English Vocabulary Lecture Notes

A collection of vocabulary terms and definitions extracted from lecture notes covering multiple pages of examples and use-usage.

Agreement

A negotiated arrangement to share or do something, often made after a period of conflict.

Curious

Having a strong desire to know or learn something, as in being inquisitive about a gift.

Flexible

Capable of being moved or bent in any way desired, like a lamp neck.

Odor

A distinctive smell, especially one that is unpleasant or indicates a problem like a gas leak.

Daily

Occurring or done every day; synonymous with every day.

Identify

To recognize or distinguish someone or something by looking at specific features, such as lines on a hand.

Produce

To create or manufacture something, often in large quantities like millions of bottles.

Tension

A state of mental or emotional strain or upset.

Attack

To take aggressive action against something, such as army ants destroying other insects.

Humble

Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance; not bragging.

Minor

Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance, such as small cuts and bruises.

Volunteer

A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task without being paid.

Accuse

To charge someone with an offense or fault, such as eating someone else's food.

Inspire

To fill someone with the urge or ability to do something, like taking a walk.

Plain

Clear or easy to see or understand; obvious.

Benefit

To receive an advantage or help from something, such as food and clothes provided after a flood.

Rival

A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority.

Satisfy

To meet the expectations, needs, or desires of someone, such as with a small meal.

Definite

Clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.

Leisure

Free time when one is not working or has no duties.

Motivated

Having an incentive or a reason for doing something; eager to learn.

Aware

Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact, such as dangerous icy roads.

Devour

To eat something hungrily or quickly.

Distressed

Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain, such as a kitten stuck in a tree.

Popular

Liked, admired, or enjoyed by many people or by a particular group.

Ability

The possession of the means or skill to do something, such as seeing at night.

Gratitude

The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

Avoid

To keep away from or stop oneself from doing something, such as staying away from sugary foods.

Intend

To have a plan or purpose in mind; to aim to do something.

Cease

To bring or come to an end; to stop an action like slowing down at a stop sign.

Numerous

Great in number; many, such as stars in a clear night sky.

Capable

Having the power and ability to do something, like running a long race.

Observe

To watch carefully or pay attention to something or someone.

Reverse

To move backward or to change to the opposite position or order.

Persist

To continue firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

Sensitive

Quick to detect or respond to slight changes, signals, or influences; having or showing keen awareness of others' feelings.

Confident

Feeling or showing certainty about something; self-assured.

Donate

To give money or goods for a good cause, for example, giving old books to a library.

Sincere

Proceeding from genuine feelings; free from pretense or deceit.

Dismiss

To order or allow to leave; to send away.

Guarantee

A formal promise or assurance that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially regarding a product's repair.

Prevent

To keep something from happening or arising.

Cautious

Careful to avoid potential problems or dangers.

Necessary

Required to be done, achieved, or present; needed or essential.

Arrange

To put things in a neat, attractive, or required order.

Expert

A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.

Contribute

To give something in order to help achieve or provide something.

Dull

Lacking interest or excitement; boring.

Compete

To strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.

Effective

Successful in producing a desired or intended result.

Grief

Deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death.

Victim

A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.

Decrease

To make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Emerge

To move out of or away from something and come into view.

Survive

To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship.

Excess

An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.

Persuade

To cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.

Reveal

To make previously unknown or secret information known to others.

Stubborn

Having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something.

Tremendous

Very great in amount, scale, or intensity; huge.

Disaster

A sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.

Scarce

In-sufficient for the demand; occurring in small numbers or quantities.

Tolerate

To allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of something that one does not necessarily like or agree with.

Humor

The quality of being amusing or comic.

Weary

Feeling or showing tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep.

Condemn

To express complete disapproval of, typically in public.

Embrace

To hold someone closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection; to hug.

Isolate

To cause a person or place to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Bold

Showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous.

Solution

A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

Conceal

To keep from sight; hide.

Enormous

Very large in size, quantity, or extent.

Achieve

To successfully bring about or reach a goal by effort, skill, or courage.

Exhaust

To drain someone of their physical or mental resources; to tire out completely.

Advance

To move forward in a purposeful way; to make progress.

Consider

To think carefully about something, typically before making a decision.

Praise

To express warm approval or admiration of.

Courteous

Polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.

Sufficient

Enough; adequate for a particular purpose.

Competent

Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.

Flaw

A mark, fault, or imperfection that mars a substance or object.

Dependent

Requiring someone or something for support or survival.

Peculiar

Strange or odd; unusual.

Suitable

Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

Deliberate

Done consciously and intentionally; not accidental.

Fragile

Easily broken or damaged.

Determined

Having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it.

Dispose

To get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.

Pursue

To follow someone or something in order to catch or achieve them, such as seeking a degree.

Abundant

Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.

Comparison

A consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two or more things.

Exaggerate

To represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.

Aggravate

To make a problem, injury, or offense worse or more serious.

Coincide

To occur at or during the same time.

Obnoxious

Extremely unpleasant; highly offensive.