Unit 1 Wordlist

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Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Clothes and fashion
baggy adjective ˈbæɡi baggy clothes are very loose on I normally wear
your body baggy clothes to

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feel comfortable.
casual adjective ˈkæʒuəl casual clothes are comfortable It’s not a formal occasion,
and suitable for wearing in so you can just wear
informal situations something casual.

SA
costume noun ˈkɒstjuːm ˈkɑsˌtum clothes that you wear at a fancy At the party there was
dress party, pretending to be a prize for the best
a famous person, an animal, a celebrity costume.
character from a story, etc.
dress code noun dres kəʊd dres koʊd a set of rules about what you The dress code at work
should wear in a particular is smart casual.
place or at a particular event

EE
to fit in with the phrase fɪt ɪn wɪð ðə to be correct, suitable or Some people like to be
crowd kraʊd sensible in relation to people noticed rather than just
in general or a particular group fit in with the crowd.
of people
outfit noun ˈaʊtfɪt a set of clothes that are I need a new outfit for
worn together my birthday party.
scruffy

to stand out
adjective

phrase
ˈskrʌfi

stænd aʊt frɒm

FR
stænd aʊt frʌm
untidy or dirty

to be very different and easy

Don’t wear that scruffy
old T-shirt again!
His dress sense makes
from the crowd ðə kraʊd ðə kraʊd to notice him stand out from
the crowd.
trend follower noun trendˈfɒləʊə(r) trendˈfɑloʊər someone who behaves in a If you do what
way that is in fashion everybody else does
then you’re just a
trend follower.
trendsetter noun ˈtrendˌsetə(r) ˈtrendˌsetər someone or something that She’s always been a
starts a new fashion trendsetter amongst
E

her friends.
uniform noun ˈjuːnɪfɔː(r)m ˈjunɪˌfɔrm a set of clothes that you wear He has to wear his
to show that you are part of a school uniform
PL

particular organisation or school every day.

Metaphors
in the long run phrase ɪn ðə lɒŋ rʌn ɪn ðə lɔŋ rʌn not immediately but at some Cutting jobs could be
time in the future more expensive in the
long run if we have to
M

hire freelancers.
off-the-shelf phrase ɒf ðə ʃelf ɔf ðə ʃelf available to buy without being The company could
ordered or designed for a have a software
particular customer accounting package
SA

tailor-made or buy one

off the shelf.
on a tight phrase ɒn ə taɪt ˈbʌʤɪt ɑn ə taɪt ˈbʌʤɪt to do something with a small They run the magazine
budget amount of money on a tight budget.
peanuts noun ˈpiːˌnʌts ˈpinəts a very small amount of money He bought his house for
peanuts and it’s worth a
lot more now.
EE

seamless adjective ˈsiːmləs ˈsimləs changing or continuing very When the new boss
smoothly and without stopping came in, it was a
seamless transition.
FR

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Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
to snap phrasal verb snæp ʌp to buy something as soon as it By 10 o’clock most of the
something up becomes available best bargains had been
snapped up.

M
tailor-made adjective ˈteɪlə meɪd ˈteɪlər meɪd designed for a particular person We specialise in
or group of people tailor-made holidays
planned around your
interests and schedule.

SA
throw money phrase θrəʊ ˈmʌni daʊn to waste money by spending it Buying that old car was
down the drain ðə dreɪn on something useless just throwing money
down the drain.
to catch phrase kæʧ ˈsʌmwʌnz aɪ if something catches your eye, There was one painting
someone’s eye you suddenly notice it that caught my eye.
wound up adjective ˌwaʊnd ˈʌp nervous and worried I was too wound up
to relax.

EE
Prefixes and suffixes
amateurish adjective ˈæmətərɪʃ done or made without He did an amateurish
much skill job of putting up
the shelves.
biggish adjective ˈbɪgɪʃ quite big The room’s biggish, so
there’ll be enough space.
disaster-prone adjective dɪˈzɑːstə prəʊn
FR
dɪˈzæstər proʊn likely to be affected by a
disaster or misfortune
My disaster-prone
manager broke his
phone and his computer
in the same week.
hyper-influential adjective ˈhaɪpər ˈhaɪpər extremely able to influence the She’s a hyper-influential
ˌɪnflʊˈenʃəl ˌɪnfluˈenʧəl way people think or behave blogger.
re-edit verb riːˈedɪt ˌriˈedət to edit something again The text was re-edited
after several errors
were spotted.
super-lucky adjective ˈsuːpə ˈlʌki ˈsupər ˈlʌki extremely fortunate I was super-lucky to
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have the opportunity to

meet my hero.
tech-savvy adjective tek ˈsævi able to understand and use I need to ask someone
PL

technology well more tech-savvy than

me to help me fix my
computer.
unmute verb ˌʌnˈmjuːt ˌʌnˈmjut to turn the sound back on He didn’t unmute
an electronic device the mic, so nothing
was recorded.
M

user-friendly adjective ˈjuːzə ˈfrendli ˈjuːzər ˈfrendli a user-friendly system or piece It’s the most
of equipment is easy to use user-friendly
or understand smartphone so far.
SA
EE
FR

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Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Describing art
acclaimed adjective əˈkleɪmd publicly written and talked It was an internationally
about in an admiring way acclaimed production,

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praised by critics worldwide.
appalling adjective əˈpɔːlɪŋ əˈpɔlɪŋ very bad or disappointing The jokes were
absolutely appalling.
awesome adjective ˈɔːs(ə)m ˈɔsəm extremely good My trip around

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the world was an
awesome experience.
groundbreaking adjective ˈɡraʊn(d)ˌbreɪkɪŋ using new methods or This study is
achieving new results groundbreaking, with
many new findings on
plant diversity.
hilarious adjective hɪˈleəriəs hɪˈleriəs extremely funny For some reason, she finds

EE
his jokes hilarious.
iconic adjective aɪˈkɒnɪk aɪˈkanɪk very famous and well-known, His photographs have
and believed to represent a become iconic images
particular idea of war.
overrated adjective ˌəʊvəˈreɪtɪd ˌoʊvərˈreɪtəd not as good or important as The film is so overrated
some people believe and just doesn’t live up to

pretentious adjective prɪˈtenʃəs

FR intended to impress other
people but seeming false or
its publicity.
Most of the songs have
such pretentious lyrics.
too deliberate
repetitive adjective rɪˈpetətɪv involving repeating the same A lot of my work is very
action over long periods repetitive and I’m just
of time doing the same things all
day long.
sensational adjective senˈseɪʃ(ə)nəl very attractive, impressive The best part of the
or good performance was the
singing, which was just
E

sensational!
tedious adjective ˈtiːdiəs ˈtidiəs boring and continuing for It was such a tedious
PL

too long journey with nothing to

see or do the whole time
we were travelling.
thought- adjective ˈθɔːt prəˌvəʊkɪŋ ˈθɔt prəˌvoʊkɪŋ interesting in a way that makes It was an incredibly
provoking you think of new ideas or thought-provoking
that changes your attitude documentary.
M

to something
unconventional adjective ˌʌnkənˈvenʃ(ə)nəl different from what most He has a really
people consider to be usual unconventional
or normal dress sense.
SA

underrated adjective ˌʌndəˈreɪtɪd if a person or thing is He’s seriously underrated

underrated, especially a as an actor.
performer, writer or sports
player, most people do not
recognise how good that
person or thing really is
Ideas and inspiration
EE

bounce ideas off verb phrase baʊns aɪˈdɪəz ɒf baʊns aɪˈdiəz ɔf to discuss something with If you have a moment,
someone someone in order to get their can I bounce a few ideas
opinion and make a decision off you?
draw inspiration verb phrase drɔː ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən drɔ to get a new idea that helps I drew inspiration from
from something frɒm ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən you to do or create something the surrealists when
frʌm painting and copied some
FR

elements from their style.

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Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
get a fresh verb phrase get ə freʃ get ə freʃ to get a new way of thinking I got a fresh perspective
perspective on pəˈspektɪv ɒn pərˈspektɪv ɑn about something on life when I took a
something break from work.

M
get into the right verb phrase get ˈɪntuː ðə raɪt to start thinking or feeling Meditation helps me get
state of mind steɪt ɒv maɪnd appropriately for a task ahead into the right state of
mind for work.
hit a wall verb phrase hɪt ə wɔːl hɪt ə wɔl to reach a point where you are Emily’s teacher says

SA
physically or mentally unable to she has hit a wall with
make progress or to continue her schoolwork.
doing something
immerse yourself verb phrase ɪˈmɜːs jɔːˈself ɪn ɪˈmɜrs jərˈself ɪn to spend most of your time Sandra immersed herself
in something doing something or thinking in work to try and forget
about it her problems at home.
jump start verb phrase ʤʌmp stɑːt ʤʌmp stɑrt to make someone more Going for a run usually

EE
someone’s creative in a very active and jump starts my
creativity successful way creativity.
run with an idea verb phrase rʌn wɪð ən aɪˈdɪə to take control of something Let’s pick up this idea and
such as a plan or a problem run with it.
and add your own ideas in
order to make it successful
trust your
instincts
verb phrase trʌst jɔːr
ˈɪnstɪŋkts
FR
trʌst jʊər
ˈɪnstɪŋkts
to behave according to your
natural ability to know what to
do in a particular situation
If in doubt, trust your
instincts.

work from a verb phrase wɜːk frɒm ə wɜrk frʌm ə to start a project with no I’d never done anything
blank canvas blæŋk ˈkænvəs blæŋk ˈkænvəs pre-set ideas about what to like this before, so
do or how to do it I was working from a
blank canvas.
Compound adjectives
highly-motivated adjective ˈhaɪli ˈhaɪli extremely enthusiastic and We have very highly-
ˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd ˈmoʊtəˌveɪtəd determined to achieve success motivated teachers
who are enthusiastic and
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serious about their work.

late-night adjective leɪt naɪt happening late at night I bought some snacks at
a late-night store.
PL

open-minded adjective ˈəʊpən ˈmaɪndɪd ˈoʊpən willing to consider new ideas She’s very open-minded
ˈmaɪndəd about trying new food.
part-time adjective pɑːt taɪm pɑrt taɪm done for only part of the I need a part-time job so
time that an activity is I still have time to study
usually performed when I’m not working.
M

self-employed adjective ˌself ɪmˈplɔɪd working for yourself instead Have you ever considered
of for an employer and paid going self-employed?
directly by the people who you
provide a product or service to
SA

thick-skinned adjective ˌθɪk ˈskɪnd not easily upset or offended You have to be
by what other people say thick-skinned to be
about you a police officer.
well-paid adjective wel peɪd a well-paid person receives She’s very well-paid with
a good amount of money one of the highest salaries
for work in the company.
world-famous adjective wɜːld ˈfeɪməs wɜrld ˈfeɪməs known by people in all parts of The hotel is world-
EE

the world famous and has hosted

many celebrities.
FR

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