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Vocabulary 1 Unit I

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  • Timeline:the part of a social media website where items that have been added by you, or that relate to you, are shown
    Noun: You can use these tools to control what you share on your profile and timeline.
  • Carry out: related words and phrases
    Noun She ordered a gourmet carryout.
  • Backyard: a small space surrounded by walls at the back of a house, usually with a hard surface
    Noun The house has a small backyard, surrounded by a high brick wall.
  • Success: the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for
    Noun The success of almost any project depends largely on its manager.
  • Beat: to defeat or do better than
    Verb Simon always beats me at tennis.
  • Effort: physical or mental activity needed to achieve something
    Noun If we could all make an effort to keep this office tidier it would help.
  • Think:to believe something or have an opinion or idea
    Verb I think (that) I've met you before.
  • Prepare: to make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future
    Verb Have you prepared for your interview?
  • Lose: to no longer have something because you do not know where it is
    Verb I've lost my ticket.
  • assign: to give a particular job or piece of work to someone
    Verb UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital.
  • Training: the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity
    Noun a training course
  • Collect:to get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a hobby
    Verb She collects dolls.
  • Teamwork:the activity of working together in a group with other people, especially when this is successful
    Noun Great teamwork and old fashioned grit got the team a last minute point.
  • Task:a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly, or with difficulty
    Noun We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude.
  • Feel: to experience something physical or emotional
    Verb "How are you feeling?" "Not too bad, but I've still got a slight headache."
  • Deadlines:a time or day by which something must be done
    Noun There's no way I can meet that deadline.
  • Stick to:the ability and determination to continue doing something despite difficulties
    Noun perseveranceA years-long political scandal broke last week thanks to the dogged perseverance of local reporters.
  • Trying:annoying and difficult
    Adjective I had a very trying day at work.
  • Dived: to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water
    Verb Look at those children diving for oysters over there!