to improvise and use my phone as a computer.

35
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Stage Fright

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When you are nervous when you perform

I get stage fright every time I give a speech.

36
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Prioritize

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Make something more important

I had so many thing to do, that I had to prioritize which ones to do first.

37
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Concept

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General Idea

I understand the concept of chemistry but not all the details

38
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Conceptual

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The forming of concepts (general ideas)

I had a conceptual understanding of chemistry but not a deep understanding.

39
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Melody

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Song

She was singing the melody of the worship song.

40
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Cadence

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Rhythm of sounds or words

Solders march to a cadence

41
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Ecosystem

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Connected system of living beings or organisms

Every plant and animal is important to its ecosystem.

42
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polyglot

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Speaking or writing in several languages.

The polyglot worked at the FBI to translate multiple languages.

43
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Tongue Twister

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Words that are difficult to say or pronounce

The word amiseganalu is a tongue twister for Foringe.

44
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Incrementally

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A little bit at a time

I am finishing my work incrementally, some each day.

45
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Insomnia

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Unable to sleep

Because of her insomnia at night, she is often tired during the day.

46
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Mnemonics

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A process or technique to memorize things
Please use the mnemonic ROYGBIV to remember the colors of the rainbow (Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).

47
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Phonetics

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The study of speech sounds and their pronunciations.

Kindergarteners study phonetics as they learn to read.

48
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Melodramatic

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Over dramatic, very emotional

The child was melodramatic and cried nonstop when she lost her toy.

49
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Prestigious

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Having a good reputation, being honored

He won the prestigious award for doing so well in school.

50
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Sheer

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Clear

You could see through the sheer fabric.

51
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Bound to

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Connected

The servant was bound to his master

52
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Neutralize

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To make something ineffective

They neutralized the threat of attack by capturing the lion.

53
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Parody

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A funny imitation of a serious story

I watched the parody of Romeo and Juliet and it was very funny.

54
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Perspective

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A viewpoint

From my perspective, he was guilty of the crime.

55
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Rebuttal

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A response to someone, often in a debate

She had a rebuttal for all of his arguments.

56
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Hold to a Standard

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Make sure someone follows expectations

All students at Marietta College are held to a standard and expected to follow all the rules.

57
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Launch into

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Quickly begin

She launched into a conversation with her friend.

58
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Interdependence

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Relying on others

The US and Canda have an interdependence on each other and each needs the other.

59
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Refresh

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Renew, make like new

I refreshed the room by adding new paint.

60
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Run into

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meet someone

I ran into my friend at the store

61
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Envious

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Wanting something someone else has

She was envious of his new car.

62
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nurturing

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Taking care of in a motherly way

Zene is very nurturing towards her kids.

63
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sympathetic

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Feeling sorry for

She was sympathetic towards his problem and helped him.

64
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In its entirety

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All of it

I watched the movie in its entirety.

65
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gullible

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believing everything

She was so gullible she believed everything.

66
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condolences

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Expression of sympathy when someone experiences loss or pain

I have my condolences to Zenebech’s family.

67
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neanderthal

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Early man

Neanderthals lived a thousand years ago.

68
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Patriarchy/Patriarchal/Patriarch

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Lead by a man

The man led house is a patriarch. The head of the house is the patriarch. His leadership is patriarchal.

69
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Matriarchy/Matriarch/Matriarchal

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Woman led

The woman led house is a matriarchy. The mother leaer is a matriarch and her leadership is matriarchal.

70
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Solidarity

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Friendship forming around a common interest

The soldiers stayed together in solidarity.

71
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Mansplaining

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To explain something to a woman in a way that insults her intelligence.
During the meeting, the male coworker disrespected the woman and mansplained things to her.

72
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Objective

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Your goal/To look at something without feeling or emotion
Geza’s objective is to become an orthopedic surgeon.
She has for his objective opinion on her paper.

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