4000 Essential English Words 2e 6 (2nd Edition) 영영 Unit 17

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mold

n. a hollow container that is used to make certain shapes
Using a cupcake mold will ensure that they come out just right.

thigh

n. the upper half of your leg
He suffered from a serious thigh injury.

conceive

v. to be able to imagine or believe it
The child could not conceive the actual size of the Earth.

outright

adj. open and direct
Everyone knew that the boy’s story was an outright lie.

shovel

n. a tool with a long handle that is used for digging
The boy grabbed his shovel and got all of the snow off of the sidewalk.

periphery

n. the edge of it
A beautiful floral pattern is on the periphery of the stationery.

plaster

n. a smooth paste that gets hard when it dries
He used plaster to fill in the cracks in the old walls.

endeavor

n. an attempt to do something, especially something new, or original
The company’s new advertising endeavor ended in a horrible failure.

engrave

v. to cut a design, or words, into the surface of something
The couple engraved their names onto the old pine tree.

excavate

v. to dig on land and remove dirt to look for something
The team wishes to excavate the site in hope of finding fossils.

stumble

n. to move in an awkward, unplanned way
She stumbles a lot when she is drunk.

coexist

v. to exist with it in the same time and place
Our pets coexist in our home with few or no problems.

dubious

adj. not considered honest
The police thought that the man’s description of the crime was dubious.

vicious

adj. violent and cruel
The vicious dog tried to bite the small child.

jagged

adj. a tough, uneven shape or edge
The swimmer was hurt when he fell on the jagged rocks.

magnitude

n. large size
This was a discovery of great magnitude.

elastic

adj. a rubber that stretches when it is pulled
He attached the elastic bungee to his legs before he jumped off the platform.

ego

n. a person's sense of their own worth
Kelly’s ego made her think that she was some kind of a superhero.

locale

n. a small area or place where something specific happens
The spa was the perfect locale for my mother to relax and enjoy her vacation.

skeletal

adj. bones in the body
We studied the skeletal system in anatomy class.