Abrupt ( adjective ) - describes something that is sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant
Acute (adjective )- If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage
- An acute pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe Adopt ( verb ) - to take another person's child into your own family and legally look after him or her as your own child Ally ( noun ) - a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war - someone who helps and supports someone else Alter ( verb ) - to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change - to change the size of clothes so that they fit better Ambiguous ( adjective ) - having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally Anxiety ( noun ) - an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is happening or might happen in the future - something that causes a feeling of fear and worry Artificial ( adjective ) - made by people, often as a copy of something natural - not sincere Capability ( noun ) - the ability to do something Chain ( noun ) - a set of connected or related things Charity ( noun ) - a system of giving money, food or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor or have no home, or any organization which has the purpose of providing money or helping in this way Companion ( noun ) - a person you spend a lot of time with either because you are friends or because you are travelling together - in the past, a young woman who was paid to care for and provide friendship for an old or ill woman, especially while she was travelling Confront ( verb ) - to face, meet or deal with a difficult situation or person Consumer ( noun ) - a person who buys goods or services for their own use Content ( adjective ) - pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement Convey ( verb ) - to express a thought, feeling or idea so that it is understood by other people Countless ( adjective ) - very many; too many to be counted Crucial ( adjective ) - extremely important or necessary Curse ( verb ) - to say a word or an expression which is not polite and shows that you are very angry Debut ( noun ) - when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time Defect ( noun ) - a fault, problem or lack (= something that is missing) in something or someone that spoils them or causes them not to work correctly - a physical condition in which something is wrong with a part of someone's body Detect ( verb ) -to notice something that is partly hidden or not clear, or to discover something, especially using a special method - to discover something, usually using special equipment Determine ( verb ) - to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen - to make a strong decision Devoted ( adjective ) - extremely loving and loyal Diminish ( verb ) - to reduce or be reduced in size or importance Discouraged ( adjective ) - having lost your confidence or enthusiasm for something Dramatically ( adverb ) - suddenly or obviously Dread ( verb ) - to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen Eager ( adverb ) - wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable
Encounter ( noun ) - a meeting, especially one that happens by chance - an occasion when people have sex, usually with someone they have not met before - an occasion when two teams play against each other Enormously ( adverb ) - extremely or very much Epic ( noun ) - a film, poem or book which is long and contains a lot of action, usually dealing with a historical subject Essential ( adjective ) - necessary; needed Estimate ( verb ) - to guess the cost, size, value, etc. of something Exclusive ( adjective ) - limited to only one person or group of people - expensive and only for people who are rich or of a high social class Exotic ( adjective ) - unusual and often exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from a far, especially tropical country Expectancy ( noun ) - when you think that something exciting or pleasant is going to happen Expose (noun ) - a public report of the facts about a situation, especially one that is shocking or has been kept secret Extensively ( adverb ) - covering a large area; having a great range Faint ( adjective ) - not strong or clear; slight Frustrating ( adjective ) - making you feel annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want Gadget ( noun ) - a small device or machine with a particular purpose Gender ( noun ) - the physical and/or social condition of being male or female - all males, or all females, considered as one group Grief ( noun ) - very great sadness, especially at the death of someone Impact ( noun ) - the force or action of one object hitting another - a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person Impoverished ( adjective ) - very poor - made weaker or worse in quality Intend ( verb ) - to have as a plan or purpose Intensity ( noun ) - the quality of being felt strongly or having a very strong effect -the strength of something which can be measured such as light, sound, etc. -the quality of being very serious and having strong emotions or opinions Intimate ( adjective ) - having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship Ironically ( adverb ) - interesting, strange or funny because of being very different from what you would usually expect - showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying Kidnap ( verb ) - to take a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them Leftover ( noun ) - food remaining after a meal Limitation ( noun ) - the act of controlling and especially reducing something Literal ( adjective ) - The literal meaning of a word is its original, basic meaning Logo ( noun ) - a design or symbol used by a company to advertise its products Lucrative ( adjective ) - (especially of a business, job or activity) producing a lot of money Materialistic ( adjective ) - believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life Miserable ( adjective ) - very unhappy - unpleasant and causing unhappiness Monitor ( verb ) - to watch and check a situation carefully for a period of time in order to discover something about it Myth (noun ) - an ancient story or set of stories, especially explaining in a literary way the early history of a group of people or about natural events and facts Obstacle ( noun ) - something that blocks you so that movement, going forward or action are prevented or made more difficult Orbit ( noun ) - the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet or star Outlandish ( adjective ) - strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like Passionately ( adverb ) - having very strong feelings or emotions Phenomenon ( noun ) - something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something which is unusual or interesting Pregnant ( adjective ) - (of a woman and some female animals) having young developing inside the womb Prestigious ( adjective ) - very much respected and admired, usually because of being important Prominent ( adjective ) - very well known and important Promote ( verb ) - to encourage the popularity, sale, development or existence of something Reflect ( verb ) - If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it Resolution ( noun ) - an official decision that is made after a group or organization have voted - a promise to yourself to do or to not do something Restless ( adjective ) - unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored Rigorous ( adjective ) - careful to look at or consider every part of something to make certain it is correct or safe Shortcoming ( noun ) - a fault or a failure to reach a particular standard Significant ( adjective ) - important or noticeable Similarly ( adverb ) - in a similar way Simulate ( verb ) - to do or make something which looks real but is not real Simultaneous ( adjective ) - happening or being done at exactly the same time Sophisticate ( noun ) - a person who is sophisticated Soul ( noun ) - the spiritual part of a person which some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died, or the part of a person which is not physical and experiences deep feelings and emotions Spirit ( noun ) - a particular way of thinking, feeling or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time or a place Spontaneous ( adjective ) - happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced Stab ( verb ) - to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife - to make a short forceful pushing movement with a finger or a long thin object Stereotype ( noun ) - a fixed idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong Struggle ( verb )- to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something Temperament ( noun ) - the part of your character that affects your moods and the way you behave Throne ( noun ) - the special chair used by a ruler, especially a king or queen Unconventional ( adjective ) - different from what is usual or from the way most people do things Vast ( adjective ) - extremely big Villain ( noun ) - a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law - a criminal - a character in a book, play, film, etc. who harms other people - something or someone considered harmful or dangerous Virtually ( adverb ) - almost Vow ( verb ) - to make a determined decision or promise to do something Welfare ( noun ) - help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money Witness ( noun ) - a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident