Listening Vocabulary

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards for vocabulary related to listening comprehension, freediving, and extreme sports.

__ (adj) /di'st3:.bin/

Making you feel worried or upset:

__ (of sth) /læk/

The state of not having enough of something

__ (n) /'fri:.dai.vin/

The sport of diving underwater without using breathing equipment

__ (v) /di'skɅs/

To talk about something with someone and exchange ideas

__ (adv) /'slait.li/

A little, not very much

__ (adj) /'in.trǝ.stid/

Wanting to give attention to something or learn more about it

__ (n) /ik'stri:m dep0s/

Very deep underwater levels

__ (n) /'æb.sǝns/

The state of not being present or not existing

__ (n) /'sku:.bǝ gir/

Equipment used for underwater diving with an air tank

__ (n) /'a:k.si.dzǝn sǝ'plai/

The amount of oxygen provided or available

__ (adj) /in'ten.siv/

Involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period

__ (adj) /im'pres.lv/

Making you feel admiration or respect

__ (n) /'steit.mǝnt/

Something that someone says or writes officially

__ /di'spait/

Without being affected by; in spite of

__ (v) /in'djur/

To suffer something difficult or painful patiently

__ (n) /ǝ'bil.ǝ.ţi/

The power or skill to do something

__ (v) /ǝ'dæpt/

To change to suit different conditions

__ (n) /ik'stri:m kǝn'dif.ǝnz/

Very harsh or difficult environments

__ (n) /brɛ0 'houl.diŋ ka:m.pǝ'tif.ǝn/

A contest in which people hold their breath underwater for as long as possible

__ (adj) /'maind,blou.in/

Extremely surprising or impressive

__ (v) /'mou.tǝ.veit/

To make someone want to do something

__ (someone's) limits (v)

To test how much someone can handle or achieve

__ (adj) /fa'na:.mǝ.nǝl/

Remarkable or exceptional

__ (adv) /ik'sep.fǝn.ǝl.i/

In an unusually good or impressive way

__ (n) /'pref.ǝ/

The force or weight applied to something; also stress

__ (adj) /in'tens/

Very strong or extreme

__ (v) /a'tempt/

To try to do something

__ (n) /sǝ'leb.rǝ.ţi/

A famous person

__ (n) /puf'baun.dǝr.iz/

To go beyond the normal limits of something