Target Vocabulary Modules 4, 5, and 6

Vocabulary flashcards generated from Module 4 (Entertainment), Module 5 (Dreams and Reality), and Module 6 (Travel and Tourism) target vocabulary lists.

bona fide

Real, not false.

barren

Unable to produce plants or fruit.

utilitarian materials

Designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive.

disclose

Make smth known, reveal.

eclipse

Make smb / smth seem neither exciting nor important by comparison.

abolish

Officially end a law, a system.

disseminate information

Spread, publish, distribute information, knowledge, or ideas.

ubiquitous

Found everywhere.

impish smile

Showing a lack of respect for smb in a way that is funny rather than serious.

unravel

Disintegrate, break up, begin to fail.

sprawl out

Cover a large period of time.

dub music

A musical style that grew out of reggae in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

tireless questioner

Working energetically and continuously.

meld together

Combine, merge.

a heist comedy film

An act of stealing something valuable from a shop or bank.

ensue

Happen after or as a result of another event.

spearhead

Begin an activity.

in situ

In the original or correct place.

solstice

Either of the two times of the year at which the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky in the middle of the day.

vexing question

Annoying, worrying.

eradicate

Destroy or get rid of smth completely, wipe out.

downplay

Try to make something seem less important.

incapacitate

Make smb too ill or weak to live and work.

tumultuous

Involving many difficulties and a lot of change and often violence.

austere

Simple and plain.

meltdown

A complete failure, especially in financial matters.

disinter

Dig up smth, especially a dead body, from the ground; unearth; excavate.

inclement

Unpleasant, especially with cold wind and rain.

ad hoc

Made or happening only for a particular purpose or need, not planned before it happens.

iron out glitches

To solve or get rid of problems or difficulties, esp. small ones.

a dupe

A duplicate, a copy.

a stand-in

Thing that serves as a substitute.

a gorge

A narrow passage through land.

bleak

Unattractive, weather-beaten.

sombre

Sad and serious.

foster

Promote the growth or development.

prosaic

Not interesting or romantic.

on the fringes of a big city

The outer edge of an area.

on your doorstep

Very close to where a person lives.

put one's finger on smth

Be able to identify what is wrong or different about a particular situation.

curtail an expedition

Stop smth before it is finished, or to reduce or limit smth.

circumnavigate

The act or process of flying completely around the globe.

bolster

Support or improve smth or make it stronger.

arguably

Used (often before a comparative or superlative adjective) when you are stating an opinion that you believe you could give reasons to support.

malevolent

Having or showing a desire to harm other people.

the exodus

The fact of a large number of people leaving a place or situation.

respite

A useful delay before smth unpleasant happens.