High-Frequency English Vocabulary: Celebrities, Environment, Tech
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Celebrity and Public Life Vocabulary
This section groups terms related to celebrities, public life and reactions from the press and public.
People, Roles and Traits
- autograph
- bodyguard
- crew
- crowd
- drive
- entertainment
- fiancée (prometida)
- heiress (heredera)
- idol
- infatuation (capricho)
- passer-by (transeúnte)
- performance
- performer
- politician
- popularity
- pressure
- publicity
- role model (modelo)
- tabloids (prensa sensacionalista)
- emerge
- fool (engañar)
- gossip
- pursue
- worship (adorar)
- controversial
- disgraceful
- impressive
- instant
- lavish (pródigo, generoso)
- luxurious
- marvellous
- notorious (de mala fama)
- offensive
- outrageous (indignante)
- overwhelmed (agobiado)
- spoilt (consentido)
- straight (en orden)
- surrounded (rodeado)
- wealthy (rico)
- willing (dispuesto a)
Common Collocations: catch, take, go, in the spotlight
Useful verbs followed by common objects or complements.
- catch: a bus, a cold, fire, one's breath, sight of, someone's eye
- take: a photo, charge, for granted, one's time (agarrar), pride in (sentirse orgulloso de), someone by surprise
- go: abroad, bald, blind, mad, missing, wild
- in the spotlight (en primer plano)
Environment, Pollution and Nature Vocabulary
Terms and verbs related to environmental topics and actions.
Key Nouns
- amount (cantidad, importe)
- belly (vientre)
- carbon dioxide
- crop (cultivo)
- debris (restos)
- fuel
- lack (escasez)
- landfill (vertedero)
- litter
- logging
- nightmare
- pollution
- shortcut (atajo)
- trash (basura)
- voyage
Action Verbs
- avoid (evitar)
- ban
- destroy
- devote (dedicarse)
- emit
- ingest
- inhabit
- halfway (a medio camino)
- harmful (dañino)
Phrasal Verbs (Environment & General)
- break down (avería)
- bring up (sacar un tema)
- cut down (reducir)
- pick up (recoger)
- use up (gastar)
- wipe out (barrer/aniquilar)
Idioms and Expressions
- a breath of fresh air
- a drop in the ocean
- down-to-earth
- make waves
- make a mountain out of a molehill
- the sky's the limit
- the tip of the iceberg
- vanish into thin air
- carbon footprint
- environmentally-friendly
- greenhouse effect
- make one's way
- renewable energy
Technology, Computing and Security
Words related to devices, files, security and common tech actions.
Devices and Objects
- burglar
- close-up (primer plano)
- device (aparato)
- fence (valla)
- file
- fleet (flota)
- folder
- password
- pole
- tutorial
- urge
Actions and Verbs (Tech)
- access
- crash
- crawl (gatear)
- delete
- deny
- expose
- launch
- lean
- prevent
- remove (sacar)
- restart
Adjectives and Small Adverbs
- affluent
- available
- overjoyed
- portable
- pressing
- updated
Phrasal Verbs and Prepositional Phrases
Common multi-word verbs, short expressions and preposition patterns.
- log onto
- tidy up
- turn out
- accuse of
Prepositions and Collocations
- apply for / apply to
- arrive at / arrive in
- complain about / complain of
- consist of
- depend on
- die of
- hear about
- insist on
- lean on
- rely on
- remind about
- search for
- stay at
- think about / think of