4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 26: The Forest People
Word List
- assumption [əˈsʌmpʃən] n.
An assumption is something that you believe is true but cannot prove.
→ I went to the cafeteria on the assumption that everyone would be there.
- barley [ˈbɑːrli] n.
Barley is a grain that is used for animal feed, health food and beer.
→ The farmer grew barley to feed his cows in the winter.
- beast [biːst] n.
A beast is a large, dangerous animal.
→ A lion is one of the fiercest beasts on Earth.
- colonel [ˈkəːrnəl] n.
A colonel is a military officer.
→ James has been given a promotion in the army. He is now a colonel.
- contagious [kənˈteɪdʒəs] adj.
If a disease is contagious, it is easily carried from one person to another.
→ You must wear protective clothing because the patient’s illness is contagious.
- corpse [kɔːrps] n.
A corpse is a dead body of a human.
→ After the accident, the corpse was taken to the hospital.
- crisis [ˈkraisis] n.
A crisis is a situation that is extremely stressful or dangerous.
→ The airport workers’ strike led to a crisis at the airport.
- cure [kjuər] v.
To cure means to cause an illness or injury to end or disappear.
→ My dentist cured me of my toothache.
- deformed [diˈfɔːrmd] adj.
If something is deformed, it is not shaped normally and may appear ugly.
→ Even though the carrot was deformed, it was still safe to eat.
- discriminate [disˈkriməneit] v.
To discriminate means to judge people according to their looks.
→ They discriminated against her because she was different.
- embassy [ˈembəsi] n.
An embassy is where government officials work in a foreign country.
→ If you lose your passport, you should contact the embassy.
- extinguish [iksˈtiŋgwiʃ] v.
To extinguish a fire means to make it stop.
→ Michael extinguished the small fire with the hose.
- flint [flint] n.
Flint is a hard stone that people used to make weapons for hunting.
→ There are a lot of flint tools in the museum.
- harass [ˈhəræs] v.
To harass someone means to annoy or trouble them.
→ The children harassed their mother because they wanted her attention.
- integrate [ˈintəgreit] v.
To integrate means to join, communicate and socialize.
→ Governments want immigrants to integrate with the population.
- miniature [ˈminiətʃər] adj.
If something is miniature, it is very small.
→ The boy enjoys playing with his miniature train set in his bedroom.
- nutrition [njuːˈtriʃən] n.
Nutrition is the process by which people use food to stay healthy.
→ It is important to pay attention to nutrition if you want to be an athlete.
- promptly [ˈprɒmptli] adv.
If something happens promptly, it happens quickly or on time.
→ Arrive promptly, or we won’t have time to discuss everything.
- technician [tekˈniʃən] n.
A technician is a person who is skilled in electronic or mechanical work.
→ I need to call the technician to help me with my computer.
- tropics [ˈtropiks] n.
The tropics are the areas of land and sea close to the equator.
→ People like to go to the tropics for vacation because it’s warm.
