Group 732 Vocabulary - Day 02 Flashcards
turn up
to appear/arrive at
pass out
to lose consciousness
take off
to leave the ground (for an airplane)
hang on
wait
break down
to stop functioning
hang up
to end a telephone conversation
look up
to find a piece of information
bring up
to raise a topic
put off
to postpone/leave until later
give up
to desist
take up
to begin a new activity
look after
to take care of
stand for
to be an abbreviation for
look forward to
to anticipate something with enthusiasm
get on with
to continue doing something (after an interruption)
run out of
to have no more of something
face up to
to confront
come up with
to think of (an idea)
get away with
to avoid being punished for
get rid of
to dispose of/make disappear
go down with
to become sick with
back out of
to withdraw from a commitment
put up with
to tolerate
try out
to test
figure out
to discover the answer to
ask over
to invite to your house
let down
to disappoint
put out (a fire)
to extinguish (a fire)
come off
to become detached
drop out
to abandon your studies
go off
to explode or fire (for a gun or bomb)
look out
to be careful
get along with
to have a good relationship with
keep up with
to move or progress at the same rate as someone
make up
to reconcile after a fight
make something up
to invent a story or lie
hand in
to give work to a teacher or boss
turn in
to give work to a teacher or boss
count on
to depend on
an urge
a strong desire
treasure
to value highly
trash
to criticize severely (informal)
pencil sharpener
device for making a pencil sharp
unconscious
not conscious
engineer
person qualified to work in an area of engineering
engineering
area of activity related to the design and use of machines and structures
seldom
rarely
stuff
things (informal)
take advantage of
make use of the opportunities offered by something
trustworthy
able to be relied on as honest or truthful
wise
having experience, knowledge and good judgement
sincere
someone who says what they genuinely feel or believe
