The Challenge Wordbank (January 2024) || LiveAndSpeakEnglish

advocate

someone who publicly supports something (partidario)

idle

lazy and not willing to work, without any particular purpose, period of time is one in which there is no work or activity (inactivo, vago)

diminish

to reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value (diminuir)

insight

a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation (percepción, conocimiento)

misleading

something that causes someone to believe something that is not true (engañoso, erróneo, confuso)

advocate

someone who publicly supports something (partidario)

idle

lazy and not willing to work, without any particular purpose, period of time is one in which there is no work or activity (inactivo, vago)

diminish

to reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value (diminuir)

insight

a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation (percepción, conocimiento)

misleading

something that causes someone to believe something that is not true (engañoso, erróneo, confuso)

Read up on

to study something in depth (estudiar algo en profundidad)

Jumble up

mix up (mezclar)

Quirks

an unusual habit or part of someone’s personality, or something that is strange and unexpected

Cue

a signal for someone to do something

Crave

to have a very strong feeling of wanting something

Thrive

to grow, develop, or be successful

Conspicuous

very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted

Nuance

a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound…

Palpable

so obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or a feeling so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt

Verbosity

the quality of being verbose, using too many words

Rust

a reddish-brown substance that forms on the surface of iron and steel as a result of reacting with air and water

Distress

a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain

Purty

pretty but in US informal

Alluded to someone/something

to mention someone or something without talking about him, her, or it directly

Reluctant

not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it

Change (something) up

to change something, especially in order to improve it

Exposure

the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place

Haul

all the things someone buys on an occasion when they go shopping

Go cold turkey

if someone goes cold turkey, they completely and suddenly stop taking a drug or other substance that they depend on