Total English Intermediate "Unit 8 - Vocabulary"

to overcook

Verb

/ˌoʊvɝˈkʊk/

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to cook food for too long or at too high a temperature, resulting in a loss of flavor, texture, or nutritional value

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dishonest

Adjective

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not truthful or trustworthy, often engaging in immoral behavior

honest

inhuman

Adjective

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lacking compassion, empathy, or decency, often being cruel or brutal

creation

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the act of bringing something into existence

uncountable

civilization

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a society that has developed its own culture and institutions in a particular period of time or place

intelligence

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the ability to correctly utilize thought and reason, learn from experience, or to successfully adapt to the environment

stupidity

ignorance

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the fact or state of not having the necessary information, knowledge, or understanding of something

darkness

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the quality of having little or almost no light

light

to educate

Verb

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to teach someone, often within a school or university setting

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to employ

Verb

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to give work to someone and pay them

displace

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to accommodate

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to give support to someone

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to treat

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to provide medical care such as medicine or therapy to heal injuries, illnesses, or wounds and make someone better

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to punish

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to cause someone suffering for breaking the law or having done something they should not have

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important

Adjective

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having a lot of value

unimportant

independent

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able to do things as one wants without needing help from others

to govern

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to regulate or control a person, course of action or event or the way something happens

deregulate

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different

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not like another thing or person in form, quality, nature, etc.

same

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