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THEME 7 MINI DICTIONARY

integrate (v) nominate (v) rejection (n)
to mix with and join society or a to officially suggest someone for the act of not giving someone
group of people an election, job, position, or honour enough love or care
Disabled individuals can The school nominated James for Overcoming the fear of rejection
integrate into society through the Student of the Month award. is an important step in building
inclusive practices. self-confidence.

obsessed (adj)
isolation (n) rely on (phr v)
when one group, person, or thing unable to stop thinking about to trust or depend on someone or
is separate from others something something
Isolation can make individuals Mary is obsessed with Children rely on their parents for
feel disconnected from society. cleanliness; she repeatedly love and a sense of security.
washes her hands.
let down (phr v) resident (n)
to not meet the hopes or overlook (v) a person who lives in a place
expectations of someone; not to see or notice something The municipality offers free
to disappoint Sometimes, people overlook public transportation services for
Children can be let down by the opportunities right in front of elderly residents.
their parents’ broken promises. them.
substantially (adv)
lightly (adv) prohibit (v) to a large degree; very much or
to only a small degree; gently to officially say that one must not a lot
The mother touched her son do something The rise in urbanisation has
lightly to encourage him to take substantially changed population
his first steps. The school administration statistics.
prohibits using phones during
likely (adj) class. supportive (adj)
expected to happen; probable giving help to someone in a
The likely outcome of put aside (phr v) difficult situation
neighbourhood watch to ignore or not focus on something A supportive family significantly
programmes is a decrease in People should put aside contributes to a child’s
crime rates. differences and work for the emotional development.
greater good.
live on (phr v) tactfully (adv)
to have enough money to buy the put off (phr v) in a way that is careful not to
things that one needs to live to arrange to do something at a offend, annoy, or upset another
After losing his job, Neil had to later time or date person
live on a limited budget. Sharing opinions tactfully is
The government decided to put important for healthy
off the elections due to the
loosely (adv) conversations.
in a way that is not strict or exact natural disaster.
People sometimes loosely obey undergo (v)
the traffic rules, and it leads to readily (adv) to experience something that is
bad results. in a way that shows that one is unpleasant or has a strong effect
willing to do something Languages undergo changes
mindful (adj) Sue readily agreed to help us as they borrow new words from
careful about or conscious of with the project on orphans. others.
something
One should be mindful of their reasonable (adj) wear out (phr v)
words to be respectful to others. fair and logical to make someone feel extremely
Authorities need to find tired; to exhaust
mutually (adv) reasonable solutions to the Noise from nearby construction
by, to, or for each of two or more unemployment issues. sites can wear out the
people equally residents.
Healthy relationships are based
on mutually acceptable values.

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