Money: Saving and Spending Vocabulary

Quizlet Games

benefit	advantage; anything that brings help, advantage, or profit
get my finances in order	organize my money, debt, savings, and accounts.
get out of debt	to pay all of the money owed to others
invest	put money into something to try to earn more money
live paycheck to paycheck	spending all of your income before receiving your next pay from your employer
make ends meet	have just enough money to pay for the things that you need
max out	take something to the limit, reach a limit
pay off	finish paying for something
put away	save money
reward	benefit resulting from some event or action
run out	to use all of (something) and have no more left.
splurge	buy something expensive that you probably don't need
squander	spend wastefully
stick to a budget	make a plan how you spend what you earn and no more
sustain	support for an extended period of time
economy	the system of production and distribution and consumption
emigrate	leave one's country of residence for a new one
immigrant	a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
migrate	move from one country or region to another and settle there
mobile	moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
opportunity	possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
start from scratch	To do it all over again from the beginning
worth it	valuable, deserving you time and effort

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English Vocabulary Unit 7

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behind bars		in prison
colleague		co-worker
fundamental		an essential part, basic
get away with		not be caught or punished when you have done something wrong
illegal		against the law
imprison		put in jail
legitimate		lawful, rightful; reasonable;, justifiable
offense		a crime less serious than a felony
outrageous		shocking
punish		make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law
pickpocket		a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
gray area		an intermediate area; unclear
red alert		the most urgent warning to be ready for an emergency
as white as a sheet		looking pale, because of illness, strong emotion
on the black market		sold in a way that is not legal
the black sheep of the family		very different from others, less respected
see red		become very angry
abduct	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
accomplice	(n.) a person who takes part in a crime
apprehend	take into custody
capture	capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
charge	file a formal charge against
conduct an investigation	to direct or take part in the operation or management of an observation or study by close examination and systematic inquiry
disorderly conduct	disturbing public peace
hold up	rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
kidnap	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
kidnapper	people who steal someone away for ransome
law enforcement officials	police
mastermind	plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
prankster	someone who plays practical jokes on others
rob	take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
terrorize	fill with terror
troublemaker	someone who deliberately stirs up trouble

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Work Vocabulary

Exercises and Games

catch on	(v.) become popular; understand
come up with	(v.) to think of; to produce.
an idea / a plan / a suggestion etc.
cut back on	(v.) reduce
figure out	(v.) find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
find out	(v.) get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
get ahead	(v.) succeed
give up	(v.) stop maintaining or insisting on
go under	(v.) go bankrupt or out of business
hand in	(v.) submit work or school work
lay off	(v.) dismiss, usually for economic reasons
pass over	(v.) bypass (as for a promotion)
set up	(v.) make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
stick with	(v.) not change something / stay near someone / not be forgotten / continue with something difficult or unpleasant
take off	(v.) leave; remove clothes
get away	escape potentially unpleasant consequences
get back to	respond to a contact / respond when you know the answer / start doing something again after an interruption
get by	come to terms or deal successfully with
get into	become involved or interested / become involved in something bad or criminal / be accepted or admitted / become or be accepted as a member / start a habit or way of acting or behaving / be small enough to wear something / criticise
goof off	waste time doing nothing important
got behind	to lag or linger behind
opportunity in disguise	an opportunity that is not readily seen as so
come around	change one's position or opinion
have butterflies in stomach	to be nervous
so to speak	in a manner of speaking

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Mysteries Vocabulary

Practice and Games

devoted	dedicated
document	record in detail
evidence	information and facts that help prove something
incident	a single distinct event
witness	someone who sees an event and reports what happened
authority	an expert whose views are taken as definitive
out of the ordinary	adj. unusual or striking.
can't tell apart	can't distinguish
run into	meet by chance
premises	land and the buildings that are on it
whereabouts	the general location where something is
outskirts	outlying areas (as of a city or town)
stranded	left behind or in a helpless situation
sought	looked for
vanish	disappear suddenly
adopt	take into one's family
seemingly	apparently
twist of fate	unplanned events that has a big impact on the future
inexplicable	incapable of being explained or accounted for
intuition	instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
malfunction	a failure to function normally
observe	observe with care or pay close attention to
previous	Earlier; happening before
routinely	regularly, frequently, typically
speculate	Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.
trigger	an act that sets in motion some course of events

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Making an Impact Vocabulary

Quizlet Games

activists	(n.) people, usually outside of government, who actively promote a political party, philosophy, or issue they care about
apathetic	(adj.) showing little or no emotion or animation
be aware of	(v.) know about
circumstances	(n.) facts and conditions that affect a situation
escapists	(n.) someone who likes to fantasize and dream of a different or imaginary life
generation	(n.) all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
issues	(n.) topics or problems under discussion
motivated	(adj.) very eager to do or achieve
visionary	(n.) a person with unusual powers of foresight
business as usual	Things are happening as they usually do, even though there is a reason why you might expect them not to happen normally
do your part	Contribute a fair amount of the work, share the responsibility for accomplishing something
hack into	Break into a computer system
public service announcements	(PSA) a message created to educate people about an issue
raise awareness	To help people know that something exists and is important
solution	The method or process of solving a problem.
speak out against	To state or show publicly that you oppose something.
think outside the box	To think of new, different, or unusual ways of doing something, especially in business

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