Vocabularies
Learning
new words is very important to make your English enhanced. More and more words
you know more and more you can speak. At least, you should know 1500
vocabularies to speak enough English sentences in your daily routine life.
i.
Able: (a person who can do something). Example: I’m able to speak
English after a hard work.
ii.
Act: (To perform an action). Example: We should act like really human
beings.
iii.
Afraid: (to have a fear of something or someone). Example: I’m afraid
of English Grammar.
iv.
Again: (To repeat something after completing something). Example: You
have to do your home work again.
v.
Agreed: (to have satisfaction with something). Example: I’m agreed that
English learning is an important thing to get a good career.
vi.
Air: (a mixture of some gases which is present in the atmosphere and
necessary for living). Example: There is always air in the room.
vii.
Allow: (to give permission to something or someone). Example: Allow me
to introduce myself to you.
viii.
Alone: (to be only or oneself). Example: I’m feeling alone today
because no one likes me today.
ix.
Along: (to move in a constant direction with something or someone).
Example: The car is moving along the road.
x.
Already: (Before the time). Example: I already have such a good English
skills.
xi.
Always: (on all occasions or repeatedly). Example: I always want to be
a good speaker.
xii.
Among: (to be in a group). Example: I spend my time among some big TV
stars.
xiii.
Appear: (give a specified impression). Example: We’ll appear in the
IELTS test tomorrow.
xiv.
Around: (Located on each and every side). Example: Around my house
children play cricket.
xv.
Away: (to go far from something or someone). Example: go away from
here.
xvi.
Bad: (Something that is not good). Example: saying cursing words is a
bad thing.
xvii.
Beat: (to defeat someone). Example: I beat everyone in arm wrestling.
xviii.
Beautiful: (something or someone that if we see it we feel it’s
pretty). Example: These flowers are beautiful.
xix.
Become: (to develop into or be accepted as). Example: These plants will
become tree someday.
xx.
Before: (During the period of time preceding). Example: I talk to him
before I went to bath.
xxi.
Begin: (to start something). Example: I have to begin learning English.
xxii.
Behind: (at the back side of something). Example: My friend is standing
behind me.
xxiii.
Believe: (to feel sure about something). Example: If you really want to
be a good English speaker then you must have to believe in yourself.
xxiv.
Belong: (to have a relation with something or someone or be a member
of). Example: I belong to a khan family.
xxv.
Below: (at a lower than something or someone). Example: The red book is
below the blue book.
xxvi.
Best: (It’s an adjective of the most excellent). Example: The best
thing about English is it’s spoken in all over the world.
xxvii.
Better: (Something that is more desirable). Example: My friend is
better cricketer than me.
xxviii.
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Between: (In the middle of something). Example: The
red book is in the between of blue and yellow book. Like this:
xxix.
Birds: (animals, having feathers and many of them can fly). Example:
The birds can fly in the Sky.
xxx.
Born: (existing, as a result of birth). Example: I was born in 1997.
xxxi.
Boy: (a male under age 20 or 22). Example: Mostly, boys wear jeans and
shirt.
xxxii.
Branches: (parts of the tree come out from the trunk). Example:
Breaking branches is easier than tree.
xxxiii.
Inconvenience (to make things
difficult for others)
Example: I hope, I didn't make this inconvenience for
you Ahsan.
xxxiv.
Sore throat
(your throat is hurting): Example: I have been having sore throat since
morning.
xxxv.
Running nose (water coming out from your
nose). Example: My nose is running continuously.
xxxvi.
Blown away: (to be surprised or amazed in a
positive way.)
Example: Peter blew me away with his knowledge of cars.
xxxvii.
Strength-to-strength (you're doing well or
you are going from good to better.) or you could say you're improving day after
day.
Example: Your English has improved so much; you are just going from
strength to strength.
xxxviii.
Insisted (verb) (Demand something
forcefully, not accepting refusal. or Demand forcefully to have or do
something). Example: she insisted on answers.
xxxix.
Yell (Verb): (Shouting very loudly after
experiencing something danger)
XL. Flabbergasted (To be shocked or surprised
because of something)
Example 1: Mary was flabbergasted when her colleague put in her resignation.
Example 1: Mary was flabbergasted when her colleague put in her resignation.
Xli. Appease (Verb) (to satisfy or calm someone
by giving into their demands.)
Example 1: The most
awaited big budget film of the year didn't appease the audience because of its
poor story line.
xlii. Skeptical (to be in a doubt about something
or unwilling to believe something)
Example 1: They say
that apple cleans your teeth, but I'm skeptical, I doubt it's true.
Xlii. Impeccable (Something that is perfect or
without any fault or error)
Example 1: My grandfather
had always been admired for his impeccable style of dressing.
xiv. Profusely (Adverb) (To do something in
excess or overdoing something)
Note: profusely describes
action of doing something
Example 01: While taking
Lucifer to the hospital, he was bleeding profusely.
xv. Admonish (Verb) (to scold or strongly
warn someone.)
Example 01: Shimon was
admonished by her teacher for cheating in her final exams.
xvi. Nostalgic (adjective): The word nostalgic
basically means to be sentimental and cherish the good times in the past.
Examples:
Example 01: When Samantha was at the cafe with her ex-colleagues, she felt nostalgic while speaking about their happy and fun days at work.
Example 01: When Samantha was at the cafe with her ex-colleagues, she felt nostalgic while speaking about their happy and fun days at work.
Example 02: Peter felt
extremely nostalgic while listening to old romantic songs; it reminded him of
his good old days with his girlfriend.
Xvii. Cajole (verb): to persuade to something
to do something that they really don’t want to do. Like if someone doesn’t want
to go for a riding with you then you persuade him/her to go with you. This is
called cajole and remember it’s a verb.
Example: After a serious
health warning given by the doctor, Maria finally cajoled her father to stop
smoking.
Idioms and phrases
i.
Beat around the bush: (not being direct in
saying something or not stating exactly what do you mean). Example: Don’t beat
around the bush James, come to the point.
ii.
The hassle: (A situation that causes problem
for you or a lot of trouble that annoys you.). Example: It was a hassle for me
when my neighbor starts arguing at a very cheap sandal.
iii.
To go haywire: (When your things stop
working properly). Example: My mobile phone went haywire, when my niece was
playing games on it.
iv.
Pep talk: (a short conversation with someone
to encourage him/her so that they can do their work better). Example: I had a
pep talk with my student for making her confidence enhanced and she performs
well in the IELTS test.
v.
Jump on the bandwagon: (to do similar things
what other are doing or to follow the trend)
vi.
Example: John doesn't have any original
ideas. He just jumps on the bandwagon and does what everyone else is doing.
vii.
Back to square one (idiom): (You have to
stop, and start from the beginning, means you have to start something again
from the beginning).
Example 1: I was going to start a new company next month, but I’m back
to square one now, the bank refused me a business loan.
Example 2: The architect was back to square one after her designs were
rejected by the municipal corporation, for violating environmental norms.
viii.
A fool's paradise (idiom): (to be happy
based on false hope or expectation, that will never be fulfilled.) Ram is
confident that he will get a big salary raise this year but knowing the
company's financial health, I think he's living in a fool's paradise.
ix.
Peter always lived in fool’s paradise
thinking, one day Maria will marry him.
x.
Arduous (Adjective): (To do something that
requires great physical or mental effort)
Example 01: After a late Saturday night party, cooking on a Sunday
morning seems arduous.
Xi. To go haywire (to become things uncontrollable or to stop
working properly.)
Example: My CD player goes haywire every time my neighbor uses his cordless
phone.
Xii. Chew the fat (idiom) (To have long and
causal chat with someone.)
Examples: We sometimes talk at night, and he chews the fat.
Xiii. To open a can of worms (idiom) (to get
in a difficult situation or a very big problem)
Example 1: I won't ask about Maria’s
divorce status, i would be opening a can of worms for myself.
xiv. Butterflies in your stomach (idiom) (To
feel nervous or to feel tickled in the stomach before doing something)
Example 01: Before going on
the roller coaster, I had butterflies in my stomach, as I had never experienced
it before.
xv. Sought-after (Adjective) (Sometimes
there is a great desire for certain things due to their growing trend or due to
the benefits you get from them.)
(The word sought-after, basically
means, something that is in great demand or something that is desired by the
people.)
Example 01: Fairness creams
are the most sought-after cosmetic products, you find them in every store.
Xvi. To get even (idiom) (The idiom 'get
even', basically means to do something equally bad to someone who has done
badly to you. It also means to take revenge or punish someone who did something
wrong to you.)
Examples: 1 Mike wants to get even with Peter for taking over his project while
he was on a vacation.
2. India wants to get even
with Australia after losing two consecutive matches, to retain the number
position in test cricket.
Xvii. A bolt from the blue (idiom) (The
idiom a bolt from the blue basically means, to feel surprised due to something
that you never expected.)
Example 01: The news of
John's heart attack was a bolt from the blue to all his colleagues, as he was
in his late thirties.
Example 02: Peter's
detention in his first year of medical college, came as a bolt from the blue to
be parents, they were completely shattered.
xviii. Penny wise pound foolish (idiom) the
idiom 'penny wise and pound foolish' basically means to save a little money,
only to
Lose a greater amount due
to your own foolishness.
Examples:
Example 01: A penny wise
and pound foolish Mike bought himself an expensive tuxedo suit even though he
didn't need it, but is still thinking whether to buy a much needed pair of
shoes.
Example 02: Jennifer was
penny wise and pound foolish as she bought cheaper vegetables at a whole sale
price, only to be thrown as they were spoilt.
Example: My CD player goes haywire every time my neighbor uses his cordless phone.
Examples: We sometimes talk at night, and he chews the fat.
Examples: 1 Mike wants to get even with Peter for taking over his project while he was on a vacation.
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