Vocab tests Flashcards
work off
-to get rid of something, especially a strong feeling, by using physical effort
-to earn money in order to be able to pay a debt
out of order
-If something someone says or does is out of order, it is unpleasant or not suitable and it is likely to upset or offend people
-not operating because it is broken
remarks or actions that are out of order are not acceptable under the rules
off duty
(especially of police, military and medical staff) not at work
formation
a particular arrangement or pattern
be common/public knowledge
to be something that everyone knows, especially in a particular community or group
send on
-to send something to a place so that it arrives before you get there
-to send a letter that has been sent to somebody’s old address to their new address
-to send something from one place/person to another
call up
-to make a phone call to somebody
-to make somebody do their training in the army, etc. or fight in a war
-to give somebody the opportunity to play in a sports team, especially for their country
-to bring something back to your mind
-to use something that is stored or kept available
go up
-if the price of something, the temperature, etc. goes up, it becomes higher
-to be built
-when the curtain across the stage in a theatre goes up, it is raised or opened
-to go from one place to another, especially further north or to a city or large town from a smaller place
-to be destroyed by fire or an explosion
come on
-used in orders to tell somebody to hurry or to try harder
-(of an actor) to walk onto the stage
-(of a player) to join a team during a game
-to improve or develop in the way you want
-used to show that you know what somebody has said is not correct
-(of an illness or a mood) to begin
-(of a TV programme, etc.) to start
-to begin to operate
limp
-having no strength or energy
-not stiff or strong
conspicuous
easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention
self-esteem
=self-worth (a feeling of being happy with your own character and abilities)
self-absorption
the fact of only thinking about or being interested in yourself
self-identity
the way somebody considers their characteristics as a particular individual, especially in relation to the social environment they live or work in
detect
find the position of
adhere to
=follow (to behave according to a particular law, rule, set of instructions, etc.; to follow a particular set of beliefs or a fixed way of doing something)
mainstream
the ideas and opinions that are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people; the people whose ideas and opinions are most accepted
stereotyped
based on fixed ideas about a person or thing which may not really be true
instalment
one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until something has been paid for, monthly payment (in/by instalments)
augmentation
=increase (the act or process of increasing the amount, value, size, etc. of something)
Notwithstanding
=in spite of (without being affected by something; despite something)
Ex: Notwithstanding some major financial problems, the school has had a successful year
regardless of
paying no attention to something/somebody; treating something/somebody as not being important
impediment
=obstacle ( something that delays or stops the progress of something)
