Friday, October 16, 2009

ESL 5 Summary of Vocabulary and Idioms Oct 12-16, 2009


A. Arawak > Indians > Native Americans
B. closet /wardrobe
C. Columbus / Columbia > Washington D.C.
D. commotion
E. continent
F. hands-free driving
G. judo
H. knitting
I. maiden name
J. marital arts
K. ooze / oozing
L. ping-pong
M. The Three Strikes Law
N. to compliment
O. Vikings
P. volleyball
Q. xylophone

1. access
2. according to
3. admit / hospital admissions
4. advertise
5. adviser
6. assault
7. attach
8. behavior
9. capable
10. catalog
11. combine
12. concern
13. connector
14. course
15. deadline
16. defendant
17. efficient / efficiency
18. endorsed
19. entire
20. evict
21. extension
22. garage
23. hazard
24. inherit
25. injury / injuries
26. insert
27. insider
28. inspection
29. install
30. involve
31. lawsuit
32. offense
33. overburden
34. path
35. physician
36. plague
37. plaintiff
38. political
39. pre-registration
40. prerequisite
41. priority
42. provide
43. receptionist
44. revert
45. reward
46. satisfied <> dissatisfied
47. semester
48. signal
49. squat / squatter / squatters’ rights
50. substantial
51. summons
52. tail
53. transcription
54. transfer
55. valuable

Beautification plans
Beautiful
Floating garden
Great
Highly-polished
Shining
Silver bubble
Striking
Swirling

Antique
Folklore
Hutong (courtyard houses)
Old
Preservation
Preserve
Tradition
Traditional

“Bring _____ into the 21st century.”
Addition
Development
Futuristic
Innovation
Modern
New
Residential buildings
Up-and-coming