Vocabulary List
Word | Part of Speech | Example | |
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admit [confess] |
Verb | The boy admitted stealing the candy to his mother. | |
advise | Verb | I really don't advise doing that. It's not a good idea. | |
agree [to do something] |
Verb | The manager agreed to give his worker a higher salary. | |
assist | Verb | Could you please assist me with these files? I don't think I can do it all by myself. | |
athlete | Noun | Not only is the athlete good at sports, he is also an excellent student as well. | |
autograph | Noun | Could I please get your autograph? | |
avoid | Verb | If you have a stomach ache, I think you should avoid eating cheese or drinking milk. | |
beg | Verb | My daughter is begging me to take her to the new Star Wars movie. | |
break [a record] |
Verb | Last week, the record was broken for the most hot dogs eaten in one hour. | |
can't stand [hate] |
Phrase | I really can't stand taking the bus anymore. I'm buying a car. | |
champion | Noun | If you want to be the champion, you have to work hard. | |
championship | Noun | The team surprised a lot of people by winning the championship. | |
compete | Verb | I don't really enjoy competing against other people. I really don't care who wins. | |
competition | Noun | You are very pretty. Have you ever been in a beauty competition? | |
competitive | Adjective | He hates losing due to his competitive nature. | |
complete | Verb | He will complete his university education in the fall. | |
court [tennis, etc.] |
Noun | There's a tennis court near my house. Do you want to play sometime? | |
cricket [sport] |
Noun | Cricket is a sport that is famous in England and India. | |
delay | Verb | You shouldn't delay paying your taxes. There is a penalty if it is paid late. | |
deny | Verb | He denies doing anything wrong, but I just can't believe him. | |
dunk [basketball] |
Noun, Verb | Dunking is one of the most entertaining plays in sports. | |
equipment | Noun | I never played hockey as a child because the equipment was too expensive. | |
exactly | Adverb | It is exactly 9:00 AM. | |
expect | Verb | Do you expect it to rain today? | |
fail | Verb | We failed to get to the bus stop on time this morning. | |
fan [person] |
Noun | I'm not really a fan of hip hop music. Are you? | |
individual | Adjective | If you buy an individual cookie, it will be much more expensive compared to buying a pack of twelve. | |
instead of | Preposition | I wish I could eat pizza every day instead of healthy food. | |
intend | Verb | I intend to marry your daughter. | |
league | Noun | There is a professional football league in Canada. | |
medal | Noun | She won the gold medal in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics. | |
mind [doing something] |
Verb | Do you mind closing the door? It's very noisy outside. | |
movement [move] |
Noun | I didn't feel the movement of the earthquake last night. Did you? | |
net | Noun | You need to bring your own net to the volleyball courts at the beach. | |
organize | Verb | Organizing the party was a much bigger job than I had originally expected. | |
pace | Noun | The pace of the game is important to me. I find sports like baseball and golf very boring to watch. | |
position [sports] |
Noun | Which position do you play on your team? | |
postpone | Verb | Perhaps we should postpone the decision until we learn more about what happened? | |
professional | Adjective | I need a professional web designer to make a website for my business. | |
raise [a child] |
Verb | I was born in France but raised in Germany. | |
recognize | Verb | I almost didn't recognize you with your new haircut! | |
record [sports] |
Noun | The athlete set a record in the competition for the fastest time. | |
refuse | Verb | I'm sorry, but I refuse to help someone that doesn't help others. | |
regret | Verb | Do you regret not coming to class yesterday? You missed a lot of information. | |
remind | Verb | Could you remind me tomorrow to take my lunch to work? | |
retire | Verb | The man wants to retire as soon as he turns 70. | |
rugby | Noun | Rugby is a kind of football played around the world. | |
rumour [US: rumor] |
Noun | Please don't believe that rumour. It isn't true. | |
score | Verb | How many goals did Messi score last year? | |
season [league] |
Noun | The team won the title as they had the most points during the season. | |
sense | Noun | Some people say that they have a sixth sense, but I don't believe them. | |
snooker | Noun | I don't really consider snooker a sport. I think it's a game. What do you think? | |
successful | Adjective | I really want this business to be successful. | |
support | Verb | My parents didn't support my decision to quit university. | |
talented | Adjective | She is very talented at playing the piano. | |
title [championship] |
Noun | The title fight usually takes place last. |