4000 Essential English Words 3 Unit 14: The Helpful Apprentice
Word List
- apprentice [əˈprentɪs] n.
An apprentice is a person who learns how to do a job from a skilled person.
→ Mark is an apprentice chef at the restaurant.
- assure [əˈʃuər] v.
To assure someone is to tell them something is true to make them less worried.
→ He assured the boss that the building would be done on time.
- bandage [ˈbændɪdʒ] n.
A bandage is a piece of cloth used to stop bleeding.
→ If you cut yourself, please get a bandage from the first-aid kit.
- bleed [bliːd] v.
To bleed is to lose blood.
→ If you are not careful, you will cut your finger and bleed.
- bond [bɔnd] v.
To bond with someone is to become friends with them.
→ The women bonded after several hours of conversation.
- chef [ʃef] n.
A chef is a person who cooks in a restaurant.
→ Tom is a chef at the restaurant near my house.
- crown [kraun] n.
A crown is the hat worn by a king or queen.
→ The crown is made of gold.
- departure [dɪˈpɑːrtʃər] n.
A departure is the act of leaving a place.
→ They were excited about their departure back home.
- diligent [ˈdɪlədʒənt] adj.
If someone is diligent, they work hard and are careful.
→ Craig has always been a very diligent person at work.
- emperor [ˈempərər] n.
An emperor is the leader of a group of countries.
→ The emperor Julius Caesar was in control o f ancient Rome.
- fiber [ˈfaibər] n.
Fiber is a thread of a substance used to make clothes or rope.
→ The mat was made from tiny fibers.
- horrible [ˈhɔ:rəbəl] adj.
If something is horrible, it is very bad.
→ The assignment was horrible. I hated it.
- impolite [impəˈlait] adj.
If someone is impolite, they are rude.
→ Roger is im polite to everyone he meets.
- kneel [niːl] v.
To kneel is to put one or both knees on the ground.
→ Daryl got down on one knee and asked Nina to marry him.
- luxury [ˈlʌkʃərɪ] n.
A luxury is an expensive thing that you do not need.
→ We stayed at a luxury resort for our honeymoon.
- massive [ˈmæsɪv] adj.
If something is massive, it is very big.
→ The wheels on his truck were massive.
- panic [ˈpænɪk] v.
To panic is to feel so nervous or afraid that you cannot think clearly.
→ Everyone panicked when the house caught on fire.
- priority [praɪɔ(:)rətɪ] n.
A priority is something that is more important than other things.
→ My priority is to get good grades in school.
- robe [roub] n.
A robe is a long, loose piece of clothing.
→ Many people wear robes in the morning.
- scold [skould] v.
To scold means to criticize one angrily because they have done wrong.
→ Jesse was scolded by the teacher for not paying attention.
