English File Intermediate Unit 8A Vocabulary

Deserving great respect or approval. An adjective to describe someone we look up to.

• respectful

• admire

• admirable

• approvable

An adjective to describe someone with unusual style or taste, or who has unusual interests.

• excentric

• weird

• strange

• eccentric

Thinking about something or someone, or doing something, too much or all the time.

• obsessive

• obvious

• obnoxious

• oblivious

Compliments, that may or may not be true, often used to try to get something in return. (noun)

• praise

• flattery

• flatter

• compliment

To warn that someone may be punished if someone doesn’t do what is asked.

• threat

• swear

• shout

• threaten

To pause when about to do something when feeling uncertain.

• wait

• hesitate

• hesitant

• think twice

Precise or exact. The opposite of general.

• general

• exact

• precise

• specific

Something, usually money, awarded to someone to make up for their loss, suffering or injury.

• compensation

• compensate

• cooperate

• compensashion

When someone is made to pay too much money for something.

• overpaid

• expensive

• overcharged

• surcharge

When a group of people march or stand together to show that they disagree with or support something or someone.

• demonstrate

• protest

• protestation

• demonstration