English Vocabulary and Grammar Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the provided English learning lecture notes.

Pankration

A martial art that is a combination of wrestling and boxing.

Sanda

Chinese kickboxing that uses elements of traditional Chinese kung fu styles.

Point

The term used for a dot or comma in numbers.

Dot

The term used for a point in a sentence or an email address.

At sign

The @ symbol used in email addresses.

Mansion

A large, impressive house or estate (особняк, помістя).

Attic

A room or space directly under the roof of a house (мансарда).

Handsome

An adjective meaning attractive, used specifically to describe a man.

Challenging

An adjective describing something difficult, demanding, or requiring effort (складний, важкий).

Tube

The underground subway system in British English.

Lorry

A large motor vehicle for transporting goods; a truck in British English.

Pull your socks up

An idiom meaning to start working harder or improve your behavior because your current effort isn't good enough.

Teller

A cashier who works in a bank.

Cashier

A worker who handles payments at a store or shop.

Walking stick

A single stick, usually wooden, used for support while walking.

Hiking poles / Trekking poles

Professional poles used in pairs for support during hiking.

Underrated

Not given enough credit or valued as highly as it deserves (недооцінений).

Get

A highly versatile English verb meaning to receive (get a letter), to become (get tired), or to arrive (get home).

Do vs. Make

'Do' is used for actions, tasks, and processes (e.g., do homework), whereas 'Make' is used for creating or producing a result (e.g., make coffee).

A lot of

A quantifier meaning a large quantity, used for both countable and uncountable nouns.

A few

A quantifier meaning a small number, used only with countable nouns.

A little

A quantifier meaning a small amount, used only with uncountable nouns.