4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 9: Growing to be Great
Word List
- alongside [əˈlɒŋˈsaɪd] adv.
If something is alongside another thing, then it is next to it.
→ We work alongside each other in the office.
- appetite [ˈæpitait] n.
Your appetite is your hunger for food.
→ Tom has a big appetite. He eats all the time.
- assist [əˈsist] v.
To assist someone is to help them.
→ Andrew assisted me with my homework.
- breeze [briːz] n.
A breeze is a soft wind.
→ The breeze caused the leaves to fall off the tree.
- defy [diˈfai] v.
To defy someone is to work against them or refuse to do what they say.
→ The students got into trouble for defying their teacher’s rules.
- display [disˈplei] v.
To display something is to show it, especially by putting it in a certain place.
→ The museum displayed many wonderful paintings.
- efficient [iˈfiʃənt] adj.
If something or someone is efficient, they do not waste energy.
→ My car is very efficient. I rarely have to buy gas.
- feeble [ˈfiːbəl] adj.
If someone is feeble, they are small or weak.
→ The boy was too feeble to carry the object very far.
- forgive [fə:rgɪv] v.
To forgive someone is to stop being angry with them.
→ Sandra forgave Peter after he said he was sorry.
- lively [ˈlaivli] adj.
If someone is lively, they have a lot of energy.
→ Jennifer is very lively: she’s always running and playing.
- majestic [məˈdʒestik] adj.
If something is majestic, it is large and beautiful.
→ The rich people lived in a big, majestic house.
- nor [nɔːr] conj
You use nor to connect two negative ideas.
→ I eat neither apples nor oranges. I don’t like either one.
- outraged [ˈautreɪdʒ] adj.
If someone is outraged, they are very angry.
→ My father was outraged when he saw that I had crashed his car.
- pessimistic [ˌpesəˈmistik] adj.
If someone is pessimistic, they believe that the worst will happen.
→ John is pessimistic. He always thinks something bad will happen.
- rumor [ˈruːmər] n.
A rumor is something people talk about even though it may not be true.
→ Kevin was spreading rumors about Marcia to everyone.
- slap [slæp] v.
To slap someone means to hit them with the palm of the hand.
→ Out of anger, Helen slapped Eunice on the face.
- smash [smæʃ] v.
To smash something is to break it into many small pieces.
→ Jacob smashed the window with a rock.
- subject [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] n.
A subject is the topic that is being discussed or taught.
→ The subject of Marco’s speech was the economy.
- wage [weɪdʒ] n.
A wage is the money that a person gets for doing a job.
→ The wages I receive from my job are really great!
- whereas [hwɛərˈæz] conj.
You use whereas to show how two things are different.
→ My sister loves horror movies, whereas I prefer comedies.
