SL-CH5-VOCABULARY Flashcards
(noun) shelter
a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life
(verb) construct reconstruct
(noun) construction reconstruction constructor construct
to build something such as a house, bridge, road etc
(verb) adapt
(noun) adaptability adaptation adapter adaptor
(adjective) adaptable adapted
to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situation
(noun) concern
(adjective) concerned ≠ unconcerned
(verb) concern
a feeling of worry about something important
(noun) appeal = upside ≠ downside
an urgent request for something important
(noun) tendency
(verb) tend
if someone or something has a tendency to do or become a particular thing, they are likely to do or become it
(noun) pattern = model
the regular way in which something happens, develops, or is done;
a regularly repeated arrangement of shapes, colours, or lines on a surface, usually as decoration
(noun) flat flatness
(adjective) flat
(verb) flatten
(adverb) flat flatly
smooth and level, without raised or hollow areas, and not sloping or curving;
a flat rate, amount of money etc is fixed and does not change or have anything added
(adjective) independent
(noun) independence independent
(adverb) independently
(noun) dependant dependence ≠ independence dependency
(adjective) dependable dependent ≠ independent
(verb) depend
(adverb) dependably independently
an independent organization is not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money from, another organization or the government
(adjective) permanent = long-term ≠ short-term
continuing to exist for a long time or for all the time in the future
(adverb) virtually
(adjective) virtual
practically
(adjective) convinced ≠ unconvinced convincing ≠ unconvincing
(verb) convince
(adverb) convincingly ≠ unconvincingly
making you believe that something is true or right
(noun) gesture
a movement of part of your body, especially your hands or head, to show what you mean or how you feel
(adjective) conscious ≠ unconscious
(adverb) subconsciously consciously ≠ unconsciously
(noun) subconscious unconscious consciousness unconsciousness subconscious
noticing or realizing something; aware
(adjective) amused
if you are amused by something, you think it is funny and you smile or laugh
(noun) leaning
a tendency to prefer or agree with a particular set of beliefs, opinions etc;
inclination
(verb) maintain
(noun) maintenance
to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before
(noun) interaction interactivity
(noun) act action ≠ inaction activity ≠ inactivity reaction interaction overacting
(adjective) acting active ≠ inactive
(verb) act ≠ overact
(adverb) actively
(adjective) interactive
(verb) interact
(adverb) interactively
a process by which two or more things affect each other
(verb) include ≠ ignore
involve
(noun) interest ≠ boredom
attention
(adjective) connected
Brought together or into contact
(noun) service
assistance provided by an official organization
depending
needing support from
methods
certain procedures for doing things
