Word Part Of Speech Example
academic Noun, Adjective Academic English takes longer to learn.
acceptable Adjective It is not acceptable to speak languages other than English in the classroom.
acquisition Noun Language acquisition comes faster if you stop thinking and communicating in your native language.
clarify Verb The teacher is really good at clarifying the meaning of vocabulary.
comb Noun, Verb A comb is what people use to brush short hair.
comprehension Noun The student showed good comprehension in class.
consequence Noun What are the consequences in your class if you don’t do your homework?
consistent Adjective The team always wins a game and then loses a game.  They need to be more consistent.
context Noun To understand which meaning of “reason” someone is using, you must think about the context of the word.
curse Noun, Verb A curse word is the same as a swear word.
dumb Adjective It is easy to think English spelling is a little dumb sometimes.
effectively Adverb I can communicate in English effectively, but I still have a lot to learn.
emphasize Verb The teacher always emphasizes pronunciation in class.
encounter Verb, Noun No matter where you travel in the world, you will always encounter English speakers.
enthusiastic Adjective The student is very enthusiastic in class. She really loves learning English.
establish Verb English was established as the global language because of the results of the Cold War.
exception Noun There are many exceptions to grammar rules in English.
fluency Noun He speaks with such fluency.  It is quite amazing!
harm Noun, Verb There is no harm in leaving the door open.  It’s up to you.
imply Verb I think what he said implied that he didn’t want to come with us to the movie tonight.
impression Noun When I first met her, she gave me a bad impression.
let down Phrasal Verb I really don’t want to let you down.
linguist Noun The professor is a linguist.  She studies the use of language around the world.
mania Noun The death of the president caused violent mania in the streets.
numb Adjective It was so cold that my fingers were numb.
numerous Adjective There are numerous benefits to learning English for your future.
obvious Adjective It was quite obvious that he hadn’t done his homework.
potential Noun, Adjective He has the potential of becoming a great athlete.
proficient Adjective He is very proficient at speaking Spanish but not fluent.
proper Adjective You should try to use proper pronunciation when speaking English.
reason Verb It is impossible to reason with her.
relatively Adverb It is relatively easier to learn English in an English-speaking country.
rhyme Noun,Verb “Some” rhymes with “come.”
rhythm Noun The rhythm of the spoken Chinese language is quite different than that of English.
rusty Adjective I haven’t spoken Portuguese in five years.  I’m sure I’m very rusty.
slang Noun Slang is a very casual form of language.
structure Noun I have heard that the structure of the Arabic language is quite difficult to learn.
suspicious Adjective The teacher was quite suspicious of the student because the student looked like she was cheating on the test.
swear Noun, Verb Many popular films contain swearing.
synonym Noun A synonym of “rip” is “tear.”
technique Noun Writing new vocabulary in a notebook is one technique used by students to learn new words.
tomb Noun A tomb is where someone is buried.  This is similar to a grave.
universal Adjective Mathematics is the universal language of science.

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