Vocabulary
a person that you have met but do not know well
an acquaintance
Juanita aced her exam. She ______ (study) a lot.
She must have studied a lot.
Hayato is sleeping in class. Carlos is sleeping in class.
Both Hayato and Carlos are sleeping in class.
Both students are sleeping in class.
Bill Gates is one of the most powerful e_______ in modern history. He took a big financial risk by starting his own business.
entrepreneurs
One of the thing I like most about my city is the beautifull architecture.
One of the THINGS I like most about my city is the beautiful architecture.
a share in a company / a share of a company's stock
equity
Don't lie to me that you were sick yesterday. You _______ sick. Ali said that you were at the ice hockey match last night!
You couldn't have been sick.
The teachers aren't supervising the children. The principal is not supervising the children.
Neither the teachers nor the principal is supervising the children.
The government claims to be doing all it can to e_____ corruption.
eradicate
my friend gave me a really good advice.
My friend gave me (some) really good advice.
an idea, a belief or an image you have as a result of how you see or understand something
perception
Sara didn't do her homework. Her dog _______ (eat) it.
Her dog could/may/might have eaten her homework.
She doesn't ski. She doesn't snowboard.
She neither skis nor snowboards.
We do not d_______ between our employees on the basis of their race, religion, or national origin.
differentiate
I tried to explain him the problem, but he had difficulty understanding me.
I tried to explain the problem to him, but he had difficulty understanding me.
Recommend, explain, and describe are three common verbs that take the following form:
recommend/explain/describe + what + to whom
They collected plenty of _______ data. (evidence from their experiments)
empirical
A: Who was your English teacher for last session?
B: I had Shar.
A: Oh man, that _______ (suck).
B: Yeah, I'm just glad it's over. 😅
...that must have sucked.
The man is brave / stupid; I don’t know exactly which one.
The man is either brave or stupid.
I found it d________ that everyone seemed to agree with her fascist views.
disconcerting
Could you please tell me where are the restrooms
Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?
Many English words are d_____ from French.
derived
Alice didn't eat much and put her almost full plate in the fridge. She ______ hungry.
She must not have been hungry.
People consider him both intelligent and very creative.
People consider him not only intelligent, but also very creative.
money that is invested or is available for investment in a new company, especially one that involves risk
venture capital
Rosendo says he stopped to travel internationaly because of his family.
Rosendo says he stopped travelling internationally because of his family.