4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 2: Monkey Island
Word List
- accident [ˈæksɪdənt] n.
An accident is an unexpected undesirable event.
→ She had to go to the hospital after she was in a serious car accident.
- admiral [ˈædmərəl] n.
An admiral is someone who controls many military ships.
→ They won the sea battle because of the admiral’s great leadership.
- arc [ɑːrk] n.
An arc is a curved shape.
→ A rainbow has the shape of an arc.
- character [ˈkærɪktər] n.
Your character is your personality.
→ My sister’s character is fun and very outgoing.
- conscience [ˈkɒnʃəns] n.
Your conscience is your inner sense of what is right and wrong.
→ I recycle everything I can, so my conscience is clear!
- fiery [ˈfaɪərɪ] adj.
If something is fiery, it is burning strongly.
→ The fiery blaze burned all night long.
- flesh [fleʃ] n.
Flesh is the skin, muscle and fat on your body.
→ The zebra’s flesh has black and white stripes.
- grapefruit [ˈgreɪpfruːt] n.
A grapefruit is a fruit similar to an orange, but bigger and not as sweet.
→ Would you like a grapefruit with your breakfast?
- hay [heɪ] n.
Hay is dry grass used to feed animals or used as a covering.
→ I need to buy some more hay for the horse to sleep on.
- horrified [ˈhɔ:rəˌfaɪd] adj.
If you are horrified, you are very shocked and feel upset.
→ I was horrified when I read about the old lady who was attacked.
- kerosene [ˈkerəsiːn] n.
Kerosene is a type of oil. It is used in some lamps and stoves.
→ Many people in poor countries cook on kerosene stoves.
- loop [luːp] n.
A loop is a line made into the shape of a circle.
→ He made a loop with the rope and placed it over the post.
- paddle [ˈpædl] n.
A paddle is a piece of wood or plastic that moves a boat across water.
→ We need a paddle to help us move across the water.
- raft [ræft] n.
A raft is a floating platform made from pieces of wood tied together.
→ The man made a raft out of bamboo and floated out to sea.
- sour [ˈsauə:r] adj.
When something is sour, it has a sharp and unpleasant taste.
→ I don’t like lemons because I think they are too sour.
- stake [steɪk] n.
A stake is a small, sharp piece of wood or metal that is put into the ground.
→ We marked our property by placing stakes into the ground.
- steward [ˈstjuːərd] n.
A steward is a person like a waiter who serves food on planes and ships.
→ The steward is bringing some tea.
- string [strɪŋ] n.
String is a thin piece of fabric or rope.
→ I found a large ball of string.
- thorn [θɔːrn] n.
A thorn is a sharp part of a plant.
→ Be careful of the thorns when you pick the roses!
- wreck [rek] v.
To wreck something means to destroy or ruin it.
→ The teenagers wrecked the house for no reason at all.
