ADVANCED NOUNS VOCABULARY WORD LIST#2

Let us see some NOUNS to describe ABILITY (to understand or react to something) , a general FEELING or UNDERSTANDING (of something), a particular SENSATION or AWARENESS( of something) and PERCEPTION.

A sense is a faculty (Ability) by which the body perceives an external stimulus(something that causes Growth or Activity).

Our Faculties are nothing but our inherent physical and mental abilities.We have a  natural ability  to hear,see,think and move etc whereas a special ability is used to do a particular thing.

 1) SENSE

 A) Many people survive in jobs that they detest.They wake up with a sense of dread and they yearn for the weekend.

SENSE of something = A feeling or an understanding about something.

SENSE OF PANIC / CALM  /  HAPPINESS  / OPTIMISM /  RELIEF / INSECURITY

Examples :

1.My sense of justice was offended.

2.Jim seems to have lost his sense of reality.

3.A little bit of appreciation can give people a sense of well-being. 

4.She has no sense of  responsibility.

5. He has an outstanding sense of balance.

6.During this pandemic time,the media heightens the sense of panic making the situation appear more worse than it is.For some people,a sense of worry has begun to creep in.The government is hoping to spread a sense of optimism by rolling out more and more vaccines .

7.People who recovered from corona felt a sense of relief after their long period of continued stress and tensions from the symptoms of infection.

8.She has natural sense of fairness and she disregards gossip and small talk.

9.She moves with a sense of confidence.

B) She has an excellent sense of smell.

SENSE = Ability    (especially of any one of the five physical abilities to SEE,HEAR,SMELL, TASTE and FEEL)

Examples: 

1. Dogs have a keen sense of smell. 

2. A sinus infection muffles your sense of taste and smell for atleast a week.

3. She is blind and had to depend upon her senses of hearing, touch and smell.

C) Mary has a keen musical sense.

SENSE = A natural appreciation or ability of something.

Examples:

1.Jim has a fine sense of comic timing.

2.She has absolutely no fashion sense.

3.Everyone appreciates her dressing sense.

4.He has a great sense of fun and humour.

5.She has a good sense of direction.

D) There's a lot of sense in what Jim says.

SENSE = Good or Easy understanding and judgement(of something).

Examples:

1. There's no sense in worrying about the issue now. 

2. Can't you talk sense? 

3. Her argument makes perfect sense to me.

4. Read this and tell me if it makes sense.

 2)AWARENESS

Meaning:

1.Having knowledge and understanding of something( a particular subject / a situation / a problem or a fact).

Example:Environmental /  Social  /   Spiritual /  Political / Financial  / Cultural  Awareness.

2.The Ability to notice something using our Senses.

Forms:

AWARENESS OF SOMETHING

AWARENESS ABOUT SOMETHING

Collocates:

1.VERBS + AWARENESS

a)  INCREASE / PROMOTE /CREATE / ENCOURAGE /  GENERATE / HEIGHTEN / IMPROVE/ RAISE /  SPREAD  AWARENESS

b)  HAVE  / SHOW  /  DEVELOP  AWARENESS

2. ADJECTIVES + AWARENESS

GENERAL  /   PUBLIC  AWARENESS

Examples:

1.The campaign ( an organized course of action or activities to achieve a particular goal or aim) spreads awareness about Vaccination .

2.The campaign has succeeded in raising public awareness of the issue.

3.There was a lack of awareness of the risks involved in nuclear energy generation.

4.The group is trying to raise public awareness about homelessness.

5.Health officials have tried to raise awareness (improve people's knowledge) of the dangers of smoking.

6.He is working to promote environmental awareness .

7.She is paying attention to politics to develop her political awareness.

8.Spiritual awareness is tuning out from the world outside and to experience and explore about our inner self.

9.Cultural awareness is the understanding of the differences in attitudes and values,beliefs and behaviors among people from other backgrounds and other countries.

10.Social awareness is the ability to take the perspective of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures and empathize with them.

11.Financial awareness is the ability to understand and effectively use various financial skills, including personal financial management,budgeting and investing.

12.Raising awareness of the climate crisis is crucial and we all have to do whatever we can to reduce our negative impact on the planet.