4000 Essential English Words 2e 1 (2nd Edition) 영영 Unit 1,2,3

catch

n. to grab or get something
Did you catch the ball during the baseball game?

visit

n. to go and spend time in another place or see another person
She wants to visit her grandmother.

travel

n. to go to a faraway place on vacation or business
They will travel to Argentina this summer.

typical

adj. it is normal, or something that usually happens
My typical breakfast is toast and eggs.

boat

n. a vehicle that moves across water
There is a small boat on the lake.

capital

n. a city where a country's government is based
The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C.

invite

n. to ask someone to come to a place or event
I will invite my friends to my birthday party.

wine

n. an alcoholic drink made from grapes
The store carried both red and white wine.

duck

n. a small water bird
People feed ducks at the lake.

month

n. one of 12 periods of time in one year
January is the first month of the year.

week

n. a period of time that is seven days long
What are you doing next week?

agree

n. to have the same opinion or belief as another person
The students agree they have too much homework.

arrive

n. to get somewhere.
They arrived at school at 7 a.m.

enjoy

n. to like something
The woman enjoys riding her bicycle.

love

n. to like something or someone a lot
I love my family very much.

August

n. the eighth month of the year
Is your birthday in August?

breakfast

n. the morning meal
I ate eggs for breakfast.

alcohol

n. a type of drink that can make people drunk
A person should not drive a car after he or she has been drinking alcohol.

weather

n. the temperature and the state of the outdoors
Today's weather is rainy and cloudy.

camera

n. a piece of equipment that takes pictures
I brought my camera on my vacation.

laboratory

n. a room where a scientist works
My mother works in a laboratory.

shout

v. to say something loudly
My boss shouted at me because I was late for work.

evil

adj. something or someone bad or cruel, not good
They felt a strange, evil presence as they got closer to the house.

create

n. to make something new
She created an igloo from blocks of snow.

experiment

n. a test that you do to see what will happen
The student did an experiment in science class.

noise

n. an unpleasant sound
The crying baby made a loud noise.

kill

n. to make them die
I killed the fly.

adventure

n. a fun or exciting thing that you do
Riding in the rough water was an adventure.

laugh

n. the sound made when someone is happy or a funny thing occurs
The sound of her laugh filled the room.

chemical

n. something that scientists use in chemistry
The scientist mixed the chemicals.

terrible

adj. it is very bad
The way he treated his classmate was terrible.

smell

v. to use your nose to sense it
The two friends smelled the flower.

secret

n. something that you do not tell other people
The two boys were sharing a secret.

loud

adj. strong and very easy to hear
The man's voice was so loud that we all could hear him.

project

n. a type of work that you do for school or a job
His afternoon work project was to paint the room green.

worse

adj. it is of poorer quality than another thing
Business was worse this month than last month.

approach

v. to move close to it
The boy approached his school.

nervous

adj. they think something bad will happen
The boy became nervous when he heard the news.

scare

v. to frighten or fill with fear
In the past, people believed fireworks would scare evil spirits with their loud sound.

carefully

adv. with great attention, especially to detail or safety
The baby carefully climbed down the stairs.

instead

adv. in place of
He ate the carrot instead of the ice cream.

shape

n. the arrangement of its sides and surfaces
Even with your eyes closed you can feel the shape of it.

several

adj. more than two but not many
He had to read several books for class.

suddenly

adv. it happens quickly and unexpectedly
I was surprised when my friends suddenly shouted, “Happy birthday!”

cloud

n. a group of water drops in the sky
The sky was filled with white clouds.

ever

adv. at any time
Going skiing last winter was the most fun I've ever had.

planet

n. a large round thing in space
Saturn is the planet with the ring around it.

understand

n. you need to know what it means
Henry could not understand the message.

among

prep. they are all around you
There was a red apple among the green ones.

suppose

n. to guess
I suppose I should go home now.

alien

n. a creature from a different world
The alien came in peace.

solve

n. to find an answer to it
All the students could easily solve the math problem.

chart

n. a list of information
We used a chart to see how we had improved.

library

n. a place where you go to read books
The library at school is full of books.

photograph

n. a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print
I took this photograph with my cell phone.

report

n. something someone writes for school or work
Karen had trouble writing her report.

view

v. to look at something
Michael likes to view himself in the mirror.

describe

n. to say or write what someone or something is like
They described their tree as colorful, with gold ribbon and a star.

fail

n. you do not succeed in what you try to do
Since he failed to get the job, he was sad.

grade

n. a score or mark given to someone's work
I managed to get good grades on my report card.