Vocabulary
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Leave a place, usually without telling other people
“She WANDERED OFF and got lost in the crowd.”
Want to leave a relationship or arrangement
“Jackie wasn't happy with her marriage and WANTED OUT.”
Stop something bad or harmful happening(separable)
“She WARDED OFF evil spirits with her magic charms.”
Prepare for physical activity. Do exercises before a sport
“The team WARMED UP half an hour before the volleyball match.”
When floods or waves completely remove a structure, building, etc.(separable)
“The ice cream stall on the beach was WASHED AWAY in the storm last night.”
Drink in order to swallow something solid(separable)
“I WASHED the antibiotics DOWN with a glass of water.”
Rain so heavily that an event has to be cancelled(separable)
“The rain WASHED OUT the championship final.”
Suddenly experience a strong emotion(inseparable)
“He felt numb as grief WASHED OVER him.”
Clean everything used to prepare food and eat it(separable)
“The children WASHED UP after lunch.”
Become very thin and weak, usually due to illness
“He WASTED AWAY as the cancer got worse.”
Be careful (imperative)
“Watch out - there's ice on the road.”
Be careful of something(inseparable)
“WATCH OUT FOR bats in the caves; many have rabies.”
Keep an eye on something or someone to check that there's no trouble(inseparable)
“The lecturer WATCHED OVER the students as they did the experiment.”
Make something weaker and less effective(separable)
“She's always WATERG UP DOWN stories.”
Ignore or refuse to consider what someone says(separable)
“They WAVED ASIDE our objections and carried on with the plan.”
Make a hand signal to stop a vehicle(separable)
“They WAVED the van DOWN and got a lift after the accident.”
Go to a place where someone is leaving to wave goodbye(separable)
“We WAVED her OFF at the station.”
Make a hand signal to tell someone to keep moving(separable)
“The accident was bad, but the police WAVED us ON.”
Slowly stop a dependency on something(separable)
“We will have to WEAN him OFF his obsession.”
Erode, remove gradually(separable)
“The lawn has been WORN AWAY by people walking across it and it's just bare soil now with hardly a blade of grass.”
Make something weaker(separable)
“The stress of my job is WEARING me DOWN.”
Stop having an effect
“The anaesthetic WORE OFF and my tooth started hurting.”
Use something until it stops working(separable)
“She played the video so many times that she WORE the tape OUT.”
Back out of a commitment
“I'm supposed to go on Thursday, but I am going to WEASEL OUT.”
