IELTS Vocabulary Unit 2

IELTS Vocabulary Unit 2 (60 Cards)
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	Front cards	Back cards
1	acknowledge	V. to admit, accept as true
2	ancient	Adj. very old; of the distant past
3	anticipate	v. to expect; be ready for something to happen
4	athlete	n. the person who plays sports
5	authority	n. person with power or special knowledge
6	band	n. a small group
7	blur	n. something not seen clearly
8	boundary	n. an edge; border
9	century	n. a period of 100 years
10	chunk	n. a large piece
11	complicate	v. to cause to be more difficult
12	coordinate	v. to organize; make work together
13	crucial	Adj. very important
14	deliberately	Adv. intentionally; on purpose
15	demonstrate	v. to show; model
16	depression	n. constant sadness
17	detect	v. to notice; become aware of
18	develop	v. to grow and change
19	distracting	Adj. taking attention away from something
20	emotion	n. a feeling such as anger or love
21	engage	v. to participate in something
22	entertainment	n. a performance or show
23	exhibit	n. something shown to the public; a display
24	exotic	Adj. unusual; from a foreign place
25	focus	v. center attention on one particular object
26	found	v. to start or establish an institution
27	grandeur	n. greatness
28	indiscernibly	Adv. In a way that is impossible to see or notice
29	indistinct	Adj. unclear
30	industrious	Adj. hardworking
31	intellectual	Adj. related to thinking
32	maneuver	n. a movement
33	massive	Adj. very big
34	merely	Adv. only
35	obesity	n. the condition of being very overweight
36	obvious	Adj. easy to see; clear
37	overwhelming	Adj. overpowering; very large
38	passive	Adj. not active
39	pastime	n. a free time activity
40	performance	n. how well a person or machine does something
41	peripheral	Adj. at the edge
42	Permanently	Adv. for always
43	physical	Adj. related to the body
44	popular	Adj. liked by many people
45	range	n. an area
46	reduce	v. to make something smaller
47	rejuvenate	v. to refresh; restore
48	reluctant	Adj. not wanting to do something; unwilling
49	remnant	Adj. a small leftover piece
50	renovation	n. repair or rebuilding
51	scan	v. to look over
52	spectator	n. a person who watches an event
53	suffer	v. to experience something difficult or painful
54	survive	v. to continue; stay alive
55	talent	n. a special ability
56	tolerate	v. to accept; to allow
57	trainer	n. a person who teaches skills to people or animals
58	unconsciously	Adv. Without thinking; automatically
59	venue	n. a place where an event is held
60	vision	n. the ability to see; sight