4000 Essential English Words 2e 2 (2nd Edition) 영영 Unit 7

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volcano

n. a mountain with a hole on top where hot liquid comes out
When the volcano erupted, smoke and heat filled the air.

debate

v. to seriously discuss something with someone
The husband and wife debated which TV to buy.

occupation

n. a person's job
My father’s occupation is a dentist.

persuade

v. to make that person agree to do something
The children persuaded their parents to buy them gifts.

scholar

n. a person who studies something and knows a lot about it
The scholar knew much about art history.

basis

n. the main part of amount of it
My grandfather gets his hearing checked on a yearly basis.

biology

n. the study of living things
We learned about the human heart in biology class.

cage

n. something that holds an animal so it cannot leave
We put the parrots in their cage at night.

colony

n. a country controlled by another country
The USA was at one time a colony of Great Britain.

depress

v. to make that person sad
The bad news from work depressed the man.

factual

adj. to Include true details
John learns about history from factual books.

ruins

n. old buildings that are not used anymore
I visited some interesting ruins in Greece.

fascinate

v. to make that person very interested
The kitten was fascinated by the ball of yarn.

depart

n. to leave some place so you can go to another place
The plane departed for Italy at 3:00 this afternoon.

overseas

adv. an action happens in another country, across an ocean
John often goes overseas for vacations.

nevertheless

adv. a difference to what is expected or known
He is usually friendly. Nevertheless, he wasn’t friendly this afternoon.

mission

n. an important job that is sometimes far away
The woman’s mission was to help sick people.

route

n. the way you go from one place to another
I saw many new houses along the route to the city.

colleague

n. somebody you work with
My colleague helped me finish the job.

significant

adj. important
I read many significant novels as a literature major in university.