Word Part Of Speech Example
addictive Adjective TV is so addictive, I can watch it for hours.
attention Noun Please pay attention to me.
behaviour Noun The child’s behaviour was quite strange.
blockbuster Noun Although the film was independent, it became a blockbuster.
box office Noun The box office opens soon. Let’s go buy tickets so we can get our seats early.
cameraman Noun The cameraman is very skilled at filming car chases.
chase Noun / Verb Action movies often have car chases.
CIA Noun The CIA is investigating that business.
comic Noun When I was a child, Batman was my favourite comic.
couch potato Noun You are such a couch potato! You should turn off the TV and go outside.
creepy Adjective The person I sat beside on the bus was so creepy.
critic Noun There are several critics who think the film was terrible.
to develop Verb The student has developed into a fluent speaker of English.
fad Noun I don’t think this is just a fad. I think it will be popular for a long time.
folk(s) Noun My neighbours are very pleasant folk.
genre Noun I love all genres of movies except horror.
ghost writer Noun Many people hire ghost writers to write books for them if they are unable themselves.
gross Adjective I don’t like eating meat. I think it’s kind of gross.
horror Noun She can’t even open her eyes when we watch horror movies.
inflation Noun Because of inflation, most investments work out well.
influence Noun / Verb Some people believe TV has had a negative influence on society.
initial Adjective My initial reaction was shock.
investigator Noun We hired an investigator to find the missing child.
investment Noun The investments we made have really done well.
keen Adjective I am not very keen on seeing that movie.
launch Noun / Verb The company launched their new service yesterday.
layman Noun It is so simple, even a layman could understand!
lecturer Noun I have become good friends with one of my lecturers from university.
manga Noun A lot of the students in my class enjoy reading mangas.
memoirs Noun The former president is going to write his memoirs soon.
mistress Noun The married man has a mistress he keeps secret from his wife.
my “plus one” (at a party) Phrase I received an invitation plus one for the wedding.
nonsense Noun There is so much nonsense on TV, I have decided to disconnect my service.
plot Noun The acting of the film was good, but the plot was boring.
potential Adjective Putting a television in your bathroom is a bad idea. It would be a potential disaster.
poverty Noun There are so many people living in poverty in the world.
proposal Noun Your proposal is being considered. You will receive an answer soon.
psychological Adjective Psychological horror movies are too scary for me to watch.
real estate Noun Most rich people in the world became wealthy from real estate.
recruit Noun / Verb The CIA recruited him after he graduated university.
ridicule Verb He was ridiculed for his new hairstyle.
scene Noun This scene is my favourite of the movie.
sole Adjective You are the sole reason I came to this party.
somebody's take on something Phrase Jim, what is your take on the situation?
stock Noun We bought several stocks of the company.
sum Noun The sum of the price of the item plus tax was too much for me.
suspense Noun I loved TV shows that have a lot of suspense.
technician Noun We need a special technician to fix the television.
threat Noun His threats really scare me.
to appreciate Verb I appreciate that you are having problems in this country.
to be desensitized Adjective Children watch a lot of violent TV, so they become desensitized to it in real life.
to be glued to the idiot box Phrase I did not do anything this weekend. I was glued to the idiot box.
to be over someone Phrase She broke up with her boyfriend two months ago, but she still isn’t over him.
to blame Verb A lot of people blame TV for the violence in society.
to combine Verb There were several problems that combined to make the day terrible.
to conclude Verb The report concluded that TV has no effect on violence in society.
to confirm Verb The teacher confirmed that we are going to have a test tomorrow.
to disclose Verb He will never disclose his salary.
to drop out Verb I dropped out of high school when I was 16 years old.
to entertain Verb I was so entertained by that movie.
to export jobs Phrase Recently, a lot of jobs have been exported to countries where salaries are lower.
to extend one’s knowledge Phrase Before you go to a higher level, you should extend your knowledge about vocabulary.
to flip through the channels Phrase I spent three hours last night flipping through the channels on TV.  I couldn’t find anything interesting to watch.
to go / be against the grain Phrase His style is really against the grain. I have never seen anything like it before.
to keep someone on their toes Phrase The teacher always knows when we aren’t focusing on the lesson. He really keeps us on our toes.
to neglect Verb Don’t neglect your responsibilities!
to prevent Verb Money prevents me from doing what I really want to do.
to provide Verb My parents provided me the chance to travel a lot when I was a child.
to recommend Verb I do not recommend doing that.
to recover Verb She hasn’t recovered from surgery yet.
to rot Verb Food will usually not rot if you put it in the freezer.
to rush Verb We rushed to school this morning because we woke up late.
to speculate Verb I don’t know what happened. I can only speculate.
to work out (well) Phrase My plans didn’t work out very well. In fact, nothing happened like I had planned.
tutor Noun I don’t understand class as much as the other students. I think I need a tutor.
upcoming Adjective We will be away for two weeks during our upcoming holiday.
violence Noun There is so much violence in society these days.
violent Adjective I really avoid violent movies.
visible Adjective Unfortunately, the mountains are not visible from my balcony.
wisely Adverb I wisely decided to go to bed early last night. Today has been a very difficult day at work.

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