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English Speaking Help Book
English Speaking Help Book
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Introduction
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INTRODUCTION
This book is designed for all students of engineering and
management. Many students have very good knowledge in technical
field but cant get a decent job due to poor English communication.
Your knowledge is your product and you need very good packing to
sell your best product. English is packing for your knowledge product.
You cant make very good money without good knowledge, although
you have very good English communication. So product should be
always best but packing have own importance and should never
ignore it.
This e-book contains Basic English grammar, speaking pattern and
vocabulary building techniques. The purpose of this book is only
development of English communication, not grammar.
Author
Anand sharma
social@arshbook.com
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Content List
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CONTENT LIST
1.
Introduction
2.
Content
3.
4.
74
5.
125
6.
175
7.
181
8.
183
9.
196
10.
Sample dialogue
204
11.
GRE words
214
12.
Interview tips
241
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Basics of English
Grammar
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bottle bottles
cup cups
pencil pencils
desk desks
sticker stickers
window windows
box boxes
watch watches
moss mosses
bus buses
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wolf wolves
wife wives
leaf leaves
life lives
child children
woman women
man men
mouse mice
goose geese
baby babies
toy toys
kidney kidneys
potato potatoes
memo memos
stereo stereos
sheep sheep
deer deer
series series
species species
[Quiz 1.1]
Choose the correct form of the noun in each sentence.
1) I have three (child, children).
2) There are five (man, men) and one (woman, women).
3) (Baby, Babies) play with bottles as toys.
4) I put two big (potato, potatoes) in the lunch box.
5) A few men wear (watch, watches).
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Work with expressions such as (a few, few, many, some, every, each,
these, and the number of).
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Do NOT work with much (for example, you would never say much
pens or much computers).
Non-count nouns
Cannot be counted. They usually express a group or a type.
Sugar is sweet.
The sunshine is beautiful.
I drink milk.
He eats rice.
We watch soccer together.
The wood is burning.
Work with expressions such as (some, any, enough, this, that, and
much).
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Possessive Nouns
Possessive nouns are used to indicate ownership.
Possessive nouns usually are formed by adding an apostrophe (') and
s.
John's book
Kerry's car
Grandma's mirror
If two people own one thing, add the apostrophe and s to the second
person only.
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If two people own separate things, add the apostrophe and s for each
person.
[Quiz 3.1]
Which of the following is not correct?
1) Dr. Hunts has a new computer.
2) Dr. Hunts's new computer is working well.
3) Dr. Hunts' computer is new.
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Pronouns
A pronoun takes the place of a noun.
Example story:
Mary is one of the heads of the ToJi Corporation. Mary works with
Mr. James and Mr. James' son Tom. Mr. James and Mr. James' son
Tom are experts in biochemistry. Mary, Mr. James, and Tom
researched and invented a drug for cancer treatment.
If the story above is written using pronouns:
Mary is one of the heads of the ToJi Corporation. She works with Mr.
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James and his son Tom. He and his son Tom are experts in
biochemistry. They researched and invented a drug for cancer
treatment.
Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns refer to a person:
I go to school.
You are a student.
They are Koreans.
He works here.
We gave her food.
I drank it.
It is big.
They cut it into halves.
me
myself
Second
You
you
Third Male
He
us
ourselves
yourself you
you
yourselves
him
himself
they
them themselves
her
herself
they
them themselves
Third Neutral It
it
itself
they
them themselves
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[Quiz 4.1]
Write the correct pronoun in each blank.
1) I ate an apple.
was delicious.
2) You look tired.
should rest.
3) She is a teacher. I gave
a book.
4) They are my friends. I like
very much.
5) He saw the movie.
was fun.
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1) it
2) you
3) her
4) them
5) it
'Be' Verbs
A verb shows action or a state of being.
I go home. Home is my place to rest. I like the smell of my house. I
feel totally relaxed. Home refreshes me. At home, I get ready for a
new day.
"Be" verbs indicate a state of being.
Verbs must match subjects.
I am a doctor.
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He is sleepy.
We are here.
I am not a doctor.
He is not sleepy.
We are not there.
Am I a doctor?
Is he sleepy?
Are we there?
He isn't sleepy.
We aren't there.
Negative
I am not
You are not (aren't)
He is not (isn't)
She is not (isn't)
It was not (wasn't)
We are not (aren't)
You are not (aren't)
They were not (weren't)
Interrogative
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Was it?
Are we?
Are you?
Were they?
[Quiz 5.1]
Which of the following sentences are written correctly?
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1) I am thirsty.
2) You are kind.
3) He am not sad.
4) She are not tall.
5) It is not moving.
6) We aren't tired.
7) Is they running?
8) Are you ready?
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Action Verbs
Action verbs express action and are the most common verbs.
Action verbs need s at the end with third-person, singular subjects.
He eats bread.
She walks to the station.
It floats on the sea.
Do not can be shortened to don't, does not to doesn't, and did not to
didn't.
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Negative Sentence
Interrogative
Sentence
Do I sing a song?
Do you sing a
song?
Does he (she) sing
a song?
Do we sing a
song?
Did they sing a
song?
[Quiz 6.1]
Correct the verb errors in the sentences below. Some sentences may
be correct as is.
1) I runs a marathon.
2) You look sleepy.
3) She do not dance.
4) Does you leave today?
5) We don't stay here.
6) It come with rice.
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[6.1]
1) runs -> run
3) do -> does
4) Does -> Do
6) come -> comes
Adjectives
Adjectives describe or modify nouns.
I like fairy tales. A fairy tale is an imaginary story that has unrealistic
characters in a fantastic background. It makes me forget about the real
world and refreshes my tired mind.
Adjectives generally appear immediately before the noun.
A pretty girl
Red flowers
A long stick
Heavy boxes
Warm weather
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the old, the young, the poor, the rich, the oppressed, the
homeless, etc.
This popular TV show is loved by the old.
[Quiz 7.1]
Write opposite adjectives using the appropriate prefix.
1) Clear
2) Definite
3) Correct
4) Expensive
5) Complete
[Quiz 7.2]
Underline all adjectives in the following sentences.
In the spring, red roses blossom in my cute small garden. The
beautiful birds also sing in the big oak tree.
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1) unclear
2) indefinite
3) incorrect
4) inexpensive
5) incomplete
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[7.2]
red, cute, small, beautiful, big, oak
Adjectives with two or more syllables do not change but instead add
more to form comparatives and most to form superlatives.
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[Quiz 8.1]
Write the appropriate comparative or superlative form of the word
cold in each blank.
Yesterday was a cold day. Today is
Tomorrow will be the
day yet.
than yesterday.
[Quiz 8.2]
Which of the following sentences is incorrect?
1) Mary is shorter than Jane.
2) The moon is more closer to the earth than the sun.
3) I have the best score on the exam.
[Quiz 8.3]
Fill in the blanks.
1) My friend has a pretty purse, but I have a
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2) The
weather is yet to come!
3) Today's sunshine is
beautiful than yesterday's.
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colder, coldest
[8.2]
2
[8.3]
prettier, best, more
Adverbs
Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
An adverb tells more about a verb in the sentence.
slow slowly
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quick quickly
comfortable comfortably
loud loudly
clear clearly
To change adjectives ending in 'y' into adverbs, change the 'y' to 'i'
and add 'ly'.
happy happily
easy easily
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Choose the correct word form in the following sentences.
1) I spoke to you (careful, carefully) last time.
2) We talked about it (clear, clearly).
3) I sat on the (comfortable, comfortably) sofa.
4) My dog runs very (fast, faster).
5) Lets install the new program (quick, quickly).
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1) carefully
2) clearly
3) comfortable
4) fast
5) quickly
Simple Tense
Verb tense tells you when the action happens. There are three main
verb tenses: present, past, and future. Each main tense is divided into
simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive tenses.
Simple Progressive
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am/is/are
finishing
was/were
Past
finished
finishing
will
will be
Future
finish finishing
Present finish
Progressive
have/has have/has been
finished finishing
had
had been
finished finishing
will have will have been
finished finishing
eat
see
know
I know it.
I knew it the day before yesterday.
I will know it by tomorrow.
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learn
I learn English.
I learned English the last two years.
I will learn English next year.
cook
[Quiz 10.1]
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms.
1) I
2) He
3) I
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1) sang
2) will write
3) will go
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eat
learn
cook
Perfect Tense
The present perfect tense describes an action that started in the past
and continues to the present time. Use has/have + the past participle
form of the verb.
The past perfect tense describes an action that started and ended in
the past. Use had + the past participle form of the verb.
The future perfect tense describes future actions that will occur
before some other action. Use will have + the past participle form of
the verb.
run
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learn
know
cook
[Quiz 11.1]
Using the following sentence and create three more sentences using
the present, past, and future progressive tenses.
I sing a song on the big stage.
[Quiz 11.2]
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given.
1) He
2) I
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[11.1]
I am singing a song on the big stage.
I was singing a song on the big stage.
I will be singing a song on the big stage.
[11.2]
1) has exercised
2) have studied
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By tonight, it will have been raining several hours, and the street
will be very wet.
By next summer, I will have been running for almost a year, and
I will be fit and healthy.
By the time of the concert, she will have been practicing the
piano for several months, and she will be much better.
[Quiz 12.1]
Choose the incorrect sentence from the following.
1) I have been sleeping all day today.
2) They will have been walking for almost an hour by the time they
arrive at their destination.
3) She have been eating a lot recently.
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3) have -> has
Irregular Verbs
Regular verbs form their past and past participle by adding ed (d).
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Base Verb
learn
study
cook
solve
ask
watch
listen
Past
learned
studied
cooked
solved
asked
watched
listened
Past Participle
learned
studied
cooked
solved
asked
watched
listened
Irregular verbs do not have definite rules, but there are a few patterns.
Base Verb
grow
know
begin
draw
drive
fly
give
speak
swim
go
take
find
spend
teach
pay
feel
buy
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Past
grew
knew
began
drew
drove
flew
gave
spoke
swam
went
took
found
spent
taught
paid
felt
bought
Past Participle
grown
known
begun
drawn
driven
flown
given
spoken
swum
gone
taken
found
spent
taught
paid
felt
bought
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meet
have
feed
keep
cut
hit
set
shut
fit
met
had
fed
kept
cut
hit
set
shut
fit
met
had
fed
kept
cut
hit
set
shut
fit
[Quiz 13.1]
Find the past and past participle forms of the following verbs using
your dictionary:
bring
drink
think
tell
eat
make
beat
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brought brought
drank drunk
thought thought
told told
ate eaten
made made
beat beaten
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Gerunds
A gerund (verb + ing) acts like a noun in a sentence.
Seeing is believing.
Running a marathon is not an easy thing to do.
Watching TV is sometimes harmful.
Eating is always fun.
My hobby is painting.
She loves babysitting her sister.
I like listening to music.
I wasted all my afternoon by taking a nap.
I am afraid of singing a song on a stage.
[Quiz 14.1]
Fill in the blanks.
1) I enjoy
(draw) as a hobby.
2) She likes
(buy) clothes.
3) Children are fond of
(play) with water.
4)
(dance) is my favorite thing to do.
5) I am upset at his
(break) the rule.
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1) drawing
2) buying
3) playing
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4) Dancing
5) breaking
Infinitives Part 1
An infinitive is a verb combined with the word to. Most often, an
infinitive acts as a noun in the sentence. Less frequently, it acts as an
adjective or an adverb.
Generally, it is not common to split to and the verb except for when
you want to emphasize the verb.
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[Quiz 15.1]
Fill in the blanks.
1) I am going
2) It is common
3) Did you come
(learn) English.
(make) a grammar mistake.
(clean) my house?
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1) to learn
2) to make
3) to clean
Infinitives Part 2
Commonly, an infinitive is used with the subject it. The sentence
structure is "It is
+ infinitive." It refers to the
infinitive. This expression is used in many ways.
It is time to do math.
It is common to think that way.
It is appropriate to keep a low profile.
It was nice to see you.
It was my pleasure to meet you.
It was my honor to have dinner with you.
It is good to see you.
It was great to go on a trip with them.
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[Quiz 16.1]
Fill in the blanks.
1) I decided
(leave) the job.
2) She pretended
(know) me.
3) He desires
(be) a professor.
4) The company considered
(sell) its main building.
5) I expect
(win) at this game.
6) Do you enjoy
(take) care of your pet?
7) She hopes
(go) on a vacation.
8) Did you fail
(pass) the exam?
9) They want me
(take) this position.
10) It is great
(hear) that they agreed
(share)
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the land.
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1) to leave
2) to know
3) to be
4) selling
5) to win
6) taking
7) to go
8) to pass
9) to take
10) to hear, to share
The window is broken. (It is not known who broke the window,
or it is not important to know who broke the window.)
The class has been canceled. (The focus is on the class being
canceled. It is not important to know who canceled it.)
The passive voice is often used. (The focus is on the passive
voice. It is not important to explain who the writer is.)
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[Quiz 17.1]
Rewrite the following sentence in passive voice.
John gave me a bunch of flowers on my birthday.
[Quiz 17.2]
Choose the sentences written incorrectly in the passive voice.
1) I was eaten an ice cream.
2) The song was sung by a singer.
3) I was deceived by the TV program.
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[Quiz 18.1]
Write the correct form of the verb given.
1) I insist that Jennifer
(finish) her meal.
2) She suggests that the office
(be) closed today.
3) If I
(be) you, I would win the game.
4) I wish I
(can) fly.
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[Quiz 18.2]
Choose the correct sentence from the following.
1) I wish I was able to buy this car.
2) It were recommended that the company closes its foreign offices.
3) If Jack were 17 years old, he would apply for the university.
4) Our manager insists that the group is reorganized.
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[18.1]
1) finish
2) be
3) were
4) could
[18.2]
3
Correct sentences for 1, 2, and 4:
1) I wish I would be able to buy this car
2) It was recommended that the company closed its foreign offices.
4) Our manager insists that the group be reorganized.
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The verb forms of be, do, and have can be used either as a main (full)
verb or an auxiliary verb. The following examples show these verbs
used as auxiliary verbs.
1. "Be" as an auxiliary verb
a. Used in progressive sentences:
I am taking a bath.
She is preparing dinner for us.
They have been studying all night.
b. Used in questions:
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[Quiz 19.1]
Identify all auxiliary verbs in the following paragraph.
I have just heard that you didnt attend the meeting yesterday. Did
you have a conflict with that time? I must ask that you explain the
reason.
[Quiz 19.2]
Which of the following sentences does not show any auxiliary verbs?
1) I didnt have any reason to go there.
2) Have we practiced this song enough?
3) Three seats have been reserved for us.
4) I am a professor in the economics department.
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I have just heard that you didnt attend the meeting yesterday. Did
you have a conflict with that time? I must ask that you explain the
reason.
[19.2]
Sentence 4 (the verb am is used as the main verb)
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Will
Used to express desire, preference, choice, or consent:
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Shall
Mainly used in American English to ask questions politely (it has
more usages in British English). For the future tense, will is more
frequently used in American English than shall.
Shall we dance?
Shall I go now?
Lets drink, shall we?
Used to express that you wish something had happened but it didnt
or couldnt (should + have + past participle):
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[Quiz 20.1]
Fill in the blanks using an appropriate auxiliary verb.
1) I
2) You
3)
4) I
5)
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1) should
2) should
3) Shall
4) would
5) Should
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May
Used to ask for formal permission:
Must
Used to express something formally required or necessary:
He must be a genius.
You must be joking!
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[Quiz 21.1]
Choose the right word for each blank.
1) She
(can, could, may, might, must) have practiced a
lot. Her performance was amazing.
2) I cant find my watch anywhere. I
(can, could, may,
might, must) have lost it.
3) Professor,
(can, could, may, might, must) I ask a
question?
4)
(can, could, may, might, must) you please lower your
voice?
5) You
(can, could, may, might, must) be kidding! How is
that possible?
6) I
(can, could, may, might, must) speak both English and
Chinese fluently.
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1) must
2) might
3) may
4) could
5) must
6) can
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to the office
at the desk
on the table
in an hour
about myself
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At
Used to point out specific time:
He laughed at my acting.
I am good at drawing a portrait.
In
Used for unspecific times during a day, month, season, year:
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[Quiz 22.1]
Identify all prepositions in the following sentences.
After flying for many hours, we finally got off the airplane. We
walked out the exit and went to the baggage claim area. There were
hundreds of different bags on the conveyer belt. I almost picked up
the wrong one because it looked like mine.
[Quiz 22.2]
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[22.1]
After flying for many hours, we finally got off the airplane. We
walked out the exit and went to the baggage claim area. There were
hundreds of different bags on the conveyer belt. I almost picked up
the wrong one because it looked like mine.
[22.2]
1) in
2) in
3) in
4) at
5) on
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To
Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or
something moves toward, or the direction of something:
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For
Used to indicate the use of something:
[Quiz 23.1]
Choose the correct preposition in each sentence.
1) I slept
(of, to, for) only two hours last night.
2) It was my first trip
(of, to, for) Hawaii.
3) Turn off the TV and go straight
(of, to, for) bed.
4) This book was written
(of, to, for) the people who
want to learn how to play a guitar.
5) I was late
(of, to, for) school.
6) Spencer is one
(of, to, for) my best friends.
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1) for
2) to
3) to
4) for
5) for
6) of
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Over
Used to indicate movement from one place to another:
By
Used to indicate proximity:
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[Quiz 24.1]
Choose the correct preposition in each sentence.
1) If she left at 4 p.m., she should be here
(with, over, by)
now.
2) Go
(with, over, by) there and catch my ball.
3)
(With, Over, By) your determination, you will be able
to achieve your dream.
4) I just found it! It was
(with, over, by) the radio on my
desk.
5) I knocked him
(with, over, by) accidentally.
6) She was
(with, over, by) me when the accident
occurred.
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1) by
2) over
3) With
4) by
5) over
6) with
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5. Formeans "because":
Correlative Conjunctions
1. Both/and
She won gold medals from both the single and group races.
Both TV and television are correct words.
2. Either/or
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3. Neither/nor
[Quiz 25.1]
Write the correct conjunction in each sentence.
1)
my friend
I are taking the geography class.
2) Do you want to go swimming
golfing?
3) I studied grammar for a long time,
I still make
mistakes.
4)
wood
bricks can be used as homebuilding
materials.
5) I wasnt feeling well this morning,
I had to go to work.
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1) Both, and
2) or
3) but (yet)
4) Either, or
5) yet (but)
Subordinating Conjunctions
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Subordinating Conjunctions
1. Althoughmeans "in spite of the fact that":
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So that she could keep her position, she didnt complain at all.
He finished his work as fast as possible so that he could leave
early.
He worked harder for a raise so he could buy a nice car.
You will not pass the exam unless you get a score of 80 or
higher.
I will not tell you anything unless you tell me what you know
first.
Unless you ask her, you will never know.
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[Quiz 26.1]
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
1) Could you email me
you receive the offer?
2) I want to buy it
it is expensive or not.
3) Dont do that
I allow it.
4)
you are confident with it, you should go for it.
5) I didnt enroll this semester
I could go backpacking in
Europe.
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Conjunctive Adverbs
Conjunctive adverbs are words that join independent clauses into one
sentence. A conjunctive adverb helps you create a shorter sentence.
When you use a conjunctive adverb, put a semicolon (;) before it and
a comma (,) after it.
The due date for the final paper has passed; therefore, I could
not submit mine on time.
There are many history books; however, none of them may be
accurate.
It rained hard; moreover, lightening flashed and thunder
boomed.
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[Quiz 27.1]
Choose the right conjunctive adverb for the sentence.
1) Hurry up;
, you will be late for the train.
2) I studied hard for the exam;
, I failed.
3) Tom is a sportsman;
, his brother Tom is athletic.
4) He didnt go to college.
, he started his own business.
5) He is not good-looking.
, he is popular among girls.
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[27.1]
1) otherwise
2) however
3) likewise
4) Instead
5) Nevertheless
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Definite Articlethe
Can be used before singular and plural, count and non-count nouns
1. Indefinite Article (a, an)
Used before singular nouns that are unspecified:
a pencil
an orange
a dozen
a gallon
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[Quiz 28.1]
Choose the correct article in each sentence.
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Interjections
An interjection is a word that expresses some kind of emotion. It can
be used as filler. Interjections do not have a grammatical function in
the sentence and are not related to the other parts of the sentence. If an
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[Quiz 29.1]
What should be Bs expression?
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[29.1]
Wow!
[29.2]
Geez
Capitalization
Capitalization means using a capital letter (for example, A instead of
a). The use of capital letters helps readers read your writing without
confusion.
Always capitalize the following:
The first word in a sentence.
I grew up in India.
She left a message on my phone.
The pronoun I.
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The first letter of months, days, and holidays (but not seasons).
Historical periods.
The first letter of each major word in the title of a book, movie,
article, etc.
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[Quiz 30.1]
Correctly write each sentence using proper capitalization.
1) i was born in shanghai, china, but grew up in the united states.
2) mrs. ohana gave me the bible.
3) if you walk two more blocks, you will be able to see mt. rocky.
4) my family will have a summer vacation in hawaii.
5) I didnt want to cook tonight, so I just ordered thai food for dinner.
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[30.1]
1) I was born in Shanghai, China, but grew up in the United States.
2) Mrs. Ohana gave me the Bible.
3) If you walk two more blocks, you will be able to see Mt. Rocky.
4) My family will have a summer vacation in Hawaii.
5) I didnt want to cook tonight, so I just ordered Thai food for dinner.
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Primary English
Words
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Primary English
words
A
ability (n)
able (adj)
about (adv & prep)
about 500 students (adv)
The film is about a small
boy. (prep)
above (prep)
abroad (adv)
absent (adj)
accept (v)
access (n)
disabled access
internet access
accident (n)
accommodation (n)
accompany (v)
according to (prep phr)
account (n)
accurate (adj)
ache (n & v)
achieve (v)
across (prep)
act (n & v)
in the second act (of the
play) (n)
to act in a play (v)
to act strangely (v)
action (n)
active (adj)
activity (n)
actor (n)
actress (n)
actual (adj)
ad (advertisement) (n)
add (v)
addition (n)
in addition
additional (adj)
address (n)
admire (v)
admission (n)
charges/cost/price
admit (v)
adult (adj & n)
advanced (adj)
advantage (n)
adventure (n)
advert (n)
advertise (v)
advertisement (n)
advice (n)
advise (v)
aeroplane (n)
afford (v)
afraid (adj)
after (prep)
afternoon (n)
afterwards (adv)
again (adv)
against (prep)
age (n)
aged (adj)
agent (n)
agency (n)
ago (adv)
agree (v)
ahead (adv)
aim (n & v)
air (n)
air-conditioning (n)
announce (v)
announcement (n)
annoy (v)
annual (adj)
another (det & pron)
answer (n & v)
answerphone (n)
antique (adj & n)
anxious (adj)
any (det & pron)
anybody (pron)
anyhow (adv)
anyone (pron)
anything (pron)
anyway (adv)
anywhere (adv)
apart from (prep)
apartment (n)
apologise (v)
apology (n)
appear (v)
appearance (n)
apple (n)
application (n)
apply (v)
appointment (n)
approach (v)
approve (v)
architect (n)
area (n)
argue (v)
arm (n)
armchair (n)
army (n)
around (adv & prep)
arrange (v)
arrest (v)
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arrival (n)
arrive (v)
art (n)
article (n)
artist (n)
as (conj & prep)
as well (adv)
as well as (prep)
ashamed (adj)
ask (v)
asleep (adj)
aspirin (n)
assistant (n)
at (prep)
at all (prep phr)
at first (prep phr)
at last (prep phr)
at least (prep phr)
at once (prep phr)
at present (prep phr)
at the same time (prep phr)
athlete (n)
athletics (n)
atmosphere (n)
attach (v)
attack (n & v)
attempt (v)
attend (v)
attention (n)
attitude (n)
attract (v)
attraction (n)
attractive (adj)
audience (n)
aunt (n)
automatically (adv)
available (adj)
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B
baby (n)
back (adv, adj & n)
background (n)
backpack (n)
backwards (adv)
bad (adj)
bag (n)
baggage (n)
bake (v)
balance (n & v)
balcony (n)
bald (adj)
ball (n)
ballet (n)
balloon (n)
banana (n)
band (n)
bandage (n)
bank (n)
bank balance (n)
banknote (n)
bar (n)
barbecue (n & v)
bare (adj)
base on (phr v)
baseball (n)
basement (n)
basic (adj)
basin (n)
basket (n)
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basketball (n)
bat (n)
bath (n & v)
bathroom (n)
battle (n)
bay (n)
be (v)
beach (n)
bean (n)
bear (n)
beard (n)
beat (v)
beautiful (adj)
because (conj)
because of (prep phr)
become (v)
bed (n)
bedroom (n)
bee (n)
beef (n)
before (prep, adv & conj)
begin (v)
behave (v)
behind (prep & adv)
believe (v)
bell (n)
belong (v)
belongings (n)
below (adv & prep)
belt (n)
bend (n & v)
beneath (adv & prep)
benefit (n & v)
beside (prep)
between (prep & adv)
beyond (prep & adv)
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bicycle (n)
big (adj)
bike (n)
bill (n)
electricity bill
bin (n)
biography (n)
biology (n)
bird (n)
birth (n)
birthday (n)
biscuit (n)
bit (n)
bite (n & v)
bitter (adj)
black (adj)
blackboard (n)
blame (n & v)
blank (adj)
a blank piece of paper
blanket (n)
bleed (v)
blind (adj & n)
block (n)
block of flats
blond(e) (adj & n)
blood (n)
blouse (n)
blow (n & v)
blue (adj)
board (n & v)
boarding pass (n)
boat (n)
body (n)
boil (v)
bold (adj)
bomb (n & v)
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bone (n)
book (n & v)
booking office (n)
bookshelf (n)
bookshop (n)
boot (n)
leather boots
the boot of the car
border (n)
bored (adj)
boring (adj)
born (adj)
borrow (v)
boss (n)
both (pron & det)
bottle (n)
bottom (n)
bowl (n)
box (n & v)
boy (n)
boyfriend (n)
brain (n)
brake (n & v)
branch (n)
brave (adj)
bread (n)
break (n & v)
break down (phr v)
The car has broken down.
break in (phr v)
Someone broke in and
stole the
computer.
break up (phr v)
When does school break
up?
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C
cab (n)
cabbage (n)
cabin (n)
cable (n)
caf/cafe (n)
cage (n)
cake (n)
calculator (n)
calendar (n)
call (n & v)
call for (phr v)
Ill call for you at 7.
call in (phr v)
She called in to see a
friend.
calm (adj)
camel (n)
camera (n)
camp (n & v)
campsite (n)
can (n)
canal (n)
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cancel (v)
candidate (n)
candle (n)
canteen (n)
cap (n)
capital (adj)
capital city
capital letter
captain (n)
car (n)
carry out (phr v)
car park (n)
card (n)
birthday card
credit card
identity (ID) card
playing card
cardboard (adj & n)
care (n & v)
take care of someone (n)
to care (about/for)
someone/something
(v)
career (n)
carpet (n)
carrot (n)
carry (v)
carry on (phr v)
He carried on walking
despite the rain.
cartoon (n)
case (n)
suitcase
cash (n & v)
cassette (n)
cassette player/recorder (n)
castle (n)
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cat (n)
catch (v)
cathedral (n)
cauliflower (n)
cause (n & v)
cave (n)
CD (n)
CD-Rom (n)
ceiling (n)
celebrate (v)
celebration (n)
celery (n)
cellar (n)
cent (n)
centimetre (cm) (n)
central (adj)
central heating (n)
centre (n)
century (n)
cereal (n)
certain (adj)
certificate (n)
chain (n)
chair (n & v)
chalk (n)
challenge (n & v)
champion (n)
chance (n)
change (n & v)
changing room (n)
channel (n)
chapter (n)
character (n)
charge (n & v)
chat (n)
cheap (adj)
cheat (v)
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check (n & v)
check in (phr v)
They checked in to a hotel.
check out (phr v)
He checked out of the hotel
at the end
of his stay.
checkout (n)
cheerful (adj)
cheers! (exclam)
cheese (n)
chef (n)
chemist (n)
chemistry (n)
cheque (n)
chess (n)
chest (n)
chicken (n)
chief (adj)
child (n)
childhood (n)
chimney (n)
chin (n)
chips (n)
chocolate (n)
choice (n)
choose (v)
church (n)
cinema (n)
circle (n)
circus (n)
city (n)
clap (v)
class (n)
language class
first class, second class
classical (adj)
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classical music
classroom (n)
clean (adj & v)
clear (adj & v)
clever (adj)
click (v)
cliff (n)
climate (n)
climb (v)
clinic (n)
cloakroom (n)
clock (n)
close (adj, adv & v)
cloth (n)
clothes (n pl)
cloud (n)
club (n)
to join a club
coach (n)
coal (n)
coast (n)
coat (n)
cocoa (n)
coconut (n)
coffee (n)
coin (n)
cola (n)
cold (adj & n)
collar (n)
colleague (n)
collect (v)
collection (n)
college (n)
colour (n & v)
comb (n & v)
come (v)
come down (phr v)
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confirm (v)
congratulations! (exclam)
connect (v)
connection (n)
consider (v)
consist (v)
consul (n)
consulate (n)
contact (n & v)
contain (v)
contents (n)
continent (n)
continue (v)
contract (n)
control (n & v)
convenient (adj)
conversation (n)
cook (n & v)
cooker (n)
cookie (n) (Am Eng)
cool (adj & v)
copy (n & v)
corn (n)
corner (n)
correct (adj & v)
correction (n)
corridor (n)
cost (n & v)
costume (n)
cottage (n)
cotton (n)
cough (n & v)
count (v)
country (n)
countryside (n)
couple (n)
courage (n)
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course (n)
English course
main course
of course (exclam)
court (n)
law court
tennis court
cousin (n)
cover (n & v)
cow (n)
crash (n & v)
crazy (adj)
cream (adj & n)
create (v)
creative (adj)
creature (n)
credit (n)
credit card
crew (n)
crime (n)
criminal (n)
cross (n & v)
crossing (n)
pedestrian crossing
cross out (phr v)
Cross it out and write it
again.
crossroads (n)
crowd (n)
crowded (adj)
crown (n)
cruel (adj)
cruise (v)
cry (n & v)
cucumber (n)
cultural (adj)
culture (n)
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cup (n)
cupboard (n)
cure (n & v)
curious (adj)
curly (adj)
currency (n)
current (adj)
curriculum (n)
curriculum vitae/CV (n)
curry (n)
curtain (n)
curve (n & v)
cushion (n)
custom (n)
customs (n pl)
customs officer (n)
customer (n)
cut (n & v)
cut up (phr v)
She cut up the cake into
small pieces.
cute (adj)
cycle (n & v)
D
dad (n)
daddy (n)
daily (adj & adv)
damage (n & v)
damp (adj)
dance (n & v)
danger (n)
dangerous (adj)
dark (adj & n)
date (n & v)
todays date (n)
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daughter (n)
day (n)
dead (adj)
deaf (adj)
deal (with) (v)
dear (adj & exclam)
too dear to buy (adj)
Dear Sir (adj)
Oh dear! (exclam)
death (n)
decide (v)
decimal (adj & n)
decision (n)
declare (v)
deck (n)
the deck of a boat
decrease (n & v)
deejay / DJ (n)
deep (adj & adv)
defeat (n & v)
defence (n)
defend (v)
definitely (adv)
degree (n)
90 degrees
a degree in maths
delay (n & v)
delighted (adj)
deliver (v)
delivery (n)
demand (n & v)
demonstration (n)
dentist (n)
depart (v)
department (n)
departure (n)
depend (v)
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direction (n)
director (n)
directory (n)
a telephone directory
dirt (n)
disabled (adj)
disadvantage (n)
disagree (v)
disappear (v)
disappoint (v)
disc/disk (n)
compact disc/CD
hard disk
floppy disk
disco(theque) (n)
discount (n)
discover (v)
discuss (v)
discussion (n)
disease (n)
disgusting (adj)
dish (n)
dishwasher (n)
dislike (n & v)
display (n & v)
distance (n)
distant (adj)
district (n)
disturb (v)
dive (v)
divide (v)
dizzy (adj)
do (v)
doctor/Dr (n)
document (n)
documentary (adj & n)
dog (n)
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doll (n)
dollar (n)
dolphin (n)
door (n)
double (adj)
doubt (n & v)
down (adv & prep)
download (n & v)
downstairs (adv)
dozen (n)
drama (n)
draw (v)
to draw a picture of
someone or
something
to draw the curtains
to draw near
drawer (n)
dream (n & v)
dress (n & v)
dressing (n)
drink (n & v)
drive (n & v)
driving licence (n)
drop (n & v)
drugstore (n) (Am Eng)
drum (n)
dry (adj & v)
dry cleaning (n)
duck (n)
due (adj)
The next bus is due in five
minutes.
due to (prep phr)
dull (adj)
during (prep)
dust (n & v)
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dustbin (n)
duty (n)
duty-free (adj)
duvet (n)
DVD (n)
DVD player (n)
E
each (det & pron)
ear (n)
earache (n)
early (adj)
earn (v)
earring (n)
earth (n)
east (adj, adv & n)
eastern (adj)
easy (adj)
eat (v)
economics (n)
edge (n)
educate (v)
education (n)
effect (n)
efficient (adj)
effort (n)
egg (n)
either (adv, det, pron &
conj)
elderly (n & adj)
elect (v)
election (n)
electric (adj)
electrical (adj)
electricity (n)
electronic (adj)
elementary (adj)
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elephant (n)
else (adv)
email (n & v)
embarrassed (adj)
embarrassing (adj)
embassy (n)
emergency (n)
employ (v)
employee (n)
employment (n)
empty (adj & v)
encourage (v)
end (n & v)
end up (phr v)
enemy (n)
engaged (adj)
to be engaged to someone
The phone was engaged.
engine (n)
engineer (n)
enjoy (v)
enormous (adj)
enough (adv, det & pron)
enquiry (n)
enter (v)
entertain (v)
entertaining (adj)
entertainment (n)
entrance (n)
entry (n)
envelope (n)
environment (n)
equal (adj)
equipment (n)
escalator (n)
escape (n & v)
especially (adv)
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essay (n)
essential (adj)
euro/Euro (n)
even (adv)
He couldn't even do that.
evening (n)
event (n)
ever (adv)
every (adj)
everybody (pron)
everyone (pron)
everything (pron)
everywhere (adv)
exact (adj)
examine (v)
examination/exam (n)
example (n)
excellent (adj)
except (prep, conj)
excitement (n)
exchange (n)
an exchange visit
in exchange for
exchange (v)
exchange rate (n)
excited (adj)
exciting (adj)
excuse (n & v)
exercise (n & v)
exhibition (n)
exist (v)
exit (n)
expect (v)
expedition (n)
expensive (adj)
experience (n)
experiment (n & v)
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expert (n)
explain (v)
explanation (n)
explode (v)
explore (v)
extra (adj & adv)
extraordinary (adj)
extremely (adv)
eye (n)
F
face (n)
a sad look on his face
facility (n)
The hotel has excellent
facilities.
fact (n)
factory (n)
fail (v)
failure (n)
faint (adj & v)
fair (adj & n)
fairly (adv)
faithfully (adv)
fall (n & v)
(n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
autumn)
false (adj)
familiar (with) (adj)
family (n)
famous (adj)
fan (n)
fantastic (adj)
far (adv)
fare (n)
The return fare is 26.
farm (n & v)
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fashion (n)
fast (adj & adv)
fasten (v)
fat (adj & n)
father (n)
fault (n)
favour (n)
favourite (adj & n)
fax (n & v)
fear (n)
fee (n)
feed (v)
feel (v)
feel like (v)
to feel like doing something
female (adj)
fence (n)
ferry (n)
festival (n)
fetch (v)
fever (n)
few (adj)
fianc(e) (n)
fiction (n)
field (n)
fight (n & v)
figure (n)
fill (v)
fill in (phr v)
You need to fill in a form.
fill up (phr v)
He filled up the car with
petrol.
film (n & v)
film maker (n)
film star (n)
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fog (n)
fold (v)
folk (adj & n)
follow (v)
following (adj)
fond (adj)
to be fond of
something/someone
food (n)
fool (n)
foot (n)
football (n)
for (prep)
forbid (v)
force (n)
forecast (n & v)
foreign (adj)
foreigner (n)
forest (n)
forever (adv)
forget (v)
forgive (v)
fork (n)
form (n)
former (adj)
fortnight (n)
fortunately (adv)
forward(s) (adv)
fountain (n)
free (adj)
freeze (v)
freezer (n)
French fries (n) (Am Eng)
frequent (adj)
fresh (adj)
fridge (n)
friend (n)
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frighten (v)
from (prep)
front (adj & n)
frontier (n)
frost (n)
fruit (n)
fry (v)
frying pan (n)
fuel (n)
full (adj)
full time (adv)
full-time (adj)
fun (n)
funny (adj)
a funny story (amusing)
a funny thing happened
(strange)
furnished (adj)
furniture (n)
further (adv & adj)
future (adj & n)
G
gallery (n)
an art gallery
gain (v)
gain experience
game (n)
gap (n)
garage (n)
garden (n)
gas (n)
a gas cooker
to put some gas in the car
(Am Eng)
(Br Eng: petrol)
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gate (n)
general (adj)
generation (n)
generous (adj)
gentle (adj)
gentleman (n)
geography (n)
get (v)
get along (with) (phr v)
How do you get along with
Harry?
get back (phr v)
When did you get back
from New
York?
get down (phr v)
Get down at once!
Did you get all the notes
down?
get in (phr v)
Can you get in through the
window?
get off (phr v)
We get off at the next stop.
get on (phr v)
Get your coat on and then
we can
leave.
How are you getting on
now?
get on (with) (phr v)
She got on with her work.
Im getting on well with
French.
Do you get on well with
Sam?
get rid of (phr v)
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get up (phr v)
What time do you get up in
the
morning?
gift (n)
giraffe (n)
girl (n)
girlfriend (n)
give (v)
give back (phr v)
Give me back this book on
Tuesday,
please.
give in (phr v)
Have you given in your
homework yet?
Do you give in?
give out (phr v)
Will you give out these
papers for me,
please?
give up (phr v)
Has David given up playing
tennis?
give way (phr v)
You must give way to traffic
at a
roundabout.
glad (adj)
glance (n & v)
glass (n)
glasses (n pl)
global warming (n)
glove (n)
go (v)
go for (phr v)
He went for the job.
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grandma (n)
grandmother (n)
grandpa (n)
grandparent (n)
grandson (n)
grant (n)
He was given a grant to
study in
Australia. (n)
grape (n)
grass (n)
grateful (adj)
great (adj)
green (adj)
greengrocer (n)
grey (adj)
grill (n & v)
grocer (n)
ground (adj & n)
group (n & v)
grow (v)
grow up (phr v)
Children grow up fast.
guard (n & v)
guess (n & v)
guest (n)
guest-house (n)
guide (n & v)
guidebook (n)
guilty (adj)
guitar (n)
gum (n)
chewing gum
sore gums
gun (n)
guy (n)
gym(nastics) (n)
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habit (n)
hair (n)
haircut (n)
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half (adj, adv & n)
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hammer (n & v)
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hand-held (adj)
hand in (phr v)
Please hand in the answer
sheet when
youve finished.
hand out (phr v)
Hand out the books please,
Tom.
handbag (n)
handkerchief (n)
handle (n & v)
handsome (adj)
handwriting (n)
hang (v)
to hang a picture
hang out (phr v)
to hang out with friends
hang up (phr v)
She hung up at the end of
the phone
call.
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happy (adj)
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He could hardly wait.
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head (n & v)
to hit one's head (n)
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(n)
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historic (adj)
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hit (n & v)
The song was a great hit.
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hobby (n)
hockey (n)
hold (v)
hold up (phr v)
He was held up in the
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hole (n)
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instruction(s) (n)
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intend (v)
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interest (n & v)
intermediate (adj)
international (adj)
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iron (n & v)
island (n)
issue (n)
IT (Information Technology)
(n)
it (pron)
item (n)
its (det)
itself (pron)
J
jacket (n)
jail (n) (Am Eng) (Br. Eng:
prison)
jam (n)
strawberry jam
traffic jam
jar (n)
jazz (n)
jealous (adj)
jeans (n pl)
jet (n)
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join (v)
The rivers join there.
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kangaroo (n)
keen (adj)
He's keen on cycling.
to be keen to do something
keep (v)
keep in (phr v)
She kept the children in as
it was so
cold.
keep on (phr v)
He kept on talking.
keep up (phr v)
Keep up the good work!
kettle (n)
key (n)
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key to success
keyboard (n)
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keyboard music
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kids (n pl)
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latest (adj)
laugh (n & v)
laundry (n)
lavatory (n)
law (n)
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lawyer (n)
lay (v)
lazy (adj)
lead (v)
to lead someone by the
hand
Where does this road lead?
leaf (n)
learn (v)
least (adj & adv)
the least amount (adj)
at least (adv)
leather (n)
leave (v)
leave out (phr v)
He left out several
important facts.
lecture (n & v)
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lively (adj)
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load (n & v)
loaf (n)
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local (adj)
location (n)
lock (n & v)
locker (n)
lonely (adj)
long (adj)
look (n & v)
look after (phr v)
Who's looking after your
baby now?
look forward to (phr v)
Im looking forward to the
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look like (v)
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look out (phr v)
Look out or you'll have an
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look up (phr v)
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made of (adj)
magazine (n)
magic (adj & n)
magnificent (adj)
mail (n & v)
main (adj)
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make-up (n)
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manage (v)
to manage a business
to manage to do something
(succeed
in)
manner (n)
many (adj & pron)
map (n)
mark (n & v)
market (n)
to buy something from a
market
marriage (n)
marry (v)
master (n)
match (n & v)
a box of matches (n)
a tennis match (n)
This tie matches your shirt.
(v)
mate (n)
material (n)
mathematics/math(s) (n)
matter (n & v)
Is anything the matter? (n)
It doesn't matter. (v)
maximum (adj & n)
maybe (adv)
me (pron)
meal (n)
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What does it mean?
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medium (adj)
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membership (n)
memory (n)
to have a good/poor
memory
happy memories
computer memory
mend (v)
mention (v)
menu (n)
merry (adj)
message (n)
metal (n)
method (n)
modern methods of
teaching
metre (m) (n)
microwave (n)
midday (n)
middle (adj & n)
midnight (n)
mild (adj)
mile (n)
milk (n)
millimetre (mm) (n)
mind (n & v)
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mouse (n)
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mouth (n)
move (v)
movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br
Eng: film)
movie theatre (n) (Am Eng)
(Br Eng:
cinema)
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Eng:
film star)
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much (adj, adv & pron)
mug (n)
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mum (n)
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murder (n & v)
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mystery (n)
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name (n & v)
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nature studies
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nearby (adj & adv)
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necessary (adj)
neck (n)
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needle (n)
negative (adj)
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neither (pron, adv, conj &
det)
nephew (n)
nervous (adj)
a nervous person
to feel nervous
net (n)
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noon (n)
no one (pron)
nor (conj)
normal (adj)
north (adj, adv & n)
northeast (adj & n)
northwest (adj & n)
nose (n)
not (adv)
note (n & v)
to write a note (n)
a ten-pound note (n)
Please note. (v)
notebook (n)
notepaper (n)
nothing (pron)
notice (n & v)
to read a notice (n)
until further notice (n)
Did you notice anything
wrong? (v)
novel (n)
now (adv)
nowadays (adv)
nowhere (adv)
number (n)
numbers 5 to 7
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object (n)
obvious (adj)
occasion (n)
occasional (adj)
occupation (n)
ocean (n)
oclock (adv)
of (prep)
of course (adv)
off (adv & prep)
It fell off the table. (prep)
The meeting is off. (adv)
Ive got the afternoon off.
(adv)
offer (n & v)
office (n)
officer (n)
often (adv)
oh! (int)
oh dear! (int)
oil (n)
OK/O.K./okay (adj)
old (adj)
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on fire (prep phr)
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our (det)
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out of (prep)
out of date (prep phr)
out of doors (prep phr)
out of order (prep phr)
out of stock (prep phr)
out of work (prep phr)
outdoor (adj)
outdoors (adv)
outside (adv, n, prep & adj)
oven (n)
over (adv & prep)
Im going over the road.
(prep)
over 40 people (more than)
(adv)
to be over (finished) (adv)
Several birds were flying
over the roof
of the school. (prep)
overnight (adj & adv)
overtake (v)
owe (v)
own (adj & v)
my own pen (adj)
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owner (n)
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packet (n)
page (n)
pain (n)
paint (n & v)
pair (n)
palace (n)
pale (adj)
pan (n)
pants (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
trousers)
paper (n)
a sheet of paper
a (news)paper
parcel (n)
pardon (n) (int)
Pardon? I didnt hear what
you said.
parent (n)
park (n & v)
a public park (n)
to park a car (v)
parliament (n)
part (n & v)
a part of something (n)
to part from someone (v)
partly (adv)
particular (adj)
partner (n)
part time (adv)
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player (n)
playground (n)
playing cards (n pl)
pleasant (adj)
please (int & v)
Come in, please. (int)
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pleasure (n)
plenty (pron)
plug (n)
a plug for the bath
an electrical plug
plug in (phr v)
p.m. (adv)
pocket (n)
pocket money (n)
poem (n)
poet (n)
poetry (n)
point (n & v)
to point at something (v)
The pencil has no point to
it. (n)
police (n)
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police station (n)
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a swimming-pool
poor (adj)
She is very poor. (financial)
The poor man. (sympathy)
pop (adj & n)
pop song/music/star/group
popular (adj)
population (n)
port (n)
porter (n)
position (n)
positive (adj)
possibility (n)
possible (adj)
post (n & v)
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post office (n)
postage (n)
postcard (n)
poster (n)
postman (n)
pot (n)
potato (n)
pound () (n)
pour (v)
poverty (n)
powder (n)
power (n)
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present (adj & n)
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at the present time (adj)
That will be all for the
present. (n)
I got some lovely birthday
presents. (n)
presenter (n)
president (n)
press (v)
to press a button
to press a suit
pretty (adj)
prevent (v)
previous (adj)
price (n)
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primary (adj)
primary school
prime minister (n)
prince (n)
princess (n)
principal (adj)
print (n & v)
in large print (n)
print a document (v)
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capitals (v)
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private (adj)
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product (n)
profession (n)
professional (adj & n)
professor (n)
program(me) (n)
TV programme
computer program
progress (n)
project (n)
promise (n & v)
to promise to do something
(v)
to keep a promise (n)
pronounce (v)
to pronounce a word
correctly
pronunciation (n)
proper (adj)
property (n)
protect (v)
proud (adj)
prove (v)
provide (v)
public (adj & n)
public opinion (adj)
to make something public
(adj)
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publish (v)
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petrol/bike pump
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pure (adj)
purple (adj)
purpose (n)
He did it on purpose.
(deliberately)
purse (n)
push (n & v)
put (v)
put away (phr v)
He put the book away.
put down (phr v)
She put her name down.
put off (phr v)
The meeting was put off
until the
following week.
put on (phr v)
He put on a suit.
Can you put on the light?
He didnt want to put on
weight.
put out (phr v)
The fire was quickly put
out.
put through (phr v)
Can you put me through to
the
manager, please?
put up (phr v)
The company was forced to
put up its
prices.
pyjamas (n pl)
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qualification (n)
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qualify (v)
quality (n)
quantity (n)
quarter (n)
quay (n)
queen (n)
question (n)
to ask a question
the question being
discussed (subject)
questionnaire (n)
queue (n & v)
quick (adj)
quiet (adj)
quit (v)
quite (adv)
Are you quite sure?
quite old
quiz (n)
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rabbit (n)
race (n & v)
to win a race (n)
to race against fast runners
(compete)
(v)
to race home quickly (run)
(v)
racket (n)
tennis racket
radio (n)
rail (n)
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railway (n)
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raise (v)
to raise your arm
to raise prices
range (n)
rank (n)
a taxi rank
rare (adj)
rarely (adv)
rather (adv & prep)
rather earlier than usual
(adv)
Id prefer to drink water
rather than fruit
juice. (prep)
raw (adj)
raw meat
razor (n)
reach (v)
read (v)
ready (adj)
real (adj)
realise (v)
He realised it was true.
realistic (adj)
really (adv)
reason (n)
reasonable (adj)
receipt (n)
receive (v)
recent (adj)
reception (n)
recipe (n)
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to keep a record (n)
to break a record (n)
to record a song (v)
recording (n)
recover (v)
to recover from an illness
recycle (v)
I dont recycle as much as I
should.
recycled (adj)
recycling (n)
red (adj)
reduce (v)
refreshments (n)
refrigerator (n)
refund (n & v)
refuse (v)
regarding (prep)
region (n)
register (n & v)
He took the class register.
(n)
He registered with a new
doctor. (v)
registration (n)
regret (n & v)
regular (adj)
relation (n)
to visit a relation
relationship (n)
relative (n)
a relative came to stay
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remember (v)
remind (v)
remove (v)
rent (n & v)
repair (n & v)
repeat (v)
replace (v)
reply (n & v)
report (n & v)
request (n & v)
require (v)
rescue (n & v)
research (n & v)
reservation (n)
reserve (n & v)
She was a reserve for the
team. (n)
to reserve a seat (v)
respect (n & v)
responsible (adj)
rest (n & v)
a rest from work (n)
the rest of them (n)
The doctor told her to rest.
(v)
restaurant (n)
result (n)
retire (v)
return (n & v)
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a return (ticket) (n)
review (n & v)
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right (adj, adv & n)
the right time (correct) (adj)
the right person for the job
(suitable)
(adj)
my right foot (adj)
Everything will be all right.
(adj)
Go right there. (directly)
(adv)
Fill it right to the top.
(completely)
(adv)
the right to vote (n)
ring (n & v)
stand in a ring (n)
a wedding ring (n)
Give me a ring tomorrow.
(phone) (n)
Suddenly the bell rang. (v)
ring back (phr v)
ring off (phr v)
ring up (phr v)
ripe (adj)
rise (v)
The sun rises in the East.
Prices are rising.
river (n)
road (n)
roast (adj & v)
rob (v)
robbery (n)
rock (n)
rock (music) (n)
a hard piece of rock (n)
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a roll of film (n)
a bread roll (n)
to roll into a ball (v)
roof (n)
room (n)
the sitting room
Theres lots of room in
here.
rose (n)
rough (adj)
a rough road
a rough idea
rough work
round (adj, adv & prep)
a round object (adj)
the wrong way round (adv)
to sit round a table (prep)
roundabout (n)
route (n)
row (n)
a row of seats
rubber (adj & n)
rubber tyres (adj)
a rubber (eraser) (n)
rubbish (n)
rude (adj)
rugby (n)
ruin (n)
rule (n & v)
the rules of grammar (n)
to rule a country (v)
ruler (n)
draw a line using a ruler
run (v)
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sad (adj)
safe (adj)
to be safe from harm
safety (n)
sail (n & v)
salad (n)
salary (n)
sale (n)
salesman/saleswoman (n)
salt (n)
same (adj, pron & adv)
sand (n)
sandwich (n)
satisfactory (adj)
satisfied (adj)
saucer (n)
sausage (n)
save (v)
to save someone
to save money
to save time
say (v)
to say something to
someone
I really cant say. (give an
opinion)
scene (n)
scenery (n)
school (n)
science (n)
science fiction (n)
scientific (adj)
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scissors (n)
scooter (n)
score (n & v)
The score was 3-0. (n)
to score a goal (v)
scream (n & v)
screen (n)
sculpture (n)
sea (n)
search (n & v)
seaside (n)
season (n)
seat (n)
seat belt (n)
second (adj & n)
to be second in the race
(adj)
sixty seconds in a minute
(n)
secondary (adj)
secondary school
secret (adj & n)
secretary (n)
security (n)
see (v)
to see something (with the
eyes)
to see the joke
(understand)
to see someone about a
problem
(consult)
seem (v)
seldom (adv)
select (v)
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sensible (adj)
sentence (n)
words in a sentence
separate (adj & v)
series (n)
a TV series
serious (adj)
a serious person
a serious illness
servant (n)
serve (v)
to serve in a shop
service (n)
a bus service
customer service
session (n)
in a school, gym
set (v)
set free (phr v)
set off (phr v)
She set off early for work.
set out (phr v)
They set out on the long
journey.
set up (phr v)
Her mother helped her to
set up in
business.
several (adj & det)
sew (v)
sex (n)
the male/female sex
sh! (int)
shade (n)
to sit in the shade
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shadow (n)
shake (n & v)
shallow (adj)
shame (n)
shampoo (n)
shape (n)
share (n & v)
shark (n)
sharp (adj)
a sharp knife
a sharp corner
a sharp picture
shave (n & v)
she (pron)
sheep (n)
sheet (n)
sheets on a bed
a sheet of paper
information sheet
shelf (n)
shine (v)
ship (n)
shirt (n)
shock (n & v)
to suffer from shock (n)
The film shocked me. (v)
shoe (n)
shoot (v)
to shoot at the goal
shop (n & v)
shop assistant (n)
shopkeeper (n)
shore (n)
short (adj)
shorts (n pl)
a pair of shorts
shoulder (n)
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shout (n & v)
show (n & v)
a film show (n)
Show it to me. (v)
The picture shows a village.
(v)
It shows that they care. (v)
shower (n)
a shower of rain
to have a shower
shut (adj & v)
shy (adj)
sick (adj)
side (n)
sight (n)
Her sight is better with
glasses.
in sight, out of sight
sightseeing (n)
sign (n & v)
a road sign (n)
to sign a document (v)
no sign of life (n)
signs of winter (n)
signal (n & v)
signature (n)
signpost (n)
silence (n)
silent (adj)
silk (adj & n)
silly (adj)
silver (adj & n)
similar (adj)
simple (adj)
since (conj & prep)
sincerely (adv)
Yours sincerely
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sing (v)
single (n & adj)
a single (ticket) to
Cambridge (n)
to be single (unmarried)
(adj)
a single room (adj)
sink (n & v)
a kitchen sink (n)
The ship began to sink. (v)
Sir (n)
sister (n)
sit (v)
site (n)
sitting room (n)
situated (adj)
situation (n)
size (n)
skateboard (n & v)
ski (n & v)
skill (n)
skilled (adj)
skin (n)
skirt (n)
sky (n)
sleep (n & v)
sleeve (n)
slice (n)
slim (adj)
slip (v)
to slip on the ice
slope (n)
mountain/ski slope
slow (adj)
small (adj)
smart (adj)
a smart idea (Am Eng)
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smart clothes
smell (n & v)
smile (n & v)
smoke (n & v)
smooth (adj)
a smooth surface (level)
a smooth ride in the new
car
(comfortable)
snack (n)
snake (n)
snow (n & v)
snowball (n)
snowboard (n & v)
snowman (n)
snowstorm (n)
so (adv & conj)
so-so (adj)
soap (n)
social (adj)
society (n)
sock (n)
sofa (n)
soft (adj)
a soft material
a soft drink
software (n)
soil (n)
soldier (n)
solid (adj)
some (adj, det & pron)
somebody (pron)
someone (pron)
something (pron)
sometimes (adv)
somewhere (adv)
son (n)
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song (n)
soon (adv)
Ill come soon.
as soon as I can
sore (adj)
sorry (adj)
sort (n)
the same sort
sort out (phr v)
We need to sort out this
problem.
sound (n & v)
the sound of music (n)
It sounds like/as if(v)
soup (n)
sour (adj)
a sour taste
south (adj & adv, n)
southeast (adj & n)
southwest (adj, adv & n)
souvenir (n)
space (n)
a parking space
write in the spaces
not enough space
outer space
spade (n)
spare (adj & v)
spare cash, spare time
(adj)
to spare the time (v)
speak (v)
special (adj)
speech (n)
speed (n)
spell (v)
spend (v)
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to spend money/time
spill (v)
spinach (n)
spite (n)
in spite of (prep phr)
spoil (v)
spoon (n)
sport (n)
spot (n)
spy (n & v)
square (adj & n)
a square room (adj)
a market square (n)
squash (n)
stadium (n)
staff (n)
stage (n)
to perform on a stage
stain (n & v)
stairs (n pl)
stall (n)
market stall
stamp (n)
a postage stamp
stand (v)
standard (n)
star (n)
stars in the sky (n)
a film star (n)
start (n & v)
a good start (n)
to start a race (v)
state (adj & n)
a state school (n)
statement (n)
station (n)
a bus/fire/radio station
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statue (n)
stay (n & v)
to stay to dinner (v)
to stay with friends (v)
to stay looking young (v)
a two-night stay (n)
stay behind (phr v)
She stayed behind after the
lesson to
speak to the teacher.
steak (n)
steal (v)
steam (n)
steel (n)
steep (adj)
step (n)
two steps forward (n)
to climb the steps (n)
stick (n & v)
a walking stick (n)
to stick two things together
(v)
sticky (adj)
stiff (adj)
still (adv)
Sit still. (adv)
Shes still here. (adv)
stir (v)
stomach (n)
stone (n)
a large stone
a stone bridge
stop (n & v)
a bus stop (n)
The car stopped. (v)
Its stopped raining. (v)
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style (n)
subject (n)
the subject of a discussion
the subject of a sentence
a school subject
subtract (v)
subway (n)
New York subway (Am
Eng) (Br Eng:
underground)
succeed (v)
success (n)
such (adj & det)
sudden (adj)
sugar (n)
suggest (v)
suit (n)
to wear a suit
suitable (adj)
suitcase (n)
sum (n)
sum up (v)
sun (n)
sunbathe (v)
sunlight (n)
sunrise (n)
sunset (n)
sunshine (n)
supermarket (n)
supply (v)
support (v)
to support a weight
to support a team
suppose (v)
I suppose its true.
You arent supposed to
drive fast.
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table (n)
table-cloth (n)
table-tennis (n)
tablet (n)
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take (v)
to take someones hand
to take someones things
(steal/
borrow)
to take a photo
to take a long time
to take a holiday
take away (phr v)
Take 15 away from 78.
take off (phr v)
Do you want to take off
your coat?
The plane takes off at 6.
take part (in) (phr v)
Everybody took part in the
meeting.
take place (phr v)
The meeting took place at
six.
take up (phr v)
He decided to take up a
new hobby.
talent (n)
talk (n & v)
tall (adj)
tap (n)
a cold-water tap (n)
tape (adj, n & v)
a tape recorder (adj)
a cassette tape (n)
to tape a conversation (v)
taste (n & v)
to have good taste (n)
to taste food (v)
It tastes good. (v)
tax (n & v)
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taxi (n)
tea (n)
teach (v)
team (n)
tear (n)
Tears ran down her
cheeks.
tear (v)
to tear a piece of paper
technique (n)
technology (n)
teenage (n)
telegram (n)
telephone (n & v)
television (TV) (n)
tell (v)
to tell a story
to tell someone something
to tell someone to do
something
you cant always tell
temperature (n)
to have a temperature
air temperature
temporary (adj)
tennis (n)
tent (n)
term (n)
terminal (n)
terrible (adj)
test (n & v)
text (n)
than (conj & prep)
thank (v)
thank you (int)
thanks (n)
that (adv, conj, det & pron)
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theft (n)
their (det)
theirs (pron)
them (pron)
themselves (pron)
then (adv)
there (adv & pron)
therefore (adv)
thermometer (n)
these (det & pron)
they (pron)
thick (adj)
thief (n)
thin (adj)
thing (n)
think (v)
to think about something
I think hes left.
What did you think of the
film?
I think Ill go.
Im thinking of going.
thirst (n)
this (det & pron)
those (det & pron)
though (conj & adv)
thought (n)
to have thoughts about
something
to be deep in thought
thriller (n)
throat (n)
through (prep)
throughout (prep)
throw (v)
throw away (phr v)
He threw away the old TV.
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thumb (n)
thunder (n)
thunderstorm (n)
tick (n & v)
ticket (n)
tidy (adj & v)
tidy up (phr v)
Please tidy up when youve
finished.
tie (n & v)
a shirt and tie (n)
to tie with string (v)
tiger (n)
tight (adj)
tight shoes
tights (n pl)
a pair of tights
till (conj & prep)
to wait till the end (prep)
till he comes (conj)
time (n)
What time is it?
It took a long time.
the last time
Is it time yet?
Four times five is twenty.
timetable (n)
tin (n)
a tin of peas
made of tin
tin-opener (n)
tiny (adj)
tip (n)
the tip of the pencil
a tip for the waitress
tired (adj)
title (n)
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to (prep)
toast (n)
toast for breakfast
today (adv & n)
toe (n)
together (adv)
toilet (n)
tomato (n)
tomorrow (adv & n)
ton(ne) (n)
tongue (n)
tonight (adv & n)
too (adv)
Ive been there, too.
Its too heavy to lift.
tool (n)
tooth/teeth (n)
toothache (n)
toothbrush (n)
toothpaste (n)
top (n)
top of the class
at the top of his voice
topic (n)
total (adj & n)
touch (v)
tour (n & v)
tourism (n)
tourist (n)
toward(s) (prep)
towel (n)
tower (n)
town (n)
toy (n)
track (n)
a race track
track suit (n)
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trade (n)
traditional (adj)
traffic (n)
traffic jam (n)
traffic light(s) (n)
train (n & v)
to travel by train
to train in a skill
trainers (n pl)
a pair of trainers
tram (n)
transfer (v)
translate (v)
translation (n)
transport (n & v)
travel (v)
travel agent (n)
travellers cheque (n)
tree (n)
trip (n)
a weekend trip
trouble (n)
trousers (n pl)
truck (Am Eng) (Br Eng:
lorry)
true (adj)
Is it true?
a true friend
trumpet (n)
trust (v)
to trust someone
truth (n)
try (v)
to try to do something
to try (out) something
try on (v)
to try on shoes
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T-shirt (n)
tube (n)
a tube of toothpaste
tune (n)
tunnel (n)
turkey (n)
turn (n & v)
to turn your head (v)
to turn the page (v)
Its my turn. (n)
The wheels began to turn.
(v)
turn down (phr v)
Could you turn down the
music?
turn into (phr v)
The water had turned into
ice.
turn off (phr v)
She turned off the engine.
turn on (phr v)
Can you turn on the TV?
turn out (phr v)
He turned out the lights.
turn up (phr v)
Turn up the radio - I can
hardly hear it.
turning (n)
the first turning on the left
twice (adv)
twin (n)
type (n & v)
a type of person (n)
to type a letter (v)
typical (adj)
tyre (n)
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ugly (adj)
umbrella (n)
unable (adj)
uncle (n)
under (prep)
under the bed
under 10.00
underground (adj & n)
underground trains (adj)
to travel by underground
(n)
underpants (n)
understand (v)
uniform (n)
universe (n)
university (n)
unleaded (adj)
unless (conj)
until (prep & conj)
up (adv & prep)
to walk up the hill (prep)
Are you up yet? (awake
and dressed)
(adv)
Lift your head up. (adv)
Speak up, please. (adv)
up to (prep phr)
up to six people
up to date (prep phr)
update (n & v)
upon (prep)
upset (adj)
upstairs (adv)
urgent (adj)
us (pron)
use (n & v)
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V
valley (n)
value (n)
van (n)
vanilla (n)
variety (n)
various (adj)
vase (n)
veal (n)
vegetable (n & adj)
vegetarian (n & adj)
vehicle (n)
very (adv)
venue (n)
victim (n)
victory (n)
video (n & v)
video recorder (n)
videotape (n)
view (n)
a beautiful view
village (n)
violin (n)
visa (n)
visit (n & v)
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visitor (n)
vocabulary (n)
voice (n)
volleyball (n)
vote (n & v)
voyage (n)
W
wage(s) (n)
wait (n & v)
waiter (n)
waiting-room (n)
waitress (n)
wake (up) (v)
walk (n & v)
wall (n)
wallet (n)
want (v)
war (n)
ward (n)
warm (adj)
warn (v)
wash (n & v)
wash-basin (n)
wash up (v)
washing machine (n)
washing up (n)
to do the washing up
waste (adj & v)
wastepaper basket (n)
watch (n & v)
My watch keeps good time.
(n)
I watched TV last night. (v)
water (n & v)
waterfall (n)
wave (n & v)
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waves at sea
to wave goodbye
way (n)
Is this the way?
the wrong way
a long way
to stand in the way
Thats the way to do it.
way of life
way in, way out
WC (n)
we (pron)
weak (adj)
to feel weak
a weak excuse
wear (v)
to wear a dress
wear off (phr v)
Has the pain worn off yet?
wear out (phr v & adj)
Youll wear out those
shoes. (v)
weather (n)
web (n)
website (n)
wedding (n)
week (n)
weekday (n)
weekend (n)
weekly (adj & adv)
a weekly magazine (adj)
to phone home twice
weekly (adv)
weigh (v)
weight (n)
welcome (n & v)
a warm welcome (n)
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wool (n)
word (n)
words in a sentence
He didnt say a word.
work (n & v)
school work (n)
to work for a living (v)
hard work (n)
to be out of work (n)
working hours (n pl)
world (n)
worry (n & v)
worse (adj & adv)
worst (adj & adv)
worth (adj)
wound (n & v)
wrap (up) (v)
to wrap (up) a parcel
write (v)
write out (phr v)
Please write out your name
in full.
wrong (adj)
youth (n)
Z
zebra (n)
zero (n)
zone (n)
zoo (n)
Y
year (n)
yearly (adj & adv)
yellow (adj)
yes (int)
yesterday (adv & n)
yet (adv)
you (pron)
you know (int)
young (adj & n)
your (det)
yours (pron)
yourself (pron)
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English
Speaking Basics
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"I'm thirsty."
"I'm from Seattle."
You can also add descriptive words with 'I'm' such as:
"I'm extremely tired."
"I'm very happy."
"I'm terribly hungry."
"I am super excited."
"I'm very nervous."
I'm in/at/on
Describes an action you are doing.
Most commonly, you would use the word 'in' when entering a
physical location such as a room or a building.
Here are some examples:
"I'm in the shower."
"I'm in the lobby."
"I'm in a car."
"I'm in a house."
"I'm in a school."
Using the word 'at' helps tell someone where you currently are. The
difference between 'at' and 'in' is that the physical location is general.
Here are some examples:
"I'm at the grocery."
"I'm at the mall."
"I'm at the doctor's office."
"I'm at the park."
"I'm at the airport."
However, in some cases you can use 'at' and 'in' interchangeably.
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I'm + (verb)
'I'm' is a contraction of the words 'I am.' By adding a verb to 'I'm' this
lets you express an action or occurrence about yourself.
Here are some examples:
"I'm eating lunch."
"I'm brushing my teeth."
"I'm scared."
"I'm driving to work."
"I'm crying."
"I'm typing an email."
"I'm cooking dinner."
"I'm combing my hair."
"I'm hanging a picture."
"I am texting."
"I am dancing."
"I am interested in the job."
"I am exercising."
"I am sad."
"I am learning."
I'm getting
When combining the words 'I am' and 'getting' you are telling
someone 'you' are gaining possession, being affected by or have
plans to seek out and obtain a particular thing.
Here are some examples:
"I'm getting better."
"I'm getting ready for bed."
"I'm getting a tooth ache."
"I'm getting a cold."
"I'm getting married."
"I'm getting tired."
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You can also use the phrase 'I don't' to express things you do not like,
things you do not understand, or things you do not do.
Here are some examples:
"I don't eat meat."
"I don't like the rain."
"I don't understand Spanish."
"I do not understand what you are saying."
"I do not like scary movies."
"I do not like sports."
I promise not to + (verb)
When using the word 'promise' you are giving your word that what
you are saying is true. You might also be assuring someone a
guarantee that you will follow thru on what you are saying to them.
When using 'promise not to' you are stating you will not do a
particular thing.
Here are some examples:
"I promise not to tell."
"I promise not to leave without you."
"I promise not to be so late."
"I promise not to hurt your feelings."
"I promise not to wake you up."
You can also just use the word 'promise' to assure someone of your
intentions.
Here are some examples:
"I promise I am telling the truth."
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'busy' you can express something that was occupying you in a past
time.
Here are some examples:
"I was busy thinking."
"I was busy working."
"I was busy cooking dinner."
"I was busy talking on the phone."
"I was busy cleaning the house."
"I was busy studying for my test."
"I was busy thinking of ideas for our website."
"I was busy entertaining our neighbors."
"I was busy completing my housework."
"I was busy learning new things."
By changing 'was' to 'am' you change your message from past tense to
present tense and refer to something you are doing 'now.'
Here are some examples:
"I am busy working."
"I am busy cooking dinner."
"I am busy studying for my test."
"I am busy completing housework."
"I am busy talking on the phone."
I'm not used to + (verb-ing)
Here you are using 'not used to' to inform someone that you are
unfamiliar or uncomfortable with a topic at hand.
Here are some examples:
"I'm not used to talking English."
"I'm not used to studying so much."
"I'm not used to being around new people."
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on a particular matter.
Here are some examples:
"I am not sure if they will offer me the job."
"I'm not sure if she'll return my call."
"I'm not sure if my wife will understand."
"I'm not sure if we will go out tonight."
"I'm not sure if I understand your question."
"I am not sure if I can handle it."
"I am not sure if it will happen."
"I am not sure if it will matter."
"I am not sure if my mom will notice."
"I am not sure if they will permit us to park there."
Do you mind if I + (verb)
You are asking someone in present tense if they object to something
you are asking.
Here are some examples:
"Do you mind if I excuse myself?"
"Do you mind if we left early?"
"Do you mind if I take a nap?"
"Do you mind if I ask your mom?"
"Do you mind if it snows?"
You could also use the word 'would'
Here are some examples:
"Would you mind if we went out to eat?"
"Would you mind if I opened the window?"
"Would you mind telling me what you're doing?"
"Would you mind being quiet for a minute?"
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The word 'please' can also mean to give enjoyment or satisfaction to.
Here are some examples:
"The smell of the flowers was very pleasing."
"May it please the court to admit this into evidence?"
"I was very pleased with how the children behaved in class."
"You cannot please everyone all the time."
"She was pleased with the dress."
Don't + (verb)
The word 'don't' is a contraction of the words 'do not.' It is said to
convey a message of what NOT should be done.
Here are some examples:
"Don't try and fool me."
"Don't allow this to happen."
"Don't watch scary movies before you go to bed."
"Don't cause any more trouble."
"Don't chew gum in class."
"Do not concern yourself with other people's problems."
"Do not behave that way."
"Do not announce your decision until you're ready."
"Do not argue with me."
"Do not arrive late for your meeting."
Do you like
With this question you are asking someone what they prefer or enjoy.
Here are some examples:
"Do you like traveling on a plane?"
"Do you like watching baseball on TV?"
"Do you like skiing or snowboarding?"
"Do you like going to bed early?"
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"Please make sure that she is getting along with her new friends."
"Please make sure that we leave on time."
"Please make sure you record our favorite TV show."
"Please make sure that you don't stay out too late.
"
Here's to + (noun)
'Here's to' is used in a way of celebrating or identifying a person,
place, or thing of significance. It is usually said while toasting
someone at dinner, or signaling to someone or something after an
event.
Here are some examples:
"Here's to the winner!"
"Here's to your marriage!"
"Here's to the New Year!"
"Here's to great friends!"
"Here's to starting a new job!"
"Here is to the luckiest guy in the world!"
"Here is to you!"
"Here is to happiness!"
"Here is to a wonderful day!"
"Here is to great memories!"
It's no use + (verb-ing)
'It's' is a contraction for 'it is.' By stating 'it's no use' you are saying
that what you or someone else is doing is not recommended or
uncalled for.
Here are some examples:
"It's no use crying."
"It's no use separating them."
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aspects
assistance
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computer
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potential
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document
dominant
emphasis
ensure
excluded
framework
funds
illustrated
immigration
implies
initial
instance
interaction
justification
layer
link
location
maximum
minorities
negative
outcomes
partnership
involved
issues
labour
legal
legislation
major
method
occur
percent
sequence
sex
shift
specified
sufficient
task
technical
techniques
technology
validity
volume
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access
adequate
annual
apparent
approximated
attitudes
attributed
civil
code
commitment
communication
concentration
conference
contrast
cycle
debate
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consequences
construction
consumer
credit
cultural
design
distinction
elements
equation
mechanism
obvious
occupational
option
output
overall
parallel
parameters
phase
predicted
principal
prior
professional
project
promote
regime
resolution
retained
series
statistics
status
stress
subsequent
sum
summary
undertaken
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traditional
transfer
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alternative
circumstances
comments
compensation
components
consent
equivalent
evolution
expansion
exposure
external
facilitate
fundamental
generated
generation
image
liberal
licence
logic
marginal
medical
mental
modified
monitoring
network
notion
objective
orientation
perspective
precise
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abstract
accurate
acknowledged
philosophy
physical
proportion
published
reaction
registered
reliance
removed
scheme
expert
explicit
federal
fees
flexibility
furthermore
gender
ignored
incentive
incidence
incorporated
index
inhibition
initiatives
input
instructions
intelligence
interval
lecture
migration
minimum
ministry
motivation
neutral
nevertheless
overseas
preceding
presumption
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despite
dimensions
domestic
emerged
error
ethnic
goals
granted
hence
hypothesis
implementatio
n
implications
imposed
integration
internal
investigation
job
label
classical
comprehensive
comprise
confirmed
contrary
converted
couple
decades
Definite
deny
differentiation
disposal
dynamic
eliminate
empirical
equipment
extract
file
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adjustment
alter
amendment
aware
capacity
challenge
clause
compounds
conflict
consultation
contact
decline
discretion
draft
enable
energy
enforcement
entities
submitted
successive
survive
thesis
topic
transmission
ultimately
unique
visible
voluntary
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abandon
accompanied
accumulation
ambiguous
appendix
appreciation
arbitrary
aggregate
allocation
assigned
attached
author
bond
brief
capable
cited
cooperative
discrimination
display
diversity
domain
edition
enhanced
estate
exceed
inspection
intensity
manipulation
minimised
nuclear
offset
paragraph
plus
practitioners
predominantly
prospect
radical
random
reinforced
restore
revision
schedule
tension
termination
rational
recovery
revealed
scope
subsidiary
tapes
trace
transformation
transport
underlying
utility
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adaptation
adults
advocate
aid
channel
Chemical
device
devoted
diminished
distorted/distortio
n duration
erosion
ethical
format
founded
inherent
insights
integral
intermediate
manual
mature
mediation
medium
military
minimal
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finite
foundation
global
grade
guarantee
hierarchical
identical
ideology
inferred
innovation
insert
intervention
isolated
media
mode
paradigm
phenomenon
priority
prohibited
publication
quotation
release
reverse
simulation
solely
somewhat
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bias
chart
Clarity
conformity
commodity
complement
contemporary
contradiction
crucial
currency
denote
detected
deviation
displacement
dramatic
eventually
exhibit
exploitation
fluctuations
guidelines
highlighted
implicit
induced
inevitably
infrastructure
theme
thereby
uniform
vehicle
via
virtually
widespread
visual
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accommodatio
n
analogous
anticipated
assurance
attained
behalf
bulk
ceases
coherence
coincide
commenced
incompatible
concurrent
confined
controversy
conversely
mutual
norms
overlap
passive
portion
preliminary
protocol
qualitative
refine
relaxed
restraints
revolution
rigid
route
scenario
sphere
subordinate
supplementary
suspended
team
temporary
trigger
unified
violation
vision
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Root Words
LATIN/GREEK-ENGLISH WORDS
Photos-Light
Graph-Write, draw
Tele-Far away
Metron-Measure
Tropos-Turn
Philia-Love
Phobos-Fear
Thesis-Put, Place
Syn-With, Together
Kinesis-Movement
Phone-Sound
Sonus-Sound
Skopeo-See
Video, Visum-See
Logos-Word, Study
Verbum-Word
Nomen,Nominis-Name
Pro-Before, for
Prae-Before
Ad-To, Toward
Jacio,Jactum-Throw
Pono,Positum-Put
Cum-With, Together
Figo, Fixum-Attach
Jungo,Junctum-Join
Digitus-Finger
Caput,Capitis-Head
Manus-Hand
Pes, Pedis-Foot
Bracchium-Arm
Dens, Dentis-Tooth
Corpus,Coporis-Body
Unus-One
Duo-Two
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Tres-Three
Quattuor-Four
Quinque-Five
Sex-Six
Septem-Seven
Octo-Eight
Novem-Nine
Decem-Ten
Centum-Hundred
Mille-Thousand
Pyro-Fire
Ignis-Fire
Vulcanus-God of Fire
Hydros-Water
Aqua-Water
Bonus-Good
Helios-Sun
Sol-Sun
Luna-Moon
Dia-Across
Trans-Across
Geo-Earth
Terra-Earth, Land
Dormio,Dormitum-Sleep
Hypnos-Sleep
Annus-Year
Lithos-Stone
Petros-Stone, Rock
Astron-Star
Stella-Star
Dendron-Tree
Arbor,Arboris-Tree
Chronos-Time
Tempus,Temporis-Time
Para-Beside
Inter-Between
Techne-Art, Skill
Ars, Artis-Art, Skill
Bios-Life
Vivo, Victum-Live
Mikros-Small
Megas-Large, Big
Magnus-Large, Big
Pater, Patris-Father
Mater, Matris-Mother
Frater, Fratris-Brother
Demos-People
Populus-People
Polis-City
Urbs, Urbis-City
Pathos-Feeling
Autos-Self
Thermos-Heat
Curro,Cursum-Run
Zoon-Animal
Verto,Versum-Turn
Facio,Factum-Make, Do
Scribo,Scriptum-Write
Plico,Plicatum-Fold
Dico,Dictum-Speak
Biblos-Book
Liber,Libri-Book
Scio,Scitum-Know
Discipulus-Student
Sauros-Lizard
Amo,Amatum-Love
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Vocabulary
Building
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VOCABULARY
Knowing the meaning of prefixes, suffixes and root words can help
you determine the meaning of a word.
Roots
Meaning
Sample Words
act
do
anthro
man
anthropomorphic,
anthropology,
philanthropy
arch
chief, ruler
monarchy, oligarchy,
anarchy, architect
ast, aster
star
astronaut, asterisk,
astronomy
auto
self
autoimmune,
autograph,
autonomous
bibl
book
bibliography, Bible,
bibliophile
bio
life
biology, biography,
biochemist
cap
head
cardi
heart
electrocardiogram,
cardiology,
cardiovascular
caust, caut
burn
caustic, cauldron,
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cauterize
cede, ceed
go
proceed, recede,
succeed
chrom
color
polychrome,
chromatic, chrome,
chromosome
chron
time
chronology, chronic,
chronicle
crat, cracy
power, rule
aristocrat, autocrat,
democracy, theocrat,
technocracy
crypt
secret, hidden
cryptic, encrypted,
cryptogenic
cycle
circle
cycle, bicycle,
encyclopedia
dem
people
democracy, democrat,
epidemic,
demographic
dent
tooth
dental, dentist,
denture
derm
skin
hypodermic,
dermatology,
epidermis, taxidermy
dox
belief, opinion
doxology, orthodox,
paradox
fer
bring
form
shape
form, transform,
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formation
gam
marriage
monogamy,
polygamy, bigamy
geo
earth
geography, geology,
geographic
gram
written
diagram, telegram,
grammar
graph
write
telegraph, autograph,
graphic, biography
grat
please
grateful, gratitude,
congratulate
gyn
woman
gynecology,
gynecologist
hetero
different, other
heterogeneous,
heterosexual
homo
same
homophone,
homicide,
homogenous,
homonym
hydr
water
hydrant, hydraulic,
dehydrate, hydrogen,
hydrophobia
ject
throw
lith
stone
lithography, monolith,
lithiasis, megalith
loc
place
locate, location,
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dislocate
log, lex, lec
word, language
lexicography, lexicon,
lecture, logistics
man
hand
manual, manipulate,
manufacture
mand
order
command, demand,
mandate
mech
machine
mechanic,
mechanism,
mechanical
mega
great, million
megalopolis,
megabyte,
megaphone ,
megalomaniac
meter, metr
measure
multimeter,
perimeter,
micrometer,
altimeter, ammeter
min
small
minute, minor,
minimum
mis
bad, badly
misinform,
mispronounce,
mistake
mob
move
mobile, automobile,
immobile
morph
form, shape
morpheme,
polymorphic,
amorphous
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mot, mov
move
multi
many
multiply, multiple,
multitude
nym, onym
name
synonym, antonym,
acronym
ology
study of
geology, biology,
theology,
dermatology
ortho
orthodontics,
orthopedic, orthodox,
unorthodox
path
feeling, disease
telepathy, pathos,
sympathy, antipathy,
apathy
ped, pod
foot
pedal, pedestrian,
podium
petro
rock
petroleum, petrified
phil
love
philharmonic,
philanthropy,
philosophy
phob
fear
aquaphobia,
homophobia, phobia,
claustrophobia,
acrophobia
phon
sound
telephone, phonics,
saxophone
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photo
light
photograph,
photography,
telephoto
poli
city
police, politics,
political, metropolis
port
carry
portable, porter,
transport
pseudo
false
pseudonym
psych
mind
psychosis, psychology,
psyche, psychiatry
pyr
fire
pyromania,
pyrotechnics
sci
know
science, scientific,
conscious
scop
see
telescope,
microscope,
stethoscope
sign
mark
soph
wise
philosophy,
sophisticated,
sophomore (wise fool)
spec
see
inspect, spectator,
suspect
struct
build
construct, instruct,
structure
theo
god
theology, theist,
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polytheist
therm
heat
thermometer,
thermostat, thermos
tract
pull
tractor, attract,
subtract
urb
city
urban, suburban,
suburb
vac
empty
vacant, vacate,
vacation
vid, vis
see
zo
animal
Prefixes
Prefix
Meaning
Sample Words
a, ab
away, from
absent, abduction,
abstemious
a, an
not, without
anarchy, anonymous,
apathy, anemia
ad
to, toward
additional, adhere
amphi, ambi
both
ambidextrous,
amphibious
ante
before
antebellum,
antecedent, anteroom,
anterior
anti
against
antifreeze, antibiotic,
antisocial, antibody,
antiseptic
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auto
self
automobile, autograph,
automatic,
autobiography
be
befriend, behold,
believe, belittle,
because
bene
well, good
beneficial,
benediction, benefit,
benefactor
circum
around
circumstance,
circumference,
circulatory,
circumcision
contra, counter
against
contradict, counteract,
contrary
together, with
convene, compress,
contemporary,
compact, conjoin,
combine
de
depart, decline,
depress, defect, deflate
dia
through, across
diameter, diagonal,
dialogue, diagnosis
dis
opposite, away
dismiss, disallow,
disperse, disproportion
dys
ill, bad
dysfunction, dyslexia
epi
upon, above
epilogue, epidermis,
epicenter
ex
from, out of
hyper
over
hyperactive,
hypertensive,
hyperventilate,
hyperkinetic
hypo
under, below
hypotension,
hypoglycemic,
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hypoallergenic
in, im
inter
between, among
international,
intermission,
interoffice,
intermittent, internal
intra
within
intranet, intramural,
intravenous
light
photoelectric,
photograph,
photosensitive,
photosynthesis
magn, mega
great, large
megabyte, megaton,
megamillion
macro
large, long
macrobiotic,
macrocosm,
macroscopic
mal
bad
malformation,
maladjusted, malady,
malcontent
micro
small
microscopic,
microgram, microvolt
mis
wrong
misinform,
misinterpret, mistake
multi, poly
many
multitude, multiply,
multipurpose
non
not
nonabrasive,
nondescript
nov, neo
new
neoclassic, neophyte,
neonate, neologism
omni, pan
all
omnipotent,
omnivorous,
omniscient
per
through
permit, perspire,
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perforate, persuade
peri
around
periscope, perimeter,
periodontal
post
postgraduate, postpaid,
postmark
pre, pro
before, in front of
precede, preheat,
pretest, protect, propel,
protest
prim, proto
first
primary, prototype,
primafacie
re
back, again
retro
backward
retroactive, retrospect,
retrogression
se
away, apart
segment, segregate
sub
submarine, subgroup,
subject
supervisor,
superhuman,
supernatural
tele
trans
transcontinental,
transcend, transfer
un
unknown,
unemployed, unjust
Number Prefixes
cent, hect
100
dec
10
du, bi
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centipede,
centennial, century
decimal, decade,
decalogue
biweekly, biannual
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mille, kilo
1,000
millennium,
kilobyte, kiloton
non, nov
nonagon,
nonagenarian
oct
octogenarian,
octopus, octagon,
octave
quadrangle,
quadruplets
quin, pent
quintuplets,
pentagon,
pentameter, quintet
hex, sex
hexagon, hexameter,
sextuplets
semicircle,
demitasse,
hemisphere
sept, hept
septennial, septet
tri
triangle, trinity,
trilogy
uni, mono
monotype, unity,
universal,
unanimous, uniform,
monorail,
monopoly,
mononucleosis
Suffixes
Suffix
Meaning
Sample Words
-able
capable of being
debatable, laughable,
comfortable
-al
pertaining to
educational, musical,
dental
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-er
performer of
-ist, -or
performer of
-ful
full of
-ly, -y
in the manner of
-sion, -tion
act of
provision, revision,
location
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Idiom and
phrase
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- There aren't any more chairs, but you can take a seat on the
floor.
all (day, week, month, year) long: the entire day, week,
month, year
- I've been working on my income tax forms all day long. I've
hardly had time to eat.
- It's been raining all week long. We haven't seen the sun since
last Monday.
by oneself: alone, without assistance
- Francis translated that French novel by himself. No one
helped him.
- Paula likes to walk through the woods by herself, but her
brother prefers to walk with a companion.
on purpose: for a reason, deliberately
This idiom is usually used when someone does something
wrong or unfair.
- Do you think that she didn't come to the meeting on purpose?
- It was no accident that he broke my glasses. He did it on
purpose.
to get along with someone (something): to associate or work
well with; to succeed or manage in
doing (also: to get on with someone or something )
- Terry isn't getting along with her new roommate; they argue
constantly.
- How are you getting on with your studies?
to make a difference (to someone) : to be of importance (to),
to affect
This idiom is often used with adjectives to show the degree of
importance.
- It makes a big difference to me whether he likes the food I
serve.
- Does it make any difference to you where we go for dinner?
- No, it doesn't make any difference.
- It makes no difference to Lisa either.
to take out : to remove, to extract (S); to go on a date with (S)
(also: to go out with)
- Students, take out your books and open them to page twelve.
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be home soon. I am sure they will be very hungry and will want
dinner right away.
Debbie: What do we have for dinner tonight?
Mrs. Anderson: I will make roast beef and cream of mushroom soup.
Debbie: It has been a long time since you made cream of mushroom
soup. Do you need any help, mom?
Mrs. Anderson: No, go do your homework and leave the cooking to
me.
Debbie: Thanks, mom. Call me whenever dinner is ready. I do not
want to be late for roast beef, cream of mushroom soup, carrot cake
and muffins.
Mrs. Anderson: The muffins are for Jeff. Do not touch them!
Debbie: I know, mom. Just kidding.
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John: Oh, I like all kinds of music as long as it is not Hard Rock.
Jane: Wow, look at the number of people who have already shown up
for the concert. Good thing that we are here already.
Alex: Jane, where do you want to sit? In the shade or in the sun?
Jane: In the shade, please. I have been in the sun too much lately.
John: There is a food stand over there. Do you two want anything?
Jane: Nothing for me, thanks. I already have my bottle of water.
Alex: I want a bag of chips and a soda. Are you sure you do not want
any chips, Jane?
Jane: I am quite sure. Besides, my mother is cooking a good steak
dinner, and I want to save my appetite.
Alex: Jane, you are so lucky to have such a good cook for a mother.
John, you have to taste her cream cakes one of these days. You cannot
find better cream cakes anywhere in this town.
Jane: I know we will have cream cake for dessert this evening. I will
save you a piece if you want, John.
John: I always love cake, so please save me a piece. Thanks, Jane.
Jane: How about you, Alex? A piece of cake for you too?
Alex: You know I will say yes to a piece of your mothers cream cake
any day.
Jane: OK, I will save two pieces of cream cake for both of you
tonight. We can meet at the cafeteria at lunch time tomorrow and I
will give them to you.
John: Alex, you better get your chips and soda now if you still want
them. It is almost 3:00PM, and the concert is about to start.
Alex: For the last time, do you guys want anything?
Jane: I am sure I do not want anything, Alex. I am doing fine.
John: Me neither, Alex.
Alex: OK, save me a seat. I will be right back.
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Laurie: That sounds like a good idea. Maybe we should go out to eat
beforehand.
Sarah: It is fine with me. Where do you want to meet?
Christie: Lets meet at Summer Pizza House. I have not gone there
for a long time.
Laurie: Good idea again. I heard they just came up with a new pizza.
It should be good because
Summer Pizza House always has the best pizza in town.
Sarah: When should we meet?
Christie: Well, the movie is shown at 2:00PM, 4:00PM, 6:00PM and
8:00PM.
Laurie: Why dont we go to the 2:00PM show? We can meet at
Summer Pizza House at noon. That will give us plenty of time to
enjoy our pizza.
Sarah: My cousin Karen is in town. Can I bring her along? I hate to
leave her home alone.
Christie: Karen is in town? Yes, bring her along. Laurie, you
remember Karen? We met her at Saras high school graduation party
two years ago.
Laurie: I do not quite remember her. What does she look like?
Sarah: She has blond hair, she is kind of slender, and she is about
your height.
Laurie: She wears eyeglasses, right?
Sarah: Yes, and she was playing the piano off and on during the
party.
Laurie: I remember her now. Yes, do bring her along Sara. She is
such a nice person and funny too.
Sarah: She will be happy to meet both of you again.
Christie: What is she doing these days?
Sarah: She graduated last June, and she will start her teaching career
next week when the new school term begins.
Laurie: What grade is she going to teach?
Sarah: She will teach kindergarten. She loves working with kids, and
she always has such a good rapport with them.
Christie: Kindergarten? She must be a very patient person. I always
think kindergarten is the most difficult class to teach. Most of the kids
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have never been to school, and they have never been away from
mommy for long.
Sarah: I think Karen will do fine. She knows how to handle young
children.
Laurie: I think the first few weeks will be tough. However, once the
routine is set, it should not be too difficult to teach kindergarten.
Christie: You are right. The kids might even look forward to going to
school since they have so many friends to play with.
Sarah: There are so many new things for them to do at school too.
They do a lot of crafts in kindergarten. I am always amazed by the
things kindergarten teachers do.
Laurie: Yes, I have seen my niece come home with so many neat
stuff.
Christie: Maybe we can ask Karen to show us some of the things that
we can do for this Halloween.
Laurie: Maybe we can stop by the craft store after the movie. What
do you think, Sara?
Sarah: I will talk to her. I think she will like that. It will help her with
school projects when Halloween comes.
Christie: Michaels is a good store for crafts. It always carries a
variety of things, and you can find almost anything there.
Laurie: There is a Michaels store not far away from Cinemax 26. I
believe it is just around the corner, on Pioneer Avenue. We can even
walk over there.
Sarah: So, we plan to meet for pizza at noon, go to the movies at two,
and shop at Michaels afterward. Right?
Laurie and Christie: Yes.
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A
Aberrant : Markedly different from an accepted norm.
aberration: Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed
course.
abet: To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an
offense)
abeyance: A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
abjure: To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
ablution: A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
abrogate: To abolish, repeal.
abscond: To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose
of escaping arrest.
abstemious: Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in
the use of drink, food.
abstruse: Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
abut: To touch at the end or boundary line.
accede: To agree.
acquiesce: To comply; submit.
acrid: Harshly pungent or bitter.
acumen: Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment;
keenness of discrimination.
adage: An old saying.
adamant: Any substance of exceeding hardness or
impenetrability.
admonition: Gentle reproof.
adumbrate: To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
affable: Easy to approach.
aggrandize: To cause to appear greatly.
aggravate: To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
agile: Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
agog: In eager desire.
alacrity: Cheerful willingness.
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B
baleful: Malignant.
banal: Commonplace.
bask: To make warm by genial heat.
beatify: To make supremely happy.
bedaub: To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
bellicose: Warlike.
belligerent: Manifesting a warlike spirit.
benefactor: A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
benevolence: Any act of kindness or well-doing.
benign: Good and kind of heart.
berate: To scold severely.
bewilder: To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
blandishment: Flattery intended to persuade.
blatant: Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
blithe: Joyous.
boisterous: Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
bolster: To support, as something wrong.
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C
cabal: A number of persons secretly united for effecting by
intrigue some private purpose.
cacophony: A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or
combination of sounds or tones.
cajole: To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
callow: Without experience of the world.
calumny: Slander.
candid: Straightforward.
cant: To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected
solemnity.
capacious: Roomy.
capitulate: To surrender or stipulate terms.
captious: Hypercritical.
castigate: To punish.
cataract: Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or
partial blindness.
caustic: Sarcastic and severe.
censure: To criticize severely; also, an expression of
disapproval.
centurion: A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in
the ancient Roman army.
chagrin: Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's
failures or errors.
chary: Careful; wary; cautious.
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contumacious: Rebellious.
copious: Plenteous.
cornucopia: The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and
prosperity.
corporeal: Of a material nature; physical.
correlate: To put in some relation of connection or
correspondence.
corroboration: Confirmation.
counterfeit: Made to resemble something else.
countervail: To offset.
covert: Concealed, especially for an evil purpose.
cower: To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame.
crass: Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin
or fine.
credulous: Easily deceived.
cupidity: Avarice.
cursory: Rapid and superficial.
curtail: To cut off or cut short.
cynosure: That to which general interest or attention is directed.
D
dearth: Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or
desirable.
defer: To delay or put off to some other time.
deign: To deem worthy of notice or account.
deleterious: Hurtful, morally or physically.
delineate: To represent by sketch or diagram.
deluge: To overwhelm with a flood of water.
demagogue: An unprincipled politician.
denizen: Inhabitant.
denouement: That part of a play or story in which the mystery is
cleared up.
deplete: To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
deposition: Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and
reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.
deprave: To render bad, especially morally bad.
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dubious: Doubtful.
duplicity: Double-dealing.
E
earthenware: Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or
dried in the sun.
ebullient: Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
edacious: Given to eating.
edible: Suitable to be eaten.
educe: To draw out.
effete: Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
efficacy: The power to produce an intended effect as shown in
the production of it.
effrontery: Unblushing impudence.
effulgence: Splendor.
egregious: Extreme.
egress: Any place of exit.
elegy: A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
elicit: To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
elucidate: To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
emaciate: To waste away in flesh.
embellish: To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or
ornamental features.
embezzle: To misappropriate secretly.
emblazon: To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
encomium: A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
encumbrance: A burdensome and troublesome load.
endemic: Peculiar to some specified country or people.
enervate: To render ineffective or inoperative.
engender: To produce.
engrave: To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
enigma: A riddle.
enmity: Hatred.
entangle: To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
entreat: To ask for or request earnestly.
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facetious: Amusing.
facile: Not difficult to do.
factious: Turbulent.
fallacious: Illogical.
fatuous: Idiotic
fawn: A young deer.
feint: Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.
felon: A criminal or depraved person.
ferocity: Savageness.
fervid: Intense.
fervor: Ardor or intensity of feeling.
fidelity: Loyalty.
finesse: Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.
flamboyant: Characterized by extravagance and in general by
want of good taste.
flippant: Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.
florid: Flushed with red.
flout: To treat with contempt.
foible: A personal weakness or failing.
foment: To nurse to life or activity; to encourage.
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gainsay: To contradict; to deny.
gamut: The whole range or sequence.
garrulous: Given to constant trivial talking.
germane: Relevant.
gesticulate: To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in
place of speech.
glimmer: A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
gossamer: Flimsy.
gourmand: A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
grandiloquent: Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or
bombastic style.
gregarious: Sociable, outgoing
grievous: Creating affliction.
guile: Duplicity.
gullible: Credulous.
H
halcyon: Calm.
harangue: A tirade.
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iconoclast: An image-breaker.
idiosyncrasy: A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
ignoble: Low in character or purpose.
ignominious: Shameful.
illicit: Unlawful.
imbroglio: A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling,
perplexity, or strife.
imbue : To dye; to instill profoundly.
immaculate: Without spot or blemish.
imminent: Dangerous and close at hand.
immutable: Unchangeable.
impair: To cause to become less or worse.
impassive: Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
impecunious: Having no money.
impede: To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
imperative: Obligatory.
imperious: Insisting on obedience.
imperturbable: Calm.
impervious: Impenetrable.
impetuous: Impulsive.
impiety: Irreverence toward God.
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J
jocular: Inclined to joke.
jovial: Merry.
judicious: Prudent.
junta: A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the
affairs of government.
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lachrymose: Given to shedding tears.
lackadaisical: Listless.
languid: Relaxed.
lascivious: Lustful.
lassitude: Lack of vitality or energy.
latent: Dormant.
laudable: Praiseworthy.
laudatory: Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
legacy: A bequest.
levee: An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of
the sea, to prevent overflow.
levity: Frivolity.
lexicon: A dictionary.
libel: Defamation.
licentious: Wanton.
lien: A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or
charge.
listless: Inattentive.
lithe: Supple.
loquacious: Talkative.
lugubrious: Indicating sorrow, often ridiculously.
luminary: One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
lustrous: Shining.
M
malaise: A condition of uneasiness or ill-being.
malcontent: One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of
affairs.
malevolence: Ill will.
malign: To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and
severely.
malleable: Pliant.
massacre: The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human
beings.
maudlin: Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.
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nadir: The lowest point.
nefarious: Wicked in the extreme.
negligent: Apt to omit what ought to be done.
neophyte: Having the character of a beginner.
noisome: Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
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obdurate: Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
obfuscate: To darken; to obscure.
oblique: Slanting; said of lines.
obsequious: Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the
wishes or will of another.
obstreperous: Boisterous.
obtrude: To be pushed or to push oneself into undue
prominence.
obtrusive: Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue
prominence.
obviate: To clear away or provide for, as an objection or
difficulty.
odious: Hateful.
odium: A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and
disgust.
officious: Intermeddling with what is not one's concern.
ominous: Portentous.
onerous: Burdensome or oppressive.
onus: A burden or responsibility.
opprobrium: The state of being scornfully reproached or
accused of evil.
ossify: To convert into bone.
ostentation: A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite
applause or flattery.
ostracism: Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or
politics.
ostracize: To exclude from public or private favor.
P
palate: The roof of the mouth.
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palatial: Magnificent.
palliate: To cause to appear less guilty.
palpable: Perceptible by feeling or touch.
panacea: A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to
cure all diseases.
panegyric: A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of
a person or of an act.
panoply: A full set of armor.
paragon: A model of excellence.
Pariah: A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
paroxysm: A sudden outburst of any kind of activity.
parsimonious: Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of
money.
partisan: Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning
devotion to a party.
pathos: The quality in any form of representation that rouses
emotion or sympathy.
paucity: Fewness.
peccadillo: A small breach of propriety or principle.
pedestrian: One who journeys on foot.
pellucid: Translucent.
penchant: A bias in favor of something.
penurious: Excessively sparing in the use of money.
penury: Indigence.
peregrination: A wandering.
peremptory: Precluding question or appeal.
perfidy: Treachery.
perfunctory: Half-hearted.
peripatetic: Walking about.
perjury: A solemn assertion of a falsity.
permeate: To pervade.
pernicious: Tending to kill or hurt.
persiflage: Banter.
perspicacity: Acuteness or discernment.
perturbation: Mental excitement or confusion.
petrify: To convert into a substance of stony hardness and
character.
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pristine: Primitive.
probity: Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed.
proclivity: A natural inclination.
procrastination: Delay.
prodigal: One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of
money or property.
prodigious: Immense.
profligacy: Shameless viciousness.
profligate: Recklessly wasteful
profuse: Produced or displayed in overabundance.
prolix: Verbose.
propinquity: Nearness.
propitious: Kindly disposed.
prosaic: Unimaginative.
proscribe: To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with
condemnation or denunciation.
protuberant: Bulging.
provident: Anticipating and making ready for future wants or
emergencies.
prudence: Caution.
puerile: Childish.
pugnacious: Quarrelsome.
punctilious: Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed
by law or custom.
pungency: The quality of affecting the sense of smell.
pusillanimous: Without spirit or bravery.
pyre: A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead
body.
Q
qualm: A fit of nausea.
quandary: A puzzling predicament.
quibble: An utterly trivial distinction or objection.
quiescence: Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
quiescent: Being in a state of repose or inaction.
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raconteur: A person skilled in telling stories.
ramify: To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
rapacious: Sieze by force, avaricious
raucous: Harsh.
reactionary: Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring
reaction.
rebuff: A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or
approaches.
recalcitrant: Marked by stubborn resistance.
recant: To withdraw formally one's belief (in something
previously believed or maintained).
reciprocity: Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and
enjoyed.
recluse: One who lives in retirement or seclusion.
recondite: Incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding.
recrudescent: Becoming raw or sore again.
recuperate: To recover.
redoubtable: Formidable.
redress: To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the
punishment of the wrong-doer.
refractory: Not amenable to control.
regale: To give unusual pleasure.
regicide: The killing of a king or sovereign.
reiterate: To say or do again and again.
relapse: To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery.
remonstrate: To present a verbal or written protest to those who
have power to right or prevent a wrong.
renovate: To restore after deterioration, as a building.
repast: A meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
repel: To force or keep back in a manner, physically or
mentally.
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sagacious: Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception.
salacious: Having strong sexual desires.
salient: Standing out prominently.
salubrious: Healthful; promoting health.
salutary: Beneficial.
sanction: To approve authoritatively.
sanguine: Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
sardonic: Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.
satiate: To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.
satyr: A very lascivious person.
savor: To perceive by taste or smell.
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supernumerary: Superfluous.
supersede: To displace.
supine: Lying on the back.
supplicate: To beg.
suppress: To prevent from being disclosed or punished.
surcharge: An additional amount charged.
surfeit: To feed to fullness or to satiety.
susceptibility: A specific capability of feeling or emotion.
sybarite: A luxurious person.
sycophant: A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or
influence.
synopsis: A syllabus or summary.
T
taciturn: Disinclined to conversation.
taut: Stretched tight.
temerity: Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.
terse: Pithy.
timorous: Lacking courage.
torpid: Dull; sluggish; inactive.
torrid: Excessively hot.
tortuous: Abounding in irregular bends or turns.
tractable: Easily led or controlled.
transgress: To break a law.
transient: One who or that which is only of temporary existence.
transitory: Existing for a short time only.
travail: Hard or agonizing labor.
travesty: A grotesque imitation.
trenchant: Cutting deeply and quickly.
trepidation: Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
trite: Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
truculence: Ferocity.
truculent: Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
turbid: In a state of turmoil; muddled
turgid: Swollen.
turpitude: Depravity.
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ubiquitous: Being present everywhere.
ulterior: Not so pertinent as something else to the matter
spoken of.
umbrage: A sense of injury.
unctuous: Oily.
undermine: To subvert in an underhand way.
undulate: To move like a wave or in waves.
untoward: Causing annoyance or hindrance.
upbraid: To reproach as deserving blame.
V
vagary: A sudden desire or action
vainglory: Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
valorous: Courageous.
vapid: Having lost sparkling quality and flavor.
variegated: Having marks or patches of different colors; also,
varied.
vehement: Very eager or urgent.
venal: Mercenary, corrupt.
veneer: Outside show or elegance.
venial: That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin.
veracious: Habitually disposed to speak the truth.
veracity: Truthfulness.
verbiage: Use of many words without necessity.
verbose: Wordy.
verdant: Green with vegetation.
veritable: Real; true; genuine.
vestige: A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something
absent, lost, or gone.
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wean: To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's
milk to another form of nourishment.
whimsical: Capricious.
winsome: Attractive.
Z
Zeitgeist: The intellectual and moral tendencies that
characterize any age or epoch.
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Interview tips
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10 Rules of Interviewing
Before stepping into an interview, be sure to practice, practice,
practice. A job seeker going to a job without preparing is like an actor
performing on opening night without rehearsing. To help with the
interview process, keep the following ten rules in mind:
1. Keep your answers brief and concise
Unless asked to give more detail, limit your answers to two to three
minutes per question. Tape yourself and see how long it takes you to
answer a question.
2. Include concrete, quantifiable data
Interviewees tend to talk in generalities. Unfortunately generalities
often fail to convince interviewers that the applicant has assets.
Include measurable information and provide details about specific
accomplishments when discussing strengths.
3. Repeat your key strengths
Its essential that you comfortably and confidently articulate your
strengths. Explain how the strengths relate to the companys or
departments goals and how they might benefit from your strengths.
This will make them memorable if supported with quantifiable
accomplishments they will more likely be believed.
4. Prepare five or more success stories
In preparing for interviews, make a list of your skills and key assets.
Then reflect on past jobs and pick out one or two instances when you
used your skills successfully.
5. Put yourself on their team
Ally yourself with the prospective employer by using the employers
name and products or services. For example: As a member of ___ I
would carefully analyse the ______ and ______. Show that you are
thinking like a member of a team and will fit in with the existing
environment. Be careful though not to say anything that would offend
or be taken negatively. Your research will help you in this area.
6. Image is often as important as content
What you look like and how you say something are just as important
as what you say. Studies have shown that 65% of the conveyed
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TYPES OF INTERVIEWS
There are several types of interviews, and you should be prepared to
handle them all. The following describes the most common.
I. Screening interview
This interview is often conducted by a human resources professional,
not the hiring supervisor. The goal of the screening interview is to
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Interview Questions
Prior to the interview, you should decide what you want to
communicate so that the employer understands your capabilities,
experience, achievements, and skills. For help in this area, contact the
Career Resource Center. During your appointment, you can practice
your interview skills, and obtain honest feedback about the quality of
your responses.
Overall, most interview questions come from an employers concern
with three basic questions: What can you do for us? Why do you want
to work with us? What are you like once weve gotten to know you?
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