4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 18: The School Play
Word List
- accent [ˈæksənt] n.
An accent is a certain way of speaking that shows where a person is from.
→ The new teacher’s accent was clearly a German one.
- barber [ˈbɑːrbər] n.
A barber is a person whose job is to cut hair.
→ My hair is getting much too long. I’d better go to the barber’s shop.
- basement [ˈbeismənt] n.
A basement of a house or building is a room that is built underground.
→ They turned their basement into a game room.
- blank [blæŋk] adj.
When something is blank, it does not have anything on it.
→ She got a blank paper to draw on.
- blink [blɪŋk] v.
To blink means to shut the eyes and quickly open them again.
→ I blinked many times so that my eyes could adjust to the bright light.
- choir [ˈkwaɪər] n.
A choir is a group of people who sing together.
→ He had choir practice every day after school.
- comic [ˈkɒmik] adj.
When something is comic, it is funny.
→ The comic actor was famous for his jokes.
- complicate [ˈkɒmplikeit] v.
To complicate something means to make it harder than necessary.
→ The bad weather complicated finishing the job quickly.
- decline [diˈklain] v.
To decline an offer or invitation means to say no to it.
→ She declined his offer to pay for her dinner.
- errand [ˈerənd] n.
An errand is a trip taken to do a specific activity.
→ He couldn’t go to practice because he had several errands to do.
- glove [glʌv] n.
A glove is a piece of clothing that covers your fingers and hand.
→ When it gets cold, I always put on a pair of gloves.
- hermit [ˈhəːrmit] n.
A hermit is one who lives alone and does not spend time with others.
→ The hermit lived a simple life in a small cave in the forest.
- justly [ˈdʒʌstli] adv.
If something is done justly, then it is fair.
→ We justly decided to give the prize to him.
- leather [ˈleðə:r] n.
Leather is a material made from animal skin that is used to make clothing.
→ He got a new leather jacket for his birthday.
- ponder [ˈpɒndər] v.
To ponder something is to think about it carefully.
→ She sat in the park and pondered her problem.
- reserve [riˈzəːrv] v.
To reserve something means to keep it for a certain person or time.
→ He reserved a table at the busy restaurant.
- script [skript] n.
A script is the words of a film or play.
→ He read the script of the play three times.
- search [səːrtʃ] v.
To search for something or someone means to look for them carefully.
→ I searched the newspaper for a new job.
- slam [slæm] v.
To slam is to close something hard.
→ She slammed the book shut after she finished reading it.
- staircase [ˈstɛərkeɪs] n.
A staircase is a set of stairs found inside a building.
→ The staircase leads directly into the kitchen.
