4000 Essential English Words 2e 2 (2nd Edition) 영영 Unit 7,8,9

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.

resort

n. to depend on it in order to solve a problem
I hope they don’t resort to violence to end the argument.

conclude

n. to arrive at a logical end by looking at evidence
I saw crumbs on my dog’s face, so I concluded that he ate my cookie.

path

n. a way from one place to another that people can walk along
We followed a path through the woods.

convey

v. to communicate or make ideas known
That picture of a crying child conveys a feeling of sadness.

bush

n. a woody plant that is smaller than a tree
My dad and I planted some small bushes around the house.

capable

adj. can do an action
The Olympic athlete is capable of lifting a lot of weight.

shadow

n. the dark area that is made when something blocks light
The man’s shadow was taller than he was.

edge

n. the furthest part or side of something
He ran to the edge of the cliff.

definite

adj. certain or sure to be true
There is a definite connection between hard work and success.

cheat

n. to be dishonest in order to win or do well
They cheated on the test by sharing answers.

instructions

n. how to do something
Just follow the instructions and you will be OK.

confident

adj. they can do something without failing
She was confident she could climb the mountain due to her training.

considerable

adj. large in size, amount, or extent
They paid a considerable amount of money for that car.

broad

adj. something is wide, not narrow
The river is very long and broad.

concentrate

v. to give one's full attention to something
I could not concentrate on my homework because the room was so loud.

suspect

n. to believe that it might be true
I suspect that those kids stole the money.

succeed

n. to complete something as planned
He will continue to work on the robot until he succeeds.

destination

n. the place where someone or something is going
The destination of this plane is Munich, Germany.

valley

n. a low area of land between two mountains or hills
We looked at the valley below from the top of the mountain.

delight

n. a feeling of being very happy with something
He felt such delight after getting a promotion at work.

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.