Insight Upper-Intermediate "Vocabulary Insight 2"

Sacred

simplified /seikrēd/

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[ Adjective ]

connected with God or a god, and considered holy or deeply respected in religious contexts

profane

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The river is considered sacred in many indigenous cultures.

The sacred rituals performed during the ceremony were deeply meaningful.

The Quran is a sacred text in Islam, believed to be the word of God.

Considerable

simplified /kēnsidērēbēl/

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[ Adjective ]

large in quantity, extent, or degree

inconsiderable

Attachment

simplified /ētāchmēnt/

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[ Adjective ]

a part or accessory that does a particular task when it is connected to something

Australian

/ɔːstɹˈeɪliən/

[ Adjective ]

belonging or relating to Australia or its people

Valuable

simplified /vālyēbēl/

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worth a large amount of money

worthless

To predate

simplified /prideit/

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to exist or occur at an earlier time than something else

postdate

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transitive

Navigable

simplified /nāvēgēbēl/

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(of a sea or other area of water) deep or wide enough for ships or boats to travel through

Reversible

simplified /rivērsēbēl/

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having the ability to be undone or corrected

irreversible

Educational

simplified /ejēkeishēnēl/

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intended to provide knowledge or facilitate learning

Traditional

simplified /trēdishēnēl/

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belonging to or following the methods or thoughts that are old as opposed to new or different ones

nontraditional

Inhabited

simplified /inhābētēd/

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(of a place) having people or animals living in a place

uninhabited

To renovate

simplified /renēveit/

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to make a building or a place look good again by repairing or painting it

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Successful

simplified /sēksesfēl/

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[ Adjective ]

getting the results you hoped for or wanted

unsuccessful

Wasteful

simplified /weistfēl/

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[ Adjective ]

(of a person or thing) using more resources, time, or money than is necessary or appropriate

Puppyish

/pˈʌpɪɪʃ/

[ Adjective ]

showing playful or enthusiastic behavior typical of a young dog

English

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

[ Adjective ]

belonging or relating to England, its people, or language

Worthless

simplified /wērthlēs/

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having no meaningful value, impact, or utility

valuable

Fearless

simplified /firlēs/

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expressing no signs of fear in face of danger or difficulty

afraid(p)

Urban

simplified /ērbēn/

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addressing the structures, functions, or issues of cities and their populations

Urbanized

simplified /ērbēnaizd/

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developed into an urban area, with high population density and tall buildings

Commercial

simplified /kēmērshēl/

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[ Adjective ]

related to the purchasing and selling of different goods and services

noncommercial

Industrial

simplified /indastriēl/

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related to the manufacturing or production of goods on a large scale

Priority

simplified /praiaawrēti/

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[ Adjective ]

the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others

Social

simplified /sowshēl/

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[ Adjective ]

related to society and the lives of its citizens in general

Special

simplified /speshēl/

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different or better than what is normal

Benefit

simplified /benēfit/

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an advantage or a helpful effect that is the result of a situation

To demand

simplified /dimānd/

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to ask something from someone in an urgent and forceful manner

Grammatical Information:

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Handful

simplified /hāndful/

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[ Adjective ]

an amount that fits in a hand

Relevance

simplified /relēvēns/

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the quality of being related or useful to the current situation or topic

irrelevance

To respect

simplified /rispekt/

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[ Adjective ]

to admire someone because of their achievements, qualities, etc.

disrespect

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Responsibility

simplified /rispɑnsēbilēti/

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the obligation to perform a particular duty or task that is assigned to one

To collect

simplified /kēlekt/

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[ Adjective ]

to gather together things from different places or people

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Rest

simplified /rest/

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[ Adjective ]

a part of something that is left

Politics

simplified /paalētiks/

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[ Adjective ]

a set of ideas and activities involved in governing a country, state, or city

To worry

simplified /wēri/

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[ Adjective ]

to feel upset and nervous because we think about bad things that might happen to us or our problems

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Harsh

simplified /haarsh/

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[ Adjective ]

cruel and unkind toward others

Inevitably

simplified /inevētēbli/

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in a way that cannot be stopped or avoided, and certainly happens

Grammatical Information:

adverb of manner

Profound

simplified /prowfawnd/

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[ Adjective ]

having or displaying a lot of knowledge or great understanding

superficial

Remote

simplified /rimowt/

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[ Adjective ]

far away in space or distant in position

Stifling

simplified /staifling/

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[ Adjective ]

(of weather) uncomfortably hot and lacking air circulation

Subsistence

simplified /sēbsistēns/

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a situation in which one has just enough money or food to survive

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