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🎨 Visual Vocabulary Guide

Week 3 Words Organized by Category

📝 Parts of Speech

Words organized by their grammatical function

📦 Nouns (8 words)

description
noun
narrative, explanation
disposition
noun
temperament, temper, nature, spirit
ebb
noun
low tide, falling tide
effect
noun
result, consequence / influence, impact
era
noun
epoch, period, age
feat
noun
achievement, accomplishment, exploit
fragment
noun
piece, particle, part, portion
density
noun
thickness, concentration

🏃 Verbs (16 words)

desire
verb
aspire to, long for
deter
verb
preclude, prevent, inhibit
disclose
verb
reveal, divulge, unveil
discriminate
verb
segregate, single out / discern
disperse
verb
spread out, scatter, disseminate, dissipate
display
verb
show, exhibit
earn
verb
acquire, attain, win
ebb
verb
subside, abate, recede
eliminate
verb
remove, get rid of, discard
encroach
verb
invade, trespass, intrude
endure
verb
survive, suffer, tolerate, persevere
examine
verb
inspect, probe, scrutinize
express
verb
communicate, represent, disclose
ferry
verb
transfer, carry, convey
focus
verb
concentrate, absorbed

🎨 Adjectives (11 words)

detrimental
adjective
harmful, damaging
distinct
adjective
definite, apparent, clear / separate, different, discrete
dominant
adjective
supreme, prevailing, ruling, prevalent
dorsal
adjective
relating to the back, on the back of
economical
adjective
saving, thrifty, frugal
enormous
adjective
immense, vast, huge, tremendous
equivalent
adjective
similar, resemblant
equivocal
adjective
ambiguous, unclear
faint
adjective
indistinct, dim, feeble
fashionable
adjective
popular, up-to-date, trendy
fast
adjective
quick, swift, rapid
financial
adjective
monetary, pecuniary

🔤 Adverbs (3 words)

drastically
adverb
strikingly, severely, extremely
evenly
adverb
equally, uniformly
eventually
adverb
in time, finally, ultimately, in due time

🌳 Root Word Families

Words grouped by their common roots

D- (Latin roots)

density description desire deter detrimental disclose discriminate disperse display disposition distinct dominant dorsal drastically

E- (out, from)

earn ebb economical effect eliminate encroach endure enormous equivalent equivocal era evenly eventually examine express

F- (Latin roots)

faint fashionable fast feat ferry financial focus fragment

💭 Meaning Categories

Words grouped by their conceptual meaning

✨ Positive & Achievement

desire
verb
aspire to, long for
earn
verb
acquire, attain, win
feat
noun
achievement, accomplishment, exploit
distinct
adjective
definite, apparent, clear
dominant
adjective
supreme, prevailing, ruling
economical
adjective
saving, thrifty, frugal
endure
verb
survive, persevere
focus
verb
concentrate, absorbed

⚠️ Challenges & Negative

deter
verb
preclude, prevent, inhibit
detrimental
adjective
harmful, damaging
discriminate
verb
segregate, single out
ebb
verb
subside, abate, recede
eliminate
verb
remove, get rid of, discard
encroach
verb
invade, trespass, intrude
equivocal
adjective
ambiguous, unclear
faint
adjective
indistinct, dim, feeble

🔄 Change & Movement

disperse
verb
spread out, scatter, disseminate
ferry
verb
transfer, carry, convey
drastically
adverb
strikingly, severely, extremely
evenly
adverb
equally, uniformly
eventually
adverb
in time, finally, ultimately

💭 Mental & Communication

description
noun
narrative, explanation
disclose
verb
reveal, divulge, unveil
discriminate
verb
discern
display
verb
show, exhibit
examine
verb
inspect, probe, scrutinize
express
verb
communicate, represent, disclose

📏 States & Conditions

disposition
noun
temperament, temper, nature, spirit
effect
noun
result, consequence / influence, impact
equivalent
adjective
similar, resemblant
era
noun
epoch, period, age
fast
adjective
quick, swift, rapid
fashionable
adjective
popular, up-to-date, trendy

📦 Physical & Material

density
noun
thickness, concentration
dorsal
adjective
relating to the back, on the back of
enormous
adjective
immense, vast, huge, tremendous
fragment
noun
piece, particle, part, portion
financial
adjective
monetary, pecuniary

🔤 Special Word Patterns

Words with multiple meanings and special usage patterns

🔀 Words with Multiple Meanings

discriminate
verb
1) segregate, single out
2) discern
distinct
adjective
1) definite, apparent, clear
2) separate, different, discrete
effect
noun
1) result, consequence
2) influence, impact
ebb
noun/verb
n. low tide, falling tide
v. subside, abate, recede

👔 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