NGSL - Red words O-S Flashcards
to extend part of your body
to stretch
Cats like to stretch their legs.
very precise, hard personality, opposite of relaxed
strict
My teacher was very strict.
to let out a loud high vocalisation, usually fear, and sometimes also surprise and pleasure
a scream
Edvard Munch painted The Scream.
someone who holds shares in a company
a shareholder
to help someone through your skills, usually over a long time
Also, to bring food to the table
To be imprisoned for a period of time
To start a game of tennis
to serve someone
Doctors serve their patients.
The prisoner served a five-year sentence.
The tennis player served the ball.
a computer that provides a connection to the internet is a
server
This person’s job is a
server (US English)
a place of simple buildings is a
settlement
also: an agreement in a divorce of how a couple’s assets are divided.
The outside of a crab or an egg is the
shell
Also: a kind of bomb or bombing
protection from weather or attack
shelter
I found shelter from the rain under the tree.
to change position
to shift
In the 2011 earthquake, the earth shifted on its axis.
I shifted over to make room in the car for my friend to sit down beside me.
What you wear on your feet over your socks…
shoes
beach, land next to sea
shore
to attack with a gun or try to score a goal in football
to shoot someone
to shoot the ball at the goal
importance
significance
the ability to see is
sight
What does a singer do?
They SING!
very little
slight
There were slight differences from place to place.
for the benefit of someone in themselves
Parents do a lot for the sake of their children
phrase ‘for the sake of’ means ‘to benefit them’.
to keep something
to get an injury
The patient sustained a head injury in the motorcycle accident
I sustained my business by getting more clients
to meet conditions
to fulfill a need
to satisfy some conditions
The candidate satisfied all the criteria for a B.
Before it becomes a river, water is a
stream
also: ‘a stream of urine’ ‘midstream urine’
to place something OR be located
to situate something
The new hospital is situated in the centre of the city.
- In favour of something, opposite of ‘anti’
2. abbreviation of professional
PRO
part of a hill or a graph
a slope
There is a slope here, so watch your step.
The ski slopes are good in the Alps
to frighten someone
to make someone feel fear
to scare someone
My older brother used to tell me ghost stories to scare me.
a plan or design
a scheme
a person who studies
someone who has a special grant in a school or university to pay for studies
a scholar
scholarship
to look for something
to search for something
to seek
Children like to play ‘Hide and Seek’. One person counts to 100 and the other hides. Then the seeker must find their friend.
I sought advice (old English)
seek / sought / sought
an elder
or
someone who is higher than you in the workplace or education
senior
senior citizens
my senior at work
a place, often in a play
a scene
Macbeth: Act 1, Scene 3.
the extent of something
limits of a job or role
scope
‘My supervisor said she could not answer my questions as they were beyond her scope’.
to break very cleanly
snap
The bone snapped completely in two.
Emotional release of air from mouth
a s— of relief
a s— of pleasure
a sigh
She sighed with relief when she passed the test.
An impressive thing to look at
The Statue of Liberty is an amazing sight!
What’s this?
A sign
Sounds like ‘line’ or ‘mine’ or ‘shine’
importance
significance
important
significant
Her past medical history is significant for Type 2 diabetes.
Pronounced ‘SIG - nif-i-CANT’.
like ‘DIG’
Without gaps, strong
The pink is a — background
SOLID
Vocabulary is a solid basis for language aquisition.
spirit, especially in religious language
soul
Sounds like ‘hole’
free or unused
spare
‘Do you have any spare change?’
I have a spare bedroom in my home
a variety of plant/animal/virus
species
- magic words
2. short period
a spell
1 The witch cast a spell on me and turned me into a frog!
- I had a dizzy spell for about 5 minutes.
a mark left by some liquid
a stain
To look a long time without blinking at something/someone
to stare at something
Sounds like ‘hair’ or ‘fare’ or ‘dare’
What is the rabbit staring at?
I stared at the ocean.
to take something that is not yours
to steal something
Sounds like ‘heal’
Steal / stole / stolen
A burglar stole my computer.
My computer was stolen by a burglar.
- a quantity of something held back for future use
- a share in a company
- Basis for soup, eg. vegetable or beef or chicken
stock
1 I have a few stocks in my financial portfolio
- There is not much stock in the supermarkets now, so customers are angry.
- Borscht is made with vegetable or chicken stock, cabbage, beets, tomatoes etc.
next
subsequent
an alternative
a substitute
You can substitute vegetable for beef stock in this recipe.
to be successful at something
to succeed at something
SUK-SEED
- the total
2. a calculation
the sum
- The sum of 10 and 14 is 24.
- I did some difficult sums.
to assume or pretend something
I suppose so.
People sometimes say this when they do not really agree 100 per cent and they want to be supportive or try to agree.
100 per cent
surely
If you learn this, you’ll surely pass the test.
to explore, examine, or look at something to get the main points
to survey something
I surveyed the map to see what was around me.
staying alive
survival
Fire and shelter are essential for survival if you are lost in the woods at night.
The relative five-year relative survival rate for stage 4 pancreatic cancer is 2.9%.
Evolution is also known as ‘survival of the fittest’.
to stop something briefly
suspend
Let’s suspend our classes while you are on holiday.
When you go to the theatre or watch a movie, you must suspend your disbelief.
Say a bad word
Make a promise
to swear
I swore an oath that I would never lie.
Swear/swore/sworn
