English Vocabulary for Students: Essential Terms
Essential English Vocabulary
- Unit 6
General Vocabulary
To be wiped out: To be eradicated, eliminated
To fail: Not to succeed in doing something
To make up: To invent, imagine
Stuff: Things
Needless: Not needed
To be outraged: To be offended
To figure out: To solve
Trace: Indication of the presence of something
Refutation: Negation
To let somebody off the hook: To free from punishment
To be appalled: To be shocked, horrified
Fur: The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals
Skin: The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal
Illiterate: Unable to read or write
Cheating: To act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage
Dropout: A momentary defect on a magnetic tape or disk caused by a temporary loss of signal
Revise: To review and make corrections or improvements
Fees: A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services
Motivated: To provide someone with a reason for doing something
Pay attention: To take notice of someone or something
Get into trouble: To get into a bad or dangerous situation
Optional: Available to be chosen but not obligatory
Compulsory: Required by law or a rule; obligatory
Enroll: To officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course
Attend: To be present at an event, meeting, or function
Achieve: To successfully bring about or reach a desired objective or result by effort, skill, or courage
Skip: To move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce
Encourage: To give support, confidence, or hope to someone
School-Related Vocabulary
Secondary school: A high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university
Headteacher: The teacher in charge of a school
Timetable: A chart showing the departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or aircraft
Caretaker: A person employed to look after a building
Primary school: A school for children between the ages of about five and eleven
Notice board: A board for displaying notices
Principal: The most important person in an organization, especially a school
Bulletin board: An Internet site where users can post comments about a particular issue or topic and reply to other users’ postings
Tuition: Teaching or instruction, especially of individual pupils or small groups
Elementary school: A primary school for the first six or eight grades
Schedule: A plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times
High school: A secondary school
Janitor: A caretaker or doorkeeper of a building
Verbs Related to Communication
Announced: To make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention
Insisted: To demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal
Complained: To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
Mentioned: To refer to something briefly and without going into detail
Suggested: To put forward for consideration
Explained: To make an idea or situation clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts
Asked: To put a question to; inquire of
Warned: To inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation