UNIT 02

COMMUNITIES

No Word List Part of Speech Antonyms Definition / Synonymous Words or Phrases

1 a real pain idiom - an annoying person or thing
2 as a matter of fact adverb - actually, really, in fact
4 be about to verb phrase - be ready to do something very soon
5 commute noun/verb - go(ing) back and forth
6 compact adjective large small, dense, packed in
7 convenience store noun phrase - a small grocery store
8 decent adjective ample adequate, enough, suitable
9 desolation noun contentment misery, anguish, despair
10 end up verb phrase begin finish by, finish up, wind up
11 envision verb - foresee, visualize, imagine
12 flophouse noun - A very inexpensiv rooming house for poor people who have nowhere to live
13 frantic adjective - frenzied, hysterical
14 give up verb phrase persevere admit defeat, quit, renouce
15 go for verb phrase - cost, rate, worth
16 greenbelt noun - A belt of parkways, parks, or farmland that encircles a community
17 lane noun - way, path, track
18 make ends meet Idiom - to have enough money to cover expenses
19 nourish verb - support, encourage, promote
20 off campus adverb - outside the college buildings and land
21 option noun - alternative, choise, preference
22 out of my league Idiom - Superior to someone or something else
23 pay through the nose idiom pay much more than a fair price
24 put up verb refuse provide, supply, advance
25 reasonable adjective expensive sensible, fair, affordable
26 shift noun - working hour/period

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27 slump noun boom recession, depression, fall
28 sprawl verb narrow spread out, collapse, cover
Fish or meat usually with vegetables prepared by being slowly cooked in hot
29 stew noun -
liquid
30 utopian adjective pragmatist visionary, idealist, quixotic