TRS501 VOCABULARY LIST
Note: The definition of each word/phrase is to help students understand the meaning only. It
is NOT RECOMMENDED to copy it to your game. 1. Gesture (n)
a movement that you make with your hands, your head or your
face to show a particular meaning 2. Means (n)
a way of achieving or doing something 3. Facilitate (v)
to make an action or a process possible or easier 4. Systematic (adj)
done according to a system or plan, in a complete, efficient or determined way 5. Myth (n)
a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain
natural events or to describe the early history of a people 6. Inferior (adj)
not good or not as good as somebody/something else 7. Comparative (adj)
connected with studying things to find out how similar or different they are 8. Cognition (n)
the process by which knowledge and understanding is developed in the mind 9. Quip (v)
to make a quick and clever remark 10. Imply (v)
to suggest that something is true or that you feel or think
something, without saying so directly 11. Classification (n)
a group, class, division, etc. into which somebody or something is put 12. Evolve (v)
to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more
complicated form; to develop something in this way 13. Distinction (n)
the act of separating people or things into different groups 14. Blur (v)
to become or make it become difficult to recognize a clear difference between things 15. Complexities (n)
the features of a problem or situation that are difficult to understand 16. Stem from (v) to be the result of something 17. Alternate (v) Switch 18. Fit in (v) Be accepted 19. Convey (v) Express or say 20. Taboo (adj) Forbidden 21. Utterance (n) Spoken word or language 22. Substandard (adj)
Less than average or acceptable 23. Competence (n) Ability to do something well 24. Grasp (n) Understanding 25. Bring about (phr.v) To make something happen 26. Collapse (n) A sudden failure of something 27. Defect (n)
A fault in something or in the way it has been made that means that it is not perfect 28. Executive (adj)
Connected with managing a business or an organization, and with making plans and decisions 29. Implication (n)
1. a possible effect or result of an action or a decision a possible
effect or result of an action or a decision
2. something that is suggested or indirectly stated 30. Repercussion (n) Consequence 31. Retirement (n)
The period of your life after you have stopped work, usually
because you have reached a particular age 32. Violation (n)
The act of going against or refusing to obey a law, an agreement, etc. 33. Inclusive (adj) Open to everyone 34. Initiative (n)
A plan or program designed to improve a situation or address a problem 35. Primary (adj) Most important 36. Promote (v)
Help something develop or become more popular 37. Single-minded (adj) Having one aim 38. Substantial (adj) Large 39. Supplier (n)
A person or company that provides goods or services 40. Target (v)
Make something have an effect on a limited group or area 41. Commitment (n)
A promise to do/ support something 42. Consumption (n)
The act of buying and using products 43. Dedicated (adj)
Working hard at something because it is very important to you 44. Productivity (n)
The rate at which a worker, a company or a country produces
goods, and the amount produced, compared with how much time,
work and money is needed to produce them 45. Reputation (n)
The opinion that people have about what s.o/s.th is like, based on what has happened in the past 46. Staggering (adj)
So great, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe 47. Turnover (n)
The rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by other people 48. Ultimately (adv) In the end, finally 49. Anomaly (n)
A thing, situation, etc. that is different from what is normal or expected 50. Atmosphere (n)
A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or a star 51. Cycle (n)
A series of events being repeated many times, always in the same order 52. Dramatically (adv)
Very suddenly and to a very great and often surprising degree 53. Factor (n)
One of several things that cause or influence something 54. Variability (n)
The fact of something being likely to vary 55. Absorb (v)
To take in and keep heat, light, energy, sound, etc. instead of reflecting it 56. Drive (v)
To influence something or cause it to make progress 57. Emission (n)
Gas, etc. that is sent out into the air 58. Emit (v)
To send out something such as light, heat, sound, gas, etc. 59. Potential (n)
The possibility of something happening or being developed or used 60. Retain (v)
To keep something; to continue to have something 61. Shift (n)
A change in opinion, mood, policy, etc. 62. Characterize (v)
To describe or show the qualities of somebody/something in a particular way 63. Equator (n)
An imaginary line around the earth at an equal distance from the North and South Poles 64. Humid (adj) Warm and slightly wet 65. Predictable (adj)
If something is predictable, you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like 66. Reverse (v)
To change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before 67. Vary (v)
To change or be different according to the situation 68. Abundant (adj) Existing in large quantities 69. Account for (v)
To make up a particular amount or part of something 70. Decay (n)
The natural chemical change that causes the slow destruction of something 71. Excess (n)
Larger amount of something than is suitable 72. Potency (n) The strength of something 73. Trap (v) To prevent from escaping 74. Cue (n)
An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something 75. Enable (v)
To make it possible for somebody/something to do something 76. Ensure (v)
To make sure that something happens or is definite 77. Input (n)
Time, knowledge, ideas, etc. that you put into work, a project, etc.
in order to make it succeed; the act of putting something in 78. Nonsense (n)
Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense 79. Prior to Before 80. Subtle (adj)
Not very obvious or easy to notice 81. Adherent (n)
A person who supports a particular set of ideas 82. Arbitrary (adj)
Not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair 83. Draw (v)
To attract or interest somebody 84. Innate (adj) Inborn 85. Mainstream (adj)
Considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people 86. Sweeping (adj)
Having an important effect on a large part of something 87. Take it from there
To continue something that was begun by someone else 88. Universal (adj)
Done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group 89. Boundary (n) A dividing line 90. Cognitive (adj)
Connected with mental processes of understanding 91. Complementary (adj)
Two people or things that are complementary are different but
together form a useful or attractive combination of skills, qualities or physical features 92. Constraint (n)
A thing that limits something, or limits your freedom to do something 93. Empirical (adj)
Based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories 94. Iffy (adj) Not certain 95. In isolation Separately; alone 96. Presume (v) To assume 97. Apparent (adj) Obvious 98. Dimension (n)
An aspect, or way of looking at or thinking about something 99. Expectation (n)
A belief that something will happen because it is likely 100. Invisible (adj) That cannot be seen 101. Perspective (n) Viewpoint 102. Punctuality (n)
The fact of happening or doing something at the agreed or correct time and not being late 103. Underlying (adj)
Important in a situation but not always easily noticed or stated clearly 104. Derive (v)
To get something from something else 105. Feminine (adj) Relating to women or girls 106. Masculine (adj) Relating to men or boys 107. Sexist (adj)
Unfair or unequal treatment of people based on their being male or female 108. Stereotype (n)
An often untrue and overly general belief about all members of a group 109. Tendency (n)
The chance that something will happen or that a person will behave in certain way 110. Tough (adj) Very strict or determined 111. Traits (n)
Characteristics or qualities of a person 112. Ambiguity (n)
The state of being difficult to understand or explain because of
involving many different aspects 113. Aversion (n)
A strong feeling of not liking somebody/something 114. Bureaucracy (n)
The system of official rules and ways of doing things that a
government or an organization has, especially when these seem to be too complicated 115. Innovative (adj)
Introducing or using new ideas, ways of doing something, etc. 116. Stability (n)
The quality or state of being steady and not changing or being upset in any way 117. Uncertainty (n) The state of being uncertain 118. Spectrum (n)
A complete range of something, going from one extreme to the opposite 119. Optimism (n)
A belief that good things will happen 120. Destiny (n)
The things that will happen to someone in the future, especially
those that cannot be changed or controlled 121. Pessimistic (adj)
Expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that a
situation will have a bad result 122. Pursue (v)
Go or chase after something that someone wants 123. Strict (adj)
Used to describe a rule that must be followed 124. Block (v)
To stop something from moving or flowing 125. Concentration (n)
The amount of a substance in a liquid or in another substance 126. Fluctuate (v)
To change frequently in size, amount, quality, etc., especially from one extreme to another 127. Massive (adj) Very large, heavy and solid 128. Model (n)
A copy of something, usually smaller than the original object 129. Output (n)
The amount of something that a person, a machine, etc. produces 130. Tissue (n)
A collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants 131. Accelerate (v)
To happen faster or earlier; to make something happen faster or earlier 132. Displacement (n)
The act of forcing somebody/something away from their home or position 133. Expand (v)
To become greater in size, number or importance 134. Relocate (v)
To move or to move somebody/something to a new place to work or operate 135. Thaw (v) Melt 136. Thermal (adj) Connected with heat 137. Volume (n) The amount of something 138. Biodiversity (n)
The existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and
plants which make a balanced environment 139. Consequential (adj)
Happening as a result or an effect of something 140. Decline (n)
A continuous decrease in the number, value, quality, etc. of something 141. Extinction (n)
A situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing 142. Intense (adj) Very great; very strong 143. Mammal (n)
Any animal that gives birth to live young, not eggs, and feeds its
young on milk. Cows, humans and whales are all mammals 144. Relevant (adj)
The fact of being valuable and useful to people in their lives and work 145. Uninhabitable (adj)
Not fit to live in; impossible to live in 146. Adverse (adj)
Negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result 147. Capacity (n)
The number of things or people that a container or space can hold 148. Evaporation (n)
The process of a liquid changing or being changed into a gas 149. Exacerbate (v)
To make something worse, especially a disease or problem 150. Saturate (v)
To fill something/somebody completely with something so that it
is impossible or useless to add any more 151. Trigger (v)
To make something happen suddenly 152. Vulnerable (adj)
Weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally