ENG-VOC304 | Advanced English Vocabulary
Builder – Urban Life, Environment, Business &
Lifestyle Terms with Definitions and Examples
simultaneously - happening or done at the same time
In simultaneous announcements, the two men resigned from their jobs
explosion -
nurtured - to provide the care and attention necessary for a young child, animal, or plant to grow
and develop
plants nurtured in a greenhouse
tiring - making you feel tired
Teaching small children is very tiring.
a tiring journey
uninspiring - not making you feel interested or excited
an uninspiring and disappointing campaign
mortgage - a legal agreement in which you borrow money from a bank in order to buy a house.
You pay back your mortgage by making monthly payments
get/obtain/take out/arrange a mortgage: On my present salary I can't get a mortgage.
ignite - FORMAL to make something start to burn
The fire was ignited by a spark from an electrical fault.
arsonist - someone who deliberately starts fires, especially in buildings
obliterated - to destroy something completely
The bombing raid has obliterated whole villages.
infernal - used for emphasizing how unpleasant or annoying someone or something is
What's the meaning of this infernal nonsense?
timber - wood used for building houses or making furniture
Builder – Urban Life, Environment, Business &
Lifestyle Terms with Definitions and Examples
simultaneously - happening or done at the same time
In simultaneous announcements, the two men resigned from their jobs
explosion -
nurtured - to provide the care and attention necessary for a young child, animal, or plant to grow
and develop
plants nurtured in a greenhouse
tiring - making you feel tired
Teaching small children is very tiring.
a tiring journey
uninspiring - not making you feel interested or excited
an uninspiring and disappointing campaign
mortgage - a legal agreement in which you borrow money from a bank in order to buy a house.
You pay back your mortgage by making monthly payments
get/obtain/take out/arrange a mortgage: On my present salary I can't get a mortgage.
ignite - FORMAL to make something start to burn
The fire was ignited by a spark from an electrical fault.
arsonist - someone who deliberately starts fires, especially in buildings
obliterated - to destroy something completely
The bombing raid has obliterated whole villages.
infernal - used for emphasizing how unpleasant or annoying someone or something is
What's the meaning of this infernal nonsense?
timber - wood used for building houses or making furniture
