Craven GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈkreɪ.vən/ (adj) Definition lacking courage, very cowardly, fainthearted, lily-livered, pusillanimous, spineless, chickenhearted, fearful, timorous, timid, weak, gutless, feeble Example “We could stop ’em, but I’m sure today’s events put a complete end to his megalomaniac tendencies forever.” — Diabetus, Retsupurae, “Let’s Watch Mega Man” Once their plot is foiled the villain…
How to Manage Anxiety – English for Psychology with a video to improve listening, selected text for reading practice and illustrated flashcards inside the text Source of image: https://www.calmclinic.com/ Listening practice Watch this video on YouTube Reading practice What is anxiety? Anxiety involves feelings of worry, fear, and apprehension. Anxiety is typically experienced on cognitive,…
Dread 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 10 with synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech for IELTS, TOEFL & GRE students in authentic and real context /dred/ (adj, noun & verb) Verb: to feel worried and anxious about something, worry about, be frightened of, be afraid of, have forebodings about, flinch from, shrink from, withdraw, get…
Qualm 1100 Words You Need Week 42 Day 3 Qualm 1100 Words You Need Week 42 Day 3 /kwɑːm/ (noun) a feeling of doubt and uncertainty, second thought, worry, concern, hesitation, demur, disinclination, apprehension, trepidation, unease, remorse, misgiving, fear, apprehensiveness, disquiet, sick feeling, a sudden pang of nausea, pang of conscience MONZA, Italy (Reuters) –…
Phobia 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 4 Phobia 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 4 /ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ US /ˈfoʊ.bjə/ (noun) an extreme fear of something in particular which does not have a reasonable foundation, horror, terror, fright, dread, paranoia, anxiety Fear of dogs, known clinically as cynophobia, is a type of stimulus-specific phobia.…
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Podcast of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Watch this video on YouTube Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I…
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this cousin, but he loved his town…
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ TRUE!-NERVOUS–very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses–not destroyed–not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven…
English Vocabulary abut Fear English Vocabulary abut Fear Allay to make someone feel less worried or frightened: The center is desperately trying to allay public fears/concern about the spread of the disease. Watch this video on YouTube Deter to prevent or discourage someone from doing something by making it difficult for them to do it or by…
Panic Panic (noun & verb) /ˈpæn.ɪk/ a sudden feeling of fear and anxiety, terror, horror, anxiety, fright, dread The mother got into a panic when she couldn’t find her little child in the crowd. Antonym: calm, calmness Adjective: panicky