# Personal Belongings Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Daily Life
- Words: 16
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Personal Belongings vocabulary for what possessions are worth, including valuables, sentimental, keepsake and confiscate — words for what happens to…

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## Word list

* **valuables** /ˈvæljəbəlz/: The small things you own that are worth a lot of money, like jewellery or a watch. — “Don't leave your **valuables** on the back seat.”
* **misplace** /mɪˈspleɪs/: To put something somewhere and then not remember where it is. — “I've **misplaced** my glasses somewhere in this house.”
* **irreplaceable** /ˌɪrəˈpleɪsəbəl/: So special or rare that it could never be replaced if lost. — “The necklace was **irreplaceable** — it had belonged to her grandmother.”
* **sentimental** /ˌsɛntəˈmɛntəl/: Having emotional value because of memories, rather than money value. — “The old watch has huge **sentimental** value to him.”
* **portable** /ˈpɔrtəbəl/: Small and light enough to be easily carried. — “This **portable** charger fits in any pocket.”
* **cherished** /ˈtʃɛrɪʃt/: Loved and cared for deeply, often kept for a long time. — “It was her most **cherished** possession.”
* **keepsake** /ˈkipˌseɪk/: A small item you hold onto to remind you of a person or event. — “She kept the ticket stub as a **keepsake**.”
* **belongings** /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋz/: The things that belong to a person, especially things they carry with them. — “Please gather your **belongings** before you leave.”
* **personal effects**: A formal term for someone's private belongings, especially after an accident or death. — “The hospital returned his **personal effects** the next day.”
* **confiscate** /ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt/: To officially take something away from someone, often as a punishment. — “The teacher **confiscated** his phone during the exam.”
* **holdall**: A large soft bag for carrying clothes and other things. — “Everything he owned went into one **holdall**.”
* **insure** /ˌɪnˈʃʊr/: To pay a company so that it will replace something if it is lost. — “It costs almost nothing to **insure** a phone against theft.”
* **prized** /praɪzd/: Valued very highly by the person who owns it. — “The **prized** possession in that house is a cracked teapot.”
* **secondhand** /ˈsɛkəndˌhænd/: Owned by somebody else before you. — “Everything in the flat is **secondhand** and nothing matches.”
* **dispose of**: To get rid of something you no longer want. — “It is harder to **dispose of** a mattress than to buy one.”
* **engrave** /ɪnˈɡreɪv/: To cut words or a design into a hard surface. — “They will **engrave** the back of the watch while you wait.”

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