Vocabulary part 8

1. to accept

2. accepted

3. acceptance (agreement, acknowledgment)

Acceptance of Galileo's ideas took many years.

My acceptance of your handshake is a sign of trust.

4. acceptability

5. unacceptable to (it seems unacceptable to us)

1. an obsession

2. obsessed with

he is obsessed with football

3. obsessive

4. obsessively

5. obsessional

Stop being so obsessive about my driving!

He gets a little obsessive when he doesn't take his medication.

1. sensitive (insensitive)

My neck is sensitive and gets irritated easily.

Don't be too mean to her. She is sensitive.

The sensitive instruments record small changes in temperature.

2. sensitivity

Emily has a high level of sensitivity to peanuts and has to make sure she avoids eating any foods that contain them.

Ian's sensitivity means his colleagues don't dare criticize him.

3. sensitively (gently)

1. familiar with

I couldn't answer his question because I wasn't familiar with the topic.

2. familiarly

3. familiarity (acquaintance with)

4. familiarize with (acquaint sb with)

1. to acquaint sb with

Once Mark had acquainted his assistant with the computer program, she was able to work on her own.

2. an acquaintance, an acquaintance with sth (knowlege of a sibject)

4. acquaintanceship

1. to resist sth / doing sth

I can't resist chocolate - you'd better hide it from me.

She couldn't resist making a joke about his ill-fitting trousers.

The opposition are bound to resist the policy, of course.

2. the resistance

The long-distance runner's resistance was remarkable.

Carol tried her best to change Wendy's mind, but Wendy was determined in her resistance.

3. resistant ( to do sth)

So far Uncle Fred's resistant to changing his will.

4. a resister

1. convenient (inconvenient), convenient for me....

It is convenient to have a microwave at home.

There is a convenient area to change the baby's diaper in the restroom.

He made a convenient excuse to leave the boring party.

2. convenience

With her severe allergies, living near a pharmacy has been a convenience.

conveniently

to issue

issue [sth] to [sb]

They're going to issue new membership cards next month.

He issued an apology for his remarks.

The library issued me with a new card.

to undergo

She had to undergo a lot of criticism when the deal fell apart.

He is going to undergo heart surgery on Wednesday.

1/2. unearth

3. unearthly

to relieve

The doctor gave the patient drugs to relieve the pain.

Patricia's reassurances relieved Marcus's concerns.

to flock (a flock=un troupeau)

As soon as the new restaurant opened, the local community started to flock to it after work.

1. a/to marvel at sth (that)

The Rocky Mountains are full of natural marvels.

I marvel at how you can remember all those facts!

He marveled that she could recite the entire play from memory.

adj : marvelous adv: marvelously (merveilleusement)

1. The firefighter had true grit, and he went back into that burning building for the old lady's cat.

2. Mike had a bit of grit stuck in his eye and had to stop to get it out.

3. gritty

The gritty soldier kept going despite the explosions.

1. to patronize (patronise)

Henry thinks he's so much better than Imogen; he's always patronising her.

2. to patronise

We've been patronizing this hotel for fifteen years.

noun : patronizer (qqc de hautain)

adj : patronizing (condescendant)

adv: patronizingly (avec condescendance)

hideous

adv: hideously

1. mitigate

Dan tried to mitigate the flood damage by laying down sand bags.

The storm mitigated after a few hours.

noun : mitigation

The new treatment has brought some mitigation to her pain.

adj ; mitigating, mitigated (atténué)

2. unmitigated

ongoing

Updating the dictionary is an ongoing job.

proficient

proficience

Barry's lack of proficiency in French made his new life in Paris quite difficult.

Peter watched Felicity as she made the bread and marvelled at her proficiency.

She is proficient in French and German and has some knowledge of Japanese.

to pursue

The police are pursuing a number of leads in their hunt for the suspect. (ici, suivre des informations)

a/to tip

Bob gave us some tips about travelling in Italy.

It is customary to tip 15% in American restaurants.

He tipped the pitcher to fill his glass.

customary / cutomary to do sth

Zoe stopped on the way to school to buy her customary cup of coffee.

It is customary to tip 10-15% of the bill at restaurants.

filthy (filth= saleté, crasse)

The pig was filthy after rolling around in the mud and manure(fumier).

Nate's mom threatened to wash his mouth with soap when she caught him using filthy language.

Sarah played a lot of filthy tricks on her younger siblings when she was a teenager.

promptly

If you find a tick on you, it is important to remove it promptly, as they carry diseases.

When Amanda saw the dog in the road, she reacted promptly and managed to swerve around it.

1. subsequent

After the heavy rains and subsequent floods, it was nice to finally get back to normal.

2. subsequently

The journalist started her career at the local newspaper and subsequently worked for several national newspapers.

3. a subsequence

eateriy (ies)

a/to thread

to thread sth onto sth

Thread the beads onto the string like this.

A tap

Peter gave Jim a tap on the shoulder to get his attention.

Robert turned on the tap and let the water run into the sink.

Linda heard a tap at the window and looked up to see the postman with a parcel for her.

Harry went up to Catherine and tapped her on the shoulder.

a pound

Give the wall a good pounding with your sledgehammer.

She stood in a doorway, taking shelter from a pounding rain.

The home team took a pounding and lost by 40 points.a pound

a dilemma

My dilemma was whether to get drenched in the rain or miss out on the party.

to sort out

Julia intended to go home early in order to sort out the dinner arrangements.

My son needs to sort out the clothes in the closet.

an antagonist

antagonistic

to adore

Amy adores Martin and wants to marry him.

Vivian, a devout (dévouée) Christian, adores God.

a villain

The villain dies in a car crash at the end of the film.

ignorant

ignorant of sth

Let's not waste our time listening to rants from ignorant thugs.

She claimed that she was ignorant of the new regulation.

unlikely

It seems unlikely that Philip will get the job; he really doesn't have the right qualifications.

coward, cowardice, cowardly

Such cowardly behaviour was surprising in a general.

His cowardice on the battlefield cost several lives.

Trying to avoid a fight does not make you a coward.

an ascent

The ascent was steep (raide escarpé), but the climbers made it to the top of the mountain.

conventional

convention

Raising your hand is the conventional way to get the teacher's attention.