VOCABULARY CHAPTER 2

New words Pronunciation Meaning Synonyms Antononym Colocations Examples

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Explorer(n) /ɪk a person who travels Adventurer Early explorers traded
to places where few directly with Indigenous
ˈsplɔːrə(r)/
explore(v) people have been
people.
before or places that
Explosion(n) are unknown to them,
in order to find out
more about them

Writer(n) /ˈraɪtə(r)/ a person whose job Author, a travel/cookery/science

is writing books, biographer fiction writer
write(v)
stories, articles, etc.
Regard(v) /rɪˈɡɑːd/ to think about contemplate Disregard  regard She is widely regarded as
somebody/something somebody/something the current leader's natural
regardly(adv)
in a particular way + adv./prep successor.
Regarding(prep)
Distant(adj) /ˈdɪstənt/ far away in space or Remote, far approchable  in the not too distant In the distant past this land
time future: a long time was covered in forests.
distantly(adv)
ago
I hope we’ll see each other
distance(n)  the (dim and) distant
again in the not too distant
past:
future.
Corporation(n) /ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃn/ a large business Business, urban development
company association corporations
corporate(adj)
Attend(v) /əˈtend/ to be present at an Show up, Hide  attend something The meeting was attended
attendance(n) event visit  attend (to by 90% of shareholders.
somebody/something
She hadn't been attending
)
during the lesson.
Extensive(v) /ɪkˈstensɪv/ covering a large area; Far- Exclusicve The house has extensive
great in amount reaching, grounds.
extensively(adv)
broad
The fire caused extensive
damage.
Enable(v) /ɪˈneɪbl/ to make it possible allow Delay  enable This new programme will
for somebody/something enable older people to
enablement(n)
somebody/something to do something study at college.
to do something  enable something

Fluent(adj) /ˈfluːənt/ able to speak, read or Eloquent unfluent  fluent (in something) She's fluent in Polish.
write a language,
fluency(n)
especially a foreign
Fluently language, easily and
well
Donkey(n) /ˈdɒŋki/ an animal of the  donkey’s (years): a We've known each other
horse family, with very long time for donkey's years.
short legs and long  talk the hind legs off
ears. People ride a donkey: to talk too
donkeys or use them much, especially
to carry heavy loads. about things that are
account for(ph.v) /əˈkaʊnt/ to be the explanation Explain,  account for The poor weather may
or cause of justify somebody/something have accounted for the
something
  account for small crowd.
something (to
somebody)
Politic(n) /ˈpɒlətɪk/ (of actions) based on Prudent, It seemed politic to say
good judgement wise nothing.
polite(adj)
Politeness(n)
Politely(adv)
Award(n,v) /əˈwɔːd/ (often in names of Allocate He was nominated for the
particular awards) best actor award.
a prize such as the UK's most prestigious
money, etc. for literary award
something that
somebody has done
Commentary(n) /ˈkɒməntri/ a spoken description  commentary (on Our reporters will give a
of an event that is something) running commentary (= a
comment(v,n)
given while it is continuous one) on the
happening, election results as they are
especially on the announced.
radio or television
Adventure(n) /ədˈventʃə(r)/ an unusual, exciting Trip,  her adventures
or dangerous expediton travelling in Africa
adventitous(adj)
experience, journey  adventure stories
or series of events
ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ belonging to a period Archaeologists are
of history that is excavating the ruined
thousands of years in temples of this ancient
the past civilization.
Occupation /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/ a job or profession job  under occupation The zones under
 in occupation occupation contained major
occupant(n)
industrial areas.
The following applies only
to tenants in occupation
after January 1, 2010.
career /kəˈrɪə(r)/ the series of jobs that  career in She plans to pursue a
a person has in a something career in medicine.
particular area of  career as
He enjoyed a long and
work, usually something
distinguished career as a
involving more
historian.
responsibility as time
passes
Work(n,v) /wɜːk/ to do something that  work on The whole team is
involves physical or something currently working on the
mental effort,  work at project.
especially as part of something
I've been working at my
a job  work with
assignment all day.
somebody
Work with a partner to
solve the problem.
Mountainous(adj) /ˈmaʊntənəs/ having many Highland, a mountainous
mountains huge region/terrain
mountain(n)