Vocabulary Unit 1,2 and 3 Solutions Upper-intermediate
UNIT 1
1. Able-bodied
ā′bəl bod′ēd
• Is a person tha has a strong, healthy body. That is fit. • I am an able-bodied person because I am healthy. • The able-bodied people needs to be healthy.
2. Absent-minded
æbsəntˈmaɪndɪd
• Preoccupied with one's thoughts so as to be unaware or forgetful of other matters. • My mom is an absent-minded wife. • The absent-minded people are very out of time.
3. Ambitious
æmˈbɪʃəs
• Is a person that always wants to be more rich and better than the other people. •
I am an ambitious person in my classes.
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The ambitious people, almost ever is very selfish.
4. Amiable
ə eɪmɪəb l
• An amiable person have or show agreeable qualities; it a friendly person. • I am an amiable person. • Martín is not an amiable person.
5. Argumentative
ɑːɡjʊˈmɛntətɪv
• Fond of arguing or disagreeing frequently. • In the class, we need to write an argumentative comment. • The argumentative shows if you agree or not in an opinion.
6. Aside From
əˈsaɪd frɒm
• Like excluding something. • I was aside from my friends. • I was aside of my class group.
7. Assertive • Confidently aggressive or self-assured; forceful.
• I am an assertive person because I am very confident. • The assertive people always are happy.
8. Bracelet An ornamental band for the wrist or arm or, sometimes, for the ankle.
• I gave her a bracelet for her birthday. • In the last Christmas, I received a bracelet of good luck.
9. Conceited Having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc. • He is very conceited and selfish. • The conceited people always are very abstentminded because only thinks by himself.
10. Daring • Adventurous courage; boldness; bravery.
• I am a daring person, because I am very brave. • Wednesday is the
11. Conformist • A person who conforms with the standards expected by society
• I am a conformist person because I think that it is enough. • The conformist people always are very happy.
12. Dedicated • wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal. •
I am a dedicated person because I make an incredible effort.
• The dedicated peopl used to have good grades.
13. Devote • To apply something to a particular purpose; set apart or dedicate to. • Devote people go to all the activities. • I am a devote person because i didn´t miss anything.
14. Eccentric • Departing from accepted or customary character; unconventional. • He is an eccentric person. Is very strange. • The eccentric people don´t care what the other people think.
15. Envy • a feeling of discontent caused by a desire for another's advantages or achievements; jealousy. •
I envy the other people because they are better tan me.
• All my class envys me because I am the best.
UNIT 2
16. Affluent • Having an abundance of money and material goods; wealthy. •
I would like to be an affluent person.
• The affluent people are very selfish.
17. Allowance • An amount or share set aside for a purpose. •
I recieve an allowance once a month.
• My allowance is of 20 dollars.
18. Amenities • An agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility. • I have many amemities. • The best amenities that you can have is to be friendly.
19. Careless • Not paying enough attention to what one does. • I am very desorganized and careles.
• He is very careless because always fall down.
20. Costly • Expensive, costing a lot of money. • This AppleWatch is very costly. • I can afford costly things.
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21. Dear • Expensive, costing a lot of money. • This shirt is very dear. • Dear things can´t be affor for a lot of people.
22. Donate • To give money or things to help poorer people. • I want to donate a quantity of money. • This fundation has a lot of donations.
23. Filthy • Very dirty.
• This room is very filthy. • You are so filthy!
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24. Fund • To give the money needed to keep something going. • The Project is funded by goverment money. • I need to fund this money.
25. Generous • Happy to give money or help to other people. • I am very generous with por people. • The generous people have love in their hearts.
26. Georgeous • Very beautiful, giving you a lot of enjoyment. • She is very georgeous. • Georgeous people used to be arrogant people.
27. Hoodie • A soft jacket with a hood that covers the head. • I like the hoodies because are very comfortable.
• The hoodies are fashion.
28. Mainstream • Part of the typical way of life that most people normally have. • My life is mainstream as the other onces. • My life is normal. It is part o mainstream.
29. Mean • Not wanting to give or spend money and share things with people. • He is very mean. • She is mean and selfish.
30. Pricey • Expensive, costing quite a lot of money. • The new iphone 8 plus is very pricey. • I can´t afford that. It is too much pricey.
UNIT 3
31. Adolescence • The period in human development between puberty and adulthood. • I am in the adolescence. • Adolescence is the part of your life when you go to a lot of parties.
32. Adore • To feel love for. • I adore the White chocolate. • I adore her! She is beautiful!
33. Adulthood • A person who is fully grown, developed, or of age. • My parents live in their adulthood. • In the adulthood, you work to live.
34. Childhood • The period of life when you were child. • The childhood is the best part of your life.
• In childhood you don´t have preoccupations.
35. Combative • Ready to fight and argue.
• I am always combative.
• I think that combative people used to be agresive.
36. Courtesy • Polite behaviour that shows respect for someone. • I have a lot of courtesy. • My parents teach me the value of the courtesy.
37. Despise • To dislike something strongly and have no respect for it. • I am very despised in the school.
• I am not despised, I am very clever.
38. Disruptive • Behaving in ways that stop people continuing with their activities. • Being disruptive is like continue with the reality. • I behave very disruptive.
39. Drawback • A disadvantage that makes something seem less positive. •
• I feel very drawback. • I am very depresive because are very drawback.
40. Elderly • A polite way of describing people as old. • I want to arrive the elderly age. • Elderly age must be very happy.
41. Flatter • To say nice things to someone because you want something from them. • I am flattering with a girl. • I like her, I will flatter her.
42. Get abducted • To be taken away illegally by someone. • Get abducted is very common in the city. • Get abducted is very dangerous an very bad.
43. Middle age • The middle period of life when you are neither Young nor old. • In the middle age, you can work and enjoy. • The middle age is around 35 to 50
44. Old age • The period of life when you are old. • The old age ir around 65 to 80. • I want to arrive the old age.
45. Retirement age • The age at which most people stop working. • In the retirement age, you can enjoy without procupations. • Retirement is around 80.