Face2Face Upper-Intermediate "Unit 8 - 8C" Vocabulary

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Verb

/faɪnd ˈaʊt/

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to get information about something after actively trying to do so

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They are trying to find out who won the award last night.

Do you know when the meeting starts?

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

find

phrase's particle

out

to work out

Verb

/wˈɜːk ˈaʊt/

to exercise in order to get healthier or stronger

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Phrasal Status

inseparable

phrase's verb

work

phrase's particle

out

exact

Adjective

e

ɪ

x

gz

a

æ

c

k

t

completely accurate in every detail

inexact

straightforward

Adjective

s

t

r

ai

eɪ

gh

t

f

o

ɔ

r

w

a

ɜ

r

d

easy to comprehend or perform without any difficulties

complicated

Adjective

c

k

o

ɑ

m

p

l

i

ə

c

k

a

eɪ

t

e

ə

d

involving many different parts or elements that make something difficult to understand or deal with

to vary

Verb

v

a

ɛ

r

y

i

to make changes to or modify something, making it slightly different

Grammatical Information:

transitive

dilemma

noun

d

i

ɪ

l

e

ɛ

mm

m

a

ə

a situation that is difficult because a choice must be made between two or more options that are equally important

generally

Adverb

g

ʤ

e

ɛ

n

e

ɜ

r

a

ə

ll

l

y

i

in a way that is true in most cases

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of frequency

precise

Adjective

p

r

e

i

c

s

i

aɪ

s

e

in accordance with truth

just

Adverb

j

ʤ

u

ʌ

s

t

in a way that does not involve anything additional or beyond what is mentioned

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of degree

problem

noun

p

r

o

ɑ:

b

l

e

ə

m

something that causes difficulties and is hard to overcome

to figure out

Verb

/fˈɪɡjɚɹ ˈaʊt/

to find the answer to a question or problem

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Phrasal Status

separable

phrase's verb

figure

phrase's particle

out

appropriate

Adjective

a

ə

pp

p

r

o

oʊ

p

r

ia

ieɪ

t

e

suitable or acceptable for a given situation or purpose

inappropriate

such as

preposition

/sˈʌtʃ ɐz/

Collocation

used to introduce examples of something mentioned

customary

Adjective

c

k

u

ə

s

t

o

ə

m

a

ɛ

r

y

i

commonly practiced or accepted as a usual way of doing things

compulsory

Adjective

c

k

o

ə

m

p

u

ə

l

s

o

ɜ

r

y

i

forced to be done by law or authority

additional

Adjective

a

ə

dd

d

i

ɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

a

ə

l

added or extra to what is already present or available

particularly

Adverb

p

a

ɑ

r

t

i

ɪ

c

k

u

j

ə

l

a

ɜ

r

l

y

i

in a manner that emphasizes a specific aspect or detail

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

obligatory

Adjective

o

ə

b

l

i

ɪ

g

a

ə

t

o

ɔ

r

y

i

necessary as a result of a rule or law

certainly

Adverb

c

s

e

ɜ

r

t

ai

ə

n

l

y

i

in an assured manner, leaving no room for doubt

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

to insult

Verb

i

ɪ

n

s

u

ə

l

t

to intentionally say or do something that disrespects or humiliates someone

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to offend

Verb

o

ə

ff

f

e

ɛ

n

d

to cause someone to feel disrespected, upset, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to pursue

Verb

p

u

ɜ

r

s

ue

u

to go after someone or something, particularly to catch them

Grammatical Information:

transitive

to chase

Verb

ch

ʧ

a

eɪ

s

e

to follow a person or thing and see where they go, often for the purpose of catching them

Grammatical Information:

transitive

definitely

Adverb

/ˈdɛfənətɫi/

in a certain way

Grammatical Information:

adverb of degree

to discover

Verb

d

i

ɪ

s

c

k

o

ʌ

v

e

ə

r

to be the first person who finds something or someplace that others did not know about

Grammatical Information:

transitive

acceptable

Adjective

a

æ

c

k

c

s

e

ɛ

p

t

a

ə

b

l

e

capable of being approved

unacceptable

to observe

Verb

o

ə

b

s

z

e

ɜ

r

v

e

to carefully watch something in order gain knowledge or understanding about the subject

Grammatical Information:

transitive

simply

Adverb

s

i

ɪ

m

p

l

y

i

used to show that something is the case and nothing more

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

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