Unit 7 Vocabulary

March 27th, 2019

Cure (n) Something that makes someone with an illness healthy again. (v) To make
someone with an illness healthy again.

Cope (v) to do something well in a difficult situation

Confront (v) to face, meet, or deal with a difficult situation or person

React (v) to say, do, or feel something because of something else that has been said or
done.

Develop (v) to change and become better, or to make someone or something become
better

Innate (adj) An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you
havelearned.

Panic (n) a sudden, strong feeling of fear that makes you stop thinking clearly and
do sillythings. (v) to suddenly feel very afraid so that you stop thinking clearly and do
silly things.

Phobia (n) an extreme fear of something.

Danger (n) the possibility that someone will be harmed or killed.

Harm (n) hurt or damage. (v) to hurt someone or damage something

Drown (v) to die because you are underwater and cannot breathe, or to kill someone
in this way

Heights (n) how tall or high something or someone is

Gradual (adj) happening slowly

Communication (n) the act of communicating with other people

Powerful (adj) able to control or influence people or things that happen

Verb and Preposition Collocation Vocabulary.

Benefit from. The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the
advantage that results from it.
Associate (something) with. If you associate someone or something with another
thing, the two are connected in your mind. If you are associated
with a particular organization, cause, or point of view, or if you associate yourself
with it, you support it publicly.

Comment on (topic). If you comment on something, you give your opinion about it or
you give an explanation for it.

Focus on (topic). If you focus on a particular topic or if your attention is focused on it,
you concentrate on it and think about it, discuss it, or deal with it, rather
than dealing with other topics.

Depend on (someone) for something. If you say that one thing depends on another,
you mean that the first thing will be affected or determined by the second.

React to (something). When you react to something that has happened to you,
you behave in a particular way because of it.

Attribute (something) to. If you attribute something to an event or situation,

you think that it was caused by that event or situation.

argue with (someone) about (topic). If you argue with someone about something, you
discuss it with them, with each of you giving your different opinions.

blame (someone) for ([doing] something). If you blame a person or

thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they
caused it.

comment on (topic). If you comment on something, you give your opinion about it or
you give an explanation for it.

compare (something) to/with (something else). If you compare one person or

thing to another, you say that they are like the other person or thing.

complain to (someone) about (something). If you complain about a situation,

you say that you are not satisfied with it.

dream about/of (someone/something). If you often think about something that you
would very much like to happen or have, you can say that you dream of it.

forgive (someone for ([doing] something). If you forgive someone who has done
something bad or wrong, you stop being angry with them and no
longer want to punish them.

happen to (someone). When something, especially something unpleasant, happens to

you, it takes place and affects you.
 help (someone) with (something). If you help someone, you make it easier for them to
do something, for example by doing part of the work for them or by giving
them advice or money.

hide (something) from (someone). If you hide something or someone, you put them in
a place where they cannot easily be seen or found.

participate in (something). If you participate in an activity, you take part in it.

pay (price) for (something). When you pay an amount of money to someone, you give
it to them because you are buying something from them or because you owe it to them.
When you pay something such as a bill or a debt, you pay the amount that you owe.

vote for (someone). When you vote, you indicate your choice officially at a meeting or
in an election, for example by raising your hand or writing on a piece of paper.

vouch for (someone). If you say that you can or will vouch for someone, you mean that
you can guarantee their good behavior.

Obtained from

Cambridge Dictionary | English Dictionary, Translations & Thesaurus. (s/f). Recuperado el 27

de marzo de 2019, de https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Collins Dictionary | Definition, Thesaurus and Translations. (s/f). Recuperado el 27 de marzo de

2019, de https://www.collinsdictionary.com/