ENGL 103 Academic Reading and Vocabulary I

Interactions 1 (Diamond Edition) ~ Chapter 1: Academic Life Around the World

The following vocabulary words can be defined1 in different ways, but these are the ways they are defined

in your textbook. The list is only a definition guidei. Use a dictionary to find other definitions and synonyms

for these words. Share and discuss them with your teacher and classmates.

Other

Synonyms
# Word POS Definition forms

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(affixes ±)

things that relate to the work done in schools,

colleges, and universities, especially work I advised him to obey his parents.

1 academic life np
which involves studying and reasoning rather
I am advising everyone to stop smoking.
The advising man gained respect and
obedience.

than practical or technical skills

The advised students understand the
information.
Advising others is a great quality.

an opinion you give someone about what they guidance, input,

2 advice n -ing, -ed

should do counsel

horrified, fearful,

3 afraid* adj filled with fear Attending the class on time is required
from a student

I am afraid of the English 103 midterm exam.

The attending audience is majorly men
I will be attending the university soon. alarmed

I am attending online classes

They attended the university before

COVID-19.
The attended meeting included 19 show up, be
4 attend v to be present at members.
-ing, -ed
present

the way you think and feel about someone or

5 attitude n view

something

away from One of my blessings is having a caring mother

6
home
pp in a place that is away from one’s home She cared for me when I was sick
The cared patient thanked the caring medical staff
She is caring for her son

7 care v
to be interested in, concerned about, or feel
-ed, -ing
look out for,

affection for someone or something watch

The wind is causing too much damage

Global warming caused rising sea levels.
make, bring,

8 cause* v to make something happen or exist -ing, -ed

The caused noise occurred when she fell from the chair generate, produce

The police was unable to tell the causing motive of the murder

something that tests strength, skill or ability, -ing, -ed,

9 challenge n problem, matter

especially in a way that is interesting -ly

satisfaction,

a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and without dis-, un-,

10 comfort n convenience,
pain -able, -ly

relief

belonging to or shared by everyone in a group familiar, usual,

11 common adj -al, -ity
or society general

a group of people who have the same interests, society, district,

12 community n -al, -ly

religion, race, etc. neighborhood

to think about something carefully especially in in-, -ate, think about, look
13 consider* v

order to make a choice or decision -able, -tion at, examine

Considerate(adj):‫ ﻣﺘﻔﮭﻢ‬Mothers are considerate.

Considerable(adj):‫ﻣﻌﺘَﺒَﺮ‬/‫ ﺿﺨﻢ‬The businessesman has considerable amount of money.

Consideration(n): ‫ اﻋﺘﺒﺎر‬After carful consideration, she agreed to their request.

Inconsiderate(adj):‫ ﻏﯿﺮ ﻣﺘﻔﮭﻢ‬She was inconsiderate when she refused to help.

Interactions 1: Chapter 1 Page 1 of 4 Inconsiderable(adj):‫ ﺿﺌﯿﻞ‬،‫ ﺗﺎﻓﮫ‬His problems are inconsiderable.

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Inconsideration(n): ‫ اﻋﺘﺒﺎر‬/‫ ﻋﺪم اﻋﺘﺒﺎر‬،‫ﻋﺪم اﻛﺘﺮاث‬Ignorance and inconsideration are great causes of

the ruin of mankind



thoughtful, kind,
thinking of what other people need or want and in-, -able,

14 considerate adj attentive,

being careful not to upset them -tion

unselfish

bursting,

15 crowded adj filled with many or too many people or things -ing jammed, loaded,

packed, full

the experiences, knowledge, education, etc., in a

16 cultural np person's past relating to the habits, traditions,

background and beliefs of their society

the state of owing money to someone or

17 debt n obligation
something

a choice or judgment that you make after a

18 decision* n choice, judgment

period of discussion or thought

a reason that you give to explain an action or a explanation,

19 excuse* n un-, -ed
behavior justification

the amount of money that you spend on

20 expense n in-, -ive, -ly cost, charge

something

Expensive (adj): This dress is expensive. ‫ﻏﺎﻟﻲ‬

Inexpensive (adj): I can only afford inexpensive

a typical quality or an important part of quality,

products at the moment. ‫ﺳﻌﺮ ﻣﻌﻘﻮل‬،‫رﺧﯿﺺ‬

Expensively (adv): She expensively sold me the

21 feature n dress. ‫ﺑﻐﻼء‬

something Inexpensively (adv): “inexpensively priced

characteristic

hotels“ ‫ﺑﺮﺧﺺ‬

I am furnishing my new apartment

22 furnished adj provided with furniture The furnishing company came to my new
apartment and completed the furnishing -ing, -ure equipped

getting through/ getting along

23 get along pv to have a friendly relationship -ing could be nouns but rarely and
not focused on

Getting along with her is my

goal
Getting through this issue now

24 get through pv to deal with a difficult or unpleasant experience -ing is my priority.

a usual way of behaving: something that a

25 habit n -ual, -ly routine, pattern

person does often in a regular and repeated way

used to describe work for which people earn a

26 high-paying adj

lot of money

unhappy because of being away from home for

27 homesick adj -ness lonely

a long period of time

hopeless,

28 impossible adj unable to be done or to happen: not possible -ity, -ly undoable,

unsolvable

not confident about yourself or your

29 insecure adj -ity, -ly nervous, uptight

relationship with people

a feeling of wanting to learn more about

30 interest n -ing, -ly

something or to be involved in something

31 lifestyle n a particular way of living

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unhappy because you are alone or do not have

32 lonely adj -ness isolated
anyone to talk to

something expensive that you do not need, but

33 luxury n -ious, -ly extra, indulgence

you buy for pleasure and enjoyment

major (area of the main subject studied by a college or

34 study) n university student specialty

35 miserable adj
very unhappy; unpleasant and causing
-ly, -y
unhappy, sad,

unhappiness sorrowful

to fail to do something; to fail to hit or catch an

36 miss v -ed, -ing fail

object that is close to you

a chance to do something or an occasion when

37 opportunity* n -ly, -ist, -ic chance, shot

it is easy for you to do something

The opportunistic burglar stole the

the type of person you are, which is shown by

bank
The opportunist invested in many

38 personality n successful projects

character
the way you behave, feel, and think The burglar opportunistically stole
the bank

“opportunistic merger/investment”

39 privacy n the state of being alone -ly, -ate isolation

confidential,

only for one person or group and not for

40 private adj -y, -ly exclusive,
everyone

personal, secret

a statement or fact that explains why something

is the way it is, why someone does, thinks, or cause,

41 reason* n -able, -ly

says something, or why someone behaves a explanation

certain way

to pay money in return for being able to use

42 rent v -al, -ing, -ed

something that belongs to someone else

to show or make a connection between two or -tion, -ed,

connect, link,
43 relate v more things; to understand someone and be able -ive, -ly,

associate
to have a friendly relationship with them un-

a statement that tells you what is or is not guideline, law,

44 rule n -er, -ing

allowed in a particular game, situation, etc. regulation

protection,
45
safety n the state of not being dangerous or harmful -ly

security
SECURITY = SAFETY

46 security n protection from bad things that could happen -ly, in- protection, safety

used, done, belonging to, or experienced by two

47 shared adj -ing common
or more individuals
dis-, -ity,
48 similar adj almost the same as someone or something else -ly alike

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 foreigner,
49 stranger n someone that you do not know -ly nonnative,
outsider
to continue to live after a serious difficulty such
50 survive v -ed, -ing, -al get through, last
as an accident, war, or illness

51 take chances v to do things that are risky or dangerous take risks

very shocking and upsetting; very bad or bad, horrible,

52 terrible adj -ly
unpleasant shocking

unknown,
53 unfamiliar* adj not known to you -ity unheard of, new,
strange

54 unsafe adj in danger of being harmed -ly dangerous, risky

invaluable,
55 valuable adj very helpful or important; worth a lot of money -ly, in-
costly, precious
important and lasting beliefs or ideals shared by
56 values n the members of a culture about what is good or
bad and desirable or undesirable

57 variety n many different types of things; a range of things -able, -tion diversity,
to choose from variation
to use something valuable in a way that is not
-ing, -ed,
58 waste v necessary or effective; to use more of blow, squander
-ful
something than is necessary

59 worth* n the value of something -y value

*These words are among the 2,000 most-frequently used words in English.
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These definitions were taken from the Merriam Webster Learner’s Dictionary at http://learnersdictionary.com. Look up
more definitions yourself by clicking on the link.

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This list will be used to test your vocabulary learning in assessments (quizzes, midterms and finals). Vocabulary words may be used
as defined in list or based on other dictionary definitions or parts of speech.

In the suffix (-ing) : it could be verb = present tense and must have
verb to be (in any form) before it In the suffix (-ed) : could be a verb = past tense
could be an adjective = having a feeling/ the receiver of an action
could be an adjective = causing a feeling‫مسبب الشي او الشعور‬/
‫ وقع عليه الشي‬،‫ املسبَب فيه‬، ‫مفعول به او عليه‬
doer of action ‫فاعل‬/ a process of an action ‫عملية فعل‬
‫شي معني‬
could be a noun (gerund) = functions as a noun (subject/object/object
of preposition) ‫غالبًا مو مهم وما تركز عليه املس بس ذكرته‬
‫للمعلومية و احتياطًا لو جابوا شي زي كدا في االختبار‬

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