Mastering English Vocabulary and Idioms

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1. 📌 Essentials

  • Vocabulary includes actions, group terms, creation, evidence, decision-making, deception, and states.
  • Focus on key verbs: ask, reduce, deceive, lie, lay, fire, draft, devise, concoct, fabricate.
  • Critical group terms: conspiracy, collusion.
  • Evidence-related: evidence, round up, assemble, rack up, pile, herd into- Decision & influence: side with, be moderate, alleged.
  • Deception: devise, concoct, fabricate.
  • States & sensations: shudder, thrill, tremor, glint, glimmer.
  • Movement & gathering: seek, seek out, seek for, seek after.
  • Common pitfalls: confusing lie/lay/laid/lain, lay/laid/laid.
  • High-frequency phrases: "looking forward to hearing from you," "in light of," "notwithstanding."
  • Common collocations: ask for, ask sb out, pitch, promote, advertise.
  • Legal terms: allegation, count, charge, dismissed, dismissed as, dismissed for.
  • Physical actions: thrash, headbutt, strike, bruise, damage.
  • Descriptive adjectives: relentless, hollow, gruesome, rotten, tremendous.
  • Time & sequence: dawn, dusk, underway, unfold.
  • States: flooded, soaked, swollen.
  • Emotions: crave, desire, delight, thrill.
  • Common expressions: "it sparks in me," "seemingly," "no doubt."
  • States of mind: apprehensive, confident, adamant.
  • Actions of communication: ask, ask for, pitch, promote, advertise.
  • Actions of physical interaction: strike, bruise, damage.
  • States & descriptions:…
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1. What is the primary focus of the course described in the summary?

2. Which verb is most appropriately associated with the act of intentionally creating false information?

3. Which of the following actions is associated with the concept of creating or planning in the course content?

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Vocabulary — focus?

English words, idioms, expressions

Vocabulary — includes?

Actions, group terms, creation, evidence, decision, deception, states.

Actions — examples?

Ask, deceive, lay, fire

Key verbs — examples?

Ask, reduce, deceive, lie, lay, fire.

Groups — terms?

Conspiracy, collusion, combination

Group terms — examples?

Conspiracy, collusion.

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