ACTIVITIES & HOBBIES

ADVANCED

cede something (to somebody) (v)

/siːd/

to give somebody control of something or give them power, a right, etc., especially unwillingly

territory, rights, surrender

cede control, cede territory

concession (of something) (to somebody/something) (n)

/kənˈseʃən/

the act of giving something or allowing something; the act of conceding

negotiation, agreement, yield

make a concession, territorial concession

impersonate sombody (v)

/ɪmˈpɜːrsəneɪt/

to pretend to be somebody in order to trick people or to entertain them

identity, deception, mimicry

impersonate a celebrity, impersonate someone

inactive (adj)

/ɪnˈæktɪv/

Not active; not engaging in activity or work.

status, behavior, lifestyle

inactive account, inactive lifestyle

indulge yourself (with something) (v)

/ɪnˈdʌldʒ/

to allow yourself to have or do something that you like, especially something that is considered bad for you

indulge in chocolate, indulge yourself

inebriated (adj)

/ɪnˈiːbrieɪtɪd/

Behaving as though drunk or intoxicated.

alcohol, behavior, intoxication

inebriated driver, inebriated state

inflate something (v)

/ɪnˈfleɪt/

to make something appear to be more important or impressive than it really is

balloon, economy, prices

inflate a balloon, inflate prices

intermission (n)

/ˌɪntəˈmɪʃn/, /ˌɪntərˈmɪʃn/

​(especially North American English) a short period of time between the parts of a play, film, etc.

theater, break, pause

during intermission, intermission break

needlework (n)

/ˈniːdlwɜːk/, /ˈniːdlwɜːrk/

things that are sewn by hand, especially for decoration; the activity of making things by sewing

do needlework, traditional needlework

net something (v)

/net/

to earn an amount of money as a profit after you have paid tax on it

fishing, catching, trapping

net a fish, net a profit

partition (v/n)

/pɑːˈtɪʃn/, /pɑːrˈtɪʃən/

the division of one country into two or more countries

partition a room, partition wall

pitch something (at something) (v)

/pɪtʃ/

to set something at a particular level

The test was pitched at too low a level for the students.

prey on (ph.v)

/preɪ ɒn/

To hunt or exploit someone or something.

hunt, exploit, victim

prey on the weak, prey on fears

venture (v/n)

/ˈventʃər/

To go somewhere risky or start a risky project; a risky undertaking.

risk, explore, business

venture into, business venture