NGSL - Red words P-S Flashcards
To keep something fresh or useable
to preserve something
I like the taste of preserved fruit in chocolate..
We should preserve our natural resources for future generations
an idea or statement which is understood to be true at the start. Similar to assumption
The premise.
The premise of any joke that starts… ‘There was an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman’ is that the Irishman will do something stupid.
on time
prompt
Someone who is prompt never keeps others waiting
earlier
prior
Do you have any prior medical conditions?
to go to the next step
to proceed to something
Airport announcement:
Passengers for fight FX 202 should proceed to boarding gate 4.
the adjective of race
racial
Racial discrimination is immoral and illegal
the back of something
the rear
What does the train run on?
rails
singular: a rail
to believe something is true
casual English
to reckon
I reckon that is the right answer
to be familiar with something or someone
to give status to someone or something
to recognize / to recognise
Children can recognise shapes at an early age.
Young deer recognise their parents by the shape of their tail.
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease sometimes do not recognise their own relatives.
Those who are opposed to the monarchy do not recognise the Queen as head of state.
the noun of recognise
recognition
Facial recognition is available on new smartphones.
This author won a Nobel Prize for Literature, the ultimate form of recognition.
to feel guilt or sadness about something in the past that you think you should’ve done differently
to regret something
I regret not learning Japanese properly when I lived in Tokyo
the opposite of approve
to reject something or someone
Women tend to reject men’s proposals.
The publisher rejected my novel.
to depend on someone or something
to rely on someone
Children rely on their parents for everything
Friends rely on each other
to stay somewhere or keep something
In the photo, how many skittles —- after three have been knocked down?
to remain
After the earthquake, only a few houses remained.
Four remains if you take six from ten.
to take the part of something or someone else
To stand for someone in parliament
Something that is traditional and used as an image or symbol
Politicians are supposed to represent the wishes of the population.
The bulldog is the animal said to represent the British.
food, water, learning materials, natural assets
a resource
Russia has a lot of natural resources
I hope Brainscape is a good resource for your study
buying and selling commercial goods, eg. clothes
retail
I work in retail for The GAP.
to keep something
to retain something
After tax, the very rich retain about a half of the money they had earned.
ending your career, usually in old age
retirement.
The retirement age in the UK is 66 but it will rise to much higher as people live longer.
to show something that had been hidden (physically or from understanding)
A magician should never reveal how magic works.
I revealed a secret
He removed the mask and revealed his face
The clouds cleared and revealed the mountain.
money coming in
revenue
The government had much lower tax revenue during the pandemic as fewer people were in employment.
- to study again
2. To change something eg an estimate
To revise
I revised the words and passed OET.
I revised the first draft of my letter so it was shorter and clearer.
to remove a bad thing
to rid (yourself) of something
I rid myself of my bad habits…I stopped smoking, drinking, and overeating.
I rid myself of a lot of unused books
