4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 16: Gwen’s New Friends
Word List
- altogether [ˌɔːltəˈgeðər] adv.
If something happens altogether, it happens completely.
→ The company stopped using sugar altogether in its food.
- bind [baind] v.
To bind is to bring people together.
→ The victims of the flood were bound by their need to help each other.
- bruise [bruːz] n.
A bruise is a dark mark caused by being hit by something.
→ She got a bruise on her knee from falling down.
- custom [ˈkʌstəm] n.
A custom is a way of doing things that has been the same for a long time.
→ It is a custom that the bride and groom have the first dance.
- disobedient [ˌdisəˈbiːdiənt] adj.
When someone is disobedient, they do not follow the rules or instructions.
→ The disobedient children didn’t listen to their mother and had an accident.
- foresee [fɔːrsiː] v.
To foresee something is to know about it before it happens.
→ The teacher didn’t foresee any problems with her large class.
- glimpse [glimps] v.
To glimpse something is to see it for a short time.
→ She glimpsed outside the window as the plane was about to land.
- hoop [huːp] n.
A hoop is a ring that is made of plastic, metal, or wood.
→ The boys tried to toss the ball through the basketball hoop.
- misfortune [misˈfɔːrtʃən] n.
Misfortune is bad luck or an unlucky event.
→ His family helped him when he encountered misfortune.
- negative [ˈnegətiv] adj.
When something is negative, it is unpleasant or sad.
→ She doesn’t like to say negative things about her friends.
- per [pər] prep.
Per is used to mean “each” when giving a price, size, or amount.
→ It costs $8 per person to watch the baseball game.
- plead [pliːd] v.
To plead is to ask for something you want very badly.
→ He pleaded for his parents to let him go to the soccer game.
- rip [rip] v.
To rip something means to pull it apart.
→ She ripped the paper in half by accident.
- sake [seik] n.
The sake of something is the reason for doing it.
→ The parents worked hard for their children’s sake.
- scrape [skreip] v.
To scrape something is to rub it very hard with something sharp.
→ I accidentally scraped the paint off the side of the car.
- source [sɔːrs] n.
A source of something is the place that it comes from.
→ The river was the source of drinking water for the village.
- stern [stəːrn] adj.
When somebody is stern, they are very serious.
→ The stern teacher didn’t allow the students to speak during class.
- stitch [stitʃ] v.
To stitch is to use a needle and thread to join pieces of cloth together.
→ My grandmother stitched the pieces together to make a big blanket.
- thump [θʌmp] n.
A thump is the sound of a heavy object falling.
→ They heard the thump when the bowling ball hit the floor.
- vehement [ˈviːəmənt] adj.
When somebody is vehement, they are angry and emotional.
→ Gina was vehement when she found out that Liz was bad in school.
