Boost up your speech skills
Unit 9. ACTIVE VOCABULARY

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

Unit 9. COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS

advantage, nto take advantage of
ancient, adjant. up-to-date , modern, contemporary
area, nsyn. territory
attract, vattracting, adj
border, nsyn. a boundary, a frontier
border, vto border the countries, to border on smth
cast, vto be cast in smth (in bronze)
channelsyn. canal, strait
circle, n
circulate, v
circular, adjto go on a two-hour circular tour
circulation, n
coast, nsyn. a shore, a bank, the seaside
column, nsyn. statue, obelisk, figure
command, nunder the command of smb
commerce, nsyn. trade
commercial, adjsyn. trading
commemorate, v
comparatively, adj
cost, nat the cost of one's life
cultivate, vto cultivate crops
curio, n / adja curio shop
damage, nto do damage to smth
date, v

to date back to 11th century
syn. to go down to

develop, vto develop gradually from smth into smth
display, vsyn. to exhibit
distinct, adjto be distinct from smth
divide, vto divide smth from smth
defend, v
defence, nheroic defence
dominate, vto dominate smth
double-decker, n
entertainment, n
extreme, adjextreme patience
extremely, adv
famous, adjto be famous for smth., syn. to be renowned for
favourable, adjant. unfavourable
flow, v (flew, flownto flow from smth. into (the sea, lake, river)
glimpse, nto have (get, catch) a glimpse of smth
harbour, n
historic, adj
historical, adj
honour, nin honour of smth / smb
human, adjant. inhuman, cruel
humanity, nsyn. mankind
the humanitiessyn. the Arts; fine and applied arts
keep, vto keep smth from smth
landscape, n
line, vto be lined with smth (trees, houses )
lofty, adj

1.

  • очень высокий lofty mountains – высокие горы syn: high;
  • дальний, далекий, отдалённый syn:remote.

2. Возвышенный (об идеалах).
3. Высокомерный, надменный; горделивый syn: supercilious.
4.
  • благородный, великодушный syn: noble;
  • величественный – lofty phrases syn: majestic, grand, superior

lonely, adj
alone, adj
magnificent, adjsyn. splendid, marvelous
manufacture, v
masterpiece, n
memory, nin memory of smb / smth
monument, na monument to smb / smth
occupy, vsyn. to cover
offend, vto be offended
offence, nsyn. insult to take offence
offensive, a
owingowing to the shape (rain, etc.)
panorama, nsyn. view
possibility, nto have a possibility for smth
piece, nsyn. lump, slice, coin
plaza, nsyn. a square
plough, v / adjplow (вспахивать, пахать)
regular, adjant. irregular to be regular in smth
retain, vsyn. to preserve
rocky, adjsyn. mountainous
rich, adjto be rich in smth
rise, vto start (about a river); have origin
scenery, nsyn. scene
separate, vto separate smth from smth
shallow, adjant. deep, serious
settlement, n
shape, nsyn. form, outline in the shape of
shapely, adjant. shapeless
sights, nto do the sights of smth, to do the city; to go sightseeing
sociable, adjant. unsociable
situated, adjsyn. to lie, to be located
stand, vto stand for smth.; syn. to represent smth
stereotype, n
stretch, v
stricking, adj
strike, v (struck, struck)syn. to hit
supply, vto supply smb with smth
supply, nto give a good supply of smth
surprise, nto be a surprise to smb
surprise, vsyn. to strike, astonish, puzzle
surround, vto be surrounded by
thoroughfare, n
top, nat the top
turn, vto turn smth into smth
typical
under, prepto be under wheat
value, vto value at the price of…; syn. to appreciate
value, nto be of great (little, some, no) value; to be of historical and architectural value
valuable, adj
vary, vsyn. change, differ
variety, n
varied, nsyn. various, different
wash, vto be washed by the sea
win, vto win the victory
Within, prepwithin several miles
Worthto be worth doing smth
Worthy, adjto be worthy of smth; ant. Unworthy