UNIT 1
This hyphenated, negative adjective describes a person who is deceitful, insincere, and acts like your friend to your face while betraying you behind your back.
TWO-FACED
If you feel like the entire room is spinning around you and you are completely unable to keep your balance, you are feeling this 5-letter adjective.
DIZZY
RIGHT OR WORNG? Ideally, I'll go tomorrow to the park.
WRONG: I'LL GO TO THE PARK TOMORROW.
Original: Where does Marcus work? (use Do you know)
Do you know where Marcus works? (Note: The word order changes back to a normal statement structure in indirect questions).
If you touch a hot stove, you should run cold water over the area immediately to prevent this painful, fluid-filled bubble from forming on your skin.
BLISTER
If someone is extremely reluctant to spend their money—even when they clearly have plenty of it—they are described as this type of "fisted" individual.
TIGHT-FISTED
This common 4-letter verb describes the sudden, temporary loss of consciousness that often happens right after a person feels extremely lightheaded or dizzy.
FAINT
This is the specific airport area you must walk through immediately after international flights to have your luggage checked for illegal or restricted goods.
CUSTOMS
Original: She started painting this mural in the morning, and she is still painting it. (use been)
She has been painting this mural since the morning. (Note: "Has been painting" replaces the past start and present continuous action).
This specific clothing pattern consists of crossing lines that form various sizes of squares, commonly seen on flannel shirts.
PLAID
This compound adjective describes someone who is determined to do what they want, fiercely independent, and refuses to change their mind even when others disagree.
STRONG-WILLED
RIGHT OR RONG? I met a rich at the party.
A RICH PERSON
If you want to say that two things are almost the same, or that you almost missed your flight, you would use this 6-letter adverb.
NEARLY
When you drink a lot of coffee, you become very nervous. (the)
THE MORE COFFEE YOU DRINK, THE MORE NERVOUS YOU BECOME.
This 7-letter phrasal verb means to put on elegant, formal, or fancy clothing for a special occasion.
DRESS UP
This compound adjective describes a plan, system, or machine that is designed so perfectly that it is completely incapable of failing or being misunderstood.
FOOLPROOF
This is the correct response to complete the sentence: "I'm exhausted because I ________ (work) in the garden since 8:00 AM."
I HAVE BEEN WORKING
Yesterday I tried chapulines for the first time. I ______(never / eat) insects before that.
HAD NEVER EATEN
The narrator wanted to run away from the tapping closet. Leo felt the exact same way. (USE SO)
"The narrator wanted to run away from the tapping closet, and so did Leo."
This informal, 4-letter noun originally meant a tech-obsessed person or a computer expert, but now it can describe anyone who is passionately into a niche hobby or academic subject.
GEEK
If someone says, "I didn't sleep well last night," this is the correct 3-word inversion response to show you had the same problem.
NEITHER DID I
This is the correct, natural order to arrange these three adjectives to describe a jacket: leather, black, stylish.
stylish black leather jacket (Opinion, Color, Material)
If a movie has been created for a distinct, specific purpose or a particular person, it was "__________ made"
SPECIALLY
Clara didn't enjoy the movie, and her friends didn't enjoy it either. (NEITHER)
Clara didn't enjoy the movie, and NEITHER DID HER FRIENDS.
This is an instinctive, intuitive reaction or internal premonition about a situation, rather than a decision based on logical reasoning or facts.
GUT FEELING