Vocabulary George
Terms
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- chief
- boss, a person who exercises control over workers
- tight
- held firmly, fitting closly(adj)
- restore
- to return to an earlier condition or position, or to bring back into existence(v)
- shore
- the land along the edge of an ocean, sea, lake, or river; a coast(nc/u)
- steady
- firm, regularfixed and not moving or changing suddenly (adj)
- slum
- area where the poor live
- sustain
- maintain,keep(vt)
- multitude
- an extremely large number of things or people(n)
- invest
- buy property, spend money, to put money into businesses or valuable articles in hopes of making a profit(v i/t)
- trade deficit
- an excess of imports over exports
- coordinator
- manager,person who arranges (n)
- void
- an empty area or space (n u,adj)
- joking
- kidding,teasing
- take one out
- kill someone
- surreal
- imaginary idea, resembling a dream
- found
- establish (v)
- objective
- purpose(nc,adj)
- controversy
- argument between two sides(n)
- drop in
- visit (vi at/on~)
- acquire
- obtain or begin to have(vt)
- consult
- refer(vt)
- reflect
- show(vt)
- claim to fame
- one thing that makes a person or place important or interesting(n one's~)
- bermudas
- shorts extending almost to the knee, worn for informal warm-weather dress(n)
- discern
- to see, recognize or understand something that is not clear(v T)
- urban
- located in or characteristic of a city or city life(adj)
- claim
- assert as true,believe,affirm strongly(vt, nc)
- unique
- unusual,different(adj)
- privilege
- a special advantage or authority possessed by a particular person or group(nC/U)
- concur
- agree or have the same opinion as someone else(vi with~)
- bunny
- a child's word for rabbit(n)
- dramatic
- strong,powerful(adj)
- rush
- run quickly
- accomplishment
- achievement(n)
- skip
- jump over(v T)
- array
- a large group of things or people, esp. when shown or positioned in an attractive way(nc)
- improbable
- not likely to happen or be true(adj)
- villain
- a wicked or evil person (nc)
- shrewdly
- clever at understanding and making(adv), astutely
- what in the world
- what(strong),what on earth
- exotic
- characteristic from or in another place or part of the world; strikingly strange or unusual(adj)
- check out
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition(vt sep)
- offer
- provide or supply(vt oo)
- tradition
- old custom(n C/U)
- in excess of
- more than
- recipe
- cooking instruction (n)
- appoint
- name to a job, give a job to (vt as~,to inf,nc/u)
- affirmative
- yes
- cluster
- group(n)
- insane
- very foolish,crazy
- random
- happening, done or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan(adj, n)
- challenging
- hard, difficult(adj)
- booming
- increasing
- confirm
- state that someone is definitely true
- simultaneously
- at the same time(adv)
- strict
- severe(adj)
- quell
- stop such as violent, strong, or unpleasant behaviour or protests(v T)
- humble
- modest (adj)
- rival
- a person, group, or organization competing with others for the same thing or in the same area; be as good as(n,v)
- rural
- countryside,away from cities(adj)
- vital
- necessary for the success or continued existence of something; extremely important(adj)
- aim to
- try to (v)
- struggle
- fight for,experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something (vi)
- refuse
- garbage[ˈre--s]
- campaign
- mission,a series of planned activities to achieve aim
- rock
- be great or popular(v i)
- suspicion
- the belief that someone is guilty of something(nc/u),lack of belief in someone or something; doubt(nc)
- contradiction
- a lack of agreement between facts, opinions etc.(nC/U)
- fool
- stupid(adj)
- ******** it
- damn,****
- innate
- inherent, that you have when you are born(adj)
- right on the money
- correct(adj)
- swear
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (v)
- churn out
- produce something at a fast rate (v sep)
- core
- the center of an object(nc)
- rarely
- hardly ever, seldom(adv)
- sacrifice
- the act of killing something in order to propitiate a purpose(nc/u vi/t)
- aged
- very old
- priority
- precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency
- smuggle
- bring illegally
- degenerative
- getting or likely to get worse as time passes(adj)
- urge
- push,encourage
- affluent
- rich, prosperous
- for the sake of
- in order to, for
- celebrate
- honor something in a special way (v i/t)
- handle
- deal with or control(vt)
- coordinate
- to make (various, separate things) work together(v T)
- temperate
- moderate (adj)
- torso
- the main part of the human body without the head, arms, or legs(nc)
- discard
- throw away, toss out
- gorgeous
- very beautiful, attractive (adj)
- frantic
- extremely upset, esp. because of anxiety or fear, very nervous and excited(adj)
- munch on
- eat noisily and without trying to be quiet (vi/t)
- harmful
- dangerous
- instead
- in place of, or as an alternative to(adv)
- abduct
- take away illegally, especially using force(vt)
- bond
- connection
- kidding
- teasing,joking
- dearth
- very small amount(n a~)
- punctual
- correct time, on time (adj)
- tube top
- a woman's strapless top, usually of elasticized fabric that fits snugly on the body(nc)
- restless
- nervous, not relaxed (adj)
- ceremony
- special event (n)
- alter
- change, cause to change(vi/t)
- absurd
- ridiculous or completely unreasonable(adj)
- break out
- start suddenly(vi)
- whole
- all (adj,n)
- diversity
- variety (n)
- make sense
- correct, be reasonable, logical, or comprehensible(vi)
- determined
- having firm decision(adj)
- pass up
- miss, fail to acknowledge(vt sep)
- toss out
- throw away, discard(vt ~pre)
- drained
- tired, exhausted(adj)
- trigger
- to start(vt)
- affiliate
- link big companys together
- subtle
- small
- traitor
- person who betrays
- access
- the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance(nc)
- solo
- without anybody else, composed or performed by a single voice or instrument(adj)
- suck
- be very bad or worthless (vi)
- potential
- how likely it happens, probability(adj,nu)
- phenomenon
- something that exists or happens, usually something unusual (n C)
- run
- manage,control
- sincere
- showing what you really think or feel, genuine(adj)
- crucial
- extremely importance (adj)
- last on one's list
- not important
- tank top
- a type of shirt that covers the upper part of the body but not the arms and is pulled on over the head(nc)
- pledge
- serious promise(nc,vt)
- dim
- not bright; make less bright(adj, v)
- push
- urge(vt)
- worthwhile
- sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest(adj)
- involved with
- deal with,concern with,do things and be part of an activity or event (adj)
- distinct
- clearly separate and different; easily or clearly perceived(adj)
- charity
- organization which give money to people in need(n C/U)
- patient
- enduring without protest or complaint(adj)
- viewpoint
- a way of thinking about a situation(nc)
- govern
- control and direct the public business of a country, city, group of people, etc(I/T); have a controlling influence on something(T)
- blaze a trail
- be the first to do(v)
- denim
- a thick, strong, cotton cloth, often blue(n U)
- hang on like a yoyo
- up and down
- spotty
- not all good or regular, having a lot of spots on the skin(adj)
- book
- to arrange to have a seat, room, entertainer, etc. at a particular time in the future(V I/T)
- isolated
- separate(adj)
- pilfer
- steal(v I/T)
- prior
- earlier, former, previous anterior
- drink like a fish
- drink much alcohol(v)
- inherent
- existing as a natural and permanent quality of something or someone(adj)
- dreadlocks
- hair that is twisted into long thick pieces that hang down from the head(n)
- tattletale
- showing existence and happening(adj) a child who tells an adult what another child has done wrong
- foul play
- a violent criminal act, esp. murder(n U)
- live it up
- enjoy yourself spending a lot of money(v)
- converge
- move toward the same point and come closer together or meet,or come together and meet (vi)
- rowdy
- noisy,troublesome (adj)
- skeptical
- doubtful(adj)
- assailant
- someone who attacks(n c)
- crop
- a plant such as a grain, vegetable, or fruit grown in large amounts by farmers, or the total amount gathered of such a plant(nc)
- theme
- subject (n)
- odor
- smell
- flop
- fail utterly(vi,n)
- summit
- the highest point,top; official meeting(n)
- authority
- the power to give orders to people
- feature
- something important, interesting or typical thing (n,v)
- dull
- boring(adj)
- pacifist
- someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes(nc)
- greet
- say hello,welcome (v)
- cuddle
- hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth(v i/t)
- round up
- find and gather together ; capture(vt sep)
- disfigure
- mar or spoil the appearance, especially their face, completely(v T)
- resist
- express opposition through action or words
- barefoot
- without shoes(adj,adv)
- discrepancy
- difference that should be true(n C/U)
- vanquish
- defeat(v T)
- impetus
- movement, growth,energy(n)
- partial to
- linking very much(adj)
- surround
- be all around, besiege(v)
- crumple
- crush into compact mass,become full of irregular folds(v i/t)
- discrete
- independent of other things of the same type(adj)
- shortcoming
- deficiency, disadvantage(n)
- genre
- a style, type, or category of literature or music (n C)
- transform
- change completely the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that they are improved(vt)
- cue
- signal
- nightmare
- a situation resembling a terrifying dream, a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
- bolster
- support and strengthen, improve(vt)
- craft
- something made by hand
- conglomerate
- A large company formed by joining together different companies (n)
- alleviate
- to make easier to endure, lessen(vt)
- break down
- lose emotional control(vi)
- alternative
- choice,option(n)
- ridicule
- words or actions that make someone or something seem foolish or stupid; laugh at in an unkind way(vt,n U)
- respond
- answer (vi to~/that)
- romantic
- connected with love (adj)
- bug
- annoy persistently,bother(vt,n)
- plead
- state in a court of law that you are guilty or not guilty of a crime(v i with~for~/ t)
- mediocre
- normal,common (adj)
- pile
- stack(v i/t on~)
- passionately
- having strong emotion (adv)
- quirk
- an unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected(n)
- obnoxious
- very unpleasant, bad(adj)
- abhor
- hate(vt)
- lousy
- very bad, awful(adj)
- feel blue
- be depressed,sad(v)
- contend
- claim,argue, believe strongly, maintain or assert (vt that)
- get out of here
- leave!! (feeling angry)
- spark
- small fire(n)
- intoxicated
- drunk(adj)
- relic
- an object from the past, esp. one that has no modern use but is often valued for its historic meaning or importance(nc)
- frame
- take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- subject to
- control, handle(vt to~)
- integrity
- the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
- mechanism
- method,way(nc)
- strike
- hit(I/T)
- antique
- old and often valuable(adj)
- fantasy
- imagination(n c/u)
- hang on
- hold tightly(vi to~)
- cruel
- lack of kindness, compassion or mercy (adj)
- smock
- a piece of clothing like a long shirt that is worn loosely over other clothing to protect it when working(nc)
- cherish
- love(vt)
- concentrated
- focused(adj)
- disclose
- reveal, uncover, expose
- drastically
- radically (adv)
- anomaly
- a thing, situation, etc. that is differnt from what is normal or expected(nC/U)
- subsidiary
- a small company that is completely controlled by another company