English Vocabulary 1

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Den

Back 1

hidden,often underground home of a wild animal

e.x. The cave we came across in the forest last summer turned out to be the ..... of a bear!

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Peek

Back 2

look quickly

e.x. Close your eyes and don't....! I want this to be a surprise.

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Induce

Back 3

1.cause something

e.x. Both treatments were effective in ..... ing remission of the disease.

2. persuade of influence sb to do something

e.x. I can't think what ....ed her to marry him.

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Fuel

Back 4

make something increase

e.x. People's fear of crime is .....led by sensationalist reports.

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Whiff

Back 5

small amount of something that is breathed in

e.x. Opening the door, she caught a .... of cigarette smoke.

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Sluggish

Back 6

Slow-moving,lethargic

e.x. Sasha woke up feeling tired and .... .

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Frontier

Back 7

On the edge of civilization

e.x. Life was difficult for settlers in the American .... towns that sprung up in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Towering

Back 8

Of outstanding importance

e.x. Picasso is a .... figure in the history of 20th-century.

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Flowery

Back 9

Full of rich and decorative language same as

florid

e.x. The writer has a very ... old-fashioned style, which most people fond hard to read.

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Ostentatious

Back 10

Showy,flashy

e.x. Although extremely wealthy, Simon and his family were never .... .

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Vigorous

Back 11

Active,strong

e.x. We need a ..... campaign to reduce deaths on the roads.

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Profoundly

Back 12

Deeply

e.x. She was ..... influenced by Schulz.

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Liberating (adj)

Back 13

Liberates (i.e. sets one free)

e.x. Most people who have tried whitewater rafting say it is amazingly ..... .

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Literary

Back 14

Related to literature

e.x. Shakespeare was a ..... giant of the English Renaissance.

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Literal

Back 15

Corresponding to the exact meaning of something

e.x. He is clearly not using the word 'dead' in its .... sense.

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Literate

Back 16

1. able to read and write

e.x. Only 20% of women in the country are .... .

2. Extremely intelligent

e.x. The boss was quick to hire the refined and .... college graduate.

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In conflict with (sb/sth)

Back 17

Fighting

e.x. She is ..... her employers over sickness pay.

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At odds (with sb/sth)

Back 18

In opposition

e.x. She continued to find herself ..... with her husband.

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Voracious

Back 19

Wildly hungry,greedy

e.x. She has always had a ..... appetite for reading.

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Avaricious

Back 20

Greedy

e.x. She's an aggressive competitor with an ..... desire for profit and personal gain.

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Gullible

Back 21

Too trusting, easily tricked

e.x. The .... old woman really believed that she had won a million dollars in a contest that she never entered.

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Opinionated

Back 22

Having strong views that one is unwilling to change

e.x. I hate spending time with ...... people; you can't discuss anything with them because they always think they're right about everything.

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Susceptibility (to something)

Back 23

The state of being susceptible (i.e. easily influenced or harmed)

e.x. Smoking increases your .... to heart and lung disease.