Unit 1 Wordlist Language Hub Advanced  

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
Clothes and fashion
baggy adjective ˈbæɡi baggy clothes are very loose on I normally wear
your body baggy clothes to
feel comfortable.
casual adjective ˈkæʒuəl casual clothes are comfortable It’s not a formal occasion,
and suitable for wearing in so you can just wear
informal situations something casual.
costume noun ˈkɒstjuːm ˈkɑsˌtum clothes that you wear at a fancy At the party there was
dress party, pretending to be a prize for the best
a famous person, an animal, a celebrity costume.
character from a story, etc.
dress code noun dres kəʊd dres koʊd a set of rules about what you The dress code at work
should wear in a particular is smart casual.
place or at a particular event
to fit in with the phrase fɪt ɪn wɪð ðə to be correct, suitable or Some people like to be
crowd kraʊd sensible in relation to people noticed rather than just
in general or a particular group fit in with the crowd.
of people
outfit noun ˈaʊtfɪt a set of clothes that are I need a new outfit for
worn together my birthday party.
scruffy adjective ˈskrʌfi untidy or dirty Don’t wear that scruffy
old T-shirt again!
to stand out phrase stænd aʊt frɒm stænd aʊt frʌm to be very different and easy His dress sense makes
from the crowd ðə kraʊd ðə kraʊd to notice him stand out from
the crowd.
trend follower noun trendˈfɒləʊə(r) trendˈfɑloʊər someone who behaves in a If you do what
way that is in fashion everybody else does
then you’re just a
trend follower.
trendsetter noun ˈtrendˌsetə(r) ˈtrendˌsetər someone or something that She’s always been a
starts a new fashion trendsetter amongst
her friends.
uniform noun ˈjuːnɪfɔː(r)m ˈjunɪˌfɔrm a set of clothes that you wear He has to wear his
to show that you are part of a school uniform
particular organisation or school every day.
Metaphors
in the long run phrase ɪn ðə lɒŋ rʌn ɪn ðə lɔŋ rʌn not immediately but at some Cutting jobs could be
time in the future more expensive in the
long run if we have to
hire freelancers.
off-the-shelf phrase ɒf ðə ʃelf ɔf ðə ʃelf available to buy without being The company could
ordered or designed for a have a software
particular customer accounting package
tailor-made or buy one
off the shelf.
on a tight phrase ɒn ə taɪt ˈbʌʤɪt ɑn ə taɪt ˈbʌʤɪt to do something with a small They run the magazine
budget amount of money on a tight budget.
peanuts noun ˈpiːˌnʌts ˈpinəts a very small amount of money He bought his house for
peanuts and it’s worth a
lot more now.
seamless adjective ˈsiːmləs ˈsimləs changing or continuing very When the new boss
smoothly and without stopping came in, it was a
seamless transition.

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Unit 1 Wordlist Language Hub Advanced  

Part of
Word/Phrase speech IPA (UK) IPA (USA) Definition Sample sentence
to snap phrasal verb snæp ʌp to buy something as soon as it By 10 o’clock most of the
something up becomes available best bargains had been
snapped up.
tailor-made adjective ˈteɪlə meɪd ˈteɪlər meɪd designed for a particular person We specialise in
or group of people tailor-made holidays
planned around your
interests and schedule.
throw money phrase θrəʊ ˈmʌni daʊn to waste money by spending it Buying that old car was
down the drain ðə dreɪn on something useless just throwing money
down the drain.
to catch phrase kæʧ ˈsʌmwʌnz aɪ if something catches your eye, There was one painting
someone’s eye you suddenly notice it that caught my eye.
wound up adjective ˌwaʊnd ˈʌp nervous and worried I was too wound up
to relax.
Prefixes and suffixes
amateurish adjective ˈæmətərɪʃ done or made without He did an amateurish
much skill job of putting up
the shelves.
biggish adjective ˈbɪgɪʃ quite big The room’s biggish, so
there’ll be enough space.
disaster-prone adjective dɪˈzɑːstə prəʊn dɪˈzæstər proʊn likely to be affected by a My disaster-prone
disaster or misfortune manager broke his
phone and his computer
in the same week.
hyper-influential adjective ˈhaɪpər ˈhaɪpər extremely able to influence the She’s a hyper-influential
ˌɪnflʊˈenʃəl ˌɪnfluˈenʧəl way people think or behave blogger.
re-edit verb riːˈedɪt ˌriˈedət to edit something again The text was re-edited
after several errors
were spotted.
super-lucky adjective ˈsuːpə ˈlʌki ˈsupər ˈlʌki extremely fortunate I was super-lucky to
have the opportunity to
meet my hero.
tech-savvy adjective tek ˈsævi able to understand and use I need to ask someone
technology well more tech-savvy than
me to help me fix my
computer.
unmute verb ˌʌnˈmjuːt ˌʌnˈmjut to turn the sound back on He didn’t unmute
an electronic device the mic, so nothing
was recorded.
user-friendly adjective ˈjuːzə ˈfrendli ˈjuːzər ˈfrendli a user-friendly system or piece It’s the most
of equipment is easy to use user-friendly
or understand smartphone so far.

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