Vocabulary Builder: Words and Definitions for English Learners

Vocabulary Builder: Essential Words and Definitions

Cosy: Warm and comfortable.

Endangered: Said about species of animals in danger of extinction.

Fierce: Violent and savage.

Hectic: Extremely active.

Illogical: Something with a lack of logic.

Impossible: Something that cannot be done or achieved.

Inconvenient: Something that causes problems or difficulties.

International: Involving many nationalities.

Irrelevant: Something not important in a particular case.

Lifelong: Said about something that lasts or is supposed to remain forever.

Overpopulated: That has more people than permitted or advisable.

Tame: Change from wild to domesticate made by humans.

Unfair: Something that is not honest or fair.

Wild: Said of an animal living in its natural environment.

Phrases and Expressions

Back towards: Return to starting point.

Blink: Repeatedly opening and closing the eyelids.

Breathing: The process by which living things absorb and expel air.

Corridor: Long narrow passage through which you access the various rooms of any floor.

Courage: The power or quality of dealing with or facing danger, fear, pain, etc.

Disappointed: Feeling of frustration due to disillusion of what does not satisfy our expectations.

Frustrated: Failed by the loss of a hope or desire.

Gloomy: Dark and threatening, covered by darkness.

Grasp(ed): Take something strongly with the hand.

Grimly: Melancholy, said with seriousness.

Hesitate: Be indecisive, doubt, hold back or be slow in acting.

Murmur(ed): Produce a sound softly and gently.

Poison: A substance that causes severe disruption in the body or death.

Raise(d) (a question): To put forward for consideration.

Report + n.: Give notice of something.

Slender: Tall, well-built, elegant and airy.

Spy: A person who observes or hears what happens with stealth and secrecy to communicate that to someone who is interested in knowing.

Stammer: Speech disorder characterized by involuntary repetitions and hesitations.

Startle: Feel fear or anxiety due to something that is going to happen.

Thrill: Shock, sudden sensation of excitement and sometimes involves fear.

Warn: Make someone aware of danger.

Nouns and Concepts

Bridge: Structure that provides a passage over an obstacle.

Concrete: Construction material made out of a mixture of cement, stone, sand and water.

Engineer: Manager of a situation, system etc.

Glass: Hard transparent brittle solid.

Iron: Malleable metallic element.

Landmark: Well-known object or feature of a particular landscape.

Office block: Large building designed to provide office accommodation.

Resort: Place which many people go for recreation.

Ruler: Person who rules or commands.

Shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or wide river.

Skyscraper: High multi-storey building.

Source: Point or place from which something originates from.

Steel: Alloy made out of iron and carbon.

Stone: Hard non-metallic material rocks are made of.

Storey: A floor or level of a building.

Surface: Exterior part of an object.

Phrasal Verbs

Reach for: Arrive at or get to.

Run out: Expire, to become exhausted.

Support: Give aid or supply.

Tear down: Destroy or demolish.