English Word Forms and Vocabulary Practice

Flashcards covering vocabulary, word forms, and definitions from English lecture notes and practice exercises.

Entrepreneur

A noun referring to a person who organizes and operates a business; in Chinese: 企业家.

Enterprising

An adjective meaning showing resourcefulness or having a business spirit; in Chinese: 有企业精神的.

Thankless

An adjective meaning unrewarded; in Chinese: 吃力不讨好.

Receivable

An adjective describing something that is to be received; in Chinese: 应收的.

Florist

A noun referring to a person who sells or arranges flowers.

Floral

An adjective meaning decorated with flowers or having flower patterns; in Chinese: 有花卉图案的.

Flowery

An adjective meaning covered with flowers or ornate (as in speech/writing); in Chinese: 华丽.

Trekker

A noun referring to a hiker, especially one in the forest.

Impaired

An adjective meaning damaged or weakened; in Chinese: 受损的.

Unimpaired

An adjective meaning not weakened or not damaged; in Chinese: 不受损.

Naturalize

A verb meaning 1. Admit to the citizenship of a country (使入籍) or 2. Adopt (接受).

Questionable

An adjective meaning doubtful or problematic; in Chinese: 可疑的; 有问题的.

Investigative

An adjective meaning relating to investigation or research; in Chinese: 调查的; 研究的.

Precedent

A noun referring to a prior example, case law, or court ruling that serves as a guide; in Chinese: 先例.

Preventive

An adjective describing a measure taken to stop something from happening; in Chinese: 预防性的.

Persistence

A noun meaning the quality of continuing firmly in a course of action; in Chinese: 坚持不懈.

Motionless

An adjective meaning without movement; still.

Polygraph

A pseudoscientific device, commonly known as a lie detector, that records autonomic physiological changes like blood pressure and pulse.

Micro-expressions

Brief and incomplete non-verbal changes in facial expression and body language detected during a polygraph test.

Malpractice

A noun meaning improper, illegal, or unethical professional activity or conduct.

Aside

In the context of the transcript, to step to one side to let someone pass.

Besides

An adverb or preposition meaning in addition to or furthermore.

Stem (Verb)

In the context of the transcript, to originate from or be caused by (e.g., 'stemmed from his desire').

Speciality

A noun representing a pursuit, area of study, or skill to which someone has devoted much time; in Chinese: 专长.