CONCEIVE v.
📖 to imagine something

🎧📌 The child could not conceive the actual size of the Earth . 🪐
📌 Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
📌 Can you conceive of travelling to Mars?


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LONGING n.
📖 a feeling of wanting something very much

📌🎧 Since he skipped breakfast, he had a longing for food all morning. 🍳
📌 Enjoy every moment of the present instead of longing for the future.
📌 If you are longing to play in the major leagues you must practice day and night.


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CACHE n.
📖a hidden store of things, or the place where they are kept

📌🎧 The pirates kept their jewelry in a cache hidden in a cave.
📌 When digging in the backyard, I discovered a cache of antique coins.
📌 He put his cache of towels and clean plastic bags on the floor of the porch.


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WORTHWHILE adj.
📖 good and important enough to spend time or money on

📌🎧 On his visit to Canada, he realized studying English was worthwhile.
📌 The teacher recommended some really worthwhile novels to his students.
📌 The smile on her face made it all worthwhile. 👧


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ALLOT v.
📖 give a particular share of money, space etc to someone or something

📌🎧 The coach allotted each team five minutes to prepare a strategy.
📌 If you have three ideas, allot equal time to each.
📌 The City Council allotted money for a housing project. 🏘


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RESOURCEFUL adj.
📖 good at finding ways of dealing with practical problems

📌🎧 After his boat sunk, Matt was resourceful enough to build a raft.
📌 The more resourceful you are, the better you deal with unexpected situations.
📌 There's nothing more dangerous than a resourceful idiot.


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ELAPSE v.
📖 If time elapses, it goes past

📌🎧 A few seconds must elapse before you can take another picture. 📸
📌 A period of time elapses before the full effects of your action is felt.
📌 As time elapses, the team that covers the most laps wins.


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CONCEPT n.
📖 an idea of how something is, or how something should be done

📌🎧 I learned some concepts of molecules before working in the science lab.
📌 The concept of evolution has been debated for hundreds of years.
📌 Fortunately, the client loves our new advertising concept.


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OPT v.
📖 to choose one thing or do one thing instead of another

📌🎧 My brother likes chocolate ice cream, but I always opt for vanilla.🍦
📌 Fewer students than ever are opting to study maths at a higher level.
📌 Employees may opt out of the company's pension plan.


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VANITY n.
📖 too much pride in your own abilities, appearance or achievements

📌🎧 Her vanity won’t allow her to pass a mirror without looking at herself.
📌 I stay healthy by going to the gym and avoiding sugar, but basically, my vanity is what keeps me motivated to be good.
📌 The handsome actor's vanity was well-known.


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FANCIFUL adj.
📖 imaginative or unreal

📌🎧 The girl had fanciful ideas about doing well in school without studying.
📌My niece is always quite fanciful, especially when she brings over her imaginary friends.
📌 The movie was a fanciful cinematic piece about fairies and mermaids. 🧜‍♀️


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DEED n.
📖 a legal document that is an official proof that someone owns land or a building

📌🎧 When she bought the car, she was given a deed to show the car was hers.
📌 According to the deed, she owns the land from here to the river.
📌 He prepared a mortgage deed.


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ANIMATE adj./v.
📖 having life; to make more lively

📌🎧 Rocks and machines are not animate things.
📌 Several cups of coffee were the only thing that would animate the handymen enough to begin working on the house.☕️
📌 A sparkle in his eyes animated his face whenever he smiled.


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UPCOMING adj.
📖 happening soon

📌🎧 The kids were worried about their upcoming exam.
📌This upcoming weekend promises to be full of lively and eclectic musical entertainment.
📌 Tickets are selling well for the group's upcoming concert tour. 🎫


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ENVISION v.
📖 to imagine something as a possibility, especially something that you think will be good

📌🎧 I can envision my mom’s face when I give her this present!
📌 If you talk about it, it's a dream, if you envision it, it's possible, but if you schedule it, it's real.
📌 He envisions a day when every household will have access to the Internet.


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NUMEROUS adj.
📖 many

📌🎧 It was hard to drive fast since there were numerous holes in the road.
📌 There are numerous train connections among those three cities. 🚞
📌 Rainforests are home to numerous species.


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INTERVENE v.
📖 to become involved in a situation

📌🎧 The students argued until the teacher intervened.
📌 Twenty years intervened between their first and last meetings.
📌 The military had to intervene to restore order.


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CIVIC adj.
📖 relating to a town or city

📌🎧 Most of the important civic buildings are located downtown. 🏫
📌 The opera house is a great source of civic pride.
📌 The civic leaders helped to forward the project.


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TANGLE n./v.
📖 a twisted mass of something; to become twisted together

📌🎧 The laces of his shoes were in such a tangle that he could not untie them.
📌 She pulled the tangle of wires out of the box.
📌 Her hair tends to tangle.


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VIE v.
📖 to take part in a contest or competition

📌🎧 The three boys vied for the prize in the chemistry contest.🏆
📌 Several companies are vying for the contract to build the new hospital.
📌 In the garden flowers vie with each other in beauty.


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RAIL n.
📖 a horizontal bar made of metal or wood

📌🎧 The cat was sitting on the rail of the fence.
📌 We leaned on the wooden rail of the bridge and looked up the river.
📌 She gripped the thin rail in the lift.


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