front 1 donate | back 1 to give money or goods to a person or organization that needs help EXAMPLE: They donated 100 new computers to the college. |
front 2 generously | back 2 (adverb) larger than usual or expected EXAMPLE: When he heard about the hurricane that destroyed his hometown, he gave generously. |
front 3 market | back 3 all the people who want to buy a particular product EXAMPLE: She had a great idea for a new kind of baby food, and she believed there would be a large market for it. |
front 4 natural | back 4 This exists because of nature. It was not made or done by people. EXAMPLE: This yogurt is natural. Nothing has been added to it. |
front 5 profitable | back 5 making or likely to make a profit EXAMPLE: The new product is selling very fast. It will be very profitable for the company. |
front 6 refugee | back 6 someone who has been forced to leave their country, especially because of war or a natural disaster EXAMPLE: The refugees left their country and are staying in a camp until it is safe to return. |
front 7 artificial | back 7 made by people, not natural EXAMPLE: Junk food, like chips and candy, is artificial. It is not real food made by nature and is bad for my health. |
front 8 billionaire | back 8 a very rich person who has money and goods valued at one billion dollars or more EXAMPLE: Jeff Bezos of Amazon is a billionaire. |
front 9 CEO | back 9 The acronym for Chief Executive Officer. This person has the most important job in a company. EXAMPLE: Our company has just hired a new CEO. She will be in charge of everything. |
front 10 climb the economic ladder | back 10 improve your life financially EXAMPLE: If you work hard and take some risks, you can climb the economic ladder. Then your family will enjoy a higher standard of living. |
front 11 deliver | back 11 to take something to a person or place EXAMPLE: I ordered food online, and UberEats delivered it to me. |
front 12 homeland | back 12 the country where you were born EXAMPLE: I miss my parents and siblings. I hope to return to my homeland someday. |
front 13 infer | back 13 to guess that something is true because of the information you have EXAMPLE: There were lots of cups on my cousin's table. I saw the cups and inferred that he was expecting visitors. |
front 14 leading | back 14 very important or most important EXAMPLE: Amazon is the leading online store. |
front 15 make a name for yourself | back 15 become famous EXAMPLE: Jeff Bezos made a name for himself by creating the most successful online store in the world. |
front 16 obviously | back 16 clearly, in a way that is easy to see or understand EXAMPLE: At first I thought she was overweight. Then I looked closer, and obviously, she was pregnant. |
front 17 poorly | back 17 badly EXAMPLE: I'm sorry you did poorly on your test. |
front 18 produce | back 18 (verb) to make EXAMPLE: The factory produces goods. I sell those goods in my store. |
front 19 shipment | back 19 an amount of goods sent from one place to another, by ship, truck, or train EXAMPLE: The store's shelves are empty. They are waiting for a shipment of goods. |
front 20 treat | back 20 (verb) to behave towards someone in a particular way EXAMPLE: She treats her employees with respect and kindness. She pays them well and provides health insurance. |
front 21 make do | back 21 to accept that something is less good than you would like EXAMPLE: If we can't find a larger apartment, we will have to make do with the one we have. |
front 22 make light of | back 22 act as if something is not as serious as it really is EXAMPLE: When she lost her job, she acted like it didn't matter. She made light of her situation even though she felt terrible inside. |
front 23 make up your mind | back 23 decide EXAMPLE: I know I want to relocate, but I can't make up my mind which city I want to move to. |
front 24 make waves | back 24 (verb) to change the way things are done (Note: This expression has a negative connotation.) EXAMPLE: Our class is completely different since we got a new teacher. She has changed everything. I don't like her making waves. |