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This General Vocabulary page on GoConqr gathers user-made notes on English words and expressions, from daily routines to synonyms and phrasal verbs. School students and primary pupils can practice vocabulary, while teachers can find material to use with them. With over 240 notes for these levels, there is plenty to explore; choose a topic to start.
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Everyday activities Daily Routines English Vocabulary Daily Activities at Home What are some of the daily activities that you do at home? I wake up at 7am every morning. I press the snooze button five times every morning before I turn of...
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Personality traits Positive adjectives Active: Loves doing sports and being physicially energetic. Admirable: Deserving of respect. Adventurous: Loves taking risks and trying new things. Brilliant: Very clever. Calm: Doesn't show ...
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SLANG WORDS FOR "TOILET" lav / lavvy: shortened form of lavatory. "Just going to the lavvy luvvy!" loo: from the French bordalou, a ladies portable toilet that looked a bit like a gravy-boat and was carried inside a muff (a big, fury, do...
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6th GRADE CAMPING VOCABULARY CAMPING - IN THE WOODS WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES CAN YOU DO IN THE WOODS?DO YOU LIKE INSECTS?CAN YOU IDENTIFY ANIMAL TRACKS?CAN YOU IDENTIFY DIFFERENT TREES?HAVE YOU EVER PICKED AND EATEN WILD STRAWBERRIES?WHAT THINGS C...
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C1 level vocabulary BY: is used for the means of travelling: by train, by car, by plane. ON: is used for actions involving body parts: On foot (pl: feet) 1. Things you get on: train, plane, bus, boat (commercial and public transpo...
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Vocabulary vacuumˈvakjʊəm/ noun noun: vacuum; plural noun: vacua; plural noun: vacuums 1. a space entirely devoid of matter. synonyms:empty space, emptiness, void, nothingness, vacuity, vacancy; More rarevoidness, nihility "the ...
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Sci Fi Vocab NOUNS Photon Accelerator Particle Warp Laser Nanotechnology Force-field Universe, Cosmos Interplanetary Intergalactic Galaxy Molecular Stellar Engineering Robotics Aliens / Extra-terrestrials Hyper-speed Base Headquar...
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Glossary Ethnicities a large group of people with a shared culture, language, history, set of traditions, etc., or the fact of belonging to one of these&nbs...
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English / American words https://redbus2us.com/common-american-english-words-used-in-daily-life-vs-british-english-equivalents/ Common words in Daily routine/ activities American English Word British English/ General English equi...
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Unit 3 Lesson 1 "Desperate Remedies" Unit 3 Lesson 1 "desperate remedies" 1. Study the following vocabulary about health problems. How to say you are ill I'm ill. I feel really rough. I'm shattered (meaning tired out or exhausted) I'm on my last legs (to...
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What is a collocation? What is a collocation? In corpus linguistics, a collocation is a sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance. In phraseology, collocation is a sub-type of phraseme. An example ...
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Ways of Catching To catch someone who is trying to escape catch: to stop someone from escaping, especially by running after them. You'll have to catch me first!, she said, running out of the room. get: to catch someone, especially bef...
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05/12/2025 - Allan Essay Topic: Rehabilitation vs Punishment – What works better in the justice system? Write a short essay (250–300 words) giving your opinion. https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/trump-wants-to-open-alcatraz-l...
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Vocabulary Aberration: a departure from what is right, true, correct, or normal Sanction: The penalty for disobedience to a rule or law; a penalty designed to make people conform. Penury: Extreme poverty Sublime: having characte...
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Where I had difficulties Respond, reply and answer RESPOND &n...
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VOCABULARY Doggedly: in a determinated way Dogged = stubborn Dog: Perro English like to believe and will often doggedly insist that social-status considerations play no part in their choice of car. Upwardly-mob...
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IELTS Environment Vocabulary COLOCATION polluted adj. adv. badly,heavily, highly, seriously, severely prep. with Example: The air is heavily polluted with traffic fumes. Pollution noun adj. air, atmospheric, environmental, marine, river, water / ...
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03/14/2025 - Girls Common Types of Collocations: Verb + Noun → make a decision, take a risk Adjective + Noun → strong coffee - heavy rain Noun + Noun → traffic jam Verb + Preposition → depend on," "believe in Adverb + Adjective → h...
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04/28/2025 - Ana Sermon The pastor delivered a powerful sermon on forgiveness. deliver a sermon, listen to a sermon Moral Lesson Mass We attend Mass every Sunday morning. celebrate Mass, attend Mass. Service&nb...
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Synonyms and Antonyms OdiousSynonyms: abhorrent, abominable, detestable, horridAntonyms: loveable, sympathetic ContentiousSynonyms: bellicose, combative, pugnaciousAntonyms: peaceable, amiable, agreeable, complaisant StridentSynonyms: grat...
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Vocabulary Unit 1. Introducing topics in a presentation Now moving on to... some of our new programs and policies The presentation is moving from one topic to the next This brings me to… the end of the presentation L...
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Numbers Writing numbers. Add commas and hyphens where necessary. 12 511 1578 AD a.m. 762 030003 920th 2006 AD 29/03 31/01 22/07 769th 953 112th p.m. 43rd a.m. Visit the link: http://www.grammarbook.com/numbers/numbers.asp The...
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A-B Vocabulary English vocabulary 1. adulation — excessive flattery or praise Used in a sentence: Self-adulation is one of the worst traits of good leaders because it leads them to corruption. 2. adulterate — make som...
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Phrasal Verbs from Unit 6 ML Pre-Intermediate - created from Mind Map Look after - take care of; be responsible for. Turn up - arrive unexpectedly. Look round - to visit a place and look at the things in it
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Vocab Unit 8 & 9 English Vocab Chapters 8 & 9assurance(n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidenceasylum(n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safetyconsole(v.) to comfort; (n.) the keyboa...
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Untitled BEEF UP:To make something stronger or more effective. To add strength or substance to something. E.g.: Let´s beef this music up with a little more on the drums. I want to...
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VOCABULARY – HOW TO TALK ABOUT FASHION! VOCABULARY – HOW TO TALK ABOUT FASHION! to be on trend: to be very fashionable casual clothes: not formal classic style: a simple, traditional style that is always fashionable designer label: a well-known company that...
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Vocabs ****************************************************************************** Use https://www.vocabulary.com to get the meaning and the use of all the words. ************************************************...
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vocabulary Unit 1: Necessities: Less stuff more happiness - Harm the planetHarm - hurt - injury Hill´s website promotes a lifestyle that doesn´t harm the planet. - Sort = Type What sorts of actions or choices do you think he recommends or discourages? - T...
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Social Networks - creado desde un Mapa Mental Vocabulary Grammar Relationship
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Unit 2) Words with similar spelling 拼法相近的字 單字中有 scribe/script(ion)的字組describe (v.) 描述, description (n.) 描述;subscribe (v.) 訂閱, subscription (n.) 訂閱;inscribe (v.) 刻字, inscription (n.) 刻字;prescribe (v.) 開處方, prescription (n.) 處方;transcribe (v.) 謄寫; transcript (n....
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Midterm Unit 1 and 2 Part 1. Survival staunch: Alongside this type of staunch pessimism resides an unsettling: feeling that we should be more positive. dislodge: We are always trying to dislodge each other’s pessimism trite: A smiling pas...
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Untitled abjure (v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the president abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.) abrogate (v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures...
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Vocab 6 Addict: (n) 1. A person with a very strong desire for something that is habit-forming and sometimes harmful. 2. A person who is a very enthusiastic fan. (v) To cause someone to have a very strong desire for some...
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Ways of Saying "Strange" strangeNot previously known, seen, felt; not familiar Never accept gifts from strange men. oddUnusual, peculiar She always wears odd clothes. bizarreStrange in appearance This situation looks bizarre to me. funn...
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Listening, Vocabulary, Comprehension Vocabulary Blockbuster - a thing of great power or size in particular a movie, book, or product that is aloig success. (Google and Apple are joining forces to creat a blockbuster video game) Kick off - to start s...
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Wordly Wise Lesson 2 Abrasion - 1. A wearing away or rubbing away by friction 2. A scraped or worn area. Abrasive - 1. Causing wear by rubbing 2. Harsh or rough in manner; irritating Clad - Clothed or covered
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Adjectif anglais vocabulary elated : adj extremely happy and excited, often because something has happened or been achieved. The prince was reported to be elated at/by the bir...
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IDIOMS UNIT 1 be full of yourself to be always talking about yourself or your achievements in a way that annoys other people by the book correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing so...
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Goal 13: Climate Change - creado desde un Mapa Mental KEY IDEA 1 - Climate change is an undeniable reality that is currently causing extreme and unpredictable weather events worldwide. These events are disproportionately affecting the populations of developing countries....
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