WEEK 3 WEDNESDAY DAY 3  LIST B

 Now you are prepared to learn List B of the words for Week 3. Listen to the recording while reading the text and repeat after the speaker when you hear the sound. Tomorrow, listen to Thursday Day 4 - Week 3.

 

1

/ ɪ n  ˈt e n  s ɪ  f aɪ / →  intensify   (repeat)

v. to make stronger in feeling or quality

Synonym: heighten

Antonym: alleviate

n. intensity

adj. intense

adj. intensive

adv. intensely

adv. intensively

The importance of the test will sometimes intensify the nervousness of the students.

The chess match was played with great intensity.

 

2

/ ɪ n  ˈt ɒ l  ə   r ə  b ə l /  → intolerable   (repeat)

adj. difficult or painful to experience, not

n. intolerance able to accept different ways of thought

Synonym: unbearable

Antonym: endurable

adv. intolerably

adv. intolerantly

adj. intolerant

Any opposition to the rules is intolerable.

His boss was intolerant of his tardiness.

 

3

/ ə b  ˈz ɜː v / →  observe   (repeat)

v. to see and watch carefully, to examine

Synonym: notice

Antonym: ignore

n. observation n. observer

adj. observant

adj. observable

Human beings like to observe the behavior of monkeys.

I made the observation that you are not happy.

 

4

/ ˈɒ n  ɡ əʊ  ɪ ŋ / →  ongoing   (repeat)

adj. continuing

Synonym: current

Antonym: incontinuous

The tutoring project is an ongoing program of the school.

Maintaining roads is an ongoing job.

 

5

/ p r ə  ˈp əʊ z / →  propose   (repeat)

v. to suggest or plan to do something

Synonym: suggest

Antonym: withdraw

n. proposal n. proposition

adj. proposed

The governor is going to propose new taxes.

Her proposal was well accepted.

 

6

/ r ɪ  ˈs t ɔː / →  restore   (repeat)

v. to give back or bring back something

Synonym: revitalize

Antonym: damage

n. restoration return to the original condition

adj. restored

He restored my confidence in him.

It is a beautiful restoration of the old table.

 

7

/ ˈv aɪ  t ə l / →  vital   (repeat)

adj. of great importance, full of life

Synonym: indispensable

Antonym: additional

n. vitality adv. vitally

Money is vital to the success of the program.

His intense vitality was easily observable.