Introductory English Course
Vokabelliste & Redewendungen aus den Units 1-10
Vokabelliste & Redewendungen aus den Units 1-10
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(to) perplex
if sth ~ you, it makes you confused or worried because you do not understand it SYN - PUZZLE
name-calling
the act of using rude or insulting words about sb
trepidation
great worry or fear about sth unpleasant that may happen
libel
the act of printing a statement about sb that is not true and that gives people a bad opinion of them
segregation (2 definitions)
- the act or policy of seperating people of different races, religions or sexes and treating them in a different way
- the act of seperating people or things from a larger group
outfit (2 definitions)
- a set of clothes that you wear together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose
- a group of people working together as an organization, business team, etc.
torment
extreme suffering, especially mental suffering; a person or thing that causes this SYN - ANGUISH
cargo
the goods carried in a ship or plane
off the grid
not using the public supplies of electricity, gas, water, etc
ban (on sth)
an official rule that says that sth is not allowed
eligible (for sth) (to do sth) (2 definitions)
- a person who is ~ for sth or to do sth, is able to have or do it because they have the right qualifications, are the right age, etc.
- an ~ young man or woman is thought to be a good choice as a husband/ wife, usually because they are rich or attractive
OPP - INELIGIBLE
(to) shrug sth off
to treat sth as if it is not important, dismiss
outrage (2 definitions)
- a strong feeling of shock and anger
- an act or event that is violent, cruel or very wrong and that shocks people or makes them very angry
carbon footprint
a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by the daily activities of a person or company
pale in comparison (with/ to sth)
to seem less important when compared with sth else
pharmaceuticals
drugs and medicines
Great Depression
a period from 1929 until 1941 in the U.S. that was characterized by mass poverty and a long-lasting recession
extinction
a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing
(to) rebound
(of prices, etc.) to rise again after they have fallen
(to) devastate sth
to completely destroy a place or an area
isolated (3 definitions)
- far away from any others (of buildings and places) SYN - OTHERS
- without much contact with other people or other countries
- single; happening once
baggage claim
the place at an airport where you get your suitcases, etc. again after you have flown
self-destructiveness
the tendency to do things to deliberately harm yourself
ingrained (of dirt)
under the surface of sth and therefore difficult to get rid off
(to) subject sth (to sth)
to bring a country or group of people under your control, especially by using force
charter school
a school which receives money from the state but which operares seperately from the state system with its own aims
decline (in sth / of sth)
a continuous decrease in the number, value, quality, etc. of sth
(to) foreclose (on sb/ sth)
(to) foreclose sth
(especially of a bank) to take control of sb's property because they have not paid back money that they borrowed to buy it
(to) outrage
to make sb very shocked and angry
victim (3 definitions)
- a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.
- a person who has been tricked SYN - TARGET
- an animal or a person that is killed and offered as a sacrifice
(to) ban sb from sth / from doing sth
to order sb not to do sth, go somewhere, etc. especially officially
scapegoat
a person who is blames for sth bad that sb else has done or for some failure SYN - FALL GUY
(to) slump (2 definitions)
- to fall in price, value, number, etc. suddenly and by a large amount
- (+adverb/prep.) to sit or fall heavily
savvy
practical knowledge or understanding of sth
slump
a period when a country's economy or a business is doing very badly
suicide (2 definitions)
- the act of killing yourself deliberately
- a course of action that is likely to ruin your career, position in society, etc.
grid (6 definitions)
- a pattern of straight lines, usually crossing each other to form squares
- a frame of metal or wooden bars that are parallel or cross each other
- a pattern of squares on a map that are marked with letters or numbers to help you find the exact position of a place
- a system of electric wires or pipes carrying gas, for sending power over a large area
- (in motor racing) a pattern of lines marking the starting positions for the racing cars
- a number of computers that are linked together using the Internet so that they can share power, data etc. in order to work on difficult problems
(to) settle a score (with sb)
to hurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past
surveillance
the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed
rash (of sth)
a lot of sth; a series of unpleasant things that happen over a short period of time SYN - SPATE
