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n. a reward someone gets

when he/she has achieved something.
(syn. prize)

Award

adj. extremely good and

sometimes very impressive. (ant.
awful)

Aweso
me

adj. very surprising. This

is astonishing news!

Astonishing

n. a journalist who writes a regular series of stories for a

magazine or newspaper and expresses his/her opinions
and comments about recent news.
Mr. Akerman is a famous newspaper columnist.

Columnist

n. a newspaper that
publishes serious news. It is usually
printed on large sheets of paper.

Broadsheet

n. the person who has overall

responsibility for the publication of
articles in a newspaper or magazine.

Editor

v. to be covered with water. A

pipe burst and the water flooded the
first floor of the house.

Flood

v. when the walls built round a

body of water break because water
levels have exceeded them.

Burst

n. the type of money used in

a particular country or region. Japans
currency is the yen. Perus currency is the sol.

Currency

adj. extremely good or

impressive. (syn. superior, excellent;
ant. inferior, bad.)

Outstanding

n. the title of a news story. It

is usually large in size and catches the
readers attention.

Headline

n. the newspaper section

which publishes someones death and gives a short description of their
life
and accomplishments.

Obituary

n. the group of people who work

for a specific company or institution.

Staf

adj. when feeling extremely

surprised. (syn. outrageous; ant.
calming, comforting)

Shocking

n. a series of games in tennis and

some other sports.

Set

n. (informal) friend. (ant. enemy)

Buddy:

n. a hard black rock that is found

in the ground and is used as a fuel to
provide heat. In the past many trains
ran on coal.

Coal

n. a condition of a living thing

or of one of its parts that impairs normal
functioning and is manifested by
certain symptoms. (syn. illness, sickness)

Disease

n. a place where waste material

and garbage is left. The dump was really
dirty and smelly.

Dump

n. fuels formed from the remains

of plants and animals that lived
in an earlier era.

Fossil fuel

n. food that is unhealthy as

it contains lots of fat, sugar, or salt. Tim
eats too much junk food.

Junk food

n. the design and organization

of pictures and text on a page or
PowerPoint slide. (syn. design, format,
setup)

Layout

n. short, light sleep during the

day. (syn. kip, siesta)

Nap

adj. possible to be replaced

or renewed indefinitely. (ant.
non-renewable)

Renewable

n. a place where things

are kept in large quantities. (syn. warehouse)

Storehous
e

n. a computer document
with a basic format you can use and
adapt.

Template

adj. intelligent and able to make

good choices and decisions. (syn. perceptive)

Wise

n. (informal) vegetables. My
veggie garden is small.

Veggies

n. the page of a PowerPoint presentation

that contains pictures and
text.

Slide

n. the way the ocean waters fall

and rise during the day. (syn. current)

Tide

v. to choose from various

options or possibilities.

Go for:

adj. having a strong desire

to be rich, successful, or famous.

Ambitious:

adj. feeling angry or

impatient. (ant. pleased)

annoyed

adj. feeling unhappy

because something that you hoped for
did not happen.

disappoint
ed:

adj. showing or feeling no

hope. (syn. desperate)

hopeless:

adj. not thinking you are

better than others.(syn. modest)

Humble

adj. wanting to be better

or achieve more than others. Jason is a
competitive person.

Competiti
ve

adj. when someone does

not feel sure about something.

Doubtful:

adj. feeling very happy and

enthusiastic. (syn. enthusiastic)

Excited:

adj. not having or

showing any care for the consequences
of personal actions. (ant. responsible)

Irresponsibl
e

adj. having no patience;

unable to wait. (ant. patient)

Impatient

adj. being very proud and

thinking you are very attractive or
special.

Vain

adj. having doubts about

something; not believing what others
think is true.

Skeptical

adj. feeling easily ofended

or annoyed and reacting quickly or
strongly to something.

Sensitive

v. to reject or refuse a
proposal, invitation, or job ofer.
(syn. reject)

Turn down

v. to achieve or obtain a
desired objective or result. (syn. fulfill)
They have accomplished their project
successfully.

Accomplish

n. extreme sufering. (syn.

anxiety)

Anguish

n. a small cylinder that

makes a loud noise when it explodes

Firecracker
s

n. grains, fruit or vegetables

grown by farmers.

Crop

n. a person who starts

or manages a business.

Entreprene
ur

n. to prepare and print

information in a book, magazine,
newspaper, etc. (syn. print, issue) Anne
Franks diary has been published in 30
different languages.

Publish

n. safe explosives that light

up the sky and make a loud noise.

Fireworks

n. a large number of people

walking or in vehicles as part of a public
celebration. (syn. procession)

Parade

n. the systematic killing of

a lot of people.

Holocaust

v. to mention someones words.

(syn. cite)

Quote

n. animals, such as cows,

sheep, and chickens, kept on a farm.
(syn. farm animals)

Livestock

v. to frighten someone.

Scare away

n. a wild large and often

dangerous animal. (syn. monster,
creature)

Beast

adj. universal, global.

Worldwide

adj. an imaginary or unreal

entity that exists only in stories or
legends. (syn. fabled, legendary)

Mythical

v. to be able to pay for

something. I cant afford staying at an
expensive hotel.

Afford

n. to travel in a canoe. Lets

go canoeing.

Canoeing

n. a rock face.

Cliff

n. the place where

someone is going.

Destination

n. a water sport that

requires a boat and a paddle to move
across water.

Kayaking

n. an outdoor activity consisting

of taking a walk in mountains or fields.

Hiking

n. a period taken to travel,

rest or relax. (syn. vacation, break)

Holidays

n. an arraignment to get
to have something like a room in a
hotel or a seat on a plane in the future.
(syn. booking)

Reservatio
n

n. to descend or move
down a vertical surface like a clif or
wall.

Rappelling

n. place of interest for

tourists to visit due to its attractive
physical characteristics, historical
importance. The Great Barrier Reef is
an Australian landmark.

Landmark

n. a water sport consisting

of swimming and using a snorkel.

Snorkeling

n. an outdoor sport
consisting of moving over snow using
a snowboard.

Snowboardi
ng

n. a winter sport
consisting of sitting on a board and
sliding over snow or ice.

Tobogganin
g

n. a stream or river that falls

over a clif.

Waterfall

n. the outdoor sport of

climbing rock faces using specialized
techniques and equipment.

Rock
climbing

n. a skill that enables beings to

perform tasks. (syn. skill)

Ability

n. the act of exceeding use or

consumption. (syn. misuse)
Alcohol abuse

Abuse

n. a conduct that
characterizes living beings and
organisms. (syn. conduct)

Behavior

n. the act of hurting or

frightening someone smaller or less
powerful.

Bullying

n. a formal discussion of an
issue in a given context. Lets have a
class debate.

Debate

n. an emotion towards a
person or thing. (syn. emotion)

Feeling

n. a decision derived from a

particular issue. (syn. conclusion)

Judgment

adj. characterized by being

alone, without companionship.
(ant. accompanied)

Lonely

n. the ability to
organize, administrate or supervise
processes. (syn. administration)

Managem
ent

adj. related to mothers

and fathers. Parental guardianship is obligatory.

Parental

n. a type of tension, stress,

or anxiety that interferes with wellbeing.
(syn. strain)

Pressure

n. an act of looking for

something. (syn. hunt)

Search

adj. characterized by being

dangerous or unsafe. Risky behavior

Risky

n. a member of the family. My

cousins are my relatives.

Relative

n. stress that afects wellbeing.

(syn. anxiety)

Tension