Vocabulary List
Word | Part of Speech | Example | |
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achievement | Noun | You should be very proud of your many achievements. | |
adopt [child, pet, etc.] |
Verb | Recently, many celebrities have been adopting children. | |
adoption | Noun | Adoption is another way to have children. | |
audience | Noun | Many people in the audience laughed at the joke. | |
career | Noun | He has had a long and amazing career. | |
celebrity | Noun | Celebrities are famous people. | |
charity | Noun | The actor does a lot of work with charities to help people in need. | |
consider [think of someone / something as] |
Verb | I consider you my best friend. | |
deal with | Phrasal Verb | How do you deal with stress in your life? | |
direct [straight] |
Adjective | I took a direct flight to Mexico City. | |
direct [movie] |
Verb | The actor is going to try directing his next film. | |
director | Noun | This is the director's first time directing a major film. | |
dishonest | Adjective | Many politicians are dishonest. | |
divorce | Noun, Verb | Many celebrity marriages end in divorce. | |
dress up | Phrasal Verb | I need to dress up for the party, so I need to buy a suit. | |
familiar | Adjective | I'm not familiar with that name. | |
fan [follower] |
Noun | I am a very big Celine Dion fan. | |
focus [concentrate] |
Noun, Verb | Many newspapers focus on the lives of celebrities. | |
gifted | Adjective | The man can learn how to play any instrument in only a few hours. He's gifted. | |
glamorous | Adjective | There were many celebrities at the glamorous event. | |
gossip | Noun, Verb | They always gossip about celebrities on their break. | |
healthcare [or health care] |
Noun | Many people want the politician to improve the country's health care system. | |
honest | Adjective | Please be honest with me and tell the truth! | |
idolize | Verb | Why do you idolize that singer? She's not very good! | |
impress | Verb | The actor really impressed me in her latest movie. | |
impressed | Adjective | I was impressed when I found out his test score. | |
impressive | Adjective | The action in the movie is very impressive. | |
improve | Verb | We study a lot because we want to improve our English. | |
journalist | Noun | A journalist interviewed me for a story in the newspaper. | |
luxury | Noun | All celebrities live in luxury. | |
mansion | Noun | A mansion is a very big and luxurious house. | |
personal | Adjective | I don't want to talk about that because it's personal. | |
plastic surgery | Noun | Many celebrities have plastic surgery when they get older. | |
politician | Noun | The politician has many security guards. | |
politics | Noun | Stop talking about politics. You always get so angry. | |
privacy | Noun | Could you give me some privacy please? | |
private | Adjective | I would like to speak to her in private please. | |
public | Noun, Adjective | Celebrities' lives are very public as photographers always take their pictures. | |
relationship | Noun | I have a good relationship with my neighbours. They always watch my house when I go away on vacation. | |
remain | Verb | Many students remain in the classroom during lunchtime as it is a good, quiet place to eat. | |
respect | Noun, Verb | I have a lot of respect for your father. He is a great person. | |
review [book, music, movie, etc.] |
Noun, Verb | Have you read any reviews for the new movie? It's supposed to be really good. | |
role | Noun | The actor had a very small role in the movie. | |
scene | Noun | This is my favourite scene of the movie. | |
similarity | Noun | There are many similarities between French and Spanish. | |
star [in a movie] |
Noun, Verb | He has starred in many movies. | |
suppose | Verb | I suppose you're right. I've never thought about it that way before. | |
survive | Verb | It would be impossible to survive without food or water. | |
talent | Noun | She has a special talent at singing. | |
tear [crying] |
Noun | She was crying and had many tears in her eyes. | |
treat [behaviour] |
Verb | You don't treat people very nicely. | |
view [opinion] |
Noun | The experience gave me a different view on life. | |
wealthy | Adjective | Bill Gates is a very, very wealthy man. |