Ideas 2
32 English words (level B2) with a simple English definition and an example sentence. In the app you can hear every word and practise with flashcards, a quiz, spelling and listening.
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| English | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| index | an alphabetical list at the end of a book; also a measurement | Look it up in the index. |
| individual | one person | Each individual has rights. |
| inflation | a general rise in prices | Inflation is at 5%. |
| inverted commas | quotation marks ('...') (British English) | Put the title in inverted commas. |
| lyrics | the words of a song | I don't know the lyrics. |
| media | TV, newspapers, radio and the internet | The media reported the story. |
| microwave | an oven that cooks food very quickly | Heat the soup in the microwave. |
| mist | thin cloud near the ground | The hills were covered in mist. |
| moonlight | the light from the moon | We walked in the moonlight. |
| moonscape | an empty, rocky landscape like the surface of the moon | The volcano left a moonscape. |
| nano | nanotechnology; also something extremely small (informal) | Nano is the future of medicine. |
| netsurfer | a person who spends a lot of time on the internet | He's a keen netsurfer. |
| obsession | something you think about all the time | Football is his obsession. |
| Olympia | the place in Greece where the ancient Olympic Games were held | We visited ancient Olympia. |
| operator | a person who uses a machine; also a company that runs a service | Call the operator for help. |
| ow | a sound people make when they feel sudden pain | Ow! That hurts! |
| pajamas | loose trousers and top worn in bed | The kids are in their pajamas. |
| percentage | an amount expressed as part of 100 | A large percentage of students passed. |
| portion | a part of something; also an amount of food for one person | The portions are huge. |
| prehuman | an ancestor of humans that lived before modern humans | Scientists studied the bones of a prehuman. |
| rainstorm | a storm with heavy rain | We got caught in a rainstorm. |
| reaction | what you do or feel because of something | What was his reaction? |
| relaxation | resting and becoming calm | Yoga is good for relaxation. |
| semi-final | one of the two games before the final | They lost in the semi-final. |
| showbiz | the entertainment industry (informal) | She wants to work in showbiz. |
| soak | a long time in water | I had a long soak in the bath. |
| subjunctive | a verb form used for wishes or imagined situations | 'If I were you' uses the subjunctive. |
| subplot | a second story in a book or film | The film has an interesting subplot. |
| substance | a material; also importance | Water is a liquid substance. |
| sunbeam | a ray of sunlight | A sunbeam came through the window. |
| worldview | a person's general way of understanding the world | Travel changed my worldview. |
| X-ray | a picture of the inside of the body | The doctor took an x-ray of my arm. |