Summary Vocabulary jaar 1

Cram

Respuesta: Study in a very concentrated way for a short time

Rote-learning

Respuesta: Learning purely by repetition

Mnemonics

Respuesta: Trick that helps you remember something

Dissertation

Respuesta: A long, research-based work, perhaps 10-15k words, for a degree or diploma

Acknowledge

Respuesta: Give details of

Adherent

Respuesta: A person who supports a particular idea or party

Convert

Respuesta: Someone who has taken on a new set of beliefs

Reactionary

Respuesta: (Disapproving) Someone opposed to change or new ideas

Derives from

Respuesta: Has its origins in

Eradicate

Respuesta: Abolish or get rid of

Diplomacy

Respuesta: Activity concerning the relationships between governments

Sanctions

Respuesta: Official orders, such as the stopping of trade, taken against a country to make it obey international law

Casualties

Respuesta: People injured or killed (Who are not members of the military or the police)

Escalate

Respuesta: Gecome greater or more serious

Brutal suppression

Respuesta: Violent and cruel ending of the right or freedom to do something

Once upon a blue moon

Respuesta: Very infrequently

Till the cows come home

Respuesta: Forever

Over the hill

Respuesta: Too old

Fleeting

Respuesta: Brief or quick

Transient

Respuesta: Lasting for only a short time - formal

Generate

Respuesta: Often used in contexts where people are forced to do more than usual, and in computer contexts. It sometimes has a rather negative feel. -Formal

Provoked

Respuesta: To trigger a reaction

Percipitated

Respuesta: Quickly, suddenly caused

Stem for

Respuesta: Be a result of

Two/threefold

Respuesta: Multiplied by that number

Drastic

Respuesta: Severe and sudden

Deviated from the norm

Respuesta: Moved from the standard of accepted form

Fluctuate

Respuesta: Changed to a higher number

Seesawed

Respuesta: Gone up and down at regular intervals

Tally with

Respuesta: Match or agree with

Concurs with

Respuesta: Share/agree with an idea/opinion

Accord with

Respuesta: Be in complete agreement with

Coincide with

Respuesta: Be the same as

Dissent

Respuesta: Opposition to the accepted way of thinking

Advocate

Respuesta: Argue in favor of

Deduce

Respuesta: Reaching a conclusion by thinking carefully about the known facts

Infer

Respuesta: Reaching a conclusion indirectly

Complement

Respuesta: Combines well with someone else\'s work, so that each piece of work becomes more effective

Empirical

Respuesta: Based on what is observed rather than theory

Reiterated

Respuesta: Repeated, restated

Epitomise

Respuesta: Are a perfect example of

Expounded

Respuesta: Developed, proposed

Posited

Respuesta: Suggested as a basic fact of principle

Subsumed

Respuesta: Brought together, united

Attained

Respuesta: Reached

Bestowed on

Respuesta: Given to

Demolished

Respuesta: Knock down

Adjoining

Respuesta: Next to

Undersigned

Respuesta: The person who wrote this letter

Let\'s cross the street (US)

Respuesta: Let\'s cross the road (UK)

Kitty-corner (US)

Respuesta: Diagonally opposite (UK)

Gas station (US)

Respuesta: Petrol station (UK)

Crosswalk (US)

Respuesta: Pedestrian / zebra crossing (UK)

Intersection (US)

Respuesta: Junction (UK)

Have a craving / thirst

Respuesta: Want very strongly

Coveted

Respuesta: Want to possess something very much

Defuse

Respuesta: Make a dangerous situation calmer

Placate

Respuesta: Stop someone from feeling angry

Conciliate

Respuesta: To end a disagreement between two people or groups by acting in a friendly way towards both sides

Highbrow / lowbrow

Respuesta: Highbrow: Intended for educated, intelligent people. Often used in a disapproving way. Lowbrow: Opposite of Highbrow

Inured to

Respuesta: Not affected by

Impenetrable

Respuesta: Extremely difficult to understand

Evocative

Respuesta: Calling up images and memories

Thought-provoking

Respuesta: Making people think

Poingnant

Respuesta: Moving and sad

Chronicle

Respuesta: Description of a sequence of events

Enigmatic

Respuesta: Mysterious

Macabre

Respuesta: Often cruel or disgusting, concerned with dead

Lightweight

Respuesta: Not complex, slightly negative connection

Squat

Respuesta: Empty building where people start living without the owner\'s permission

Hovel

Respuesta: Very small, dirty house or a flat in a bad condition

Run down

Respuesta: Bad condition

Council/social housing

Respuesta: Rented accommodation provided by the state for people who cannot afford to buy their own house

High rise/tower blocks

Respuesta: Flats in a tall, modern building with a lot of floors

Overrate

Respuesta: Not as good as people say

Hackneyed

Respuesta: Done so often it is boring

Disjointed

Respuesta: Unconnected and not in clear order

Risqué

Respuesta: Against accepted social standards and likely to shock some people

Far-fetched

Respuesta: Impossible to believe

Off colour Out of sorts Under the weather Coming down with

Respuesta: Not well but not seriously ill, said in an unformal way

Bunged up

Respuesta: Blocked (informal)

On the mend

Respuesta: Getting better

Aches and pains

Respuesta: Non-serious way to refer to minor problems

Shivery

Respuesta: Shaking slightly, usually because of a fever

Limp

Respuesta: Uneven step because one leg hurts

Stagger

Respuesta: Unsteady step because you\'re drunk or ill

Lurch

Respuesta: Sudden or irregular movement because you\'re drunk, ill, or walking on a moving ship

Amble

Respuesta: Easy, gentle movement for pleasure or relaxations

Stride

Respuesta: Long, purposeful steps

Insolent

Respuesta: Rude and not showing respect

Straitlaced

Respuesta: Having old-fashioned and fixed morals

Twitch

Respuesta: Nervous small repeated movement with parts of the body

Flinch

Respuesta: Sudden small movement because of pain or fear

Squirm

Respuesta: Move from side to side in an awkward way because of embarrassment or nervousness

Snag Hitch

Respuesta: Fairly small difficulties

Impediment

Respuesta: Prevents free action, progress or movement

Setback

Respuesta: Progress has been stopped by something

Stumbling block

Respuesta: Something that prevents action or agreement

Pitfall

Respuesta: Unexpected difficulty (often used in the plural)

Fishing for Back-handed compliment Heap/shower praise

Respuesta: To give a compliment

Pay tribute to

Respuesta: Praise (formal)

Extol the virtues

Respuesta: Praise highly (formal)

Laud

Respuesta: To praise highly in official situations

Worked like a dream

Respuesta: A plan succeeded absolutely perfectly

Went/ran like clockwork

Respuesta: It went smoothly with no difficulties

It is up and running

Respuesta: It has begun to work as planned

It is falling into place

Respuesta: It is on the point of starting to work well

Is looking up

Respuesta: Is looking very positive

Opportunistic

Respuesta: Using situations for your own benefit

Methodical

Respuesta: Systematic, careful

Chauvinistic

Respuesta: Too patriotic

Obliging

Respuesta: Ready to help

Superficial

Respuesta: Not caring about serious things

Scrawny

Respuesta: Unattractively thin and bony-looking

Lanky

Respuesta: Very tall, thin and usually moving awkwardly

Ganging/gangly

Respuesta: TTall, with long, thin arms and legs and usually awkward movements, usually used of men and boys

Stout

Respuesta: With a quite fat, solid body: Used of men and women

Stocky

Respuesta: Short and with a body that is wide across the chest

Impetuous

Respuesta: Acts on a sudden idea without thinking first. Often said in a negative way

Effusive

Respuesta: Gives exaggerated expressions of pleasure, praise or gratitude

Taciturn

Respuesta: Reserved or says very little generally used in a negative way

Diffident

Respuesta: Lacks confidence

Aloof

Respuesta: Unfriendly and not sociable

Head over heels

Respuesta: Fall deeply and madly in love

Infatuated with

Respuesta: Romantiaclly obsessed with

Besotted with

Respuesta: Almost stupidly or blindly in love with

Platonic relationship

Respuesta: Affectionate relationship between people of the opposite sex that is not sexual

Hit it off

Respuesta: Like each other the moment you met

Staunchest ally

Respuesta: Someone you can always rely on to support you

Arch rivals

Respuesta: People in competition with each other in a negative, aggressive way

Sworn enemies

Respuesta: People who will always hate each other

Scrupulously honest

Respuesta: Extremely honest

Unswerving loyalty

Respuesta: Support in good or bad times

Antipathy

Respuesta: A feeling of strong, often active, dislike or opposition towards something or someone

Have an aversion of

Respuesta: A feeling of intense dislike or an unillingness to do something

Loathing

Respuesta: Intense hatred

Abhorrence

Respuesta: Intense disgust

Scorn

Respuesta: Lack of respect for something

Fruitful

Respuesta: Produces good results

Lucrative

Respuesta: Makes a lot of money

Dabbler

Respuesta: PPerson who never kkeeps doing one activity for long

Went off

Respuesta: Stopped liking, lost interest in

Keen participant

Respuesta: Takes part enthusiastically

Give way

Respuesta: Stop at a junction if there is traffix passing before entering a bigger road

Has the right of way

Respuesta: Is allowed to go before other traffic

Pedestrian crossing

Respuesta: Often called a zebra crossing

Ban

Respuesta: Removal of one\'s driver\'s license

Exhaust emissions

Respuesta: Waste gases produces by the vehicle

Half board

Respuesta: Usually breakfast and one other meal

Full board

Respuesta: All meals included

Low cost

Respuesta: Cheap

National carrier

Respuesta: National airline

Scheduled flight

Respuesta: A normal, regular flight

Sweltering

Respuesta: Hot

Chucking it down

Respuesta: Pouring

Muggy/clammy

Respuesta: Humid

Prevailing

Respuesta: Collocats strongly with social climate

Snowed under

Respuesta: Overworked, exceptionally busy

Landing card

Respuesta: Form with your personal details and date of arrival

Custom declaration form

Respuesta: Form showing how much money and what goods you are carrying

Entry regulations

Respuesta: Rules about who can enter the country and for how long

Vaccination certificate

Respuesta: Paper proving you have the necessary health injections

Spot checks

Respuesta: Checks done as sample, rather than checking everyone or everything

Cenetary

Respuesta: 100th anniversary

Bi-cenitary

Respuesta: 200th anniversary

Flamboyant

Respuesta: Extremely colourful and eaggerated

Coronation

Respuesta: Event where a king or queen receives his or her crown

Conquests

Respuesta: When somebody or an army defeats and takes over another country

Shreds

Respuesta: Very small amounts

Infantry

Respuesta: Soldiers on foot (uncountable)

Calvary

Respuesta: Soldiers on horseback (uncountable)

Fundamentally

Respuesta: In a basic and important way

Denial

Respuesta: Not allowing people to have

Violation

Respuesta: Act that spoils or destroys something

Poverty line

Respuesta: Fixed minimum standards

Penury

Respuesta: Extreme poverty

Lobby

Respuesta: Try to influence the opinions of MB and lords

Petition

Respuesta: Formal process involving sending written appeal to an MP, following a set format, which is then presented to the commons by the MP

Bill

Respuesta: Proposal for a law currently under discussion

Rallies

Respuesta: Large political meetings or demonstrations

Constitutes

Respuesta: People who voted for them

Liberation

Respuesta: The act or process of trying to achieve equal rihts and status

Solidarity

Respuesta: Unity of purpose, interest or sympathy

Delegates

Respuesta: Representatives

Infrastructure

Respuesta: Basic system and services such as transport

Undertaken

Respuesta: Promise

Bend the law/rules

Respuesta: To break the law/rules in a way that is considered not to be very harmful

Contravene

Respuesta: To break a law

Infringe

Respuesta: To break a law/rule

Impeach

Respuesta: To make a formal statement saying that a person in public office has commited a serious offence

Verdict

Respuesta: Decision made in court

Broadcast

Respuesta: Radio and TV

Pressure groups

Respuesta: People trying to influence what other people think about a particular issue

Soundbite

Respuesta: Short, memorable sentence or phrase that will be repeated in news bulletins and articles

Coverage

Respuesta: Media attention

Rag, gutter press

Respuesta: A disapproving term used about the kind of newspapers and magazines that are more interested in crime and sex than serious news

Primary care

Respuesta: A patien\'s main source for regular medical care

Surgery

Respuesta: Small centre offering primary care, run by a single GP or a group of GP\'s

Clinic

Respuesta: Centre which specialises in treating a particular condition or group of conditions

Rambling

Respuesta: A lot of space

Cramped

Respuesta: A very small space

Congested

Respuesta: Full of traffic, people etc.

Hemmed in

Respuesta: Surrounded by people and not able to move

Poky

Respuesta: Informal way of saying there\'s too little space