Academic and General English Vocabulary Flashcards

A comprehensive vocabulary review set covering academic word frequency lists (Sublists 1-10) and English File Intermediate (B1) and Upper-Intermediate (B2) vocabulary banks.

Academic Word List (AWL) Sublist 1

The sublist containing the most frequent word families in the Academic Corpus, including terms such as analysis, approach, area, assessment, assume, authority, and concept.

Academic Word List (AWL) Sublist 10

The sublist containing the least frequent word families in the Academic Corpus, including terms such as adjacent, albeit, collapse, integrity, intrinsic, and notwithstanding.

Clairvoyant

A person who claims to have the ability to predict the future or perceive supernatural events.

Graphology

The study and analysis of handwriting to infer character or personality traits.

Aubergine

A dark purple vegetable used in cooking, often used in pasta dishes.

Courgette

A green summer squash used as a cooking ingredient in various recipes.

Rebellious

A personality trait describing someone who actively refuses to obey rules, parents, or authority figures.

Mortgage

A loan provided by a bank or financial institution specifically used to purchase a house or property.

Pedestrian Crossing

A specified section of a road designed for pedestrians to safely cross vehicular traffic.

Multitask

To perform more than one activity at the same time, which can lead to increased stress levels.

Adaptation

A movie or stage play that has been adapted from a previously written work, such as a novel.

Extra

An actor hired to play a minor, non-speaking background role in a movie or television show.

Dub

To replace the original voice track of a film or television show with a translation in another language.

Expel

To officially force a student to leave a school permanently as a consequence of serious misconduct or cheating.

Suburbs

Residential areas located on the outer outskirts of a city.

Absent-minded

An adjective describing someone who is forgetful or distracted.

Cyberchondriac

A person who compulsively searches online for medical symptoms and conditions, causing unnecessary anxiety.

Blister

A small bubble on the skin filled with fluid, typically caused by friction from tight footwear.

Jet Lag

Extreme fatigue and disorientation caused by travel across multiple time zones on long-haul flights.

Turbulence

Unsteady, violent movement of air encountered by an aircraft during flight.

Drizzle

Light, fine rain falling in very small droplets.

Heatwave

An extended period of unusually hot weather.

Gobsmacked

An informal adjective meaning utterly astonished or deeply shocked.

Gutted

An informal adjective meaning bitterly disappointed or devastated.

Manslaughter

The crime of killing a human being accidentally or without premeditated malice.

Blackmail

The crime of demanding payment or actions from someone under threat of revealing private or damaging information.

Paparazzi

Independent photographers who follow celebrities to take candid photographs to sell to media outlets.

Agony Aunt

A journalist who writes a newspaper or magazine column providing advice in response to personal problem letters from readers.

CEO

Chief Executive Officer; the highest-ranking administrative officer in a corporation or company.

Multinational

A large business corporation that operates production or services in several different countries.

Desalination

The chemical process of extracting salt and minerals from seawater to make it drinkable.

Solar Panel

A device fitted to building roofs that converts sunlight into usable electricity.

Indian Summer

A period of unseasonably warm, dry weather occurring during autumn, particularly in October or November.

REM

Rapid Eye Movement; an acronym for the sleep stage characterized by high brain activity and dreaming.

Suffragette

A historical activist who campaigned for women's right to vote, such as Emmeline Pankhurst.