4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 6: Jack Frost and the Pudding
Word List
- absolute [ˈæbsəluːt] adj.
If something is absolute, it is total or complete.
→ My presentation was an absolute disaster! It was terrible!
- alas [əˈlæs] int.
Alas is a word that people say when something bad happens.
→ I looked everywhere for my purse, but alas, I couldn’t find it.
- attentive [əˈtentɪv] adj.
If you are attentive, you are careful and you pay attention.
→ He is a good student because he is attentive to every detail on his work.
- cape [keɪp] n.
A cape is a large cloth that covers one’s back and is tied around the neck.
→ The superhero wore a long red cape.
- envision [ɪnˈvɪʒən] v.
To envision something means to imagine that it may happen.
→ I can envision my mom’s face when I give her this present!
- evenly [ˈiːvənlɪ] adv.
When something happens evenly, it happens at the same rate or level.
→ The food was handed out evenly among the hungry people.
- folk [fouk] n.
Folk are common or average people.
→ I’ve invited all the folks from our street to a gathering at my place.
- melt [melt] v.
To melt means to turn from a solid to a liquid.
→ The snowman that we made yesterday melted in the sun.
- patch [pætʃ] n.
A patch is a part of a surface that is different in appearance from the rest.
→ There was one small patch of grass in the sand-covered desert.
- pleasure [ˈpleʒər] n.
Pleasure is a feeling of happiness.
→ The student smiled with pleasure when she received the prize.
- pop [pop] n.
A pop is a short, loud sound.
→ I heard a loud pop; then my computer screen shattered.
- pudding [ˈpudiŋ] n.
A pudding is a sweet dessert.
→ Would you like some chocolate pudding and coffee for dessert?
- rail [reɪl] n.
A rail is a horizontal bar made of metal or wood.
→ The cat was sitting on the rail of the fence.
- recipe [ˈresəpi:] n.
A recipe is a set of instructions to make food.
→ The apple cake that you made is really tasty. Can I have the recipe, please?
- role [roul] n.
A role is the normal purpose or function of a person or thing.
→ My role at work is to check the quality of the products.
- shrink [ʃriŋk] v.
To shrink means to get smaller.
→ If you stick to a healthy diet, your stomach will shrink!
- soak [souk] v.
To soak something means to make it very wet.
→ You need to soak these beans overnight before you cook them.
- spark [spɑːrk] n.
A spark is a small, quick flash of fire.
→ As he welded the two pieces of metal together, sparks flew everywhere.
- spirit [ˈspirit] n.
A spirit is someone’s feelings and personality, but not a physical body part.
→ He has a very outgoing spirit. He can make friends with anyone.
- suit [suːt] n.
A suit is a set of clothes. It usually includes a jacket with pants or a skirt.
→ I wore my new suit on my date with Melissa.
