Vocabulary Slideshow
Vocabulary List
| Word | Part of Speech | Example |
|---|---|---|
| lemon (slang) | Noun | That's usually a good make and model, but that year they were lemons! |
| publication | Noun | I look at all sorts of car publications. |
| advertisement | ad | Noun | I love Youtube, but I hate all the ads. |
| newspaper | Noun | I only read the newspaper online. |
| magazine | Noun | Most magazines have too many ads. |
| paperwork | Noun | Buying a car involves a lot of paperwork. |
| contract | Noun, Verb | I signed a contract to work for Tesla! |
| warranty | Noun | This car has a 10 year warranty. |
| financing | Noun | I have great credit, so financing shouldn't be a problem. |
| interest | Noun | The interest rate for this loan is too high. |
| patience | Noun | To work on engines, you need a lot of patience. |
| diligence | Noun | She has had so much diligence with repairing that motor. |
| maintenance | Noun | If you keep up on the maintenance of your car, you will spend less money overall. |
| process | Noun | Changing tires is an easy process once you know how. |
| condition | Noun | The condition of this used car is amazing! |
| mileage | Noun | What is the mileage on that motorbike? |
| odometer | Noun | You can't replace the odometer. That's illegal in this city! |
| transmission | Noun | Do you prefer a manual or automatic transmission? |
| windshield | Noun | This windshield has a small crack. |
| insurance | Noun | My insurance is less expensive because I don't get speeding tickets. |
| value | Noun, Verb | The value of a new car is lower the moment you leave the dealership. |
| worth | Noun | This car is worth $10,000. |
| benefit | Noun, Verb | The benefit of wearing a seat belt is that you protect your body. |
| concern | Noun | I have one concern: where are the tires? |
| advice | Noun | Don't listen to her advice. She never comes to class. |
| estimate | bid | Noun | What is the estimate on the Mazda3 engine repair? |
| amount | Noun | What amount of damage is from the accident? |
| manual | Noun | I don't know what oil this car takes. Check the manual. |
| population | Noun | What is the population of your city? |
| education | Noun | The more quality education the world has, the more peaceful it will be. |
| junkyard | salvage yard | Noun | We can save some money on parts if we go to the junkyard. |
| original | Adjective | The original bumper was damaged so we replaced it. |
| aftermarket | Adjective | We couldn't find any original parts, so we bought aftermarket parts. |
| private | Adjective | You can make better deals with private sellers. |
| low end | Adjective | Those transmissions are really low end. |
| high end | Adjective | That is the high end submodel of that car. |
| swank | Adjective | What a swank hotel! I am going to like staying here. |
| revolutionary | Adjective | Electric cars were a revolutionary idea. |
| dumb | Adjective | One person driving such a large vehicle that runs on gasoline is really dumb. |
| awesome | Adjective | What an awesome idea, let's do it! |
| interesting | Adjective | That publication on hybrids was really interesting. |
| boring | Adjective | That Keanu Reeves movie was really boring. |
| concerned | Adjective | You should be more concerned with the environment. |
| terrible | Adjective | That Nicolas Cage movie was terrible. |
| research | Verb | What research was done to make the airbags safer? |
| inspect | Verb | You should have the motor inspected for oil leaks. |
| rush | Verb | Don't rush the job! We want quality work. |
| find out | Verb | We found out that car was a lemon after we bought it. |
| trade in | Verb | We got $3,000 for trading in our vehicle. |
| negotiate | Verb | We negotiated down from $4,000 to $2,900! |
| consider | Verb | We considered buying a van, but ended up buying a truck. |
| donate | Verb | We donated our last car to charity. |
| hurry | Verb | The bus is always late, so we don't have to hurry. |
| communicate | Verb | She doesn't communicate well. That's why she doesn't have a boyfriend. |
| raise | Verb | I live in this city, but I wasn't raised here. |
| grow up | Verb | I grew up in a small town 50 kilometres from here. |
| roll up | Verb | We rolled up the windows because it was getting cold. |
| roll down | Verb | We rolled down the window because it was so hot. |
| completely | Adverb | The damage was covered completely under the warranty. |
| rarely | Adverb | We rarely have to charge the battery. It's really high end. |
Vocabulary Dictation
Exercise
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