Vocabulary Dictation

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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

--

63. drug addict (n) a person whocannot stop taking

drug.

--

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.

--

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)

-- --

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

--

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

--

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

--

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

--

97. boost (n) when something isboosted

--

98. self-esteem (n) belief andconfidence in your

own ability and

value

--

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

--

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

--

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.

--

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

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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

--

238. Burglary (n) the crime ofillegally entering a

building andstealing things

--

239. Occupants (n) a person who livesor works in a room

or building

The previousoccupants were an

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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

--

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

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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

--

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

--

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

--

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

--

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)

-- --

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)

+

(

)

-- --

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

--

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

--

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)

-- --

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

--

306. Beautypageant (n)

a competition inwhich women arejudged on how

physically

attractive they are

--

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

--

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.

--

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

--

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

--

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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