4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 20: The Betrayal
Word List
- betray [biˈtrei] v.
To betray someone means to treat them in a dishonest way.
→ The man betrayed his country when he gave away national secrets.
- blast [blæst] n.
A blast is a loud noise made by something that explodes.
→ There was a loud blast when the police officer fired the gun.
- bracelet [ˈbreislit] n.
A bracelet is a piece of jewelry that you wear around your wrist.
→ My father gave me a pretty gold bracelet for my birthday.
- cease [siːs] v.
To cease means to stop.
→ After about an hour, the rain ceased, and a rainbow appeared.
- choke [tʃouk] v.
To choke means to cough because you have difficulty breathing.
→ There was a lot of smoke in the air, and it made me choke.
- civil [ˈsivəl] adj.
When an event is civil, it happens inside a country.
→ The country was torn apart by a terrible civil war.
- comment [ˈkɒment] v.
To comment means to say something that shows your personal opinion.
→ Tom commented on the poor quality of the food.
- cross [krɔ:s] v.
To cross means to go from one side to the other side.
→ We used his boat to cross to the other side of the lake.
- dent [dent] n.
A dent is damage caused by something heavy hitting something else.
→ That blue car hit my car, and now there is a small dent in my car door.
- distrust [disˈtrʌst] v.
To distrust someone means to believe that they are not honest.
→ Don’t lend money to someone if you distrust them!
- fort [fɔːrt] n.
A fort is a small building that is specially built to defend an area from attack.
→ When the army arrived, they built a big fort on the top of the hill.
- found [faund] v.
To found means to bring something into existence.
→ The pastor founded his church in the countryside.
- lining [ˈlainiŋ] n.
Lining is a piece of cloth that covers the inside of clothes.
→ This jacket is very warm because it has a thick lining.
- mass [mæs] n.
A mass is a large number of things of one type.
→ We received a mass of letters this morning.
- pray [prei] v.
To pray means to talk to God.
→ When people go to church, they pray for their families and friends.
- rife [raif] adj.
If a place is rife with something bad, it is very common in that place.
→ This part of the country is rife with disease.
- sole [soul] adj.
When something is the sole thing, it is the only thing of a particular type.
→ His sole purpose in life was to help others.
- sweep [swiːp] v.
If you sweep the floor, you clean it with a tool like a broom or a brush.
→ There is a lot of dirt on the floor. Can you sweep it please?
- treachery [ˈtretʃəri] n.
Treachery is a behavior in which a person betrays a country or a person.
→ The man ran away to escape from the treachery of his wife.
- tuck [tʌk] v.
To tuck something means to put it somewhere so that it is neat or safe.
→ He looked sloppy without his shirt being tucked into his pants.
