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Vocabulary ChineseMeaning
English Meaning Example
1. Candidates (n) someone who istaking an
examination
Candidates mustwrite their names onthe top page of the
exam paper.2. Putonghua (n) The language used in
China
She is good atPutonghua as she
always goes to China.
3. Examiners (n) someone whosejob is to decide
how well someonehas done in anexamination
The candidates listed
below have failed tosatisfy the examiners.
4. Aptitude (n) a natural ability orskill
My son has noaptitudeforsport.
5. According to(ph.v)
as stated by According to Sarahthey're not getting on
very well at themoment.
6. Recalls (v) to bring thememory of a pastevent into your
mind, and often togive a description
of what youremember
The old man recalledthe city as it had been
before the war.
7. Intensively
(adv)
/
involving a lot of
effort or activity ina short period of
time
--
8. Strategy (n) a detailed plan forachieving success
in situations
The government adopteda strategy of massive
deflation.
9. commence (v) to beginsomething
We will commencebuilding work in
August of next year.
10. Depart (v) to go away orleave
The plane departs at6.00 a.m.
11. Dispel (v) to remove fears,doubts and false
ideas
I'd like to start thespeech by dispelling afew rumours that havebeen spreading recently
12. Absolutely(adv)
completely I believed himabsolutely.
13. Entirely (adv) completely I admit it was entirelymy fault.
14. Relatively (adv) quitegood/bad/etc. incomparison with
other similar
things or with
He's a relatively goodsquash player.
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what you expect15. Slightly (adv) a little She's slightly taller
than her sister.
16. Incredible (adj)
impossible The latest missilescan be fired with
incredible accuracy.17. Independent(adj)
not influenced orcontrolled in any
way by otherpeople, events or
things
They all made thesame comment, quiteindependent ofeach
other
18. Up-to-datefacilities (n)
modern There are a lot of up-to-date facilities in
this company.
19. Curriculum (n) the group ofsubjects studied in
a school
The professor is busypreparing his
chemistry curriculum
plan.20. Dormitory (n) a large roomcontaining many
beds, especially ina boarding school
or university
--
21. Magnificent very good,beautiful
We visited amagnificent palace in
the city.
22. Envied (v) /
to wish that youhad somethingthat anotherperson has
I envy her ability totalk to people she'snever met before.
23. Spacious (adj) large and with alot of space
We entered a
spacious restaurant.
24. Gloomy (adj) /
with no positiveopinions or
expectationsabout a situation
I can tell by your
gloomy face that thenews is bad.
25. Rusty (adj) If a skill you had isrusty, it is not nowgood because you
have forgotten it
My Italian is a bitrusty these days.
26. Optimist (n) someone whoalways believesthat good things
will happen
She's a born optimist
27. Gossip (n)
conversation orreports aboutother people's
private lives whichmight be unkind,disapproving or
not true
Her letter was full ofgossip.
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28. risked his ownlife (v)
to do somethingalthough there is a
chance of a badresult
I don't think they willrisk holding an
election.
29. Cramped (adj)
not having enoughspace or time
We have six desks inthis room, so we're
rather cramped
30. Deserted (adj)
If a place isdeserted, there
are no people in it
The coastal resorts
are deserted inwinter.
31. Shabby (adj) looking old and inbad condition
because of beingused for a long
time or not beingcared for
He wore a shabby oldovercoat
32. Spooky (adj)
strange andfrightening
It was a spooky
coincidence.
33. stressed out(adj)
worried andnervous
I was really stressed
out before the exam.
34. Punctual (adj) arriving, doingsomething or
happening at theexpected, correct
time; not late
He is always very
punctual.
35. mess around(v)
to spend timedoing various
things that are notimportant, without
any particularpurpose or plan
They spend theirweekends messing
around on their boat.
36. Homestay (n)
-- --
37. Bungalow (n) a house that hasonly one storey
It was a seaside town
filled with small whitebungalows.
38. Couches (n) a sofa The sick child waslying on the couch in
the living room.
39. Enormous (adj) extremely large He earns anenormous salary.
40. Wander (v) to walk aroundslowly in a relaxed
way or withoutany clear purpose
or direction
We spent the morningwandering around the
old part of the city.
41. Hilarious (adj) extremely funny He didn't like the filmat all - I thought it
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and causing a lotof laughter
was hilarious.
42. Suburb (n) an area on theedge of a large
town or city wherepeople who workin the town or city
often live
We drove frommiddle-class suburbs
to a very poor inner-
city area.
43. Tranquil (adj) calm and peacefuland without noise,
violence, worry,etc
She stared at thetranquil surface of thewater.
44. Barbeque (n) a metal frame onwhich meat, fishor vegetables are
cooked outsideover a fire
Their traditionalsausages are delicious
grilled or barbecued.
45. Haste (n) too much speed In her haste to get upfrom the table, sheknocked over a cup.
46. Hurry (n) the need to moveor do things more
quickly thannormal
We left in such ahurry that we forgot
our tickets.
47. Vegetarian (n) a person who doesnot eat meat for
health or religiousreasons or
because they wantto avoid being
cruel to animals
Of the four millionpeople who have
become vegetarians
in Britain, nearly two-thirds are women.
48. Launch (v) to beginsomething such asa plan or introduce
something newsuch as a product
The scheme was
launched a year ago.
49. Allergy (n) a condition thatmakes a person
become illbecause they have
eaten certainfoods or been nearcertain substances
a wheat allergy
50. Came to astandstill (v)
a condition inwhich all
movement oractivity has
stopped
Fighting and
shortages havebrought normal life to
a virtual standstill inthe city.
51. investigate (v) to examine a Police are
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crime, problem,statement, etc.
carefully,especially to
discover the truth
investigatingallegations of
corruption involvingsenior executives.
52. initiative (n) a new action ormovement, oftenintended to solve
a problem
The peace initiativewas welcomed by
both sides.
53. Defect (n) a fault, problem orlack
There are so manydefects in our
education system.
54. account for (v) to form the total ofsomething
Students account forthe vast majority of
our customers.
55. puff (v) to breathe fast
and with difficulty,usually becauseyou have beendoing exercise
He came puffing upthe stairs.
56. pant (v) to breathe quicklyand loudly through
your mouth,usually becauseyou have been
doing somethingvery energetic
Ken arrived at the topof the hill, panting
and covered in sweat.
57. Anniversary (n)
the day on whichan important
event happened ina previous year
Tomorrow is thethirtieth anniversary
of the revolution
58. Entrant (n) a person whotakes part in a
competition or anexamination
All entrants completetwo three-hour
papers.
59. Individual (adj) given to orrelating to a
single, separateperson or thing
We deal with eachcase on an individual
basis.
60. Lucky Escape(v)
when someonesucceeds in
getting out of aplace or a
dangerous or badsituation
He madehis escapeon the back of a
motorbike.
61. Experiment (n) a test done inorder to learn
something or to
discover whether
Some people believethat experiments onanimals should be
banned.
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something worksor is true
62. Single-parentfamily (n)
a family whichincludes either a
mother or a fatherbut not both
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63. drug addict (n) a person whocannot stop taking
drug.
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64. Lackedconfidence(adj)
Have no enoughquality of beingcertain of your
abilities
She's very timid -completely lacking in
confidence.
65. Desperate (adj) feeling that youhave no hope and
are ready to doanything to
change the badsituation you are
in.
They made adesperate plea for
help.
66. Triad (n) a secret Chineseorganization
involved in illegalactivities such as
selling drugs.
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67. A sense ofsecurity (n)
Feeling safety--
68. Intimidate (v) to frighten orthreaten someone,usually in order topersuade them todo something thatyou want them to
do.
They were intimidatedinto accepting a pay
cut by the threat oflosing their jobs.
69. Curious (adj) interested inlearning about
people/thingsaround you
I was curious to knowwhat would happen.
70. Characteristic(n)
a typical ornoticeable quality
of someone orsomething.
Unfortunately a bignose is a familycharacteristic.
71. Betray (v) to not be loyal toyour country or aperson, often bydoing somethingharmful such as
helping their
He was accused ofbetraying his country
during the war.
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enemies72. put effort into
(v)
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73. Turn over a
new leaf (v)
-- --
74. Determined to(adj)
wanting to dosomething verymuch and not
allowing anyone orany difficulties to
stop you
I'm determined to getthis piece of work
finished today.
75. Devised (v) to invent a plan,system, object,
etc., usuallycleverly or using
imagination
He's good at devisinglanguage games that
you can play withstudents in class.
76. Made progress(n)
-- --
77. Bookworm (n) a person whoreads a lot
He is a bookworm andalways stays in
library.
78. Miracle (n) an unusual andmysterious eventthat is thought tohave been causedby a god, or any
very surprisingand unexpected
event
Looking at the stateof his car, it's a
miracle that he wasn'tkilled!
79. Ashamed of(adj)
feeling guilty orembarrassed
about somethingyou have done ora quality in your
character
She ought to bethoroughly ashamed
of herself.
80. Eliminate (v) to remove or takeaway
We eliminated the
possibility that it
could have been anaccident.
81. Strengths andweaknesses (n)
good and badcharacteristics
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82. About to (adj) to be going to dosomething very
soon
I was about to leavewhen Mark arrived.
83. Pale (adj) describessomeone's face or
skin if it has less
You're looking pale.Do you feel ill?
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colour than usual.84. Plead (v) to make an
urgent, emotionalstatement or
request forsomething.
He was on his knees,pleading for
forgiveness.
85. Tremble (v) to shake slightly,usually because
you are cold,frightened, or very
emotional
When he came out ofthe water, he was
trembling with cold.
86. Hit-and-run(adj)
describes a roadaccident in which
the driver whocaused the
accident drivesaway without
helping the otherpeople involved
and without tellingthe police
He was hurt in a hit-and-run accident andthe guilty driver got
away.
87. Flu symptom(n)
any feeling of Fluwhich is caused by
a particulardisease
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88. Urge (v) to strongly adviseor try to persuadesomeone to do aparticular thing
Lawyers will urge the
parents to takefurther legal action.
89. Tackle (v) to try to deal withsomething or
someone
I tackled him abouthis careless work.
90. Emergency (n)
somethingdangerous orserious, which
happens suddenly
and needs fastaction in order to
avoid harmfulresults
How would disabledpeople escape in an
emergency?
91. cliff (n) a high area of rockwith a very steepside, often on a
coast
Keep away from theedge of the cliff - you
might fall.
the cliff edge
92. abandoned(adj)
/
to leave a place,thing or person
forever
By the time the rebel
troops arrived, the
village had alreadybeen abandoned.
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93. windsurfers (n)
someone whogoes windsurfing
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94. stink (v) to smell veryunpleasant
The morning after theparty, the whole
house stank of beerand cigarettes.
95. floodlights (n) a large powerfulelectric light usedfor lighting outside
areas, such assports fields or
buildings, in thedark
This evening's matchwill be played under
floodlights.
96. sport arena (n)
a large flat areasurrounded byseats used for
sports
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97. boost (n) when something isboosted
--
98. self-esteem (n) belief andconfidence in your
own ability and
value
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99. massiveinternalinjuries(n)
physical harm ordamage to
someone's bodycaused by anaccident or an
attack
Several trainpassengers received
serious injuries in thecrash.
100. surgery the treatment ofinjuries or
diseases in people
or animals bycutting open thebody and
removing orrepairing thedamaged part
The patient hadsurgery on his heart.
101. Experts (n) a person with ahigh level of
knowledge or skill;a specialist
My mother is anexpert at dress-
making
102. adverse effects
(n)
having a negative
or harmful effect
Taking drug has
adverse effects.
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103. Obesity (n) extremely fat A diet that is high infat can lead to
obesity.
104. Enthusiast(n)
a person who isvery interested in
and involved witha particular
subject or activity
He is an enthusiast
about politics.
105. Access (n) the method orpossibility of
getting near to aplace or person, orthe right to use orlook at something
The children's fatherwas refused access to
them at any time
106. Decade (n) a period of tenyears
the first decade of the21st century
107. Steady (adj) fixed and notmoving orchangingsuddenly
I'll hold the boat
steady while youclimb in.
108. Ceased (v) to stopsomething
The company has
decided to cease allUK operations after
this year.
109. Siblings (n)
brothers orsisters
I have four siblings:
three brothers and asister.
110. Apparently(adv)
used to say youhave read or
been toldsomething
although youare not certain
it is true
Apparently it's going
to rain today.
111. Tumours(n)
a mass ofdiseased cellswhich might
become a lump
or cause illness
They found a tumourin her breast.
112. Panic (v) to suddenlyfeel so worriedor frightened
that you cannotthink or behave
calmly orreasonably
Don't panic!Everything will be
okay.
113. Trigger (v) to causesomething bad
to start
Some people find thatcertain foods trigger
their headaches.
114. Called for to demand that Members have calledfor his resignation.
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(v) somethinghappens
115. Hazard (n) something thatis dangerous
and likely tocause damage
The busy trafficentrance was a
hazard to
pedestrians.
116. Superior to(v)
Do better withsomething
For all babies,breastfeeding is far
superior tobottlefeeding.
117. Prone to (v) likely to sufferfrom an illness
or show aparticularnegative
characteristic
Ive always beenprone to headaches.
118. Vulnerable to(adj)
able to beeasily
physically,emotionally, ormentally hurt,influenced or
attacked
Tourists are morevulnerable to attack,because they do notknow which areas of
the city to avoid.
119. Fast-paced(adj)
establish a fastspeed
--
120. Illustrate (v) to show the
meaning ortruth ofsomething
more clearly,especially by
givingexamples
The lecturerillustrated his point
with a diagram on theblackboard.
121. Collaboration (n)
when two ormore people
work togetherto create or
achieve thesame thing
The new airport is acollaboration between
two of the bestarchitects in the
country.
122. Audition (n) a shortperformancethat an actor,
musician,dancer, etc.
gives in orderto show theirability and
suitability for aparticular play,
His audition went welland he's fairly hopefulabout getting the part
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film, show, etc.
123. Auditorium (n) the part of a
theatre, orsimilar building,
where thepeople who arewatching andlistening sit
No smoking in the
auditorium.
124. Shortlist (n)
a list of peoplewho have been
judged themost suitable
for a job orprize, madefrom a longerlist of people
originallyconsidered, andfrom which oneperson will be
chosen
She's on the shortlistfor a teaching post.
125. Rehearsal(n)
a time when allthe people
involved in aplay, dance,
etc. practice inorder to
prepare for aperformance
They didn't have timefor (a) rehearsal
before theperformance.
126. Adjudicator(n)
People whojudge in a
competition orargument, or tomake a formaldecision about
something
She acted asadjudicator in the
dispute.
127. Disqualified(v)
to stopsomeone from
being in acompetition or
doingsomething
because theyare unsuitable
or they havedone
He's been disqualifiedfrom driving for a
year.
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somethingwrong
128. Ache (n) a continuouspain which is
unpleasant butnot strong
As you get older, youhave all sorts of aches
and pains.
129. Backache(n)
a pain in yourback
Gardening gives mesuch backache.
130. Blister (n) a painful redswelling on the
skin thatcontains liquid,caused usuallyby continuous
rubbing,especially on
your foot, or byburning
New shoes alwaysgive me blisters.
131. Diabetes(n)
a disease inwhich the bodycannot control
the level of
sugar in theblood
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132. Dizzy (adj) feeling as ifeverything isturning round
and beingunable to
balance andabout to fall
down
I felt quite dizzy withexcitement as I went
up to collect theaward.
133. Fatigue (n) extremetiredness
She was suffering
from fatigue and astress-related illness.
134. Fracture (n) a break orcrack in
somethinghard, especially
a bone
He suffered/sustainedmultiple fractures in amotorcycle accident.
135. Aerobics(n)
energeticphysical
exercises, oftenperformed with
a group of
She does aerobics.
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people tomusic, which
make the heart,lungs and
musclesstronger andincrease theamount of
oxygen in theblood
136. Gymnasium (n)
a large roomwith weights
for lifting,horizontal bars
and other
equipment forexercising the
body andincreasingstrength
--
137. Calorie (n) energy from foodcontaining no
nutrients
--
138. Influenza (n)
an infectiousillness which is like
a very bad cold,but which causes
a fever
--
139. muscle strain(n)
a force orinfluence that
stretches, pulls orputs pressure on
something,sometimescausing damage
As you get older,excess weight putsa
lot of strainon theheart.
140. Nausea (n) when you feel as ifyou are going to
vomit
Signs of the illnessinclude fever, nausea
and vomiting.
141. Sprain (n) to cause an injuryto a joint in the
body by a suddenmovement
He hasn't brokenanything - it's just a
bad sprain.
142. Stomachache
(n)
to be able to
accept an
She found the
violence in the filmhard to stomach.
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unpleasant idea orwatch something
unpleasant143. Swollen (adj) larger than usual --
144.Toothache (n) pain caused bysomething beingwrong with one of
your teeth
I've got terribletoothache.
145. Muscles (n) one of manytissues in the body
that can tightenand relax to
producemovement
--
146. Nutritious Food
(n)
containing many
of the substancesneeded for life and
growth
Raw spinach is
especially nutritious.
147.Treadmill (n) an exercisemachine which
consists of amoving strip or
two step-like partson which you walk
without movingforward
--
148. Working out (v) to exercise inorder to improvethe strength orappearance of
your body
He works out in thegym two or three
times a week.
149.Yoga a set of physicaland mental
exercises, which isintended to givecontrol over thebody and mind
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150. Look up to (v) to admire andrespect someone
--
151. Dispatch (v) to sendsomething,
somewhere for aparticular purpose
He dispatched anexperienced worker to
repair the damage.
152. Advanced
Equipment (n)
modern and well
developed tools
This is the most
advanced equipmentavailable.
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153. Unpredictable(adj)
suddenly andwithout reason
and therefore notable to be
expected before ithappens
The weather therecan be a bit
unpredictable - oneminute it's blue skies
and the next minuteit's pouring down.
154. Realistic (adj) accepting thingsas they are in fact
Itisn't realistictoexpect people to work
for so little money.
155. Compulsory(adj)
If something iscompulsory, you
must do itbecause of a rule
Swimming wascompulsory at my
school.
156. Pursue (v) -- He has set his hearton pursuing hisstudies abroad.
157. Refresher (n) a course topractise and
improve skills,especially becauseyou have not used
them for a longtime
I went on a refreshercourse on newtechniques in designto bring myself up to
date.
158. Chef (n) a skilled andtrained cook who
works in a hotel orrestaurant,
especially themost important
cook
He is one of the topchefs in Britain.
159. Bury (v) to coversomething or
someonecompletely with alarge quantity of
something
If an avalanchestrikes, skiers can beburied alive by snow.
160. Interrupt (v) to stop a person
from speaking fora short period bysomething you say
or do, or to stopsomething fromhappening for a
short period
She tried to explainwhat had happened
but he keptinterrupting her.
161. Apologise (v) to tell someonethat you are sorryfor having donesomething that
has caused them
I must apologise toIsobel for my
lateness.
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problems orunhappiness
162. Confess to (v) to admit that youhave done
something wrongor something thatyou feel guilty or
bad about
She confessed to herhusband that she had
sold her wedding ring.
163. Constructionworker (n)
The person workof building or
makingsomething,especially
buildings, bridges,etc.
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164. Confident of (v) having confidence I'm confident of hisskills as a manager.165. Passionate
(adj) having very strong
feelings oremotions
The Italians are saidto be the most
passionate people inEurope.
166. Made anattempt to (v)
to try to dosomething,especially
something difficult
He made an attemptto escape through a
window.
167. Unbearable(adj)
too painful orunpleasant for you
to continue toexperience
The atmosphere atwork at the moment
is quite unbearable.
168. Enormouscourage (n)
extremely largebravery
You've have anenormous help.
169. In vain (v) unsuccessfully oruselessly
I tried in vain to starta conversation.
170. Desperatemeasure (n)
very serious orbad method
The situation isdesperate - we haveno food, very little
water and no medicalsupplies.
171. A bold Decision(n) brave; not fearingdanger decision
The newspaper madethe bold decision
172. DiscouragedFrom (v)
to prevent or tryto preventsomething
happening orsomeone doingsomething, bymaking things
difficult orunpleasant, or by
showing
The authorities haveput tanks on the
streets to discourageany protest.
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disapproval173. Aqua (n) a greenish-blue
colour
--
174. Crimson (n) a dark deep red
colour
--
175.Jade (n) a precious greencolour
--
176. Lavender (n)
a pale purplecolour
--
177. Olive (n) a green and blackcolour
--
178. Navy (n) dark blue --
179. Checked (adj)
with a pattern ofsquares formed bylines of different
colours crossingeach other
--
180. Flowered (adj)
-- --
181. Patterned (adj)
with a designmade from
repeated lines,shapes or colours
on the surface
--
182. Plain (adj)
not decorated in
any way; withnothing added
She wore a plainblack dress.
183. Spotted/Dotted (adj)
covered in small,usually round
areas of colour
She was wearing ablack and white
spotted dress.
184. Striped (adj)
Something that isstriped has stripes
on it
Do you prefer plain orstriped shirts?
185. Fluorescent(adj)
very bright, tube-shaped
--
186. Metallic (adj)
describes a sound,
appearance ortaste which is like
metal
Our new car is
metallic blue.
187. Pastel (adj) a colouringmaterial which can
be powdery orslightly shiny
The show includeseighty-five paintings,
pastels andsculptures.
188.Transparent(adj)
If a substance orobject is
transparent, you
can see through itvery clearly
Her blouse waspractically
transparent!
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189. Pale (adj) describes light ora colour that is not
bright or strong
pale winter sunlight
190. Shiny (adj) A shiny surface is
bright because itreflects light
A new coin is shiny.
191. Bamboo (n) a tall tropicalgrass with hardhollow stems, orthe stems of this
plant
Use bamboo canestosupport tomato
plants.
192. metal (n) a chemicalelement, such asiron or gold, or amixture of such
elements which isgenerally hard and
strong
Silver, gold andplatinum are precious
metals.
193. Cardboard (n) material like verythick stiff paper,
usually pale brownin colour, which isused especially for
making boxes
The box is made ofcardboard.
194. Leather (n) animal skintreated in order to
preserve it, andused to makeshoes, bags,
clothes,equipment, etc
These gloves aremade of leather.
195. Rubber (n) an elasticsubstance madeeither from the
juice of particulartropical trees or
artificially
There are a lot ofrubber plantations in
this region.
196. Enormous (adj) extremely large He earns anenormous salary.
197.Tiny (adj) extremely small Fleas are tiny insects.
198. Massive (adj) very large in size,amount or number
She died after taking
a massive overdose ofdrugs.
199. Exhibit (n) an object such asa painting that is
shown to thepublic
The museum has afascinating collection
of exhibits rangingfrom Iron Age pottery
to Inuit clothing.
200. Restore (v) to return After a week in bed,
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something orsomeone to an
earlier goodcondition or
position
she was fully restoredto health
201.Therapy (n) a treatment whichhelps someone
feel better, growstronger, etc.,
especially after anillness
The doctor prescribedwalking as therapy for
my weak knee.
202. Enquiry (n) the process ofasking a question
I've been makinginquiries about the
cost of a round-the-world ticket.
203. Passion (n) a very powerful
feeling, forexample of sexualattraction, love,hate, anger orother emotion
Football arouses a
good deal of passionamong its supporters.
204. Inspiration (n) a sudden goodidea
He had an inspiration- why not apply forsome government
money?
205. Lyric (n) the words of asong, especially a
pop song
Paul Simon writes thelyrics for most of his
songs.
206. Fantastic (adj) extremely good We had a fantastictime.
207. Babysit (n) someone whotakes care of yourbaby or child while
you are out,usually by coming
to your home,especially
someone you pay
to do this
promised thebabysitter that we'd
be home by midnight.
208. Permission If someone isgiven permissionto do something,they are allowed
to do it
We have obtainedpermission from the
directors to use someof our funds.
209. Expertise (n)
a high level ofknowledge or skill.
We admired theexpertise with which
he prepared the meal.
210. Budget (n) show how much
money a person or
Libraries are finding itincreasingly difficult
to remain within their
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organization willearn and howmuch they will
need or be able to
spend
budget.
211. Contribute (v) to give something,especially money,in order to provide
or achievesomething
together withother people
Her family hascontributed $50,000
to the fund.
212. Fliers (n)
a small piece ofpaper with
information on it
about a product orevent
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213. Evacuationprocedures (n)
The ways to movepeople from a
dangerous placeto somewhere
safe
A thousand peoplewere evacuated fromtheir homes following
the floods.
214. Props (n) an object which isused to supportsomething byholding it up
I need some sort of aprop to keep the
washing line up.
215. Comply with (v) to act according toan order, set ofrules or request
There are seriouspenalties for failure to
comply with theregulations.
216. Applicants (n) a person whoformally requests
something,especially a job, ora place at college
or university
How many applicantsdid you have for the
job?
217. Performers (n) a person who
entertains peopleby acting, singing,dancing or playing
music
He's a brilliant
performer.
218. Appropriate(adj)
suitable or rightfor a particular
situation oroccasion
Is this filmappropriate for small
children?
219. Finalists (n)
a person or groupcompeting in a
final
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220. Adjudicators A judge in a She acted as
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(n) competition orargument, or tomake a formaldecision about
something
adjudicator in thedispute.
221. Criteria (n) standards bywhich you judge,decide about or
deal withsomething
What criteria do youuse when judging thequality of a student's
work?
222.Yearn for (v) to wish verystrongly,especially
something thatyou cannot have
or something thatis very difficult to
have
Despite his greatcommercial success
he still yearns forcritical approval.
223. Inspire (v) to make someonefeel that they
want to dosomething and
can do it
His speech inspired usto try again.
224. NotoriousCriminal (n)
someone whocommits a crime is
famous forsomething bad
There are a lot ofNotorious Criminal in
the town.
225. Climax (n) the mostimportant or
exciting point in astory or situation,
which usuallyhappens near the
end
The story reached aclimax in chapter ten.
226.Thrilling(adj) extremely exciting The book is a thrillingadventure story.
227. Snore (v)
to breathe in avery noisy waywhile you are
sleeping
He soon fell asleep
and began to snore.
228. Hooligans (n) a person who actsin a violent waywithout thinking
and causesdamage
Hooligans hadsprayed paint all over
the car.
229.Threaten (v) to tell someone He threatened to call
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that you will kill orhurt them, or
cause problemsfor them if they do
not do what youwant
the police.
230. Assist (v) to help We asked him toassist us in designing
a new bridge.
231. Scruffy-looking(adj)
untidy and dirty a small, scruffy-looking man
232.Troops (n) an organizedgroup of youngpeople who are
Scouts
We've got a troopcamping in one of ourfields this weekend.
233. Reluctantly(adv)
not willing to dosomething and
therefore slow todo it
She reluctantly
agreed to step downas managing director.
234. Applaud (v) to showenjoyment orapproval ofsomething
She was applauded
for a full five minutesafter her speech.
235. Succeed in (v)
you achievesomething thatyou have been
aiming for, and if aplan or piece of
work succeeds, ithas the results
that you wanted
The campaign hascertainly succeeded in
raising publicawareness of the
issue.
236. Capable (adj)
having the ability,power or qualitiesto be able to do
something
Only the Democratic
Party is capable ofrunning the country.
237. Housebreaker(n)
a person whoillegally enters ahouse in order tosteal something
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238. Burglary (n) the crime ofillegally entering a
building andstealing things
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239. Occupants (n) a person who livesor works in a room
or building
The previousoccupants were an
Italian family.
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240.Jewellery (n) decorative objectsworn on your
clothes or bodywhich are usually
made fromvaluable metals,such as gold and
silver, andprecious stones
a jewellery box
241. Broke into (v) to get into abuilding or car
using force,usually to steal
something
The burglars broke inthrough the kitchen
window.
242. Burglar (n) a person who
illegally entersbuildings andsteals things
Burglars broke into
his house last night.
243. Apparent (adj) able to be seen orunderstood
It was apparent thathe was in no
condition to travel.
244. Deceased (n) A person who hasrecently died or
people who haverecently died
The deceased shother mother before
killing herself.
245. Pay tribute to
(v)
to praise someone
or something
The minister paidtribute to the menwho had fought the
blaze.
246. Incense (n) a substance that isburnt to produce a
sweet smell,especially as part
of a religiousceremony
an incenseburner/stick
247. Pay theirrespects (v)
to feel or showadmiration for
someone
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248. Sacrifice (v) to give upsomething that isvaluable to you in
order to helpanother person
Many women sacrifice
interesting careers fortheir family.
249. Recount (v) to describe howsomething
happened; to tell astory
He recounted hisadventures since he
had left home.
250. Survivor (n) a person who
continues to live,
He was the survivor
of the plane crash.
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despite nearlydying
251. Funeral (n) a ceremony forburying or burning
the body of a deadperson
Over 300 mournersattended the funeral.
252.Tragedy (n) a very sad eventor situation,
especially oneinvolving death or
suffering
His life was touchedby hardship andpersonal tragedy.
253. Decline (v) to graduallybecome less,
worse, or lower
His interest in theproject declined after
his wife died.
254. Previous (adj) happening or
existing beforesomething orsomeone else
The previous owner of
the house had builtan extension on theback.
255. Neighbour (n) someone wholives very near to
you
Some of theneighbours have
complained about thenoise from our party.
256. Driving licence(n)
official permissionfor someone to
drive a car,received after
passing a drivingtest, or adocument showing
this
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257. Contagiousvirus (n)
describes adisease that can
be caught bytouching someonewith the disease
or a piece ofinfected clothing
Chicken pox is acontagious disease.
258. Apologised for(v)
to tell someonethat you are sorryfor having donesomething that
has caused themproblems orunhappiness
She apologizedprofusely forhavingto leave at 3.30 p.m.
259. Balanced diet(n)
a combination ofthe correct typesand amounts of
food
If you have abalanced diet, you are
getting all thevitamins you need.
260. Demolish (v) to completely The city was
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destroy a building,especially in orderto use the land for
something else
demolished during thewar.
261. Autograph (n) a signature of afamous person
May I have your
autograph?
262. Box-office hit(n)
very successful inselling a lot of
tickets
Titanic is one of the box-office hits.
263. Critic (n) someone whosejob is to give their
opinion aboutfilms
She's a film critic for the'Irish Times'.
264. Film crew (n) a group of peoplewho make a film
together
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265. Screenplay (n)
the text for a film,including thewords to be
spoken by theactors and
instructions for thecameras
Who wrote thescreenplay of the film
'Chariots of Fire'?
266. Scriptwriter (n) a person whowrites the words
for films
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267. Catch my eye(v)
to get someone'sattention
A sudden movementcaught my eye.
268. Make up mymind (v)
to decide I haven't made up mymind where to go yet.
269. Cinematographer (n)
a photographerwho operates amovie camera
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270. Cleaner (n) a person whosejob is to cleanhouses, offices,
public places, etc.
Chris has an evening jobas an office cleaner.
271. Receptionist (n) a person whoworks in a placesuch as a hotel,
office or hospital,who welcomes
and helps visitorsand answers the
telephone
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272. Security
Guards (n)
someone whose
job involvespreventing people
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going into placeswithout
permission, takingand bringing large
amounts ofmoney, orprotecting goodsfrom being stolen
273. Hilarious acts(adj)
extremely funnyand causing a lot
of laughter
He didn't like the film atall - I thought it was
hilarious.
274.Tragic (adj) very sad, ofteninvolving deathand suffering
His friends were deeplyshocked and saddenedby the tragic news of his
death.
275. Economically-
driven (adj)
describes a
country economywhich is so
determined toachieve economybeing successful
--
276. Weapon (n) any object used infighting or war,such as a gun,
bomb, sword, etc
They were testing a newweapon then.
277. Bruised (v) emotionally hurtas a result of abad experience
Divorce generally leavesboth partners feeling
rather bruised.
278. Bang (v) to hit a part of thebody againstsomething
I banged my head on theshelf as I stood up.
279. Ignore (v) to intentionally notlisten or giveattention to
How can the governmentignore the wishes of the
majority?
280. Iron out thewrinkles (v)
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281. Appeal to (v) to make a seriousor formal request
He appealed to his
friends for support.
282. Intend to (v) to have as a planor purpose
We intend to go toAustralia next year.
283.Temporary (adj) not lasting orneeded for very
long
Ellen has got atemporary job.
284. Permanent(adj)
lasting for a longtime or forever
She is looking for apermanent place to stay.
285. Commence (v) to beginsomething
We will commencebuilding work in August
of next year.
286. Audition (n) a short His audition went welland he's fairly hopeful
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performancethat an actor,
musician,dancer, etc.
gives in orderto show theirability and
suitability for aparticular play,film, show, etc.
about getting the part
287.Terminal (adj) (of a disease orillness) leading
gradually to death
He is suffering fromterminal cancer.
288. Pale andslender (adj)
+
(
)
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289. Introverted(adj)
someone who isshy, quiet and
unable to makefriends easily
--
290. Convey (v) to express athought, feeling oridea so that it isunderstood byother people
found it hard to conveymy feelings in words.
291. Inner Strength(n)
-- --
292. Deceive (v) to persuadesomeone that
something false isthe truth; to keep
the truth hiddenfrom someone for
your ownadvantage; to
trick
The company deceivedcustomers by selling oldcomputers as new ones.
293. A stern face (n)
severe, or showingdisapproval
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294. A strong belief(n)
the feeling ofbeing certain thatsomething exists
or is true
--
295. Demonstrate to show something This fully demonstrates
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(v) their willingness tocooperate.
296. Sense of justice(n)
fairness in the waypeople are dealt
with
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297. Mischievous(adj)
behaving in a way,or describing
behaviour, whichis slightly bad butis not intended to
cause seriousharm or damage
a book about themischievous antics of his
ten-year-old daughter
298. Fight theboredom (v)
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299. Generate (v) to cause
something to exist
Her latest film hasgenerated a lot of
interest300. Vague (adj) not clear in shape,
or not clearly seen
Through the mist I couldjust make out a vague
figure.
301.Tactic (n) a planned way ofdoing something
These bomb attacksrepresent a change oftactics by the terrorists.
302. Gimmick (n) something whichis not serious or ofreal value that isused to attract
people's attentionor interesttemporarily,
especially to makethem buysomething
They give away free giftswith children's meals asa marketing gimmick.
303. Primary reasonfor (n)
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304. Phenomenon(n)
something thatexists and can beseen, felt, tasted,
etc., especiallysomething which
is unusual orinteresting
Do you believe in theparanormal and otherpsychic phenomena?
305. Uninspired(adj)
not exciting orinteresting
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306. Beautypageant (n)
a competition inwhich women arejudged on how
physically
attractive they are
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307. Mishaps (n) bad luck, or an The parade was very
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unlucky event oraccident
well organized andpassed without mishap.
308. Scribbles (v)
to write or drawsomething quickly
or carelessly
The baby's just scribbledall over my new
dictionary!
309. Plump (n)
having apleasantly soft
rounded body orshape
a child with plump rosycheeks
310. Gap-toothed(adj)
having spacesbetween the front
teeth
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311. Humiliated(adj)
describessomeone who hasbeen made to feel
ashamed or stupid
I've never felt sohumiliated in my life.
312. Come to termswith (v)
to graduallyaccept a sad
situation, oftenthe death of
someone you love
I think he's still coming toterms with the death of
his wife.
313. Gorgeous (adj) very beautiful orpleasant
The restaurant wasgorgeous.
314. Distinctive (adj) easy to recognizebecause it is
different fromother things
She's got a verydistinctive voice.
315. Elegant (adj) graceful andattractive in
appearance orbehaviour
Her writing was elegant.
316. Repulsive (adj) extremelyunpleasant orunacceptable
I think rats and snakesare repulsive.
317. Freckled (adj)
a small pale brownspot on the skin,
usually on theface, especially ofa person with pale
skin
He has red hair andfreckles.
318.Tanned (adj) when your skinhas turned darkerbecause you have
been in the sun
Her skin turns tannedvery quickly in the
summer.
319. Bald (adj) with little or nohair on the head
At twenty he was alreadygoingbald.
320. Curly (adj)
having curls or acurved shape
He has blond curly hair.
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321. Shoulder-length (adj)
hair goes down asfar as yourshoulders.
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322. Blonde (adj) with pale yellow or
gold hair
The lady was young,blonde, and dressed in
blue.323. Dyed(adj) change the colour
of somethingusing a special
liquid
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324. Baggy (adj) hanging looselybecause of beingtoo big or havingbeen stretched
My T-shirt went all baggyin the wash.
325. Scruffy (adj) untidy and dirty They live in a ratherscruffy part of town.
326. Chubby (adj) fat in a pleasantand attractive way
The baby has a chubbyface.
327. Skinny (adj) very thin You should eat more,you're much too skinny.
328. Medium-built(adj)
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329. Muscular (adj) having well-developedmuscles
a muscular man
330. Plump (n)
having a
pleasantly softrounded body or
shape
a child with plump rosycheeks
331. Grab (v) to take hold ofsomething or
someone suddenlyand roughly
A mugger grabbed herhandbag as she was
walking across the park.
332. Lift (v) to movesomething from alower to a higher
position
Could you help me liftthis table, please?
333. Punch (v) a forceful hit witha fist
She gave him a punchUK on the nose.
334. Snatch (v) to take somethingor someone away
by force
She had her pursesnatched while she was
in town.
335. Stroke (v) hitting a ball whenplaying a sport
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336. Slap (v) quick hit with theflat part of the
hand or other flat
object
The rude boy got a slapin the face.
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337. Strike (v) to hit or attacksomeone orsomething
forcefully or
violently
She struck him with astick.
338. Stumble (v) to step awkwardlywhile walking or
running and fall orbegin to fall
He stumbled on thestaircase and hurt his
leg.
339. Dash (v) to go somewherequickly
His wife dashed inbreathlessly.
340. Limp (v) to walk slowly andwith difficulty
because of havingan injured or
painful leg or foot
Three minutes into thematch, Jackson limped
off the pitch with aserious ankle injury.
341. Stroll (v) to walk in a slowrelaxed manner,
especially forpleasure
I used to stroll along thebeach on Sundays.
342.Tiptoe (v) on your toes withthe heel of yourfoot lifted off the
ground
She walked into theroom on tiptoe.
343. Storm (v) to enter or leave a
place in a waythat shows thatyou are angry
He stormed out of thehouse, slamming the
door as he went.
344. Drag (v) to movesomething by
pulling it along asurface, usually
the ground
He grabbed her anddragged her away.
345. Lean (v) slope in onedirection, or movethe top part of the
body in aparticular direction
She leaned lightlyagainst his shoulder.
346. Stretch (v) to causesomething to
reach, often as faras possible, in a
particular direction
She stretched out herhand for the dictionary.
347. Leap (v) to make a largejump or sudden
movement,usually from oneplace to another
The fish leaped out ofwater and landed on the
shore.
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