4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 15: Laika, the Space Dog
Word List
- although [ɔːlˈðou] conj.
You use although to say that one thing is contrasted by another.
→ Although she was late, her friends gave her a warm welcome.
- apply [əˈplai] v.
To apply something means to put it on.
→ She always applies makeup to her face before going outside.
- await [əˈweit] v.
To await something means to wait for it.
→ The players awaited the judge’s decision.
- beloved [biˈlʌvid] adj.
When something is beloved, it is very special and you like it very much.
→ The boy took a nap next to his beloved cat.
- bury [ˈberɪ] v.
To bury someone or something means to put them in the ground.
→ They buried their grandfather under his favorite tree after he died.
- climate [ˈklaimit] n.
A climate is the usual weather in a place.
→ The climate in the desert is very hot.
- complain [kəmˈplein] v.
When you complain, you say that you are unhappy about something.
→ The workers complained that they were being treated unfairly.
- confuse [kənˈfjuːz] v.
To confuse someone means to make them feel like they are unsure.
→ The sign confused the traveler because it pointed in two directions.
- due [djuː] adj.
When something is due, it is expected to happen or be done at that time.
→ The papers were due on the 19th.
- entire [ənˈtaiər] adj.
When you talk about an entire thing, you are talking about the whole thing.
→ He was so hungry that he ate the entire pizza by himself.
- establish [isˈtæbliʃ] v.
To establish something means to create it.
→ He wanted to establish a club for people to help the Earth.
- furnace [ˈfəːrnis] n.
A furnace is a place where heat is made.
→ Mr. Jones came to fix the furnace.
- leash [liːʃ] n.
A leash is a rope or chain that is used to lead an animal.
→ A lot of dogs must wear a leash to keep them from running away.
- mature [məˈtjuə:r] v.
To mature means to grow up to become an adult.
→ When they matured, they became as tall as their parents.
- measure [ˈmeʒə:r] v.
To measure something means to find out the quality, value, or effect of it.
→ The scientists carefully measured the amount of chemicals in the tubes.
- midst [midst] n.
The midst of something is the middle of it.
→ She was in the midst of cleaning when the telephone rang.
- misery [ˈmizəri] n.
Misery is extreme suffering.
→ There was a lot of misery after Sam lost his dog.
- prior [ˈpraiər] adj.
When something happened prior to something else, it happened earlier.
→ Ron had to wait since he arrived prior to the scheduled meeting time.
- research [riˈsəːrtʃ] n.
Research is close and careful study to discover new things.
→ Scientists did a lot of research on the subject of blood type.
- variety [vəˈraiəti] n.
A variety of something is a group of many different kinds of it.
→ There are a variety of flowers at the shop.
