COURSE MATERIALS FOR ASEAN AND A*STAR SCHOLARSHIP

ENGLISH SELECTION TEST TRAINING PROGRAM

ASEAN SCHOLARSHIP ENGLISH

VOCABULARY DRILL 1

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 New word Definition/ sample sentence

o Jockey o someone
o /dki $ dki/ who rides horses in races
o noun [countable]
o A jockey may ride as many as 12 or 14 races a day.

o Jingle o to shake small metal things

o /dl/ together so that they make a
o verb [intransitive, sound, or to make this sound
transitive]
o He jingled his car keys.

o broad o a big smile

smile/grin
o Abby came in with a broad smile on her face.

o to be
o be (as) fit as a fiddle
very healthy and strong
o My grandmother's 89, but she's as fit as a fiddle.

o Foreign o from or relating to a country

o /frn $ f-, that is not your own
f-/
o adjective
o Can you speak any foreign languages?

o sculptor o someone who

o /sklpt $ -r/ makes sculptures
o noun [countab
le]

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 o An accomplished sculptor, he sought materials that
might be easier to work with than scrape-
tapered bamboo and hand-made papers.

o Usher o to help someone to get from

o / $ -r/ one place to another,
o verb especially by showing them
the way
o He ushered her into the room.

o throw in the towel o to stop trying to do something

because you
have realized that you
cannot succeed

o Three of the original five candidates for the

Democratic presidential nomination have
now thrown in the towel.

o ruby o a red jewel

o /rubi/
o noun [countable]
o How about
a ruby and diamond cluster ring that Frank Sinatra
gave Lana Turner?

o Squander o to carelessly waste money,

o /skwnd $ skw time, opportunities etc
ndr/
o verb [transitive]
o The home team squandered a number of chances in
the first half.

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 o slip of the tongue o something that you say
by accident when
you intended to say
something else
o I called her new boyfriend by
her previousboyfriend's name - it was just a slip of
the tongue.

o boorish o rude and does

o adjective not consider other
o UK /br./ people's feelings
o US /br./

o I found him rather boorish and aggressive.

o Indulge o [to allow yourself or

o verb another person to have
o UK something enjoyable, especia
/ndld/ US lly more than is good for you
/ndld/

o The soccer fans indulged their patriotism, wavingflags

and singing songs.
o Hobble o to walk in an awkward way,
o verb usually because
o UK /hb.l/ US the feet or legs are injured
/h.bl/

o The last time I saw Rachel she was hobbling around

with a stick.

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 o Exhausted o extremely tired
o adjective
o US /z.std/
o Exhausted, they fell asleep.

o Bulge o to stick out in a round shape

o Her bags were bulging with shopping.

o Chronological o following the order in which

o adjective a series of events happened
o US /-l.d-/
o Give me the dates in chronological order.

o Demolish (v) o to completely destroy a

o /dm.l/ building

o A number of houses were demolished so that

the supermarket could be built.

o Crackle (v) o to make a lot

o /krk.l/ of short, dry, sharp sounds

o The radio started to crackle.

o Secretary (n) o someone who works in

o /sek.r.ter.i/ an office, writing letters,
making phone calls,
and arranging meetings for
a person or for
an organization:
o My secretary will phone you to arrange a meeting.
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 o pram o a vehicle for moving a baby a
round that consists of
o US a small bed supported by
/prm/ ukus bab a frame on four wheels:
y carriage
o I saw her pushing a pram down the street.

o hasty o Hasty actions are done in

o /he.sti/ a hurry, sometimes without
the necessary care or thought
:
o He warned against making hasty decisions.

o Adept (adj) o having a natural ability to do

o /dept/ something that needs skill:

o She's very adept at dealing with the media.

o Bitterly (adj) o in a way

that shows strong negativee
motion such
as anger or disappointment:
o She wept bitterly at the news.

o Eager (adj) o wanting very much to do or

have
something, especially someth
ing interesting or enjoyable:
o She sounded very eager to meet you

o Orchard (n) o an area of land where fruit tre

o /r.td/ es (but not orange trees or

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 other citrus trees) are grown:
o an apple/cherry orchard

o Amateur (adj) o taking part in

o /m..t/ an activity for pleasure, not
as a job:

o an amateur astronomer/boxer/historian

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