Essential English Vocabulary

Vocabulary practice flashcards providing short English definitions and parts of speech based on the lecture vocabulary list.

Assume (v)

Believe without proof

Erode (v)

Weaken slowly

Genuine (adj)

Real, not fake

Pedestrian (n)

Person walking

Exacerbate (v)

Make worse

Assault (n)

Physical attack

Molestation (n)

Sexual assault

Congestion (n)

Traffic jam

Implication (n)

Hidden result

Strive (v)

Try very hard

Precinct (n)

Part of a city

Sustainable (adj)

Able to continue

Extent (n)

Degree, scale

Stationary (adj)

Not moving

Diffuse (v)

Spread out

Subtle (adj)

Hard to notice

Facet (n)

An aspect

Bring about (phr v)

Cause to happen

Conventional (adj)

Traditional

Vast (adj)

Huge

Salinity (n)

Saltiness

Poleward (adv)

Toward the pole

Beneath (prep/adv)

Under

Convergence (n)

Unification, meeting

Presume (v)

Guess without certainty

Persist (v)

Continue to exist