NGSL - Red words G-H-I-J-K-L-M Flashcards
when a group of people, animals or things come together
gather (in)
The birds gathered in a flock
a kind of smile
In the picture, the man has a small —-
grin
Sadiq Khan is the ___ of London.
the person who governs a city is a
mayor
to put a plan into action is to
to implement a plan
noun of implement
implementation
Implementation takes discipline and effort
to say something indirectly
to imply something
Please speak to me directly if you have a problem rather than implying things with your tone of voice
to force something on someone
to impose something
Sanctions and freezing of assets have been imposed on Russia
a thing that motivates people to do something
an incentive
Lower interest rates are an incentive to borrow money
Looking and feeling healthier is an incentive for exercising
to show intention to do something
/ to signal something should happen
to indicate
The car in front of me indicated that they were planning to turn left, so I slowed down.
Increased thirst and need to urinate may indicate diabetes.
Noun of indicate. In medicine, a symptom that means a drug might be taken.#
an indication
opposite of indication is contraindication
understanding of how something works
insight
Nurses seem to have more insight into how people act than doctors do.
noun of involve
Also related to progress of a disease
involvement
The cancer had spread from the breast and there was involvement in the lymph nodes.
a kind of risk
financial risk
a liability
If an employee in a shop insults the customers, then the shop’s reputation will be damaged. The employee is a liability.
This company has too many liabilities, so we should not invest in buying its stock.
movement or proposal/suggestion/plan to do something
motion
motion to do something.
The committee voted on whether to implement the motion or abandon it
going two ways
mutual
There needs to be mutual respect for any relationship to work.
to take a position
Country A does this to country B
In World War 2, these islands were occupied by the Germans.
to take up your time
to occupy time
Being a parent is occupying a lot of my time these days.
synonym of happen
occur
What occurs in this room must be kept confidential.
the opposite of support
to oppose something.
Many people are opposed to gun ownership on the grounds of public safety.
Some healthcare professionals were opposed to vaccine mandates.
the opposite of special
ordinary
It was an ordinary Monday and I went to the hospital as usual.
This is a diamond….
pattern
a punishment is also called a
penalty
England often lose football matches on penalties
There is a high penalty for failing to declare your taxes.
to sense something
to perceive something
The nurse perceived that the patient was hiding a symptom.
to make someone think or do something
to persuade s.o to do something
The nurse persuaded her patient to quit smoking
a heap
a pile
I found my favourite t-shirt in a pile of dirty clothes
tube / something people smoked in old times!
a pipe
to throw something
to try to sell something
To adjust your language to the audience.
Noun related to volume
to pitch something
Women have higher pitched voices then men do.
The salesperson pitched the product to the prospective customer
simple
plain
Please use plain language with patients
an example
instance
deep understanding, often that which cannot be taught
a moment of understanding
insight
an insight
when a building or object — to one side, it is not straight.
to lean
Picture shows The Leaning Tower of Pisa
the making of laws of society is…
a new piece of law is also called
legislation
a new piece of legislation
to get onto something
to mount something
He mounted the horse
a quantity of something, often ‘land’ or item in an auction
a place for parking
a lot
The parking lot is next to the supermarket.
Auctioneer ‘Lot 21, this lovely vase, has a starting bid of 50 pounds…. Am I bid 60?’
Be careful to distinguish this from the word for quantity, eg. I had a lot of money
to collect something (transitive form of gathering)
In the picture, someone has — some walnuts.
to gather something
Note: early human societies were called ‘hunter-gatherers’
huge, a person who is huge, a kind of thing that is huge
‘The BFG’ is a book about a friendship between a girl called Sophie and a huge man called the Big Friendly G—’
My husband grew — cabbages last year as we had a lot of rain.
giant
a person who governs is a
governor
‘The governor of California is Gavin Newsome’.
solid thing under your feet, usually used of landscapes
ground
After you get off a boat, your sense of balance takes a while to being on ground again.
In Japan, before building a new building, there is a ‘ground breaking ceremony’.
noun of hot
The patient has a low tolerance to h—
The patient reported greater sensitivity to h…
Chilli peppers add — to a stew.
heat
I hate the summer heat in Japan
a general word for an award for distinguished performance, eg. in war, in an exam
an honour / an honor
to value and show respect to someone
to honour them
We should honour our elders.
- noun of hungry
also: an enthusiasm for something
hunger
- Women in developing countries are more likely to experience hunger then men.
- My student had a hunger for knowledge.
word to show agreement
indeed
noun of injury
to injure (yourself/body part)
The patient had injured their foot playing football.
an official investigation
an inquiry
an example is also
an instance
to have a plan to do something is to
intend to do something
opposite of internal
Outside
The picture shows —-stairs
external
verb of invention
Thomas Edison — the lightbulb.
to invent something
Legal word for a group of 12 laypeople who decide if someone is guilty or innocent
a jury
The jury is central to the British legal system.
The jury must be impartial.
In some high-profile or cases involving violence or gangs, the jury stay in a hotel to protect them.
Hard manual work is also called…
labour
This cake has four…
layers
a layer..
The skin is a layer of tissue that provides protection, regulation, and sensation.
collective word for law making
making laws is the process of
legislation
Civil rights groups advocated for a legislation on gay marriage.
a group of teams, often sporting
the league
fairness, rightness, often in a legal context
justice
The jury is central to the criminal justice system in the UK.
word for word, not metaphorical
literally
Joke:
Haemorrhoids are literally a pain in the bum.
noun of lend
loan
I got a bank loan to pay for my new car
- Space at between text and the edge of a page.
2. Difference between revenue and expenditure in a business is also called profit m—
margin
- In physics, referring to matter
- In Catholicism, referring to a service
- Adjective for ‘a lot’, eg. ‘m—- transportation
Hint: massive
mass
only
merely
or
a mere
I have a mere 5 pounds in my bank account.
a genre of fiction, eg. Sherlock Holmes
a kind of puzzle
Noun of mysterious
a mystery
An idiopathic disease ? A disease with no known cause.
