4000 Essential English Words 3 Unit 23: Lazy Hans
Word List
- Aborigine [ӕbəˈridʒəni:] n.
An Aborigine is a native of Australia before Europeans lived there.
→ The Aborigines created beautiful artwork.
- ban [bæn] v.
To ban something is to not let people do it.
→ Smoking is banned in this building.
- cautious [ˈkɔːʃəs] adj.
If you are cautious, you are careful in a dangerous situation.
→ Be very cautious as you stack those boxes.
- confess [kənˈfes] v.
To confess something is to say that you did it.
→ He confessed that he was responsible for choosing the winning story.
- cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ] n.
A cottage is a small, old house in the countryside.
→ My aunt lives in a pretty cottage in the mountains.
- daytime [ˈdeɪtaɪm] n.
Daytime is the time of the day when the sky is light.
→ I only allowed my kids to play outside in the daytime.
- desperate [ˈdespərɪt] adj.
If you are desperate, you will try anything to do or change something.
→ I’m desperate to find a new job.
- fade [feɪd] v.
If something fades, it gets quieter or darker.
→ The piece of cloth I found was old and faded.
- fierce [fɪərs] adj.
If a person or animal is fierce, they are angry or violent.
→ Wolves are fierce animals. Do not disturb them.
- gamble [ˈgæmbəl] v.
To gamble means to play a game that involves winning or losing money.
→ Many people like to go to casinos to gamble.
- lawn [lɔːn] n.
A lawn is an area covered in grass.
→ My dad keeps the lawn in front of our house very neat.
- mow [mou] v.
To mow grass is to cut it to make it very short.
→ I mow our lawn every weekend.
- outlaw [ˈautlɔː] n.
An outlaw is a criminal who hides from the police.
→ The police passed out posters of the outlaw to all the people.
- prospect [ˈprɒspekt] n.
A prospect is a possibility that something will happen.
→ He wakes up every morning with the prospect of having a good day.
- purse [pəːrs] n.
A purse is a bag where women keep money, makeup and keys.
→ My sister likes to buy designer purses.
- rod [rɔd] n.
A rod is a thin stick made of wood or metal.
→ I bought a new fishing rod to use while on vacation.
- seldom [ˈseldəm] adv.
If something seldom happens, it doesn’t happen very often.
→ It seldom rains in southern Arizona.
- shave [ʃeɪv] v.
To shave means to cut the hairs on your face with a sharp tool.
→ My father shaves his face every day because he doesn’t want a beard.
- terrified [ˈterəfaid] adj.
If you are terrified, you are extremely scared.
→ When I saw the ghost, I was absolutely terrified!
- wizard [ˈwɪzə:rd] n.
A wizard is a man who can do magic.
→ The wizard made gold fall from the sky.
