Vocabulary 12 Flashcards
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Absorbing
Very interesting
Accompanied
Go somewhere with someone with you. (Or play an instrument with someone else playing with you)
Advance
To make progress
Affirmative
Agreeing with something
Banish
Ban / send someone away as a punishment
Bearded
Having a beard
Blustery
Very windy
Brisk
Active and energetic
Bumper
Very large (also a horizontal bar across the front or back of a vehicle used to reduce damage in a crash)
Challenging
Difficult
Coarse
Rough
Compliant
Obeying the rules
Comrade
Friend
Contempt
Feeling that a person or thing is worthless
Dawn
The beginning of the morning when the sun first rises
Destitute
Very poor
Eccentric
Slightly strange or unusual (used to describe a person’s behaviour)
Educated
Having had a good education
Fantasy
An idea that is impossible or unlikely
Flashy
Attractive or impressive
Flimsy
Easily damaged
Formal
Suitable for an official or important occasion
Granted
To allow or agree with a request
Ignorant
Not knowing something
Inaudible
A sound that’s too quiet to hear
Inhale
Breathe in
Insert
Put something into something else
Intentional
On purpose
Intrepid
Fearless / adventurous
Landlord
Someone who rents out a building
Leisurely
Doing something without rushing or ina relaxed way
Magnify
To make something seem larger than it is, say by using a magnifying glass or microscope
Miserly
Not spending much money (used to describe a person’s behaviour)
Omit
Leave out
Outgoing
Friendly and confident
Overcast
When the sky is full of grey clouds
Plentiful
When there is lots of something
Postpone
To arrange for something to take place at a later time
Precise
Accurate
Reality
How things really are (opposite of fantasy)
Reap
To gather plants (usually a harvest)
Relapse
To become worse after something had previously become better
Reluctant
Not willing to do something
Retreat
To withdraw or move back
Rowdy
Noisy
Scarce
Not enough (usually used to describe money or food)
Scorn
Feeling contempt for someone or something
Sow
Plant seeds (also an adult female pig)
Tenant
Someone who lives in a building that is owned by someone else
Traitor
A person who betrays someone or something
Turbulent
Used to describe something that is not calm
Underdog
Someone who has not much chance of winning a fight/competition
Unruffled
Not disordered or disarranged
Vague
Not clear in meaning
Valley
The area of low land in between hills and mountains
Vile
Disgusting
Wary
To be cautious about a potential danger
