Page 7 - Elvin Chan 145979 Reading Texts and Vocabulary Project (Individual)

VOCABULARY LIST

1. Daunting /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/
[adjective] – Quite difficult to deal with.
2. Enrol /ɛnˈrəʊl/
[verb] – Officially register as a member.
3. Nervous /ˈnəːvəs/
[adjective] – Easily scarred or alarmed.
4. Understatement /ˈʌndəsteɪtm(ə)nt/
[noun] – The presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it
really is.
5. Timidly /ˈtɪmɪdli/
[adverb] – In a manner that shows a lack of courage or confidence.
6. Ease /iːz/
[noun] – Absence of difficulty or effort.
7. Water wings /ˈwɔːtə wɪŋz/
[noun] – Inflated floats that may be fixed to the arms of someone learning to swim to give
increased buoyancy.
8. Afloat /əˈfləʊt/
[adjective] – Floating in water; not sinking.
9. Kickboard /ˈkɪk.bɔːrd/
[noun] – A light flat object that floats on water and that you hold onto when learning to
swim.
10. Splashing /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
[present participle] – Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.
11. Breaststroke /ˈbrɛs(t)strəʊk/
[noun] – A swimming style in which the arms are pushed forwards and then swept back in
a circular movement, while the legs are tucked in towards the body and then kicked out in
a corresponding movement.
12. Arm strokes /ɑːm strəʊks/
[noun] – The act of pushing the arm forward during swimming to move the body.
13. Uncoordinated /ʌnkəʊˈɔːdɪneɪtɪd/
[adjective] – Badly organized; clumsy.
14. Persistence /pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/
[noun] – The fact of continuing in a course of action in spite of difficulty or challenges.
15. Conquer /ˈkɒŋkə/
[verb] – Successfully overcome and take control of a problem or weakness.
16. Prevail /prɪˈveɪl/
[verb] – Prove to be more powerful or superior.