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🎨 Visual Vocabulary Guide

Week 2 Words Organized by Category

📝 Parts of Speech

Words organized by their grammatical function

📦 Nouns (12 words)

boundary
noun
dividing line, border, limit
brightness
noun
radiance
cargo
noun
load, freight, shipment
circumstance
noun
condition, situation
cohesion
noun
bond, adhesion
component
noun
element, ingredient, constituent
controversy
noun
dispute, debate, disagreement
conviction
noun
strong belief, strong opinion, faith
critic
noun
reviewer, judge
deception
noun
fraud, cheating, trickery
defect
noun
shortcoming, blemish, flaw, fault
density
noun
concentration

🏃 Verbs (13 words)

boast
verb
brag, swagger
boost
verb
increase, raise, amplify
brace
verb
support, buttress, reinforce
bury
verb
cover, hide, conceal, veil
camouflage
verb
hide, disguise, conceal
coincide
verb
occur at same time / agree
contain
verb
involve, comprise, hold
converge
verb
meet, come together, merge
crawl
verb
creep, wriggle, inch
decrease
verb
diminish, minimize, dwindle
demolish
verb
destroy, wreck
denounce
verb
criticize

🎨 Adjectives (8 words)

ceaseless
adjective
constant, uninterrupted, eternal
common
adjective
shared, joint
comprehensible
adjective
understandable, knowable, apprehensible
conclusive
adjective
definite, decisive
critical
adjective
dangerous / important, crucial, essential
definite
adjective
decisive, unambiguous, unequivocal
demanding
adjective
difficult, exacting

🔤 Adverbs (3 words)

besides
adverb
in addition, as well, moreover
chronically
adverb
constantly, persistently, continuously, habitually
consciously
adverb
intentionally

📌 Phrases (4 words)

be at odds with
phrase
disagree with
bear in mind
phrase
remember, keep in mind
by and large
phrase
on the whole
carry on
phrase
continue

🌳 Root Word Families

Words grouped by their common roots

BE- (by, near)

bear in mind besides

B- (Latin roots)

boast boost boundary brace brightness bury

C- (together, with)

camouflage cargo carry on ceaseless chronically circumstance cohesion coincide common component comprehensible conclusive consciously contain controversy converge conviction crawl critic critical

DE- (down, away)

deception decrease defect definite demanding demolish denounce density

Other Words

be at odds with by and large

💭 Meaning Categories

Words grouped by their conceptual meaning

✨ Positive & Enhancement

boost
verb
increase, raise, amplify
brace
verb
support, buttress, reinforce
brightness
noun
radiance
cohesion
noun
bond, adhesion
common
adjective
shared, joint
comprehensible
adjective
understandable, knowable
conclusive
adjective
definite, decisive
definite
adjective
decisive, unambiguous

⚠️ Challenges & Negative

be at odds with
phrase
disagree with
boundary
noun
dividing line, border, limit
controversy
noun
dispute, debate, disagreement
critical
adjective
dangerous
deception
noun
fraud, cheating, trickery
defect
noun
shortcoming, blemish, flaw
demanding
adjective
difficult, exacting
demolish
verb
destroy, wreck
denounce
verb
criticize

🔄 Change & Movement

camouflage
verb
hide, disguise, conceal
carry on
phrase
continue
coincide
verb
occur at same time / agree
converge
verb
meet, come together, merge
crawl
verb
creep, wriggle, inch
decrease
verb
diminish, minimize, dwindle

💭 Mental & Communication

bear in mind
phrase
remember, keep in mind
boast
verb
brag, swagger
consciously
adverb
intentionally
conviction
noun
strong belief, strong opinion
critic
noun
reviewer, judge

📏 States & Conditions

besides
adverb
in addition, as well, moreover
by and large
phrase
on the whole
ceaseless
adjective
constant, uninterrupted
chronically
adverb
constantly, persistently
circumstance
noun
condition, situation
critical
adjective
important, crucial, essential
density
noun
concentration

📦 Physical & Material

bury
verb
cover, hide, conceal, veil
cargo
noun
load, freight, shipment
component
noun
element, ingredient, constituent
contain
verb
involve, comprise, hold

🔤 Special Word Patterns

Words with multiple meanings and special usage patterns

🔀 Words with Multiple Meanings

coincide
verb
1) occur at same time
2) agree
critical
adjective
1) dangerous
2) important

👔 Formal vs. Informal Pairs

be at odds with
phrase (formal)
→ disagree (informal)
bear in mind
phrase (formal)
→ remember (informal)
by and large
phrase (formal)
→ generally (informal)
denounce
verb (formal)
→ criticize (informal)

📊 Action Intensity Scale

Mild Actions
intensity level 1
contain → decrease → converge
Moderate Actions
intensity level 2
boost → brace → camouflage
Strong Actions
intensity level 3
demolish → denounce

⏱️ Time/Duration Words

ceaseless
adjective
never stopping
chronically
adverb
over long periods
coincide
verb
at the same time