Portfolio 2

21. Plunge / plʌndʒ / verb

Definition: to fall or move down very quickly and with force.

• He plunged into the water.

22. Abash / ˈfɔr·t̬ əˌfɑɪ / verb

Definition: to make someone feel stronger physically or mentally.

• She had a sandwich to fortify herself before going on.

23. Creep / kriːp / (verb)

Definition: to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being
noticed
• Someone was creeping around outside my window.

24. Bigwig / ˈbɪɡ.wɪɡ / noun

Definition: a person who has an important or powerful position.
• were invited to a lunch with local bigwigs.

25. Warm / wɔːrm / adjective

Definition: having or producing a comfortably high temperature, although not hot.
• It’s nice and warm in here.

26. Dream / driːm / (verb)

Definition: a series of events or images that happen in your mind when you are
sleeping
• I had a very strange dream about you last night.

27. Put / pʊt / (verb)

Definition: to move something or someone into the stated place, position, or

direction
• Put your clothes in the cupboard.

28. Sign / saɪn / (verb)

Definition: to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show
that you agree with its contents or have written or created it yourself.
• We can't sign the agreement yet we'll have to play for time
29. Try / traɪ / (verb)

Definition: to attempt to do something.

• She can be really irritating but I try to ignore her

30. Hurt / hɝːt / (verb)

Definition: to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them
pain.
• She criticized my writing quite severely and that hurt

31. Fly / flaɪ / (verb)

Definition: When a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air.
• Many kinds of birds fly south at the approach of winter.

32. Find / faɪnd / (verb)

Definition: to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly

or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something.
• I've just found a ten-pound note in my pocket

33. Sunny / ˈsʌn.i / adjective

Definition: bright because of light from the sun.
• We've had gloriously sunny weather.

34. Oven / ˈʌv.ən / (noun)

Definition: the part of a cooker with a door, used to bake or roast food.
• I think the gas jet must be blocked, because the oven won't light.

35. Regard /rɪˈɡɑːrd/ (noun)

Definition: to consider or have an opinion about something or someone.
• Her parents always regarded her as the smartest of their children.

36. Furthermore / ˈfərT͟Hərˌmôr/ (adverb)

Definition: in addition; more importantly.
• The house is beautiful. Furthermore, it's in a great location.
37. Likewise / ˈlaɪk.waɪz / adverb
Definition: in the same way.
• Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the

bedroom

38. Overview /ˈoʊ.vɚ.vjuː/ noun

Definition: a short description of something that provides general information about
it, but no details.
• I'll give you a brief overview of what the job involves

39. Sink / sɪŋk / verb

Definition: go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft
Substance.
• The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg.

40. Deep /dip/ adjective

Definition: having a long distance from the top to the bottom or from the front to
the back.
• The water is a lot deeper than it seems.