File 1 Wordlist

1A

More Words to Learn

embarrassing adj _____________________________
eyebrows n _____________________________
funeral n _____________________________
giggle v _____________________________
have a date v _____________________________
raise v _____________________________
scorecard n _____________________________
small talk n _____________________________
tag n _____________________________
trust v _____________________________

Other Key Words in 1A

agony n _____________________________
amused adj _____________________________
awkward adj _____________________________
banker n _____________________________
bell n _____________________________
bubbly adj _____________________________
chat v _____________________________
complex n _____________________________
complicated adj _____________________________
courtship n _____________________________
deafening adj _____________________________
double v _____________________________
egotistical adj _____________________________

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eliminate v _____________________________
event n _____________________________
evolve v _____________________________
exchange v _____________________________
farewell n _____________________________
frenzied adj _____________________________
grimace n _____________________________
guilty adj _____________________________
imaginative adj _____________________________
impression n _____________________________
inferiority n _____________________________
management consultant n _____________________________
maniac n _____________________________
match n _____________________________
overuse v _____________________________
participants n _____________________________
possession n _____________________________
pre-prepared adj _____________________________
propose v _____________________________
prospective adj _____________________________
publish v _____________________________
quick-fire adj _____________________________
ritual n _____________________________
shift n _____________________________
smoothly adv _____________________________
solo adj _____________________________
speed dating n _____________________________
treasured adj _____________________________
tricks n _____________________________
type n _____________________________
unknown adj _____________________________

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unmarried adj _____________________________
watchful adj _____________________________

1B

Vocabulary Bank

Personality
adventurous adj _____________________________
ambitious adj _____________________________
arrogant adj _____________________________
as hard as nails idm _____________________________
assertive adj _____________________________
bossy adj _____________________________
calm adj _____________________________
cheerful adj _____________________________
cold fish n _____________________________
conscientious adj _____________________________
critical adj _____________________________
easygoing adj _____________________________
eccentric adj _____________________________
forgetful adj _____________________________
funny adj _____________________________
heart of gold idm _____________________________
helpful adj _____________________________
immature adj _____________________________
impulsive adj _____________________________
insecure adj _____________________________
insincere adj _____________________________
ironic adj _____________________________
irritable adj _____________________________
loyal adj _____________________________

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moody adj _____________________________
open-minded adj _____________________________
optimistic adj _____________________________
pain in the neck n _____________________________
pessimistic adj _____________________________
possessive adj _____________________________
practical adj _____________________________
reliable adj _____________________________
reserved adj _____________________________
responsible adj _____________________________
self-confident adj _____________________________
sensible adj _____________________________
sensitive adj _____________________________
sociable adj _____________________________
stubborn adj _____________________________
vain adj _____________________________
well-balanced adj _____________________________
wise adj _____________________________

More Words to Learn

childhood n _____________________________
deduce v _____________________________
handwriting n _____________________________
illegible adj _____________________________
initials n _____________________________
psychic n _____________________________
secretive adj _____________________________
sign v _____________________________
signature n _____________________________
trick n _____________________________

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Other Key Words in 1B
ability n _____________________________
all-time adj _____________________________
angle n _____________________________
companion n _____________________________
confirm v _____________________________
conflict n _____________________________
considerate adj _____________________________
creative adj _____________________________
descending adj _____________________________
dyslexic adj _____________________________
faced (with) idm _____________________________
graphology n _____________________________
horizontal adj _____________________________
identify v _____________________________
imply v _____________________________
impressive adj _____________________________
inherit v _____________________________
judge v _____________________________
legible adj _____________________________
low adj _____________________________
major adj _____________________________
method n _____________________________
overcome v _____________________________
paranormal adj _____________________________
persona n _____________________________
powerful adj _____________________________
preferably adv _____________________________
prominent adj _____________________________
represent v _____________________________
satisfied adj _____________________________

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scar n _____________________________
self-esteem n _____________________________
skeptical adj _____________________________
stable adj _____________________________
statement n _____________________________
strategy n _____________________________
surgery n _____________________________
temporary adj _____________________________
tempted adj _____________________________
tend v _____________________________
tendency n _____________________________
tricks of the trade idm _____________________________
unsociable adj _____________________________

1C

Vocabulary Bank

Illness and treatment

ache v _____________________________
allergic adj _____________________________
antibiotics n _____________________________
asthma n _____________________________
bandage n _____________________________
bleed v _____________________________
blister n _____________________________
bruise n _____________________________
burn v _____________________________
catch a cold v _____________________________
cough n _____________________________
deep cut n _____________________________

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diarrhea n _____________________________
dizzy adj _____________________________
drug n _____________________________
earache n _____________________________
ER (the Emergency Room) n _____________________________
faint v _____________________________
feel sick v _____________________________
flu n _____________________________
food poisoning n _____________________________
GP (general practitioner) n _____________________________
headache n _____________________________
heart attack n _____________________________
high blood pressure n _____________________________
hospital n _____________________________
hurt v _____________________________
injection n _____________________________
medicine n _____________________________
needle n _____________________________
operation n _____________________________
pain (in his chest) n _____________________________
painkillers n _____________________________
rash n _____________________________
rest n _____________________________
scan n _____________________________
sneeze v _____________________________
sore throat n _____________________________
specialist n _____________________________
sprain v _____________________________
stitches n _____________________________
stomachache n _____________________________
stroke n _____________________________

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swollen adj _____________________________
temperature n _____________________________
throw up v _____________________________
twist v _____________________________
unconscious adj _____________________________
wound n _____________________________
X-ray n _____________________________

More Words to Learn

breathe v _____________________________
cells n _____________________________
choke v _____________________________
damage v _____________________________
long-term adj _____________________________
panic v _____________________________
sting v _____________________________
strengthen v _____________________________
stuck adj _____________________________
swallow v _____________________________

Other Key Words in 1C

achievement n _____________________________
Alzheimers n _____________________________
anti-aging adj _____________________________
antiseptic cream n _____________________________
appointment n _____________________________
arthritis n _____________________________
bee n _____________________________
beneficial adj _____________________________
cherry tomato n _____________________________
chronic adj _____________________________
consciousness n _____________________________

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couch n _____________________________
deadline n _____________________________
disease n _____________________________
gradually adv _____________________________
harmful adj _____________________________
hug n _____________________________
infection n _____________________________
inward adv _____________________________
maneuver n _____________________________
manual n _____________________________
mechanism n _____________________________
member n _____________________________
moderate adj _____________________________
nosebleed n _____________________________
patient n _____________________________
pinch v _____________________________
pressure n _____________________________
process n _____________________________
protein n _____________________________
puppy n _____________________________
reaction n _____________________________
redecorate _____________________________
response n _____________________________
rush v _____________________________
self-repair adj _____________________________
short-term adj _____________________________
switch v _____________________________
treat (badly) v _____________________________

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File 2 Wordlist
2A

Vocabulary Bank

Clothes and fashion

backpack n _____________________________
bathing suit n _____________________________
bow n _____________________________
cardigan n _____________________________
change clothes v _____________________________
checked adj _____________________________
collar n _____________________________
cotton n _____________________________
denim adj _____________________________
dressed to kill idm _____________________________
fit v _____________________________
fits her like a glove idm _____________________________
flattering adj _____________________________
fur adj _____________________________
get dress up v _____________________________
get dressed v _____________________________
get undressed v _____________________________
hang up v _____________________________
hooded adj _____________________________
in your shoes idm _____________________________
keep it under your hat idm _____________________________
leather adj _____________________________
linen adj _____________________________
long- (short-) sleeved adj _____________________________

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look (great) on you idm _____________________________
loose adj _____________________________
match v _____________________________
nylon adj _____________________________
old-fashioned adj _____________________________
patterned adj _____________________________
polka-dot adj _____________________________
sandals n _____________________________
scarf n _____________________________
scruffy adj _____________________________
silk adj _____________________________
sleeveless adj _____________________________
slippers n _____________________________
solid adj _____________________________
spandex adj _____________________________
stockings n _____________________________
striped adj _____________________________
stylish adj _____________________________
suede adj _____________________________
suit n _____________________________
sweater n _____________________________
swimsuit n _____________________________
tight adj _____________________________
trendy adj _____________________________
undershirt n _____________________________
velvet adj _____________________________
V-neck adj _____________________________
wool adj _____________________________

More Words to Learn

burst out laughing v _____________________________

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characteristics n _____________________________
costume n _____________________________
flattering adj _____________________________
lively adj _____________________________
slightly adv _____________________________
stereotype n _____________________________
survey n _____________________________
take (yourself) seriously v _____________________________
tribe n _____________________________

Other Key Words in 2A

achieve v _____________________________
afford v _____________________________
alike adj _____________________________
anthropologist n _____________________________
beige adj _____________________________
category n _____________________________
ceremonial adj _____________________________
conspicuous adj _____________________________
cope v _____________________________
down-to-earth adj _____________________________
dysfunctional adj _____________________________
elderly adj _____________________________
establish v _____________________________
generalize v _____________________________
hardworking adj _____________________________
high-class adj _____________________________
imitate v _____________________________
inability n _____________________________
inaccurate adj _____________________________
individualist n _____________________________

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innovative adj _____________________________
linked adj _____________________________
macabre adj _____________________________
materialistic adj _____________________________
multiethnic adj _____________________________
outrageous adj _____________________________
(no) regard (for) n _____________________________
reputation n _____________________________
specific adj _____________________________
street fashion n _____________________________
tolerant adj _____________________________
unwillingness n _____________________________
vampire n _____________________________
vice versa adv _____________________________
weakness n _____________________________

2B

More Words to Learn

be about to v _____________________________
cabin n _____________________________
cling v _____________________________
miracle n _____________________________
scream v _____________________________
shortage n _____________________________
stagger v _____________________________
swan n _____________________________
turbulence n _____________________________
wheelchair n _____________________________

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Other Key Words in 2B
abort v _____________________________
accelerate v _____________________________
air traffic controllers n _____________________________
airline n _____________________________
aisle n _____________________________
anecdote n _____________________________
anonymous adj _____________________________
chaos n _____________________________
consequence n _____________________________
convention n _____________________________
copilot n _____________________________
courtesy n _____________________________
crew n _____________________________
crucial adj _____________________________
customs n _____________________________
declare v _____________________________
delay n _____________________________
departures n _____________________________
distinctly adv _____________________________
exit n _____________________________
force v _____________________________
fumes n _____________________________
imposing adj _____________________________
incapable adj _____________________________
luggage n _____________________________
martial arts adj _____________________________
nap n _____________________________
navigation n _____________________________
notorious adj _____________________________
on board adj _____________________________

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policy n _____________________________
porter n _____________________________
reclaim v _____________________________
recover v _____________________________
seat belt n _____________________________
simulator n _____________________________
simultaneous adj _____________________________
snacks n _____________________________
snore v _____________________________
sprint v _____________________________
survive v _____________________________
sword n _____________________________
terminals n _____________________________
thunderstorms n _____________________________
transatlantic adj _____________________________
transfer v _____________________________
transport v _____________________________
type v _____________________________
warning n _____________________________
worth adj _____________________________

2C

More Words to Learn

beg v _____________________________
bounce v _____________________________
button n _____________________________
confrontation n _____________________________
frantic adj _____________________________
housekeeper n _____________________________
poodle n _____________________________

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tear v _____________________________
trip over v _____________________________
wrap up v _____________________________

Other Key Words in 2C

(in a) row n _____________________________
anxiously adv _____________________________
apart adv _____________________________
applaud v _____________________________
babbling adj _____________________________
blocks n _____________________________
bomb n _____________________________
crack n _____________________________
demand v _____________________________
extremely adv _____________________________
generation gap n _____________________________
grab v _____________________________
Gypsy n _____________________________
hard adv _____________________________
hardly adv _____________________________
hose n _____________________________
howl v _____________________________
immediately adv _____________________________
increasingly adv _____________________________
incredibly adv _____________________________
insect n _____________________________
intentions n _____________________________
join v _____________________________
lap n _____________________________
lifeless adj _____________________________
limp adj _____________________________

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packages n _____________________________
pat v _____________________________
place v _____________________________
pleasure n _____________________________
pop v _____________________________
revenge n _____________________________
romance n _____________________________
scoop v _____________________________
servant n _____________________________
siren n _____________________________
spanking n _____________________________
spin v _____________________________
stack v _____________________________
surface n _____________________________
swat v _____________________________
threaten v _____________________________
toddle v _____________________________
tottering _____________________________
tremble v _____________________________
unbelievably adv _____________________________
wad v _____________________________
wagon n _____________________________
windshield n _____________________________
wrinkle v _____________________________
yell v _____________________________

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File 3 Wordlist
3A

Vocabulary Bank

Crime and punishment

acquit v _____________________________
arrest v _____________________________
assassinate v _____________________________
assassination n _____________________________
blackmail n _____________________________
blackmail v _____________________________
blackmailer n _____________________________
break in v _____________________________
bribe v _____________________________
bribery n _____________________________
burglar n _____________________________
burglarize v _____________________________
burglary n _____________________________
capital punishment n _____________________________
catch (a criminal) v _____________________________
charge v _____________________________
commit v _____________________________
community service n _____________________________
court n _____________________________
death penalty n _____________________________
drug dealer n _____________________________
drug dealing n _____________________________
evidence n _____________________________
fine n _____________________________

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forge v _____________________________
forger n _____________________________
forgery n _____________________________
fraud n _____________________________
guilty adj _____________________________
hijack v _____________________________
hijacker n _____________________________
hijacking n _____________________________
investigate v _____________________________
judge n _____________________________
jury n _____________________________
kidnap v _____________________________
kidnapper n _____________________________
kidnapping n _____________________________
life sentence n _____________________________
manslaughter n _____________________________
mug v _____________________________
mugger n _____________________________
mugging n _____________________________
murder n _____________________________
murder v _____________________________
murderer n _____________________________
not guilty adj _____________________________
prison n _____________________________
proof n _____________________________
punishment n _____________________________
question v _____________________________
rob v _____________________________
robber n _____________________________
robbery n _____________________________
sell drugs v _____________________________

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sentence v _____________________________
set off bombs v _____________________________
smuggle v _____________________________
smuggler n _____________________________
smuggling n _____________________________
steal v _____________________________
terrorism n _____________________________
terrorist n _____________________________
theft n _____________________________
thief n _____________________________
vandal n _____________________________
vandalism n _____________________________
vandalize v _____________________________
verdict n _____________________________
witnesses n _____________________________

More Words to Learn

antiques n _____________________________
burglar alarm n _____________________________
humiliation n _____________________________
in a trance idm _____________________________
interrogate v _____________________________
justice n _____________________________
kitten n _____________________________
magician n _____________________________
tough adj _____________________________
victim n _____________________________

Other Key Words in 3A

abandon v _____________________________
anthem n _____________________________
approach v _____________________________

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attribute v _____________________________
bark v _____________________________
beat v _____________________________
belongings n _____________________________
bother n _____________________________
brand n _____________________________
cashier n _____________________________
chronological adj _____________________________
clarify v _____________________________
clerk n _____________________________
courtroom n _____________________________
cramped adj _____________________________
custody n _____________________________
detail n _____________________________
dispute v _____________________________
duty n _____________________________
fulfil v _____________________________
graffiti n _____________________________
hypnotic adj _____________________________
incessantly adv _____________________________
infect v _____________________________
inspired adj _____________________________
jail n _____________________________
loaded adj _____________________________
morgue n _____________________________
offender n _____________________________
pickpocket n _____________________________
presidency n _____________________________
prestigious adj _____________________________
reoffend v _____________________________
ruling n _____________________________

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serve v _____________________________
shoplifter n _____________________________
skilfully adv _____________________________
speeding n _____________________________
subway station n _____________________________
supply v _____________________________
teller n _____________________________
tires n _____________________________
trance n _____________________________
valuables n _____________________________
virus n _____________________________
warn v _____________________________
woods n _____________________________

3B

Vocabulary Bank

Weather
below zero adj _____________________________
blizzard n _____________________________
breeze n _____________________________
bright adj _____________________________
changeable adj _____________________________
chilly adj _____________________________
clear adj _____________________________
cool adj _____________________________
damp adj _____________________________
drizzle v _____________________________
drought n _____________________________
flood n _____________________________

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fog n _____________________________
freezing adj _____________________________
gale-force adj _____________________________
get soaked v _____________________________
get sunburned v _____________________________
hailstorm n _____________________________
heat wave n _____________________________
heavy adj _____________________________
humid adj _____________________________
hurricane n _____________________________
icy adj _____________________________
lightning n _____________________________
melt v _____________________________
mild adj _____________________________
mist n _____________________________
monsoon n _____________________________
pouring (rain) adj _____________________________
scorching adj _____________________________
shiver v _____________________________
showers n _____________________________
slippery adj _____________________________
smog n _____________________________
stable adj _____________________________
strong adj _____________________________
sunny adj _____________________________
sweat v _____________________________
thick adj _____________________________
thunder n _____________________________
typhoon n _____________________________
warm adj _____________________________

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More Words to Learn
canal n _____________________________
chaos n _____________________________
climate change n _____________________________
CO2 emissions n _____________________________
crazy adj _____________________________
fan n _____________________________
organic (food) adj _____________________________
recycle v _____________________________
sea level n _____________________________
trash can n _____________________________

Other Key Words in 3B

absorb v _____________________________
air-conditioning n _____________________________
appliances n _____________________________
block v _____________________________
bridesmaid n _____________________________
bulletins n _____________________________
coastal adj _____________________________
combat v _____________________________
compensate v _____________________________
dilemma n _____________________________
displace v _____________________________
epic adj _____________________________
equipped adj _____________________________
extinct adj _____________________________
footprints n _____________________________
glaciers n _____________________________
habitable adj _____________________________

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high-budget adj _____________________________
horizon n _____________________________
household n _____________________________
hybrid adj _____________________________
ice-cold adj _____________________________
impassable adj _____________________________
lifestyle n _____________________________
lightbulb n _____________________________
looters n _____________________________
low-lying adj _____________________________
mess n _____________________________
overflow v _____________________________
perverse adj _____________________________
polar adj _____________________________
rising v _____________________________
routes n _____________________________
slush n _____________________________
soil n _____________________________
solar adj _____________________________
species n _____________________________
standby n _____________________________
stuck adj _____________________________
thaw v _____________________________
tsunami n _____________________________
unbearably adv _____________________________
visualize v _____________________________
wade v _____________________________
yard n _____________________________

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3C

More Words to Learn

according to prep _____________________________
catastrophe n _____________________________
drown v _____________________________
hazard n _____________________________
instead adv _____________________________
playground n _____________________________
scare v _____________________________
sue v _____________________________
threat n _____________________________
whereas conj _____________________________

Other Key Words in 3C

assess v _____________________________
baby carriages n _____________________________
cautious adj _____________________________
cholesterol n _____________________________
consultant n _____________________________
dozens n _____________________________
dread n _____________________________
element n _____________________________
equation n _____________________________
external adj _____________________________
factor n _____________________________
fatal adj _____________________________
fatty adj _____________________________
first aid kit n _____________________________
first-time adj _____________________________
freeways n _____________________________
guaranteed adj _____________________________

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hairdryer n _____________________________
headlights n _____________________________
inflatable adj _____________________________
jogger n _____________________________
log n _____________________________
mounted adj _____________________________
myth n _____________________________
nonfatal adj _____________________________
outrage n _____________________________
overreact v _____________________________
pedestrian n _____________________________
potentially adj _____________________________
priority n _____________________________
rare adj _____________________________
reduce v _____________________________
resort n _____________________________
risk n _____________________________
roughly adv _____________________________
sandpit n _____________________________
statistics n _____________________________
sterilized adj _____________________________
strict adj _____________________________
supervise v _____________________________
unique adj _____________________________
unplug v _____________________________
vegetarian n _____________________________
visibility n _____________________________

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File 4 Wordlist
4A

Vocabulary Bank

Feelings
astonished adj _____________________________
confused adj _____________________________
couldnt believe my eyes idm _____________________________
delighted adj _____________________________
desperate adj _____________________________
devastated adj _____________________________
disappointed adj _____________________________
exhausted adj _____________________________
fed up adj _____________________________
feel down idm _____________________________
furious adj _____________________________
glad adj _____________________________
grateful adj _____________________________
homesick adj _____________________________
jump for joy idm _____________________________
lonely adj _____________________________
miserable adj _____________________________
nervous adj _____________________________
offended adj _____________________________
relieved adj _____________________________
scared to death idm _____________________________
shocked adj _____________________________
sick and tired idm _____________________________
stunned adj _____________________________

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terrified adj _____________________________
thrilled adj _____________________________
upset adj _____________________________
worn out idm _____________________________

More words to learn

catch fire v _____________________________
collide with v _____________________________
evacuation n _____________________________
explosion n _____________________________
jungle n _____________________________
paralyzed adj _____________________________
raft n _____________________________
react v _____________________________
shake v _____________________________
survivor n _____________________________

Other Key Words in 4A

backpacking n _____________________________
branch n _____________________________
buzz v _____________________________
canoe n _____________________________
canyon n _____________________________
collision n _____________________________
command n _____________________________
crisis n _____________________________
dense adj _____________________________
diagram n _____________________________
downriver adv _____________________________
drill n _____________________________
entire adj _____________________________
flashlight n _____________________________

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float v _____________________________
hike v _____________________________
hunter n _____________________________
hysterical adj _____________________________
jaguar n _____________________________
lethal adj _____________________________
lifetime n _____________________________
lobby n _____________________________
mosquito n _____________________________
obstruct v _____________________________
rainforest n _____________________________
rapids n _____________________________
remote adj _____________________________
repellent n _____________________________
spirits n _____________________________
spray n _____________________________
starving adj _____________________________
strike v _____________________________
sweep away v _____________________________
trail n _____________________________
unthinkable adj _____________________________
vast adj _____________________________

4B

More Words to Learn

behavior n _____________________________
ignore v _____________________________
lose your temper idm _____________________________
mat n _____________________________
nag v _____________________________

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pile v _____________________________
provoke v _____________________________
reward v _____________________________
technique n _____________________________
tense adj _____________________________

Other Key Words in 4B

admit v _____________________________
agreement n _____________________________
apply v _____________________________
approximations n _____________________________
blankly adv _____________________________
braces n _____________________________
campaign n _____________________________
chimp n _____________________________
chop v _____________________________
complain v _____________________________
constructive adj _____________________________
dental adj _____________________________
exaggerate v _____________________________
fairly adv _____________________________
fire v _____________________________
flip v _____________________________
fuel v _____________________________
habits n _____________________________
incompatible adj _____________________________
irritated adj _____________________________
issues n _____________________________
lock v _____________________________
lovable adj _____________________________
mediate v _____________________________

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reinforce v _____________________________
scenario n _____________________________
skateboard v _____________________________
temper n _____________________________

4C

Vocabulary Bank

The body
ankle n _____________________________
arms n _____________________________
bite v _____________________________
blow v _____________________________
brain n _____________________________
broke his heart idm _____________________________
brush v _____________________________
butterflies in my stomach idm _____________________________
calf (pl calves) n _____________________________
chest n _____________________________
chew v _____________________________
clap v _____________________________
comb v _____________________________
elbow n _____________________________
eyebrows n _____________________________
fold v _____________________________
frown v _____________________________
get cold feet idm _____________________________
get it off my chest idm _____________________________
give me a hand idm _____________________________
hair n _____________________________
hand n _____________________________

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head n _____________________________
heart n _____________________________
heel n _____________________________
hip n _____________________________
hold v _____________________________
hug v _____________________________
I cant get sth out of my head idm _____________________________
kidneys n _____________________________
kneel down v _____________________________
learn by heart idm _____________________________
liver n _____________________________
lungs n _____________________________
nails n _____________________________
nod v _____________________________
nose n _____________________________
on the tip of my tongue idm _____________________________
palm n _____________________________
point v _____________________________
pulling my leg idm _____________________________
put your foot in your mouth idm _____________________________
raise v _____________________________
scratch v _____________________________
shake v _____________________________
shoulders n _____________________________
shrug v _____________________________
stare v _____________________________
stretch v _____________________________
teeth n _____________________________
thigh n _____________________________
waist n _____________________________
wave v _____________________________

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wink v _____________________________
wrist n _____________________________
yawn v _____________________________

More words to learn

bitter adj _____________________________
body language n _____________________________
fidget v _____________________________
gesture n _____________________________
rough adj _____________________________
rub v _____________________________
smooth adj _____________________________
sour adj _____________________________
stroke v _____________________________
tap v _____________________________

Other Key Words in 4C

applause n _____________________________
blindfold n _____________________________
cabbage n _____________________________
clasp v _____________________________
defensiveness n _____________________________
deliberate adj _____________________________
distant adj _____________________________
doubt v _____________________________
ear lobes n _____________________________
edition n _____________________________
elevator n _____________________________
embarrassment n _____________________________
extended adj _____________________________
foreground n _____________________________
foul n _____________________________

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hide v _____________________________
hole n _____________________________
honesty n _____________________________
index adj _____________________________
indicate v _____________________________
license n _____________________________
lock n _____________________________
marble adj _____________________________
markings n _____________________________
massacre v _____________________________
metallic adj _____________________________
nervousness n _____________________________
occur v _____________________________
openness n _____________________________
positioned adj _____________________________
protruding adj _____________________________
superiority n _____________________________
texture n _____________________________
tuck v _____________________________

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5A

Vocabulary Bank

Music
bass guitar n _____________________________
bass n _____________________________
bassist n _____________________________
beat n _____________________________
catchy adj _____________________________
cellist n _____________________________
cello n _____________________________
choir n _____________________________
composer n _____________________________
conductor n _____________________________
DJ (disc jockey) n _____________________________
drummer n _____________________________
drums n _____________________________
face the music idm _____________________________
flute n _____________________________
flutist n _____________________________
good ear for music idm _____________________________
incomprehensible adj _____________________________
keyboard n _____________________________
keyboard player n _____________________________
lead singer n _____________________________
monotonous adj _____________________________
moving adj _____________________________
music to my ears idm _____________________________

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orchestra n _____________________________
out of tune idm _____________________________
pianist n _____________________________
piano n _____________________________
rapper n _____________________________
saxophone n _____________________________
saxophonist n _____________________________
singer-songwriter n _____________________________
soloist n _____________________________
soprano n _____________________________
tenor n _____________________________
tooting his own horn idm _____________________________
trumpet n _____________________________
trumpeter n _____________________________
tune n _____________________________
violin n _____________________________
violinist n _____________________________

More Words To Learn

affect v _____________________________
commit suicide v _____________________________
compared with adj _____________________________
complex adj _____________________________
conventional adj _____________________________
curious adj _____________________________
exploit v _____________________________
lecture n _____________________________
(high-) pitched adj _____________________________
tend to v _____________________________

Other Key Words in 5A

above-average adj _____________________________

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blame v _____________________________
chorus n _____________________________
clues n _____________________________
convey v _____________________________
discipline n _____________________________
energetic adj _____________________________
express v _____________________________
folk music n _____________________________
funk n _____________________________
gansta rap n _____________________________
genres n _____________________________
hip-hop n _____________________________
impulsively adv _____________________________
intellectual adj _____________________________
intense adj _____________________________
intensify v _____________________________
melody n _____________________________
perform v _____________________________
plug in v _____________________________
rebellious adj _____________________________
recognition n _____________________________
reflective adj _____________________________
regarding prep _____________________________
remarkably adv _____________________________
reveal v _____________________________
rhythmic adj _____________________________
scene n _____________________________
score n _____________________________
sophisticated adj _____________________________
soul music n _____________________________
symphony n _____________________________

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tempo n _____________________________
thrilling adj _____________________________
upbeat adj _____________________________
values n _____________________________
visually adv _____________________________

5B

More Words to Learn

crane n _____________________________
crawl v _____________________________
debt n _____________________________
deprived adj _____________________________
fire department n _____________________________
lack (of) n _____________________________
ladder n _____________________________
sleepwalk v _____________________________
stay in touch v _____________________________
tempt v _____________________________

Other Key Words in 5B

admire v _____________________________
apparent adj _____________________________
artificially adv _____________________________
asleep adj _____________________________
awake adj _____________________________
behavioral adj _____________________________
blankets n _____________________________
brief adj _____________________________
catastrophic adj _____________________________
comforter n _____________________________

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consume n _____________________________
contribute v _____________________________
daylight n _____________________________
deprivation n _____________________________
determine v _____________________________
function v _____________________________
habitually adv _____________________________
harness n _____________________________
impair v _____________________________
implications n _____________________________
incident n _____________________________
insomnia n _____________________________
jet-lagged adj _____________________________
judgment n _____________________________
mask v _____________________________
nightmare n _____________________________
nuclear adj _____________________________
oversleep v _____________________________
owing adj _____________________________
passerby n _____________________________
pillow n _____________________________
recurring adj _____________________________
restore v _____________________________
routine n _____________________________
security guard n _____________________________
siesta n _____________________________
site n _____________________________
summit n _____________________________
zone n _____________________________

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Vocabulary Bank

The media
accurate adj _____________________________
advertisement n _____________________________
axed adj _____________________________
back v _____________________________
biased adj _____________________________
cartoon n _____________________________
censored adj _____________________________
classified ads n _____________________________
critic n _____________________________
crossword puzzle n _____________________________
editor n _____________________________
freelance journalist n _____________________________
front page n _____________________________
hit v _____________________________
horoscope n _____________________________
news anchor n _____________________________
objective adj _____________________________
paparazzi n _____________________________
press photographer n _____________________________
probe n _____________________________
quit v _____________________________
quiz v _____________________________
reporter n _____________________________
review n _____________________________
sensational adj _____________________________
spat n _____________________________
sports commentator n _____________________________

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weather forecast n _____________________________
wed v _____________________________

More words to learn

bound to adj _____________________________
celebrity n _____________________________
debate v _____________________________
downside n _____________________________
make a living v _____________________________
performance n _____________________________
shed n _____________________________
shoot v _____________________________
spectacular adj _____________________________
spokesperson n _____________________________

Other Key Words in 5C

accept v _____________________________
accuse v _____________________________
advise v _____________________________
apologize v _____________________________
assure v _____________________________
coach n _____________________________
constant adj _____________________________
convince v _____________________________
doorstep n _____________________________
exquisite adj _____________________________
(to some) extent n _____________________________
fancy adj _____________________________
gossip n _____________________________
insist v _____________________________
misspelling n _____________________________
negotiator n _____________________________

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odd adj _____________________________
partly adj _____________________________
persuade v _____________________________
refuse v _____________________________
remind v _____________________________
sudoku n _____________________________
suggest v _____________________________
talent n _____________________________
tools n _____________________________
unpredictability n _____________________________

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6A

More Words to Learn

ancient adj _____________________________
astronaut n _____________________________
beforehand adv _____________________________
global adj _____________________________
mankind n _____________________________
punctual adj _____________________________
quote n _____________________________
spacecraft n _____________________________
speech n _____________________________
vindicate v _____________________________

Other Key Words in 6A

aeronautical adj _____________________________
analysis n _____________________________
appropriate adj _____________________________
auditorium n _____________________________
autograph n _____________________________
barber n _____________________________
boundary n _____________________________
broadcast v _____________________________
capsule n _____________________________
civil rights n _____________________________
comics n _____________________________
decade n _____________________________
delete v _____________________________
descend v _____________________________

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distracting adj _____________________________
equally adv _____________________________
equipment n _____________________________
halfway adv _____________________________
humanity n _____________________________
ideologically adv _____________________________
improvise v _____________________________
inaudible adj _____________________________
lawsuit n _____________________________
leap n _____________________________
lunar adj _____________________________
memorable adj _____________________________
momentous adj _____________________________
NASA n _____________________________
navy n _____________________________
obey v _____________________________
profusely adv _____________________________
projector n _____________________________
slides n _____________________________
sphere n _____________________________
stroll v _____________________________

6B

Vocabulary Bank

Cities and towns

baseball stadium n _____________________________
beggar n _____________________________
bicycle lane n _____________________________
bridge n _____________________________

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cable car n _____________________________
cathedral n _____________________________
chapel n _____________________________
concert hall n _____________________________
cosmopolitan adj _____________________________
courthouse n _____________________________
district n _____________________________
downtown n _____________________________
harbor n _____________________________
hill n _____________________________
historic adj _____________________________
homeless people n _____________________________
industrial adj _____________________________
mosque n _____________________________
neighborhood n _____________________________
(the) old town n _____________________________
outskirts n _____________________________
overcrowding n _____________________________
pedestrian mall n _____________________________
polluted adj _____________________________
pollution n _____________________________
poverty n _____________________________
provincial adj _____________________________
run-down adj _____________________________
skyscraper n _____________________________
slums n _____________________________
square n _____________________________
statue n _____________________________
suburbs n _____________________________
subway n _____________________________
synagogue n _____________________________

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taxi stand n _____________________________
temple n _____________________________
tower n _____________________________
town hall n _____________________________
traffic jam n _____________________________
vandalism n _____________________________
vibrant adj _____________________________

6B

More words to learn

adolescent n _____________________________
ashamed adj _____________________________
convenience n _____________________________
(happy/sad) ending n _____________________________
explore v _____________________________
ocean n _____________________________
share v _____________________________
simple adj _____________________________
sunset n _____________________________
the vast majority n _____________________________

Other Key Words in 6B

accommodation n _____________________________
bargain v _____________________________
board n _____________________________
community n _____________________________
congestion n _____________________________
customs n _____________________________
drinkable adj _____________________________
faith n _____________________________

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grocery store n _____________________________
homelessness n _____________________________
isolation n _____________________________
landmark n _____________________________
period n _____________________________
pleasantly adv _____________________________
reject v _____________________________
renew v _____________________________
rent v _____________________________
sidewalk n _____________________________
sights n _____________________________
sightseeing n _____________________________
society n _____________________________
tolerate v _____________________________
venue n _____________________________

6C

More Words to Learn

bizarre adj _____________________________
blind adj _____________________________
desert n _____________________________
genius n _____________________________
illusion n _____________________________
lens n _____________________________
search n, v _____________________________
substance n _____________________________
toxic adj _____________________________
vanish v _____________________________

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Other Key Words in 6C
aboard adv _____________________________
ashes n _____________________________
atom n _____________________________
biologist n _____________________________
biology n _____________________________
blind spot n _____________________________
blue-eyed adj _____________________________
carriage n _____________________________
chemicals n _____________________________
chemist n _____________________________
chlorine n _____________________________
clinical adj _____________________________
comet n _____________________________
craters n _____________________________
cyanide n _____________________________
darkened adj _____________________________
deadly adj _____________________________
develop v _____________________________
digit n _____________________________
displace v _____________________________
element n _____________________________
genes n _____________________________
geneticist n _____________________________
gorilla n _____________________________
grant v _____________________________
guinea pig n _____________________________
honor n _____________________________
invertebrates n _____________________________
lead n _____________________________
leukemia n _____________________________

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mercury n _____________________________
miraculously adv _____________________________
notion n _____________________________
oxygen n _____________________________
pharmaceutical adj _____________________________
phosphorus n _____________________________
physicist n _____________________________
physics n _____________________________
protective adj _____________________________
radiation n _____________________________
radioactive adj _____________________________
scatter v _____________________________
science n _____________________________
scientific adj _____________________________
scientist n _____________________________
sickness n _____________________________
spectrum n _____________________________
stick v _____________________________
structure n _____________________________
surrounded adj _____________________________
theory n _____________________________
therapeutic n _____________________________
throughout prep _____________________________
transmit v _____________________________
vision n _____________________________
volunteer v _____________________________
voucher n _____________________________

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7A

More Words to Learn

appreciate v _____________________________
challenge n _____________________________
drive you crazy/nuts idm _____________________________
gentle adj _____________________________
get on your nerves idm _____________________________
gorgeous adj _____________________________
make up your mind idm _____________________________
regret v, n _____________________________
waste n _____________________________
witty adj _____________________________

Other Key Words in 7A

apprenticeship n _____________________________
bare adj _____________________________
courage n _____________________________
delightful adj _____________________________
depress v _____________________________
depressed adj _____________________________
embarrassed adj _____________________________
essay n _____________________________
exhausting adj _____________________________
extravagant adj _____________________________
fame n _____________________________
fault n _____________________________
frustrate v _____________________________

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fulfilling adj _____________________________
gel n _____________________________
impressed adj _____________________________
indoors adv _____________________________
insecurity n _____________________________
misjudge v _____________________________
offensive adj _____________________________
pale adj _____________________________
scared adj _____________________________
scary adj _____________________________
skimpy adj _____________________________
star v _____________________________
take advantage of v _____________________________
tan n _____________________________
terrify v _____________________________
tire v _____________________________
unbelievable adj _____________________________

7B

Vocabulary Bank

Business and advertising

advertisement (or ad) n _____________________________
become the market leader v _____________________________
branch n _____________________________
business n _____________________________
chain n _____________________________
chief executive office (CEO) n _____________________________
client n _____________________________
cold-calling n _____________________________

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commercial n _____________________________
company n _____________________________
coworker n _____________________________
customer n _____________________________
do a job v _____________________________
do business (with) v _____________________________
do market research v _____________________________
employee n _____________________________
employer n _____________________________
expand v _____________________________
export v _____________________________
firm n _____________________________
head of the department n _____________________________
headquarters n _____________________________
import v _____________________________
junk mail n _____________________________
launch (a new product) v _____________________________
logo n _____________________________
make a deal (= business agreement) v ________________________
make a decision v _____________________________
make a profit v _____________________________
make an investment v _____________________________
make money v _____________________________
manager n _____________________________
manufacture v _____________________________
market (a product) v _____________________________
merge (with another company) v _____________________________
multinational adj _____________________________
owner n _____________________________
set up (a company) v _____________________________
slogan n _____________________________

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staff n _____________________________
take over (another company) v _____________________________

More Words to Learn

analyze v _____________________________
available adj _____________________________
bagel n _____________________________
brand n _____________________________
(to be) fooled adj _____________________________
guy n _____________________________
leftovers n _____________________________
scarce adj _____________________________
subscribe v _____________________________
workout n _____________________________

Other Key Words in 7B

administration n _____________________________
agricultural adj _____________________________
analyst n _____________________________
authority n _____________________________
bombard v _____________________________
brochure n _____________________________
data n _____________________________
deliver v _____________________________
demand n _____________________________
demonstrate v _____________________________
dishonest adj _____________________________
download v _____________________________
dozen n _____________________________
executive n _____________________________
exist v _____________________________
expenditure n _____________________________

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fake n _____________________________
gym-toned adj _____________________________
hunger n _____________________________
ingredient n _____________________________
institute n _____________________________
investment n _____________________________
leaflet n _____________________________
muscles n _____________________________
neighboring adj _____________________________
nutritionist n _____________________________
oversight n _____________________________
penny n _____________________________
pirate n _____________________________
pitch n _____________________________
pop-up n _____________________________
proportion n _____________________________
senior-level adj _____________________________
serrated adj _____________________________
sponsorship n _____________________________
supply n _____________________________
tackle n _____________________________
Thanksgiving n _____________________________
underpayment n _____________________________
unintentionally adv _____________________________
weapons n _____________________________
within prep _____________________________

7C

More Words to Learn

cab n _____________________________
cape n _____________________________

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capture v _____________________________
flee v _____________________________
genuine adj _____________________________
leave a tip v _____________________________
on the spot adv _____________________________
plastic surgery n _____________________________
slang n _____________________________
tile n _____________________________

Other Key Words in 7C

acronym n _____________________________
addict n _____________________________
algebra n _____________________________
antisocial adj _____________________________
autobiography n _____________________________
biannual adj _____________________________
bilingual adj _____________________________
cloth n _____________________________
colonist n _____________________________
credit n _____________________________
desirable adj _____________________________
ex-husband n _____________________________
former adj _____________________________
goat n _____________________________
hillside n _____________________________
hooligan n _____________________________
impressionist n _____________________________
intensely adv _____________________________
ketchup n _____________________________
macho adj _____________________________
marital adj _____________________________

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microscopic adj _____________________________
mispronounce v _____________________________
misspell v _____________________________
mixture n _____________________________
monosyllable n _____________________________
multitask v _____________________________
newborn adj _____________________________
originate v _____________________________
overpaid adj _____________________________
overworked adj _____________________________
placed adj _____________________________
porcelain adj _____________________________
postgraduate n _____________________________
preconceived adj _____________________________
precooked adj _____________________________
prefix n _____________________________
promptness n _____________________________
rename v _____________________________
rewind v _____________________________
semifinals n _____________________________
slave n _____________________________
spices n _____________________________
status n _____________________________
suffix n _____________________________
tempting adj _____________________________
terrorize v _____________________________
underpaid adj _____________________________
underworld n _____________________________
Vikings n _____________________________

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