Cambridge English voc list Unit 1 + 2 - yr 5.1

year 5.1

accomplished (at)

"an accomplished writer, painter, singer, etc. is very skilful"

advent

"the time when something first begins to be widely used"

allegory

"a story, painting, etc. in which the events and characters represent ideas or teach a moral lesson"

as far as sth goes

"used to say that an idea, suggestion, plan, etc. is satisfactory, but only to a limited degree"

banter

"friendly conversation in which people make a lot of jokes with, and amusing remarks about, each other"

block out a memory

"to stop yourself thinking about something or remembering it"

build followers

"to gain a lot of people who look at your messages sent on Twitter"

caught up in the past

"to be so involved in things that happened in the past that you do not notice other things"

character study

"analysis or portrayal in literature, film, etc. of character traits of an individual"

charismatic

having charisma

chart

"to record information about a situation or set of events over a period of time, in order to see how it changes or develops"

commit sth to memory

to learn something so that you remember it

conceptual

"showing an idea rather than representing actual things"

current

happening or existing now

cutting-edge

an advantage over other people or things

designated

chosen for a particular job or purpose

doodle

"shapes, lines, or patterns drawn without really thinking about it"

engaged (with)

"to get involved with other people and their ideas in order to understand them"

episode

"a television or radio programme that is one of a series of programmes in which the same story is continued each week"

erase

"to get rid of something so that it has gone completely and no longer exists"

exclusively

only

facilitate

"to make it easier for a process or activity to happen"

flashback

"a scene in a film, play, book, etc. that shows something that happened before that point in the story"

flawed

"spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged"

flush (sth away)

to clean something by forcing water through it

freak (sb) out

"to become very anxious, upset, or afraid, or make someone very anxious, upset, or afraid"

full-on

extreme

fundamental

very necessary and important

get into sth

"to begin to enjoy something or be interested in it"

gush

"if a liquid gushes, it flows or pours out quickly and in large quantities"

hang around with

to spend a lot of time with someone

have a selective memory

"to choose what you want to remember and what to forget"

impartial

"not involved in a particular situation, and therefore able to give a fair opinion or piece of advice"

infuriated

extremely angry

inspirational

"providing encouragement or new ideas for what you should do"

jog someone’s memory

to make someone remember something

make stuff up

"to produce a new story, song, game, etc. by thinking"

manipulate

"to work skilfully with information, systems, etc. to achieve the result that you want"

marked improvement

a very obvious or noticeable improvement

memorise

"to learn words, music, etc. so that you know them perfectly"

mind-blowing

very exciting, shocking, or strange

modify

"to make small changes to something in order to improve it and make it more suitable or effective"

mundane

ordinary and not interesting or exciting

on a positive note

used when saying what is good about something

operate (as)

to have a particular purpose

overall

considering or including everything

partial

not complete

partially

not completely

pave the way (for sth)

"to make a later event or development possible by producing the right conditions"

play a vital role (in sth)

"to fulfill a very important or essential role in an undertaking"

provocative

"intended to make people angry or upset, or to cause a lot of discussion"

pure invention

a story, explanation, etc. that is not true

quit

"to leave a job, school, etc., especially without finishing it completely"

raise awareness

to improve people’s knowledge about something

read up on (sth)

"to read a lot about something because you will need to know about it"

realise

"to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it"

realm

a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought

reassuring

making you feel less worried or frightened

recall

"to remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past"

recognise

"to know who someone is or what something is, because you have seen, heard, experienced, or learned about them in the past"

remember

"1) to have a picture or idea in your mind of people, events, places, etc. from the past; 2) to not forget something that you must do, get, or bring"

remind

"to make someone remember something that they must do"

ripple effect

"a situation in which one action causes another, which then causes a third, etc."

run into trouble

to start to experience difficulties

scamper

"to run with quick short steps, like a child or small animal"

scrapbook

"a book with empty pages where you can stick pictures, newspaper articles, or other things you want to keep"

sequence

"one part of a story, film, etc. that deals with a single subject or action"

showcase

"to exhibit, especially in an attractive or favorable way"

slippery path

"used to talk about a process or habit that is difficult to stop and which will develop into something bad"

stick to sth

"to do or keep doing what you said you would do or what you believe in, even when it is difficult"

substantial

large in amount or number

take liberties with

"to make unreasonable changes in something such as a piece of writing"

therapeutic

making you feel calm and relaxed

trigger a memory

make you suddenly remember something

unnerving

making someone feel uncomfortable

witty

using words in a clever and amusing way

word for word

in exactly the same words

feature

"to include or show something as a special or important part of something, or to be included as an important part"

at will

whenever you want and in whatever way you want

drab

"used to describe something that does not look interesting or attractive"

bring to life

to make something interesting and real

contented

happy and satisfied because your life is good

fade away

to gradually disappear

file

"to keep papers, documents, etc. in a particular place so that you can find them easily"

get (sth) across

to help someone understand something

insight

"a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea"

make a profit

to gain profit

parallel

"a relationship or similarity between two things, especially things that exist or happen in different places or at different times"

stroke

to move your hand gently over something

subliminal

in a way that a person is not fully aware of

sweeping

"affecting many things, or making an important difference to something"

to some extent

partly, but not completely

adulthood

the time when you are an adult

all-out argument

argument involving a lot of energy or anger

awesome

extremely impressive

be down to

"to be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing"

big time

to a very large degree

bitterly disappointed

really disappointed

blurry

"something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear"

burning ambition

a burning ambition is very strong