Vocabulary Flashcards
Grumble
To complain about somebody or something that is not really very serious
Exaggerate
To make something seem larger
Underestimate
To think that the amount cost of something is smaller than it really is
Optimistic
Expecting good things to happen
Sufficient
Enough for a particular purpose
Tremendous
Very great
Dignity
A sens of your own important and value
Stingy
Not willing to spend money
Coincidence
The fact of two things happening at the same time
Deliberately
Done in a way that was planned
Tranquil
Quiet and peaceful
Assertive
Expressing opinions
Submissive
Too willing to accept
Captivate
To keep somebody’s attention
Catastrophe - disaster
A sudden event that caused sudden damage
Phenomenon
An event in nature
Inherit
To receive maney from somebody when he dies
Substitute
A person or thing acting or serving in place of another
Stimulus
Something that helps somebody- something to develop better or more quickly
Provoke
To say or do something that yiu know will annoy somebody so that they react in an angry way
Deficiency
The state of not having, or not having enough of something that is essential
Dedicated
Used for one particular purpose only
Crisis
A time of great danger, difficulty or doubt when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made
Permanent
Lasting for a long time
Anonymous
A person with a name that is not known or that is not made public
Accomplish
To succeed in doing or completing something
Applaud
To show your appeoval of something byclapping your hands
Barrier
An object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another
Consumption
The act of using energy. Food or materials
Conspiracy
A secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal
Elaborate
Very complicated and detailed
Refugee
A person who has been forced to leave their country
Immigration
The process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own
Grind
To break something into very small pieces
Adequate
Enough in quantity
Frustrated
Feeling annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want
Mandatory
Must be done because of a low or a rule
Alike
In a very similar way
Acquire
To fain something by your own efforts
Auction
A public sale in which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them
Bitter
Having a strong unpleasant taste not sweet
Wrap
To cover something completely in paper or other materials
Heritage
The history traditions buildings and objects that a country or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of its character
Vicious
Deliberately violent dangerously aggressive
