General Vocabulary
Come up with- to suggest or think of an idea, solution or plan.
Sentence-He’s come up with some amazing ideas to tackle his problems.
Crash- to hit something hard while moving and be damaged as a result.
Sentence-He crashed his car into a tree while driving home from a party.
Compromise- an agreement or a settlement of a dispute.
Sentence-The two parties were unable to reach a compromise.
Complicated- confusing, difficult to understand or explain.
Sentence-The machine is so complicated that no one is able to use it properly.
Chances are that- it’s likely that.
Sentence-The chances are that she didn’t get up early this morning.
Current affairs- political and social events that are happening now.
Sentence-For competitive exam the candidate should have the sound knowledge of current affairs.
Charismatic-having a personal quality to attract and impress other people.
Sentence- Martin Luther King was a very charismatic speaker.
(To) crop up- to appear or happen unexpectedly.
Sentence-His name has cropped up in human trafficking case.
To continue to thrive- to continue to grow, develop or be successful.
Sentence-They often worry if prisoners will continue to thrive on release.
Combat- to fight, struggle.
Sentence- All the plans made by police to combat crime failed.
Complement- a thing that adds new qualities to something to make it better.
Sentence-The hat is a perfect complement to her outfit.
Capacity- the ability to understand or to do something.
Sentence-His capacity to drink alcohol is limitless.
Come in handy- to be useful or convenient.
Sentence-These boxes might come in handy one day.
Congenial-friendly and pleasant.
Sentence-The atmosphere in our colony is not congenial for serious studies.
Congenial-friendly and pleasant.
Sentence-The atmosphere in our colony is not congenial for serious studies.
Come across- to meet or find someone/something by chance.
Sentence-While she was cleaning out my desk, she came across this old picture.
Concerted-done by several people or groups working together.
Sentence-We need to make a concerted effort to finish the project on time.
Conventional- traditional and ordinary; following what has been done in the past.
Sentence-He’s very conventional in his views.
Convert- to change in form, character, or function.
Sentence-The church in our street has been converted into a restaurant.
Command-to deserve to obtain or achieve something.
Sentence-Skilled workers will be able to command high salaries and enjoy a decent standard of living.
Confront- to deal with a problem or difficult situation or person.
Sentence-She has to confront her fears.
Convince-to make someone believe that something is true.
Sentence-I was convinced by his explanation.
Countless- too many to be counted.
Sentence-Countless stars lit up the night sky.
To code- to write code (numbers, words, and symbols) for a computer program.
Sentence-He got a job coding for Google.
To cover a lot of ground- to deal with much information and many facts.
Sentence-We covered a lot of ground on our hike today.
Deteriorate- to become worse in character, quality, value, etc.
Sentence-His health deteriorated rapidly, and he had to stop working in 2005.
Draw attention-to make people notice something or someone.
Sentence-If we don’t want to draw attention to the guards, please be quiet
Do not take someone or something lightly- regard something or someone as vital and worthy of attention).
Sentence-His parents threatened to punish him, but he didn’t take them seriously.
Deplete-to reduce something in size or amount (by a large amount).
Sentence-This expense has depleted our funds.
Drawbacks –a disadvantage or problem.
Sentence-The drawbacks of the new hospital are the location and the building costs.
Date –a romantic meeting with a male or female.
Sentence-They decided to remain just good friends although they had several dates.
