Essential Vocab P1 Flashcards
Prize-N
Something that is given to a person who won a competition
Ancient-Adj
Very old
Century-N
One hundred years
County-N
An area of a state or country that has its own government to deal with local matters.
Exist-V
To be real
- Do you really think that unicorn ever existed ?
Flat-Adj
Smooth and level without raised or hollow areas and not slopping or curving.
Beat-V
To get the most points, votes etc in a game, race, or competition.
To defeat
I managed to beat everyone in the race.
Flow-V
To move easily and continuously in one direction.
The water flowed over the rocks and into the lake.
Puddle-n
A pool of liquid on the ground.
- when the ice melted it formed. Puddle.
Depend-V
To need someone or something in order to exist or to be healthy or successful.
-The island’s economy depends on tourism.
Exact-Adj
It is just the right amount.
- Please use the exact amount of sugar for the cake.
Explore-V
To discuss or think about something carefully.
- I’m going to explore the possibility of a part time job.
Foreign-Adj
From or related to a country that is not your own
- She doesn’t like to read foreign literature.
-I found it difficult to handle foreign relationships.
Injustice-N
A situation in which people are treated very unfairly and not given their rights.
- Putting an innocent people in jail is an act of injustice.
Regard-V
To think about someone or something in a particular way.
- Coronado regarded the city as ugly place.
Worth-Adj
Equivalent in value to the sum or item specified.
- The things in this city must be worth a lot of money.
Clerk-N
Someone who keeps record or account in an office.
- The clerk at the desk told me about Katy’s story.
Though-Adv
It’s used when the second idea makes the first seem surprising.
- Though Katy didn’t feel well, she was playing out with Tommy.
Emphasise-V
To say something louder or higher than others to give it more importance.
- The speaker emphasised on the necessity of studying new words in contexts.
Reward-N
Something that you get because of you have done something good or worked hard.
- The winner will receive a reward that is equivalent to 10 Thousand dollars. 
Set-V
To carefully put something down somewhere.
- She set the food on the ground and ran to her car.
Advance-V
To go forward.
- A boy said Stacie you advance to the middle I will go right those two boys go left.
Average-Adj
If something is average it is at a normal level.
- To her, the kids average behaviour was very bad. No girl matched her personality.
Match-V
To be suitable for a particular person, thing, or situation.
- No girl matched her personality.
Division-N
A division is the act of making smaller groups of a larger one.
- The chart had six division which all had different colors.
Enable-V
To enable a person is to make it possible for them to do something.
- Having the key enabled us to open the door.
Frustrate-V
To frustrate is to prevent someone from fulfilling their desire.
- The machine frustrated me because I could not fix it.
Govern-V
To govern is to control the public business of a country, state, or city.
- The united states is governed from the white house.
Plenty-N
To have more than you need.
- The school had plenty of books for the students to read.
Relieve-V
To make someone feel less pain.
- The medicine relieved the sick boy.
Slave-N
A person who is not free and must work for someone else.
The slave worked very hard all day long.
Passenger-N
A person who rides in a car, train and airplane.
-They learnt how to be safe passengers on a boat.
-They know how to survive as a passengers whose boat might sink in the ocean.
Pole-N
A long thin stick made of wood or metal to support things.
- Each team has to remove the other’s ream flag from the pole.
- The game is all about collecting poles from the playground and build a solid tour.
Block-N
A large piece of solid material that has flat, square sides.
- She took the dog for a walk around the block.
- Participants who get across the block will lose the competition.
Cheer-V
A shout of joy, support or praise.
- Her Mom cheered, until she made it to the finish line.
Complex-Adj
Made of many different parts or things that are connected and difficult to understand.
- Jack was a movie critic and the smartest man in town. He could solve complex math problems.
- Engineers spent almost three months trying to find a valid conclusion for the complex air absorption inside the hole.
Suction- N
The process of removing air or liquid from a space or container
- Vacuum work by suction.
- As what the engineers said, they must execute the suction first than fill it with gasoline.
Passage-N
A long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another.
- Big villas contains long passage that is filled with beautiful flowers on each side.
Pressure-N
The force or weight with which something presses against something else.
- The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding.
- We use pressure to isolate solid surfaces.
Press-v
An act of pushing something with your hand or with a tool that you are holding.
- He gave the bell another press.
- We pressed the bottom to open the door.
Perform-V
Perform something to entertain an audience by playing a piece of music acting in a play etc.
- A computer cab perform many tasks at once.
- Logy preformed a play at the theater and the audience clapped for her.
Strike-V
To hit someone or something hard or with force.
- Jack said “ we can’t get past it. But if you strike it it might break.”
- Workers strike working three continues days because of the short duration of the vacation.
Term-N
A word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language.
- He said to Tim, “ I thought I was smart, but I learned a new term today: friendship. “
- We study new programing terms to be updated.
Unite-V
To join together with other people in order to do something as a group.
- We will unite in fighting crime.
- This tool helps the shapes to unite and form a totally new shape.
Associate-V
To make a connection between people or things in your mind.
- I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.
- They unconsciously associate between being a doctor and the ability to understand political and economical issues.
Involve-V
If a situation, an event or an activity involves someone or something, they take a part in it or are affected by it.
- Cleaning the park would involve hard work.
- Traveling outside involve lots of governmental papers to be stamped.
Range-N
The distance over which a gun or other weapon can hit things.
Ex.
Different people helped each time, but Joe was always there. In that period of time, Joe saw a range of results.
Populate-V
Populate something to live in an area and form its population.
Ex.
People populated the area by the river and drank its water.
