TDSB Summer ESL Class Vocabulary

Question 1

a short document describing your education, work history, etc., that you give to an employer

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resume

Question 2

a process where a doctor cuts into someone's body in order to repair or remove a damaged part

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operation

Question 3

to move through water by moving your arms and legs

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swim

Question 4

to jump into water with your arms and head going in first

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dive

Question 5

to keep (someone or something) within limits

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confine

Question 6

a ride at an amusement park with tracks that are off the ground with sharp curves & steep hills

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roller coaster

Question 7

the rate at which someone or something moves or travels

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speed

Question 8

a game played by rolling a large, heavy ball down a smooth floor towards a set of pins

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bowling

Question 9

the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.

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campus

Question 10

something (such as a door) that is used for going or coming into something

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entrance

Question 11

money that is made in a business, through investing, etc., : a financial gain

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profit

Question 12

(of a bird or animal): to move from one area to another at different times of the year

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migrate

Question 13

a room or building in which people play the game of bowling

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bowling alley

Question 14

a feeling of appreciation or thanks

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gratitutde

Question 15

1: the arrival of a large number of people; 2: the arrival of a large amount of something

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influx

Question 16

a feeling of great excitement or happiness

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thrill

Question 17

to step in front of someone else in line, instead of joining the line at the end

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butt in line, stand in line

Question 18

a long, narrow low section along the sides of a bowling lane

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gutter

Question 19

a large machine at an amusement park, fair, etc., that people ride on for enjoyment

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ride

Question 20

an object or structure on land that is easy to see and recognize

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landmark

Question 21

to have an opportunity to do or use something before or after other people

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be someone's turn

Question 22

large and impressively beautiful

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majestic

Question 23

a large, heavy ball with holes for the thumb and two fingers, used in ten-pin bowling

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bowling ball

Question 24

no longer existing

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extinct

Question 25

a person who uses money to earn more money

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investor

Question 26

to form or wait in line or row for something

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stand in line

Question 27

throughout the entire day and night : every hour of the day

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around the clock

Question 28

the achievement of knocking down all 10 pins with the first ball

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strike

Question 29

someone who formally asks for something (such as a job or admission to a college)

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applicant

Question 30

the supply of goods available for sale in a store

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stock

Question 31

the physical world and everything in it (like animals, plants, etc.) that is not made by people

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nature

Question 32

having a strong and often unpleasant flavour that is the opposite of sweet

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bitter

Question 33

candy made from sugar that is boiled, spun into a soft material, and then wound around a stick

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cotton candy

Question 34

a complicated and confusing system of connected passages

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maze

Question 35

the achievement of knocking down all 10 pins with the first two balls

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spare

Question 36

the act or process of going from a higher to a lower place or level (the opposite of ascent)

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descent

Question 37

ready and willing to fight, argue, etc. : feeling or showing aggression

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aggressive

Question 38

something or someone that is very surprising, beautiful, amazing, etc.

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sponsor

Question 39

1: a group of singers especially in a church 2: the part of a church where the singers sit

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choir

Question 40

a wealthy person who gives money and time to help make life better for other people

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philanthropist

Question 41

1: extremely good or impressive; 2: very different from what is normal or ordinary

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extraordinary

Question 42

a fear of being in closed or small spaces

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claustrophobia

Question 43

a living thing that is not a human being or plant

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animal

Question 44

the place or type of place where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives or grows

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habitat

Question 45

very great in size or amount

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enormous

Question 46

a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants

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species

Question 47

living in nature without human control or care : not tame; B: not grown or farmed by people

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wild

Question 48

an ache or pain in the head

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headache

Question 49

the act of diving into water from large or extreme heights

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high diving

Question 50

one of the usually white standing pieces that are knocked down with a bowling ball

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bowling pin

Question 51

a person who gives an opinion or suggestion to someone about what should be done

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advisor

Question 52

the act or process of sending electrical signals to a radio, TV, computer, etc.

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transmission

Question 53

a person or organization that pays the cost of an event in return for the right to advertise

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sponsor

Question 54

1: having great importance, influence, or success; 2: most important

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leading

Question 55

a living thing that grows in the ground, usually has leaves or flowers, and needs sun & water

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plant

Question 56

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare & could die out completely

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endangered

Question 57

average in size or amount : neither too much nor too little

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moderate

Question 58

a place that has many games and rides (such as roller coasters) for entertainment

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amusement park

Question 59

1: a tool that is used to pull corks from bottles; 2: resembling a corkscrew; helical; spiral

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corkscrew

Question 60

a long, narrow low section along the sides of a bowling lane

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gutter

Question 61

to find how heavy (someone or something) is : to measure the weight of (someone or something)

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weigh

Question 62

someone who was a student at a particular school, college, or university

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alumni

Question 63

1: a small church 2: a room that is used for private church services or prayer

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chapel

Question 64

a small piece of a substance with many sides & is formed when the substance turns into a solid

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crystal

TDSB Summer ESL Class Vocabulary

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TDSB Summer ESL Class Vocabulary

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