Vocabulary game

1. VOCABULARY GAME

2. Degradation /degrə'deiʃn/
Clue 1: A situation in which somebody has lost all self-respect and the respect of
other people
Clue 2: The process of something being damaged or made worse
Ex: As slaves, many Negroes endured degradation and were treated like animals.

3. Clue 1: Working hard, busy
Industrious: /in'dʌstriəs/
Ex: Steve Jobs worked with a team of industrious people to develop ‘Apple’
Clue 2: (syn) hard-working

4. Clue 1: to succeed in getting something, usually after a lot of effort
Attain: /ə'tein/
Ex: The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.
Clue 2: to reach a particular age, level or condition

5. Clue 1: A situation or a pattern of behaviour that is usual or expected
Norm: /nɔ:m/
Ex: Small families are the norm nowadays.
Clue 2: Standards of behaviour that are typical of or accepted within a
particular group or society

6. Clue : to cook thin strips of vegetables or meat quickly by stirring them in
very hot oil
Stir-fry
Ex: Stir-fried chicken is a favourite food of all children.

7. Clue 1: To repair and paint an old building, a piece of furniture, etc.
Renovate: /'renouveit/
Ex: After the damage caused by the war, many houses were renovated so that
people could return to live in them.
Clue 2: So that it is in good condition again

8. Clue: Working in an office, rather than in a factory, etc.; Connected
with work in offices
White-collar
Ex: White-collar workers typically wore white, button down shirts. and
worked in office settings.

9. Clue: Enjoying shopping very much and spending too much time or
money doing it
Shopaholic: /ˌʃɑːpəˈhɔːlɪk/
Ex: Nobody knows the streets of New York like a shopaholic

10. Clue: (Of a quality, feeling, etc.) That you have when you are born
Innate: /'i'neit/
Ex: He never lost his innate sense of fun.

11. Clue 1 : (n) A person who makes a lot of noise or is likely to cause trouble
Rowdy: /'raudi/
Ex: The boys were too rowdy last night and they got in trouble by the police.
Clue 2: disturbing the public peace; loud and rough

12. Clue 2: Small pieces of rubbish/garbage such as paper, cans and
bottles, that people have left lying in a public place
Litter: /'litə/
Clue 2: (v) to leave things in a place, making it look untidy
Ex: There will be fines for people who drop litter.

13. Clue 1: Impossible to imagine or accept
Unthinkable: /ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/
Ex: It was unthinkable that she could be dead.
Clue 2: (syn) inconceivable

14. Clue: A situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make
a very difficult choice between things of equal importance
Dilemma: /di'lemə/
Ex: I could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma.

15. Clue: Small balls of ice that fall like rain
Hail: /heɪl/
Ex: We drove through hail and snow.

16. Clue: (Slang) a police officer
COP: /kɔp/
Ex: Lots of children play cops and robbers.