From Consumer to Creator

to render

to cause someone or something to be in a particular state

His rudeness _____ me speechless

stupefying

causing a loss of clear thinking

He was sedated by the _________ drug Lorazepam

to abound

to exist in large numbers

The streams and rivers ______ in fish

Theories _____ about how the universe began

to double back

to turn and go back in the direction you have come from

Idly daydreaming, she missed her stop on the bus and had to double back

sinister

suggesting harm or danger

The ______ figure stood in the shadows, watching everyone walk by on the left

incendiary posts

posts that cause strong anger or conflict

His _______ remarks during interviews rarely go unnoticed by the press

to conflate sth with sth

to mix up two things as if they are the same

Do not ________ a person's appearance with their capabilities or intelligence

to portend sth

to predict, to be a sign that sth will happen

Dark clouds often ______ a heavy storm approaching the quiet town

to hijack sth

to take control of sth for a different purpose

She wanted to ______ his presentation, adding her slides to make it more interesting

unfathomable

impossible to understand

The concept of infinity can often seem ________ to young children

ineffable

too great or complex to describe in words

Witnessing the sunrise over the ocean gave him an ______ feeling of peace

to usher in

to mark the beginning of a new period, era, trend, or change

The invention of the internet _____ a new era of communication

omniscient

knowing everything

The app tries to act like an _____ assistant that knows what you need

fallible

capable of making mistakes; not perfect

Even the best doctors are _____

to be relegated to sth

moved or reduced to a lower, less important, less desirable position/status

After the scandal, he was _______ to a minor role in the company

Her ideas were _____ to the margins of the discussion

to deflect

= to avoid the main topic by changing direction, giving a vague answer, or shifting attention elsewhere

• a question, criticism, attention

She ______ the question with a joke.

His answer was bland and clearly meant to _____ attention from the real issue.

discerning

It describes someone who can notice subtle differences and make smart judgments

He has a _____ eye for design.

_____ viewers quickly noticed that the documentary was biased.

to tend to someone/sth

to take care of someone/sth

She stayed home to ____ her sick mother

I need to _____ my work

to flaunt sth online

to show sth publicly online to impress others

She likes to ____ her wealth _____

jaded

tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm because you have experienced too much of something

I’m becoming ____[ by all the fake positivity online

to revel in sth

to enjoy something very much, often openly and intensely

He _______ being the smartest person in the room

to flock to somewhere

to go somewhere in large numbers, especially because it’s popular

People _____ to the new café after it went viral

to ascribe sth to sth/someone

to say or believe that something has a particular purpose or meaning

She ______ a deeper meaning to his silence

misplaced

wrong or inappropriate

His anger was _____; I wasn’t the one who broke it

to be moved by sth

to feel strong emotion because of sth

I was ____ by the film’s somber ending

to stifle sth

to suppress sth

She tried to _____ a laugh during the serious meeting

to do sth on a whim

to do something suddenly, without planning, just because you feel like it in the moment

He texted his ex ______ and regretted it later

to hone in on sth

to focus closely on something; to direct your attention toward it

She ___ on the weakest part of my essay