FCE Unit 12 Vocabulary Flashcards
at the top of your voice (phr)
He was shouting at the top of his voice.
very loudly
ban (verb)
Cycling is banned inside the shopping centre.
to refuse to allow something, especially officially
bark (verb)
The dog kept barking.
to make a loud, rought noise
brief (verb)
We had already been briefed about what we had to do.
to give someone instructions about what they should do or say
cactus (n)
cactus leaves
a desert plant, usually with thick stems for storing water
commitment (n)
family/work commitments
something that you must do or deal with that takes your time
dare (verb)
I didn’t dare to cross the river.
to be vrave enough to do something difficult or dangerous
deny (verb)
Nobody should be denied a good education.
to not allow someone to do or have something
eyesight (n)
good/bad/poor exesight
the ability to see
fade (verb)
The light was fading.
to lose colour, brightness or strenght gradually
fragile (adj)
Be careful with that vase, it’s very fragile.
easily damaged, broken or harmed
gross (adj)
Your feet are gross
extremely unpleasant
habitat (n)
the natural habitat of the fox
the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives
intruder (n)
I feel like an intruder when I visit their home.
someone who is in a place or situation where they are not wanted
keep an eye out (phr)
Keep an eye out for the postman.
to watch for something or someone
mark (verb)
The route is clearly marked.
to show where something is by drawing or putting something somewhere
melt (verb)
The snow usually melts by the end of March.
When ice melts, it turns into water.
numb (adj)
I had been lying awkwardly and my leg had gone numb.
If a part of your body is numb, you are unable to feel it, usually for a short time
orphan (verb)
She was orphaned at the age of five.
If a person or animal is orphaned, their parents have died or been killed.
penultimate (adj)
the penultimate scene of the play
next to the last
pick out (phr verb)
They hope to pick out future champions.
to recognise, find or make a choice among different people or things in a group
prick (n)
I felt a liitle prick.
a small hole made by something sharp
rule out (phr verb)
to rule out the possibility of error
to decide or say that something is impossilbe or will not happen
run for your life (phr)
The captain told us to run for our lives.
to run away to save your life
serve a purpose (phr)
I suppose this knob must serve some purpose.
to be useful in some way
species (n)
Mountain gorillas are an endangered species.
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other
spine (n)
a cactus spine
a long, sharp point like a needle
tangle (verb)
My shoelaces were tangled.
to form a twisted mass
to the untrained eye (phr)
To the untrained eye, these insects all look the same.
to someone without the skill or knowledge to judge what they see
trample (verb)
Somebody trampled all over my flowerbed!
to step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
trunk (n)
Elephants use their trunks to drink, wash and eat.
the long, tube-shaped nose of an elephant
wild animal (n)
We saw a lots of wild animals.
an animal that lives independently of people, n natural conditions and with natural characteristics
