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American French Institute

Vocabulary
For Training&Qualifying
Interchange 3B
Heziaz Branch

UNIT NINE

The Word Meaning Example Your Example

Related to cars and The automotive industry makes

Automotive
vehicles. millions of cars every year.

She handles the business very well.

Handle To deal with or control.

Feeling part of a group or He has a strong sense of

Belonging
place. belonging in his hometown.

To decrease or to deliver The number of tourists dropped off

Drop off
something. after summer.

A picture of a person's She painted a beautiful portrait of her

Portrait
face. mother.

Brought something to The package was delivered

Delivered
someone. yesterday.

She broke up with her boyfriend last

Broke up with Ended a relationship.
week.

He came up with a solution to the

Come up with To think of an idea.
problem.

Looking Excited about something in I'm looking forward to the

forward to the future. weekend.

To stay at the same level as It's hard to keep up with the news
Keep up with
others. these days.

To have a good She gets along with all her

Get along with
relationship. colleagues.

He puts up with a lot of noise in his

Put up with To tolerate.
apartment.

You have the option to study either

Option A choice.
science or arts.

He made a proposal to increase the

Proposal A plan or suggestion.
budget.
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UNIT TEN

The Word Meaning Example Your Example

This means something is It's only a matter of time before she
Matter of time sure to happen, but you learns to ride her bike
don't know when. without help
Wearing a helmet shows
Knowing about
Awareness awareness of safety while
something.
cycling.
A feeling you get from
The cold water gave me a
Sensation your senses or a big,
chilling sensation.
exciting event.
Something or someone
The medicine acted as a reliever
Reliever that reduces pain or
for his headache
stress

The bird was released back into the

Released Let go or set free.
wild.

People who take part in All participants in the race

Participants
something. received a medal.

To be thankful for
I appreciate your help with my
Appreciate something or to recognize its
homework.
value.

The earthquake was a

Catastrophe A big disaster or failure.
catastrophe for the city.

A big change, often in The invention of the smartphone caused

Revolution government, or a a revolution in
complete turn. communication

A disease that spreads The flu epidemic caused many

Epidemic
quickly to many people. schools to close.

He moved to the new city

Permanently Forever, without change.
permanently.

Places ruled by another

country or groups of The penguins live together in
Colonies
similar people or animals colonies.
living together.

The festival occurred every year in

Occurred Happened.
spring.

Someone who predicts The futurist predicted that cars would

Futurist what will happen in the fly by 2050.
future.
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UNIT ELEVEN

The Word Meaning Example Your Example

Something that is not real but If I had a million dollars (which I don't),
Hypothetical imagined as an I would buy a big house.
example. This is a hypothetical situation.

Not fully developed or

Laughing at serious moments can
Immortal behaving like someone
be seen as immature.
younger.

Duties or things you are It's my responsibility to feed the dog

Responsibilities
expected to take care of. every morning.

Having a strong desire to She is ambitious and wants to

Ambitious succeed. become a doctor.

Often arguing or liking to argue. He's very argumentative; he

Argumentative debates every point I make.

Without worries, free and

She has a carefree attitude
Carefree easy
towards life.

Lacking experience,
He was naive to trust anyone.
Naive wisdom, or judgment.
he just met

Practical, dealing with She has a pragmatic approach to

Pragmatic things sensibly. problem-solving.

Resisting control or Teenagers often go through a

Rebellious
authority. rebellious phase.

Having a lot of experience and

She has sophisticated tastes in art
Sophisticated knowledge about the world
and music.
and culture.

Deliberately destroy or Someone tried to sabotage the

Sabotage
damage something. project by deleting files.

Sincere, deeply and She gave a heartfelt apology for her

Heartfelt
strongly felt. mistake.

She solved the puzzle

Quickly Doing something fast.
**quickly**.
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UNIT TWELVE

The Word Meaning Example Your Example

To stand in for someone or A lawyer represents their client in

Represent
something. court.

Making money or A lemonade stand can be

Profitable
beneficial. profitable during summer.

I separate the recycling from the trash.

Separate To set or keep apart.

To start or create
She established her own
Establish something that is meant to last
business.
for a long time.

Industrial Hardworking. Bees are industrious insects.

The host was charming and

Charming Pleasant and likable.
made everyone feel welcome.

Knowing a lot about

Knowledgeable He's knowledgeable about cars.
something.

Able to convince others to do Her speech was so persuasive that

Persuasive
or believe something. everyone agreed with her.

Providing useful The documentary was very

Informative
information. informative.

Brand New Completely new She bought a brand-new car.

Simple and easy to The instructions were

Uncomplicated
understand. uncomplicated.

To ask for something you want or The charity made an appeal for
Appeal need, or to attract donations.
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UNIT THIRTEEN

The Word Meaning Example Your Example

This is an old term for

The farmer sold his best bee
Beeve beef or a cow that is used for
at the market
meat.

This means in addition to I have a cat; Besides, I also have a dog.

Besides
or also.

To quickly take or hold She grabbed her bag as she left the
Grab
something. house.

Very wet or fully After walking in the rain, my

Soaking
saturated with liquid. clothes were soaking.

: I need to buy a couple of things from

A few items or a small
Couple of things the store, like bread and milk.
number of things.

This means doing

I will finish this race, no matter what.
No matter what something regardless of the
situation.

His assumption was that the store

A belief in something
Assumption would be open late, but it is
without proof.
was not

Expressing disapproval or The teacher's criticism helped him

Criticism
finding faults. improve his essay.

A feeling that something

She had a suspicion that the
might be true or that
Suspicion cookies would be gone before dinner.
someone might be guilty of
something.
He decided to withdraw his
To take something back or
Withdraw statement after learning new
remove it.
information.

To act as if something is true The children like to pretend they

Pretend
when it is not. are pirates.

A public or formal The principal made an

Announcement statement about announcement about the school
something important. closing early.
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UNIT FOURTEEN

The Word Meaning Example Your Example

Modern or happening Contemporary music includes styles

Contemporary
now. like pop and hip-hop.

She was entirely surprised by the

Entirely Completely or fully
birthday party.

The twins laughed

Simultaneously At the same time.
simultaneously at the joke.

She works in publishing and helps

The process of producing
Publishing authors get their books printed.
books, magazines, etc.

Someone who
performs dangerous The stunt person jumped from the
Stunt person
actions in movies. building in the action movie.

To discuss something to He negotiated a lower price for the car.

Negotiate
reach an agreement.

Someone who does

An amateur photographer takes pictures
Amateur something for pleasure, not
for fun.
as a job.

The siblings had conflicts over what

Conflicts Disagreements or fights.
game to play

Good plumbers are always in-

In-demand Wanted by many people.
demand.

A company that provides a The advertising agency created a

Agency
particular service. campaign for the new product.

Not existing or not

Dinosaurs are now nonexistent.
Nonexistent present.

To refer to something She mentioned that she would be late

Mention
briefly. to the meeting.
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UNIT FIFTEEN

The Word Meaning Example Your Example

Poverty is a social issue because it

A problem that many
Social issue affects many people and makes
people face in society
life hard.

There is a law that says you must

Rules made by a
Law stop at a red light.
government

To formally forbid The school prohibits running in the

Prohibits
something. hallways.

A rule made by an There are regulations that say you

Regulation authority to control how must wear a helmet when riding a
things are done. bike.

They made the music room

Made so that sound
Soundproof soundproof so the noise
cannot go through.
wouldn't bother other classes.

You must put your dog on a

A strap used to control an
Leash leash when you go for a walk in the
animal.
park.

Homelessness is a big problem in

Homelessness Not having a home.
many cities around the world.

Not enough or not good If a house is too small for a

Inadequate
enough. family, it is inadequate.

Honestly, I didn't like the movie very

Honestly In a truthful way.
much.

Using someone else's

Copying someone's homework
work as if it's your own
Plagiarism without saying it's theirs is
without giving them
plagiarism.
credit.

A result or effect that If you don't study for the test, the
Consequence happens because of an consequence might be that you get a
action or a decision. low score.
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UNIT SIXTEEN

The Word Meaning Example Your Example

Achievements or things that

Learning to ride a bike is a big
Accomplishments someone has done
accomplishment for a child.
successfully.

The period during which

She achieved a lot in her
Lifetime something exists or
lifetime.
someone lives.

Feeling or showing care and

A compassionate person helps
Compassionate understanding for others.
others in need.

Someone who believes A cynic might think that people only

people do things only to help volunteer to feel good about
Cynic
themselves, not for good themselves, not to help others.
reasons.

Rigid Not flexible; strict. A rigid ruler doesn't bend

A timid child might hide behind their

Timid Shy and not confident. parents when meeting new people.

Not creative; not having new An unimaginative meal might be

Unimaginative
or original ideas. plain rice with no spices.

Able to take care of

A self-sufficient farmer grows all
Self-sufficient oneself without help
the food his family needs.
from others.

Brave; able to face A courageous firefighter saves

Courageous difficult situations people from burning buildings.
without fear.

To try to win against Athletes compete in races to see

Compete
others. who is fastest.

If you can't find your toy here, maybe

Elsewhere In another place.
it's elsewhere.