Summit 1A "Unit 2 - Lesson 4" Vocabulary

to entertain

Verb

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to amuse someone so that they have an enjoyable time

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The clown entertained the children at the birthday party with magic tricks and balloon animals.

The comedian entertained the audience with jokes and witty anecdotes.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

entertaining

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providing amusement, often through humor, drama, or skillful performance

entertained

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experiencing enjoyment, typically through pleasant distractions

to excite

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to make a person feel interested or happy, particularly about something that will happen soon

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exciting

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making us feel interested, happy, and energetic

unexciting

excited

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feeling very happy, interested, and energetic

to interest

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to find something attractive enough to want to know about it more or keep doing it

bore

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interesting

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catching and keeping our attention because of being unusual, exciting, etc.

uninteresting

to please

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to make someone satisfied or happy

displease

Grammatical Information:

transitive

pleasing

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providing a sense of satisfaction or reward

displeasing

pleased

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feeling happy and satisfied with something that has happened or with someone's actions

displeased

to relax

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to feel less worried or stressed

tense

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

relaxing

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helping our body or mind rest

restless

relaxed

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feeling calm and at ease without tension or stress

tense

to soothe

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to reduce the severity of a pain

irritate

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transitive

soothing

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providing a calming or comforting sensation that helps to relieve or lessen pain or discomfort

to stimulate

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to encourage or provoke a response, reaction, or activity

stifle

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transitive

stimulated

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getting emotionally awakened

to surprise

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to make someone feel mildly shocked

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transitive

surprising

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causing a feeling of shock, disbelief, or wonder

unsurprising

surprised

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feeling or showing shock or amazement

unsurprised

to touch

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to be impressed emotionally

Grammatical Information:

transitive

touching

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bringing about strong emotions, often causing feelings of sympathy or warmth

touched

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deeply moved or emotionally affected by something, often in a positive or sentimental way

unmoved

to trouble

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to cause emotional distress or unease in someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive

troubling

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making one feel worried, upset, or uneasy about something

troubled

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(of a person) feeling anxious or worried

untroubled

to amaze

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to greatly surprise someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive

amazing

Adjective

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extremely surprising, particularly in a good way

amazed

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feeling or showing great surprise

to annoy

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to make a person feel a little angry

Grammatical Information:

transitive

annoying

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causing slight anger

annoyed

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feeling slightly angry or irritated

to bore

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to do something that causes a person become uninterested, tired, or impatient

interest

Grammatical Information:

transitive

boring

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making us feel tired and unsatisfied because of not being interesting

bored

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tired and unhappy because there is nothing to do or because we are no longer interested in something

to depress

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to make someone feel extremely sad or discouraged, often as a result of challenging situations, such as loss

elate

Grammatical Information:

transitive

depressing

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making one feel sad and hopeless

cheerful

depressed

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feeling very unhappy and having no hope

to disappoint

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to fail to meet someone's expectations or hopes, causing them to feel let down or unhappy

Grammatical Information:

transitive

disappointing

Adjective

/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

not fulfilling one's expectations or hopes

disappointed

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not satisfied or happy with something, because it did not meet one's expectations or hopes

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