Vocabulary for Advance Learners

verb

absorb all the attention or interest of.

the notes totally engrossed him

• absorb, engage, preoccupy

noun

a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment.

a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match

•  failure, failing, slip, error, mistake, blunder

an interval or passage of time

laspe of time

Verb

 hand down officially , deliver ( as a verdict), give

money serves as a reward for services rendered

Noun

a meal.

a sumptuous repast

• banquet, cuisine, feast

noun

a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision.

It was currently held together with sutures 

noun

a separate section or part of something, in particular.

 We divided entire surface into compartments

• section, part, chamber,

adjective

(of a building, room, or piece of land) next to or joined with.

I was in an adjoining room and could hear voices

• proximate, adjacent

Verb, (second meaning)

perform one's part, conduct oneself or perform in a specified way.

all the young women in the contest acquitted themselves well

verb

deliver (something) to a person's custody, typically in order for it to be sold.

he consigned three paintings to Sotheby's

• send to, deliver to, hand over to, turn over to,

noun

patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.

forbearance from taking action

• act of refraining , abstaining, tolerance, patience,

adjective

very hot and dry.

the torrid heat of the afternoon

• sweltering, dry, hot, burning

adjective

not disordered or disarranged.

the unruffled waters of the lake

• calm, composed, self-controlled, self-possessed,, unperturbed,,serene, placid

adjective

amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic., clown crazy

zany humor

synonyms: eccentric, peculiar, odd, unconventional, strange, bizarre, 

adj.

insisting that something should be correct or suitable in every detail; fastidious.

she is very particular about cleanliness

• fussy, fastidious, finicky, meticulous, punctilious,

verb

insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

he was careful not to slight a guest

•  insult, snub, rebuff, repulse, spurn

verb

make (someone) agitated or confused.

you need to be able to work under pressure and not get flustered

• unnerve, agitate, ruffle, bother, disquiet,perturb, disconcert

not pebbles

verb

try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place.

he peddled art and printing materials around the country

• tout, advocate, trade, traffic in

verb (not strife)

attack repeatedly with bombs or machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft.

military aircraft strafed the village

• bomb, shell, bombard,

verb

scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.

a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor

• scatter, spread, disperse, litter, toss, bestrew

verb

conduct oneself; behave.

articulate students who comported themselves well in television interviews

verb

say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.

It was an angry retort , and I tried to control the edge in my voice.

synonyms: respond, retaliate, replay

noun

a herbaceous plant of the pea family that has dense, globular flower heads, and leaves that are typically three-lobed. It is an important and widely grown fodder and rotational crop.

To attract these flies, plant some dill, parsley and sweet clover in your garden.

noun

a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.

I'm such a dunce walking into a stupid place like this but its not like they could identify me.

• ignoramus, dimwit, idiot 

noun

a bucket.

Be sure to eliminate mosquito-breeding areas around your home by removing standing water from gutters, old tires, wading pools, tarps, potted plants, and other outside buckets and pails .

djective

of no value or importance.

a nugatory and pointless observation

• inconsequential, trifling, trivial, insignificant, futile, , vain, unavailing, invalid

Verb

give a flat and even surface to.

contractors started leveling the ground for the new power station

• flatten, raze, knock down

Noun ( Comes form ignore)

an ignorant or stupid person.

And the masses - stupid ignoramuses that we are - fell for it.

verb

compensate (someone) for harm or loss.

the amount of insurance that may be carried to indemnify the owner in the event of a loss

• reimburse, atone, redress

verb

make (someone) feel annoyed.

he knew he was losing, and it galled him

• irritate, exasperate, pique, irk, infuriate, 

noun

the countries of the West, especially Europe and the Americas (contrasted with orient ).

• west

noun

a rough or noisy fight or quarrel.

As a nurse, she had seen victims of bar fights and street brawls , but these wounds were some of the worst she had seen.

• scuffle, fray, tussle,tumult

noun

a strong push.

she gave him a hefty shove and he nearly fell

•  push, thrust, bump, jolt

Verb

lose one's balance and stagger or lurch violently.

he punched Connolly in the ear, sending him reeling

• stagger, stumble, 

Verb

divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.

the head was severed from the body

• detach, amputate, split

verb

tie or hold the arms or legs of (someone).

he pinioned the limbs (an arm or leg) of his opponents

• tie, fetter, shackle, restrain

verb

move or cause to move rapidly around and around.

The wind whistled through the trees, making the leaves whirl round Tanon's head.

• rotate, wheel, 

inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant.

racial discrimination was abhorrent to us all

• detestable, loathsome, despicable, abominable, execrable, repugnant, heinous,reprehensible, obnoxious, odious

Verb

reprimand or censure (someone).

he was reproved for obscenity

• reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate

noun

a person's inherent qualities of mind and character.

a sweet-natured girl of a placid disposition

•  temperament, nature, character,, mentality