4000 Essential English Words 2e 2 (2nd Edition) 영영 Unit 9,10

fix

n. to make it work
My dad has many tools to help him fix broken things.

island

n. land in the middle of water
Japan is a group of islands.

perhaps

adv. when you say that something could happen
Perhaps I will eat an apple for lunch.

taste

n. the flavor something makes in your mouth
The taste of the fruit was sweet.

prevent

n. to stop it from happening
The handcuffs prevented me from moving my hands.

save

n. to keep it from being hurt
I want to help save the world.

ocean

n. the salt water that surrounds land
The ocean can make powerful waves.

pleasant

adj. you enjoy it
The character had a pleasant look on its face.

still

adv. when you say that a situation keeps going on
They are still waiting in line to get tickets.

beach

n. a sandy or rocky place by the ocean
The little girl built a sandcastle on the beach.

smile

n. to show happiness with your mouth
The baby smiled at me.

step

n. to walk
Be careful where you step.

throw

n. to use your hand to make it go through the air
The pitcher can throw the baseball very fast.

wave

n. a line of water that moves higher than the rest of the water
The water was filled with large blue waves.

emotion

n. how you feel
Anger is a common emotion that we all feel.

against

prep. touching something or opposed to somthing
They both leaned against the wall.

damage

v. to break it
The car was damaged in the accident.

discover

n. to find it for the first time
I discovered some new information in this book.

identify

n. to find out what it is
I used the file to identify his name.

rock

n. a hard thing in the dirt
I stacked rocks on top of one another.

impression

n. the way of thinking about someone or something
Most people’s first impression of Dr. Giani is that he is mean.

violent

adj. to use force to hurt others
The man was put into jail because he was violent.

fog

n. a thick cloud that is near the ground or water
I did not want to drive in the thick fog.

mad

adj. being extremely angry or upset
Mother got mad when I didn’t listen to her.

giant

adj. very big
The giant truck got in my way.

rid

n. to make a place free from something or someone
We rid our home of mice by using traps.

tale

n. a story
She told her two friends about the wild tale of her day.

resist

v. to fight against it
He resisted the treatment at the hospital.

extraordinary

adj. amazing
The fireman who rescued the girl was extraordinary.

funeral

n. a ceremony that takes place after a person dies
They had a funeral for the soldier who died during the war.

reveal

n. to show something
I will reveal where I hid the candy bar.

citizen

n. someone who lives in a certain place
Carlos was born in Spain. He is a Spanish citizen.

trap

n. people or animals is to capture them so they cannot get away
We trapped butterflies in a net.

enormous

adj. very large
My dog looks enormous next to yours.

council

n. a group of people who run a city or town
The council met to discuss the new laws for the city.

declare

n. to say something officially
I declared my love for him.

ought

aux. it is the right thing to do
I ought to take my library books back.

trial

n. the way a court discovers if a person is guilty or innocent
He went on trial for robbing the bank.

intention

n. what a person plans to do
Do you have good intentions?

sword

n. a long sharp weapon
They used to use swords in battles in ancient times.