11+ vocabulary theme

Movement & action

Ways of walking, running, climbing, grabbing and doing. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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5 words

avoid
verbFoundation
to keep away from something or someone
Similar:
dodge
Opposite:
approach
disappear
verbFoundation
to go out of sight and no longer be seen
Similar:
vanish
Opposite:
appear
halt
verbFoundation
to stop moving or make something stop
Similar:
stop
Opposite:
advance
vehicle
nounFoundation
a machine such as a car or bus that carries people or goods
Similar:
car
Opposite:
fixed
wobbly
adj.Foundation
shaking or moving unsteadily from side to side
Similar:
unsteady
Opposite:
balanced

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Core, Advanced, Stretch levels: the first 12 of 55, A to Z.

accelerate
verbCore
to go faster or make something go faster
Similar:
speed up
Opposite:
brake
advance
verbCore
to move forward or make progress
Similar:
move forward
Opposite:
fall back
ambles
verbCore
walks in a slow, relaxed way
Similar:
strolls
Opposite:
dashes
ambling
adj.Core
walking in a slow, relaxed way
Similar:
strolling
Opposite:
hastening
ascent
nounCore
a climb or journey upwards
Similar:
climb
Opposite:
descent
awkward
adj.Core
clumsy, uncomfortable or difficult to deal with
Similar:
clumsy
Opposite:
comfortable
brisk
adj.Core
quick, lively and full of energy
Similar:
quick
Opposite:
inactive
careering
verbAdvanced
rushing along fast and wildly, out of control
Similar:
rushing
Opposite:
crawling
cavorting
adj.Stretch
jumping and dancing about in a lively, playful way
Similar:
romping
Opposite:
calming
choreographer
nounAdvanced
a person who invents and plans the steps of a dance
Similar:
dance planner
Opposite:
audience
collide
verbCore
to crash into something with force
Similar:
crash
Opposite:
avoid
dawdle
verbCore
to move or do something slowly and waste time
Similar:
linger
Opposite:
hasten

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