english 1
some vocabluary for WP english course
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- protagonist
- one of the main people in a real event, especially a competition, battle or struggle
- soar
- if the value, amount or level of sth soars, it rises very quickly
- badge
- a small piece of metal or plastic, with a design or words on it
- bitter
- gorzki
- negligence
- the failure to give sb/sth enough care or attention
- glitch
- a small problem or fault that stops sth working successfully
- shabby
- badly dressed in clothes that have been worn a lot
- appraisal
- a judgement of the value, performance or nature of sb/sth
- conquest
- the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force
- moonshine
- whisky or other strong alcoholic drinks made and sold illegally
- peacock
- large male bird with long blue and green tail feathers that it can spread out like a fan
- freebie
- something that is given to sb without payment
- clash
- a short fight between two groups of people
- limp
- lacking strength or energy
- prudent
- sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions
- excavation
- the activity of digging in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time
- stint
- a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity
- collocation
- a combination of words in a language, that happens very often and more frequently than would happen by chance
- hovercraft
- a vehicle that travels just above the surface of water or land, held up by air being forced downwards
- assassinate
- to murder an important or famous person
- reign
- the period during which a king, queen, emperor, etc. rules
- hostile
- unfriendly or aggressive
- ruthless
- hard, cruel, uncompromising
- merger
- the act of joining
- javelin
- a light spear (= a long stick with a pointed end) which is thrown in a sporting event
- die
- a small cube of wood used in games of chance (dice)
- haggle
- to argue with sb in order to reach an agreement, especially about the price of sth
- mourning
- sadness that you show and feel because sb has die
- prowl
- to move quietly and carefully around an area, especially when hunting
- pace
- the speed at which sb/sth walks, runs or moves
- tumble
- to fall downwards, often hitting the ground several times
- set aside
- to put away
- disastrous
- very bad, harmful or unsuccessful
- incentive
- something that encourages you to do sth
- premises
- the building and land near to it that a business owns or uses
- spouse
- a husband or wife
- put off
- postpone
- contradict
- to say that sth that sb else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is true
- refer to
- to mention or speak about sb/sth
- see eye to eye
- to share the same view
- tap
- to hit sb/sth quickly and lightly, to fit a device to a telephone so that sb's calls can be listened to secretly
- kerb
- the edge of the raised path at the side of a road, usually made of long pieces of stone
- digest
- it is changed into substances that your body can use
- undermine
- to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective
- subsidy
- money that is paid by a government or an organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods so that their prices can be kept low