20:00-21:00 Vocabulary 1 (October)

Front 1

VERB: to say that you have the same opinion

e.g.

When he said that, I had to _____.

I _____ with her analysis of the situation.

Back 1

agree

Hint 1

/əˈɡriː/

e.g.

He agreed with them about the need for change.

I agree. / I don't agree

(NOT "I'm agree" or "I'm not agree")

Front 2

ADJECTIVE: measuring a short distance from one side to the other, especially in relation to length

(OPPOSITE: wide)

e.g.

______ streets

a ______ parking space

Back 2

narrow

Hint 2

/ˈnærəʊ/

Front 3

VERB: to harm yourself or somebody else physically, especially in an accident

e.g.

He _______ his knee playing hockey.

Three people were killed and five _______ in the crash.

She _______ herself during training.

Back 3

injure

Hint 3

/ˈɪndʒə(r)/

O-o

Front 4

NOUN: harm done to a person's or an animal's body, for example in an accident

e.g.

The passengers escaped with only minor ________.

Back 4

injury

Hint 4

/ˈɪndʒəri/

O-o-o

Front 5

NOUN: (often used as an adjective) the process of learning something by repeating it until you remember it rather than by understanding the meaning of it

(SYNONYM: memorise, learn by heart)

e.g.

to learn by ____

____ learning

Back 5

rote

Hint 5

e.g.It might be a good idea to rote learn the English lyrics of your favourite songs.

Front 6

/

Back 6

slash

Front 7

\

Back 7

backslash

Front 8

:

Back 8

colon

Hint 8

The word stress is on the first syllable

O-o

Front 9

"_"

Back 9

underscore

Hint 9

The wordstress is on the first syllable

O-o-o

Front 10

.com

Back 10

dot com

Front 11

"-"

(NOT "_")

Back 11

dash

Front 12

NOUN: a folding chair with a seat made from a long strip of material on a wooden or metal frame, used for example on a beach

Back 12

deckchair

Front 13

NOUN: a long narrow line of colour, that is a different colour from the areas next to it

e.g.
a zebra's black and white _______

Back 13

stripe

Hint 13

ADJECTIVE: stripy/stripey

e.g.

a stripy jumper

Front 14

NOUN: substance that consists of very small fine grains of rock. It is found on beaches, in deserts, etc.

Back 14

sand

Hint 14

ADJECTIVE: sandy

e.g.

a sandy beach

Front 15

NOUN: a person who plays the piano

Back 15

pianist

Hint 15

/ˈpɪənɪst/

O-o-o

Front 16

VERB: to feel sorry about something you have done or about something that you have not been able to do

e.g.

I _______ not learning the piano.

Back 16

regret

Hint 16

/rɪˈɡret/

o-O

"REGRET" is followed by a GERUND

REGRET + (not) DOING

Front 17

NOUN: your brother or sister's son; your husband or wife's brother or sister's son

Back 17

nephew

Hint 17

/ˈnefjuː/

Front 18

NOUN: your brother or sister's daughter; your husband or wife's brother or sister's daughter

Back 18

niece

Hint 18

/niːs/

Front 19

NOUN: a house that is one of a row of houses that are joined together on each side

a ___________ house

Back 19

terraced

Hint 19

/ˈterɪst/

Front 20

NOUN: a house that is joined to another house by a wall on one side that is shared

Back 20

semi-detached

Hint 20

COMPARE:

detached

/dɪˈtætʃt/

Front 21

ADJECTIVE: happy, and showing it by the way that you behave

e.g.

You’re in a __________ mood.

a __________, hard-working employee

Back 21

cheerful

Hint 21

/ˈtʃɪəfl/

Front 22

Fill in the space:

A: How do you ______ "chess"?

B: C-H-E-S-S

Back 22

spell

Front 23

VERB: to find a way of dealing with a problem or difficult situation

e.g.

Attempts are being made to ______ the problem of waste disposal.

Back 23

solve

Hint 23

e.g.

You can't solve anything by just running away.

Front 24

VERB: to make something known generally or in public, especially in order

e.g.

We would like to _________ our in the local newspaper.

Back 24

advertise

Hint 24

/ˈædvətaɪz/

O-o-o

Front 25

NOUN: a site or application through which users can communicate with each other by adding information, messages, images, etc.

e.g.

Facebook is by far the most popular _______ _________.

Back 25

social network

Hint 25

/ˈsəʊʃl/ /ˈnetwɜːk/

Front 26

ADJECTIVE: (of a person or their character) slow or not wanting to show feelings or express opinions

e.g.

Neighbours described him as a __________ man who didn’t mix much.

Back 26

reserved

Hint 26

/rɪˈzɜːvd/ o-O

e.g.

She seems quite reserved.

Front 27

VERB: form opinion

e.g.

People are very quick to _______ others based on very little information.

Back 27

judge

Hint 27

/dʒʌdʒ/

Schools should not be judged only on exam results.

Front 28

ADJECTIVE: not allowed by the law

e.g.

It's ________ to drive through a red light.

Back 28

illegal

Hint 28

/ɪˈliːɡl/ o-O-o

e.g.

Israel's separation wall was judged illegal by the International Court in 2004.

Front 29

ADJECTIVE: made to seem larger, better, worse or more important than it really is or needs to be

e.g.

She has an ______________ sense of her own importance.

Back 29

exaggerated

Hint 29

/ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtɪd/

e.g.

to make greatly/wildly exaggerated claims

Front 30

ADJECTIVE: not interesting; making you feel tired and impatient

e.g.

The film was so _________ that I almost fell asleep.

Back 30

boring

Hint 30

The film was BORING.

I felt very BORED

Front 31

NOUN: the activity of using messages on social networking sites, emails, text messages, etc. to frighten or upset somebody

e.g.

The school provides guidance for parents on how to deal with issues such as _____________.

Back 31

cyberbullying

Hint 31

/ˈsaɪbəbʊliɪŋ/

Front 32

NOUN: the state of feeling or showing pleasure

e.g.

To find true ______________ you might need to make some changes in your life.

Back 32

happiness

Hint 32

/ˈhæpinəs/

Front 33

NOUN: the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, when you are thinking about them being attractive to look at

e.g

The __________ in Argentina is magnificent.

Back 33

scenery

Hint 33

/ˈsiːnəri/

Front 34

NOUN: everything you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country

e.g.

the woods and fields that are typical features of the English ___________

Back 34

landscape

Hint 34

/ˈlændskeɪp/

Front 35

NOUN: a business whose job is to sell houses and land for people

e.g.

We contacted an ______ ______ in Santa Cruz to look for a house.

Back 35

estate agency

Front 36

NOUN: a place where civil marriages are performed and where records of births, marriages and deaths are made

e.g.

I didn't get married in the church, we just went to the _________ _______

Back 36

registry office

Front 37

NOUN: a particular type of animal that has been developed by people in a controlled way, especially a type of dog, cat or farm animal

e.g.

Labradors and other large _______ of dog

Back 37

breed

Front 38

NOUN: the sum of money that you borrow from a bank to buy a house

e.g.

a ___________ on the house

monthly ___________ payments

Back 38

mortgage

Hint 38

/ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/

Front 39

VERB: to take and use something that belongs to somebody else, and return it to them at a later time

e.g.

Can I _________ your umbrella?

Back 39

borrow

Hint 39

/ˈbɒrəʊ/

Front 40

VERB: to give something to somebody or allow them to use something that belongs to you, which they have to return to you later

e.g.

Don't worry, I'll _____ you the money if you want.

Back 40

lend

Front 41

ADJECTIVE: of or connected with the Netherlands, its people or its language

Back 41

Dutch

Hint 41

/dʌtʃ/

Front 42

ADVERB: to a great degree; in large amounts

e.g.

It was raining ________ this time last week.

In Furguson, the police were ________ armed.

Back 42

heavily

Hint 42

Also:

drink/smoke HEAVILY

a HEAVILY pregnant woman

Front 43

NOUN: the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed

e.g.

The police are keeping the suspects under constant ____________.

Back 43

surveillance

Hint 43

/sɜːˈveɪləns/

e.g.

surveillance cameras/equipment

Front 44

NOUN: a metal or plastic plate on the front and back of a vehicle that shows its unique number

e.g.

The police are using automatic _________ ______ readers, and can tell you where your car has been.

Back 44

license plate

Hint 44

Also:

number plate (in the UK)

Front 45

VERB: to collect information from different sources

e.g.

One of the main tasks of detectives is to ____________ evidence.

Back 45

gather

Hint 45

/ˈɡæðə(r)/

Front 46

ADJECTIVE: added to words for family members to show a further stage in relationship

e.g.

her ______-grandson (= the grandson of her son or daughter)

Back 46

great

Hint 46

/ɡreɪt/

e.g.

my great-great-grandfather

Front 47

ADJECTIVE: no longer alive

e.g.

My mother is _____; she died in 1987.

Back 47

dead

Hint 47

/ded/

e.g.

Catherine's DEAD body lay peacefully on the bed.

Front 48

VERB: to stop living

e.g.

to ____ of/from cancer

Back 48

die

Hint 48

/daɪ/

e.g.

Her husband DIED suddenly last week.

Front 49

NOUN: a shop/store that sells food and other things used in the home.

e.g.

There's a _________ on my street that sells almost any type of fruit or vegetable that you can imagine.

Back 49

grocery

Hint 49

/ˈɡrəʊsəri/

e.g.

a GROCERY checkout

Front 50

VERB+PREP: to have a job

e.g.

My son is _____ing __ a teacher.

Back 50

work as

Front 51

NOUN: a group of people who are elected to govern an area such as a city or county

e.g.

a _________ member/meeting

Back 51

council

Hint 51

/ˈkaʊnsl/

e.g.

a city/county/borough/district council

She's on the local council.

Front 52

ADJECTIVE: concerning or containing members of two different races

e.g.

a ________ _____child (e.g. with a black parent and a white parent)

Back 52

mixed race

Hint 52

/mɪkst/ /reɪs/

e.g.

people of mixed race

Front 53

VERB: used to ask for permission to do something, or to ask somebody in a polite way to do something

e.g.

Do you _____ if I open the window?

Back 53

mind

Hint 53

ALSO:

MIND DOING SOMETHING

Would you MIND explainING that again, please?

Front 54

NOUN: an organization of workers, usually in a particular industry, that exists to protect their interests, improve conditions of work, etc.

e.g.

I've joined the teachers' ______.

a ______ member

Back 54

union

Hint 54

/ˈjuːniən/

Front 55

NOUN: the man who is married to your mother but who is not your real father

I see my ___________ as my real father: he's been there since I was 6, more than my real father.

Back 55

stepfather

Hint 55

/ˈstepfɑːðə(r)/

Front 56

NOUN: parts of somebody’s face such as their nose, mouth and eyes

e.g.

his strong handsome __________

Back 56

features

Hint 56

/ˈfiːtʃəz/

Front 57

NOUN: a diagram that shows the relationship between members of a family over a long period of time

e.g.How far back can you trace your _______ _____?

Back 57

family tree

Front 58

TIME PHRASE: the years of a particular century

e.g.

the early ___________ ___________ (= written ‘early 1900s’)

Back 58

nineteen hundreds

Front 59

NOUN: a period of 100 years; any of the periods of 100 years before or after the birth of Christ

e.g.the 20th __________ (= AD 1901–2000 or 1900–1999)

eighteenth-__________ writers

Back 59

century

Hint 59

/ˈsentʃəri/

Front 60

NOUN: [countable, usually plural] a plan or preparation that you make so that something can happen

e.g.travel ________________

I'll make ________________ for you to be met at the airport.

Back 60

arrangements

Hint 60

/əˈreɪndʒmənts/

Front 61

NOUN: a large amount of money

e.g.

He made a _________ in real estate.

She inherited a share of the family _________.

Back 61

fortune

Hint 61

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

Front 62

PHRASAL VERB: to get some information about something/somebody by asking, reading, etc.

e.g.She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to _____ ____

Back 62

find out

Hint 62

/faɪˈdaʊt/

e.g.

Can you find out what time the meeting starts?

Front 63

PHRASAL VERB: to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in

e.g.

If he continues driving like that, he'll ____ ____ dead.

Back 63

end up