🔤 Vocabulary Bank
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interest
Beginner
/ˈɪntrəst/
Something you like to learn about or do.
"Her main interests are cooking and travel."
in the morning/afternoon/evening
Beginner
/ɪn ðə ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
During that part of the day. Morning = 6-12, afternoon = 12-6, evening = 6-night.
"I work in the morning and have free time in the afternoon."
introduce
Beginner
/ˌɪn.trəˈdjuːs/
Tell someone your name and basic information about yourself.
"Let me introduce myself. I'm Sofia, and I'm a teacher."
introduction
Beginner
/ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/
When you tell someone your name and learn their name for the first time.
"At the party, I had a nice introduction with Tom, my friend's colleague."
inverted syntax
Advanced
/ɪnˈvɜːtɪd ˈsɪntæks/
Reversing the normal word order, often used in formal conditional sentences
"'Had I known about the party, I would have attended' uses inverted syntax instead of 'If I had known.'"
irregular
Beginner
/ɪˈreɡjələr/
Not following the normal rules or patterns
"The verb 'to be' is irregular because its forms (am, is, are) don't follow typical patterns."
irregular plural
Beginner
/ɪˈreɡjələr ˈplʊrəl/
A noun that does not follow standard rules and changes unpredictably in plural form.
"The word 'person' becomes 'people,' which is an irregular plural."
landmark
Elementary
/ˈlændmɑːrk/
An important building or structure that is easy to recognize and famous
"The Statue of Liberty is a famous landmark in New York City."
last week
Elementary
/lɑːst wiːk/
The seven days before this week
"She visited her grandmother last week."
letter
Beginner
/ˈlet.ər/
A character of the alphabet, like A, B, C.
"The word 'cat' has three letters: C-A-T."
liable
Upper Intermediate
/ˈlaɪəbl/
Responsible or legally accountable for something
"Be careful with wording—you could be liable for false claims in writing."
life experience
Intermediate
/laɪf ɪkˈspɪəriəns/
An event or situation that a person has lived through at some point in their life
"Traveling to different countries is a valuable life experience."
likely
Intermediate
/ˈlaɪkli/
Probably going to happen; has a good chance of happening
"If you finish early, it's likely you'll have time for a coffee break."
linguistic interference
Advanced
/lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/
The influence of one's native language patterns on the learning or use of a foreign language
"Linguistic interference caused the French student to say 'I have 25 years' instead of 'I am 25 years old.'"
listen
Beginner
/ˈlɪsən/
To pay attention to sound or someone speaking
"Please listen carefully to the teacher."
liter
Beginner
/ˈliː.tər/
A unit of measurement for liquids, equal to about 2 pints
"I usually buy a 2-liter bottle of water."
loaded language
Upper Intermediate
/ˈləʊdɪd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
Words or phrases chosen because they have strong emotional associations that influence meaning
"Describing a policy as 'draconian' rather than 'strict' is an example of loaded language that influences readers' opinions."
loaf
Beginner
/loʊf/
A single unit of bread baked together as one piece
"I need to buy a loaf of bread for breakfast."
lowercase
Beginner
/ˌləʊ.ərˈkeɪs/
Small letters (a-z) used in most of a sentence, except at the start.
"Words in lowercase look like this: hello, coffee, monday."
Magnificent
Elementary
/mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/
Impressively beautiful or elaborate.
""The view from the mountain was absolutely magnificent.""
mass noun
Intermediate
/mæs naʊn/
Another term for uncountable noun; a noun that refers to something as a whole rather than separate parts
"Luggage is a mass noun because we count it as a single category, not as individual items."
memorize
Elementary
/ˈmeməraɪz/
To learn and remember something by studying it carefully and repeating it
"You need to memorize common irregular verbs like 'go', 'see', and 'come'."
menu
Beginner
/ˈmɛnjuː/
A list of food and drinks available at a restaurant or café
"I looked at the menu and chose chicken soup."
message
Beginner
/ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
Words you write and send to someone, like a text or email
"I sent a message to my friend on WhatsApp."
midnight
Beginner
/ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the beginning of a new day
"The party continues until **midnight**."
mitigate
Advanced
/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/
To make something less severe or serious; to lessen the impact of
"Careful hedging helps **mitigate** the risk of overgeneralization in research writing."
mix
Beginner
/mɪks/
To combine two or more things together, usually by stirring.
"Mix the sugar and eggs together before adding flour."
mixed conditionals
Advanced
/mɪkst kənˈdɪʃənəlz/
Combining different conditional structures to relate events from different time periods
"The sentence 'If I had studied medicine, I would be a doctor now' is a mixed conditional linking past and present."
modal auxiliary
Advanced
/ˈmoʊdəl ɔːɡˈzɪliəri/
Verbs like 'would,' 'could,' 'might' that express possibility, obligation, or condition
"In 'If you studied, you could pass the exam,' 'could' is a modal auxiliary expressing possibility."
modern
Elementary
/ˈmɒdən/
New and using the latest technology or style
"Singapore is a very modern city with new buildings and fast trains."
Monday
Beginner
/ˈmʌndeɪ/
The first day of the work week in English-speaking countries.
"I always feel tired on Monday morning after the weekend."
Month
Beginner
/mʌnθ/
One of the 12 periods that make up a year, like January, February, or March.
"My birthday is in July, which is the seventh month of the year."
monument
Elementary
/ˈmɒnjumənt/
a tall structure built to remember an important person or event
"Big Ben is a famous monument in London."
morning
Beginner
/ˈmɔːr.nɪŋ/
The time of day from sunrise until lunchtime, roughly 6 AM to 12 PM.
"I have a meeting Monday morning at 10 AM."
mother
Beginner
/ˈmʌðər/
Your female parent; also called Mum (British) or Mom (American).
"My mother works as a doctor in London."
muscular
Elementary
/ˈmʌskjələr/
Having strong, well-developed muscles
"The athlete has a muscular build from years of training."
native speaker
Beginner
/ˈneɪ.tɪv ˈspiː.kə/
Someone who speaks a language as their first language from birth.
"I'm not a native speaker of English, but I speak it fluently."
negative
Beginner
/ˈneɡətɪv/
A statement that says something is not true or does not exist
"The negative form of 'I am happy' is 'I am not happy'."
negative form
Elementary
/ˈneɡətɪv fɔːrm/
A sentence structure that says what did NOT happen, using 'didn't' in past tense.
"The negative form is 'I didn't work.' — notice we don't add -ed after didn't."
nephew
Beginner
/ˈnefuː/
Your sibling's son or your sibling's son's child.
"My nephew just turned five — he's so funny and smart."
never
Beginner
/ˈnevər/
Not at any time; zero times; no occasions
"I never skip breakfast because it's important."
nominalisation
Advanced
/ˌnɒmɪnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
The process of converting verbs or adjectives into nouns or noun phrases, commonly used in formal academic writing
"The nominalisation of 'analyse' into 'analysis' creates a more formal academic tone."
non-defining relative clause
Upper Intermediate
/nɒn dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ ˈrelətɪv klɔːz/
A clause that adds extra information about a noun that's already clearly identified, set off by commas
"My brother, who lives in Paris, is visiting next month."
non-restrictive
Upper Intermediate
/nɒn rɪˈstrɪktɪv/
Adding extra but non-essential information; used to describe non-defining clauses set off by commas
"The non-restrictive clause gives background information without changing the meaning."
noon
Beginner
/nuːn/
12 o'clock in the middle of the day
"We have lunch at **noon** every day."
notice
Beginner
/ˈnəʊtɪs/
A written announcement or warning displayed for people to read and understand.
"There's a notice on the wall about the gym closing early on Sundays."
noun
Beginner
/naʊn/
A word that names a person, place, or thing (book, Ahmed, coffee).
"In 'my book,' the word 'book' is a noun and 'my' is a possessive adjective."
nuance
Upper Intermediate
/ˈnjuːɑːns/
A subtle difference in meaning, tone, or appearance that's easy to miss
"Good listeners pick up on the nuances in what people say, not just words."