Verb
WEEK THREE
Noun
(SUBLIST TWO, continued)
Adjective Adverb consume, v.: To use, eat, or drink a lot of s.t.; To destroy s.t.
• The U.S. consumes more of the world’s oil than any other country.
• The hotel was consumed by the fire.
consume consumer credit, v.: To believe s.t. which seems unlikely to be true
• It was hard to credit some of the stories we heard about the other political party.
n.: Praise, approval or honor
• I found the solution, but my boss took all the credit.
credit credit, creditor culture, n.: The way of life, esp. general customs and beliefs, or a particular group of people at a particular time
• We’re studying modern Japanese language and culture.
culture cultural design, v.: To make or draw plans for s.t.; To intend
• The architect designed a house that runs on solar energy.
• This dictionary is designed for advanced learners of English.
n.: A drawing or plan showing how something is to be made and how it will work and look
• Let’s look at the designs for the new shopping center.
design design, designer designing distinct, adj.: Clearly noticeable; Clearly different from s.t. else
• There’s a distinct smell of smoke in the air.
• My parents and I have very distinct opinions about where and when cellphones should be used.
distinction distinct, distinctive element, n.: A part of s.t.; A simple chemical substance which cannot be reduced to s.t. smaller
• Our trip had all the elements of a perfect vacation.
• Gold is a chemical element.
element elementary equate, v.: To consider one thing as equal to another thing
• Some cultures equate direct eye contact with disrespect.
equate equation evaluate, v.: To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount or value of s.t.
• We can’t evaluate these results until we know how you arrived at them.
evaluate evaluation
Verb Noun Adjective feature, n.: A noticeable quality or part of s.t.
• The town’s best features are its beautiful mosque and ancient city walls.
feature feature
Adverb final, adj.: Last
• That’s my final offer; take it or leave it.
finality focus, v.: Look at s.t. clearly
• The focus focus final focused impact, n.: A powerful effect that s.t. has on a situation or a person
• The war had quite an impact on the economy. impact impact impacted injure, v.: To hurt or to cause physical harm to a person or animal
• She fell and injured her shoulder.
injure injury injured institute, v.: To start or cause a system, rule, legal action, etc. to exist
• We instituted legal action against the business that cheated us.
n.: An organization where people do scientific, educational or social work
• She has a Master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
institute, institutionalize institution institutional invest, v.: To put money, effort, time, etc. into s.t. in order to gain from it
• I invested five years in completing my doctorate degree.
invest investment, investor invested item, n.: S.t. which is part of a list or group of things; one of several objects to be considered
• There is one more item that we need to discuss.
itemize item journal, n.: A diary; a magazine
• She kept a travel journal during her trip to central Asia.
journal maintain, v.: To continue to have to keep in existence, or not allow to become less; To keep s.t. in good condition
• Despite our differences, we have maintained our friendship ever since we were children.
• The roads around the town have not been well maintained.
maintain maintenance maintained
Verb Noun Adjective Adverb normal, adj.: Ordinary or usual; the same as would be expected
• On a normal working day I get home around 6:00 p.m.
normalize normality normal obtain, v.: To get
• In the second experiment they obtained completely different results.
obtain obtainable participate, v.: To take part or become involved in an activity
• Why don’t you ever participate in our discussions?
participate participation, participant participating perceive, v.: To see or to notice s.o./s.t. that is obvious;
To form an opinion about s.t.
• I perceived a note of unhappiness in his voice.
• How do people in your country perceive people in mine?
perceive perception perceived positive, adj.: Hopeful; Certain; Complete; More than zero
(mathematics)
• You’re more likely to succeed if you have a positive attitude.
• I think I recognized the thief, but I’m not positive.
• Bring your family with you; they’re a positive joy to be around.
• Two is a positive number.
positive potential, n.: Someone’s or something’s ability to develop or succeed
• This region has good potential for economic development.
adj.: Possible when the necessary conditions exist
• Two potential buyers called about the car, but neither one has come to see it yet.
potential potential previous, adj.: Happening or existing before s.t. or s.o. else
• He has two children from a previous marriage.
previous
primary, adj.: More important than anything else; main;
Happening first
• Right now the government’s primary concern is economic recovery.
• In the primary stages of development our business was run by only three employees.
primary primary purchase, v.: To buy
• Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance.
n.: S.t. that you buy, or the act of buying s.t.; A firm hold on s.t.
• How do you wish to pay for your purchases?
• You need to wear these special climbing shoes in order to get a better purchase on the rocks.
purchase purchase, purchaser purchased
Verb Noun Adjective Adverb range, v.: To have an upper and a lower limit in amount, number, etc.; To move or travel freely
• Prices range between $100 and $500.
• The tigers ranged freely throughout the forest.
n.: The amount, number or type of s.t. between an upper and a lower limit
• The price range is from $100 to $500.
range range region, n.: A particular area
• Housing is very expensive in the San Francisco region.
region regional regulate, v.: To control s.t., esp. by making it work in a particular way
• You can regulate the temperature by adjusting the thermostat.
regulate regulation, regulator regulated relevant, adj.: Connected with what is happening or being discussed; Appropriate for a particular purpose
• Everything you include in your paper should be relevant to the topic.
• I don’t see why I have to take any courses that are not relevant to my future employment.
relevance relevant reside, v.: To live in a particular place
• The family now resides in Australia.
reside resident residential resource, n.: A useful or valuable possession
• How do you hope to buy a house without any financial resources?
resource resourceful
restrict, v.: To limit
• Having small children can really restrict your social life.
restrict restriction restrictive, restricted secure, v.: To get; To protect
• He failed to secure the job that he wanted.
• It’s a beautiful city, but how could it be secured from an invading army?
adj.: Held firmly and therefore unlikely to move; Safe from danger
• Those stairs don’t look very secure to me.
• This ancient forest needs to be kept secure from developers.
secure security secure, secured seek, sought, sought, v.: To look for s.t. or to try to get it; To try or attempt
• Most of the recent graduates are actively seeking employment.
• They sought to persuade her to run for President.
seek
Verb seeker
Noun Adjective Adverb select, v.: To choose
• You can select any one of these four prizes.
select selection selective, selected site, n.: A place; A location on the Internet
• An ambulance was sent to the site of the accident.
• I couldn’t find a site with up-to-date information about the research.
site