Vocabulary Vault
What does "meticulous" mean?
Very careful and precise
Rewrite: “He started playing guitar when he was ten.” → Use has been.
He has been playing guitar since he was ten.
What does “break the ice” mean?
To start a conversation in a social setting
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What’s the name of Harry Potter’s owl? Not in Czech I know he has a different name.
Hedwig
What’s a synonym for “ephemeral”?
Short-lived or temporary
Complete with a dependent preposition: She insisted ___ paying.
on
What does “bite the bullet” mean?
To do something difficult or unpleasant that you’ve been avoiding
How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three
Which song includes the lyrics “I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in”?
Shallow (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Use "resilient" in a sentence about a person.
e.g., She’s resilient, always bouncing back from setbacks.
Use a cleft sentence: “Tom won the prize.”
It was Tom who won the prize.
Fill in: “I’m feeling under the ___.”
weather
What’s the longest river in the world?
Nile or Amazon (both debated)
What app has the most short-form video content?
Tiktok
What’s the difference between “imply” and “infer”?
Imply = suggest something indirectly; Infer = understand from evidence
Transform: “People say she lives in Canada.” → Passive voice.
She is said to live in Canada.
What does it mean to "be thick as mud"
to be dumb
Which country invented paper?
China
Name the actor who plays Deadpool.
Ryan Reynolds
What does "ubiquitous" mean, and give an example.
Found everywhere (e.g., Smartphones are ubiquitous nowadays.)
Add a suitable modal verb: “You ___ have left your phone at home.” (logical deduction)
must
Give the meaning of: “Kill two birds with one stone”
Achieve two things with one action
Who developed the theory of general relativity?
Albert Einstein ( and his wife)
What Netflix series features a telekinetic girl named Eleven?
Stranger Things