Term 2: Online Vocabulary Practice - Junior #4

UNFOUNDED – something that is unfounded is not based on fact. 

UNRIVALLED – if something is unrivalled, it means that there are no rivals or competitors.

UNPRECEDENTED – something that is unprecedented has never happened before.

UNDIVIDED – if something is undivided, it is complete and whole. 

THRIVE – to thrive is to prosper or do well.

SURVIVE – to survive is to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of hardship or danger.

STRIVE – to strive is to work hard to achieve something.

DEPRIVE – to deprive someone of something is to prevent him from getting or using something. 

INTERVAL – an interval is a pause or a break in an event.

SEASON – a season is each of the four times of the year (spring, summer, autumn, winter) when there are weather changes.

ERA – an era is a long time period in history.

DURATION – duration refers to the length of time during which something happens.

MOMENTARY – something which is momentary lasts for a few moments or a very short time.

FLEETING – fleeting is used to describe visits which pass quickly and are very short. 

TEMPORARY – something that is temporary lasts for a limited period of time.

MAKESHIFT – makeshift has the same meaning as temporary, and is used to describe things which are used for a short period of time because there is no permanent one available. 

RESTORING – to restore something is to return it to its former condition. 

REPLENISHING – to replenish is to top up the supply of something.

REINFORCING – to reinforce is to make something stronger, by adding something.

RECREATING – to recreate is to make or do something again.

WELL-MATCHED – this is commonly used to refer to teams that are of equal ability.

WELL-DEVELOPED – this describes things that have reached an advanced or highly developed state.

WELL-FOUGHT – this is used when both players/teams fought hard to win.

WELL-TRAINED – this is used to refer to people who have developed their skills well.

SADDLED – this means to be burdened with something that is hard to bear 

DAUNTED – this means to be frightened or intimidated by obstacles.

DOWN – this means to start suffering from some form of illness, like the flu.

PLAGUED – a plague is a very infectious disease.  We can say that a person who is sick is “plagued by” ill health. In sports, it means that many of its players have injuries.   

RECREATIONAL – the term commonly used in sports is “recreational players”, who are known as amateur or leisure players. 

EXPERIENCED – an experienced player is someone who has played a game a lot and may be skilled in it.

FRIENDLY - in sports, friendly is usually used to describe a game rather than a player.  A friendly game is a game that does not count in the rankings of the players or teams.

ACCOMPLISHED – this means a highly-skilled player.

ADVANCE – this means to progress.

HEAD – this means to move forward with a purpose.

PROMOTE – to promote is to move someone/something up to a higher position.

COMMENCE – this means to start.

FOREMOST – to be foremost is to be most important or prominent.

BEST – “to the best of their abilities” is an idiom that means to do as well as they can.

CREAM – when something is the “cream”, it means that the thing/person is the best.

PEAK – the peak is the highest point of a mountain.

OUTCAST – to be outcast is to be rejected.

REJECTED – this is used to describe situations when one has been turned away.

OUSTED – to be ousted is to be removed from a competition by another party.

DESTROYED – to destroy is to ruin.

SETBACKS – to “suffer setbacks” is to encounter problems that make it hard for you to progress.

ADJUSTMENTS – an adjustment is something you do to adapt to your situation.

LESSONS – a lesson is something that you learn after going through something.

DISTRACTIONS – a distraction is something that takes our attention away from what we are supposed to be doing.  

EMERGED – emerge means “to come out or come into view”.

REGAINED – to regain is to take back something that you had lost.

RETAINED – to retain is to continue keeping something that you have had for some time.

ATTAINED – to attain is to succeed in getting something.

FOCUS – focus means “concentration”.

STAMINA – this refers to the ability to go on doing something for a long time.

CHALLENGE – a challenge is something that is difficult to do.

ENERGY – energy refers to the physical strength that people have.

EXTREME – to be extreme is to be very different from the norm.

ARDENT – to be ardent is to be passionate about something.

RADICAL – to be radical is to be extreme, commonly used to describe opinions, plans, or policies.

FANATICAL – it means having excessive support for something.

REPORTED – to report is to give an account of something.

DOMINATED – to dominate is to have control over something or to be the most important part of something.

DOGGED – to be dogged by something is to be troubled by something.

FRAMED – to frame means to surround with something.

DIRECTORS – the director of a show tells the actors and crew what to do, and is responsible for what the show looks and sounds like at the end.

PRODUCERS – the producer of a show is in charge of providing or getting the money for the show and making sure that the show makes money as well.

CRITICS – critics are people who are paid to review or give their opinions about something.

BUFFS – “buff” is an informal word for “Fan or enthusiast”, someone who is very keen on something. 

CENSORED – to censor is to cut out or remove.

CAPTIONED – to caption is to write a phrase or sentence next to a picture to explain what is shown.

PHRASED – to phrase something is to put it into words.

SUBTITLED – subtitle can refer to the title that comes after the main title of a book or article, or the words that are seen on the TV screen translating the speakers’ words into another language.

CONTRIBUTIONS – to contribute is to give to something.

CUTTINGS – a cutting is something that you cut from another thing.

COLUMNS – a newspaper column is an article that is written by the same reporter, usually on a weekly basis.

SUPPLEMENTS – a newspaper supplement is an additional magazine printed by the newspaper and given out free with the main newspaper. 

GRACES – if you grace something, you make something beautiful or honourable with your presence.

STRESSES – to stress is to emphasise.

FEATURES – to feature is to give a lot of attention to something or someone in a publication or event.

ENGAGES – to engage is to involve someone in something of appoint the services of someone for something.

AROSE – to arise is to rise up or get up.

BROKE – the verb “break” is often used with news, to describe events that have suddenly happened.

STRUCK – to strike is to hit.

TRENDED – the word “trend” as a verb is commonly used to describe popular topics on social media. 

MEDIUMS – a medium is a channel of communication.

OBITUARIES – an obituary is an announcement of a person’s death in a newspaper.

GOSSIPS – gossip refers to reports about the private lives of people, which may or may not be true.

TABLOIDS – tabloids are small newspapers focusing on stories about people and not serious news.

SEARING – means “very hot or intense”. It can also mean “very critical”. 

RAVE – to rave about something is to be very enthusiastic about something.

LUKEWARM – lukewarm means “neither hot nor cold” (or neither very good nor very bad)

COMPLEMENTARY - this word means “matching something else”.

BYLINES – a byline is a line at the start of an article which states the reporter’s name.

CONTACTS – a contact is a person you know who may help you or give you information. 

CLIPPINGS – a clipping is another word for cutting. 

TRIMMINGS – to trim is to cut along the edge of something. 

ADVERTISEMENT - a classified advertisement is a very short advertisement commonly found in newspapers and classified into different categories such as jobs, cars, or property. 

ARTICLE – an article is a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine, online or in print. 

EXPOSÉ – this is an article that reveals shocking details about a person or situation, usually written by a reporter after a period of investigation. 

EDITORIAL – the editor is the person who is in-charge of the content of a newspaper or magazine.