Summary Vocabulary jaar 1

Cram

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

Rote-learning

Antwoord: Learning purely by repetition

Mnemonics

Antwoord: Trick that helps you remember something

Dissertation

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

Acknowledge

Antwoord: Give details of

Adherent

Antwoord: A person who supports a particular idea or party

Convert

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

Reactionary

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

Derives from

Antwoord: Has its origins in

Eradicate

Antwoord: Abolish or get rid of

Diplomacy

Antwoord: Activity concerning the relationships between governments

Sanctions

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

Casualties

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

Escalate

Antwoord: Gecome greater or more serious

Brutal suppression

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

Once upon a blue moon

Antwoord: Very infrequently

Till the cows come home

Antwoord: Forever

Over the hill

Antwoord: Too old

Fleeting

Antwoord: Brief or quick

Transient

Antwoord: Lasting for only a short time - formal

Generate

Antwoord: 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

Antwoord: To trigger a reaction

Percipitated

Antwoord: Quickly, suddenly caused

Stem for

Antwoord: Be a result of

Two/threefold

Antwoord: Multiplied by that number

Drastic

Antwoord: Severe and sudden

Deviated from the norm

Antwoord: Moved from the standard of accepted form

Fluctuate

Antwoord: Changed to a higher number

Seesawed

Antwoord: Gone up and down at regular intervals

Tally with

Antwoord: Match or agree with

Concurs with

Antwoord: Share/agree with an idea/opinion

Accord with

Antwoord: Be in complete agreement with

Coincide with

Antwoord: Be the same as

Dissent

Antwoord: Opposition to the accepted way of thinking

Advocate

Antwoord: Argue in favor of

Deduce

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

Infer

Antwoord: Reaching a conclusion indirectly

Complement

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

Empirical

Antwoord: Based on what is observed rather than theory

Reiterated

Antwoord: Repeated, restated

Epitomise

Antwoord: Are a perfect example of

Expounded

Antwoord: Developed, proposed

Posited

Antwoord: Suggested as a basic fact of principle

Subsumed

Antwoord: Brought together, united

Attained

Antwoord: Reached

Bestowed on

Antwoord: Given to

Demolished

Antwoord: Knock down

Adjoining

Antwoord: Next to

Undersigned

Antwoord: The person who wrote this letter

Let\'s cross the street (US)

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

Kitty-corner (US)

Antwoord: Diagonally opposite (UK)

Gas station (US)

Antwoord: Petrol station (UK)

Crosswalk (US)

Antwoord: Pedestrian / zebra crossing (UK)

Intersection (US)

Antwoord: Junction (UK)

Have a craving / thirst

Antwoord: Want very strongly

Coveted

Antwoord: Want to possess something very much

Defuse

Antwoord: Make a dangerous situation calmer

Placate

Antwoord: Stop someone from feeling angry

Conciliate

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

Highbrow / lowbrow

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

Inured to

Antwoord: Not affected by

Impenetrable

Antwoord: Extremely difficult to understand

Evocative

Antwoord: Calling up images and memories

Thought-provoking

Antwoord: Making people think

Poingnant

Antwoord: Moving and sad

Chronicle

Antwoord: Description of a sequence of events

Enigmatic

Antwoord: Mysterious

Macabre

Antwoord: Often cruel or disgusting, concerned with dead

Lightweight

Antwoord: Not complex, slightly negative connection

Squat

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

Hovel

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

Run down

Antwoord: Bad condition

Council/social housing

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

High rise/tower blocks

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

Overrate

Antwoord: Not as good as people say

Hackneyed

Antwoord: Done so often it is boring

Disjointed

Antwoord: Unconnected and not in clear order

Risqué

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

Far-fetched

Antwoord: Impossible to believe

Off colour Out of sorts Under the weather Coming down with

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

Bunged up

Antwoord: Blocked (informal)

On the mend

Antwoord: Getting better

Aches and pains

Antwoord: Non-serious way to refer to minor problems

Shivery

Antwoord: Shaking slightly, usually because of a fever

Limp

Antwoord: Uneven step because one leg hurts

Stagger

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

Lurch

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

Amble

Antwoord: Easy, gentle movement for pleasure or relaxations

Stride

Antwoord: Long, purposeful steps

Insolent

Antwoord: Rude and not showing respect

Straitlaced

Antwoord: Having old-fashioned and fixed morals

Twitch

Antwoord: Nervous small repeated movement with parts of the body

Flinch

Antwoord: Sudden small movement because of pain or fear

Squirm

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

Snag Hitch

Antwoord: Fairly small difficulties

Impediment

Antwoord: Prevents free action, progress or movement

Setback

Antwoord: Progress has been stopped by something

Stumbling block

Antwoord: Something that prevents action or agreement

Pitfall

Antwoord: Unexpected difficulty (often used in the plural)

Fishing for Back-handed compliment Heap/shower praise

Antwoord: To give a compliment

Pay tribute to

Antwoord: Praise (formal)

Extol the virtues

Antwoord: Praise highly (formal)

Laud

Antwoord: To praise highly in official situations

Worked like a dream

Antwoord: A plan succeeded absolutely perfectly

Went/ran like clockwork

Antwoord: It went smoothly with no difficulties

It is up and running

Antwoord: It has begun to work as planned

It is falling into place

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

Is looking up

Antwoord: Is looking very positive

Opportunistic

Antwoord: Using situations for your own benefit

Methodical

Antwoord: Systematic, careful

Chauvinistic

Antwoord: Too patriotic

Obliging

Antwoord: Ready to help

Superficial

Antwoord: Not caring about serious things

Scrawny

Antwoord: Unattractively thin and bony-looking

Lanky

Antwoord: Very tall, thin and usually moving awkwardly

Ganging/gangly

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

Stout

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

Stocky

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

Impetuous

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

Effusive

Antwoord: Gives exaggerated expressions of pleasure, praise or gratitude

Taciturn

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

Diffident

Antwoord: Lacks confidence

Aloof

Antwoord: Unfriendly and not sociable

Head over heels

Antwoord: Fall deeply and madly in love

Infatuated with

Antwoord: Romantiaclly obsessed with

Besotted with

Antwoord: Almost stupidly or blindly in love with

Platonic relationship

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

Hit it off

Antwoord: Like each other the moment you met

Staunchest ally

Antwoord: Someone you can always rely on to support you

Arch rivals

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

Sworn enemies

Antwoord: People who will always hate each other

Scrupulously honest

Antwoord: Extremely honest

Unswerving loyalty

Antwoord: Support in good or bad times

Antipathy

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

Have an aversion of

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

Loathing

Antwoord: Intense hatred

Abhorrence

Antwoord: Intense disgust

Scorn

Antwoord: Lack of respect for something

Fruitful

Antwoord: Produces good results

Lucrative

Antwoord: Makes a lot of money

Dabbler

Antwoord: PPerson who never kkeeps doing one activity for long

Went off

Antwoord: Stopped liking, lost interest in

Keen participant

Antwoord: Takes part enthusiastically

Give way

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

Has the right of way

Antwoord: Is allowed to go before other traffic

Pedestrian crossing

Antwoord: Often called a zebra crossing

Ban

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

Exhaust emissions

Antwoord: Waste gases produces by the vehicle

Half board

Antwoord: Usually breakfast and one other meal

Full board

Antwoord: All meals included

Low cost

Antwoord: Cheap

National carrier

Antwoord: National airline

Scheduled flight

Antwoord: A normal, regular flight

Sweltering

Antwoord: Hot

Chucking it down

Antwoord: Pouring

Muggy/clammy

Antwoord: Humid

Prevailing

Antwoord: Collocats strongly with social climate

Snowed under

Antwoord: Overworked, exceptionally busy

Landing card

Antwoord: Form with your personal details and date of arrival

Custom declaration form

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

Entry regulations

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

Vaccination certificate

Antwoord: Paper proving you have the necessary health injections

Spot checks

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

Cenetary

Antwoord: 100th anniversary

Bi-cenitary

Antwoord: 200th anniversary

Flamboyant

Antwoord: Extremely colourful and eaggerated

Coronation

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

Conquests

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

Shreds

Antwoord: Very small amounts

Infantry

Antwoord: Soldiers on foot (uncountable)

Calvary

Antwoord: Soldiers on horseback (uncountable)

Fundamentally

Antwoord: In a basic and important way

Denial

Antwoord: Not allowing people to have

Violation

Antwoord: Act that spoils or destroys something

Poverty line

Antwoord: Fixed minimum standards

Penury

Antwoord: Extreme poverty

Lobby

Antwoord: Try to influence the opinions of MB and lords

Petition

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

Bill

Antwoord: Proposal for a law currently under discussion

Rallies

Antwoord: Large political meetings or demonstrations

Constitutes

Antwoord: People who voted for them

Liberation

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

Solidarity

Antwoord: Unity of purpose, interest or sympathy

Delegates

Antwoord: Representatives

Infrastructure

Antwoord: Basic system and services such as transport

Undertaken

Antwoord: Promise

Bend the law/rules

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

Contravene

Antwoord: To break a law

Infringe

Antwoord: To break a law/rule

Impeach

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

Verdict

Antwoord: Decision made in court

Broadcast

Antwoord: Radio and TV

Pressure groups

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

Soundbite

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

Coverage

Antwoord: Media attention

Rag, gutter press

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

Primary care

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

Surgery

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

Clinic

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

Rambling

Antwoord: A lot of space

Cramped

Antwoord: A very small space

Congested

Antwoord: Full of traffic, people etc.

Hemmed in

Antwoord: Surrounded by people and not able to move

Poky

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