4000 Essential English Words 2e 2 (2nd Edition) 영영 Unit 21,22,23,24,25

underground

adv. below the surface of the Earth
Subway trains travel underground.

stretch

v. to make your arms or legs reach out
She stretched her body before exercising.

permission

n. the act of allowing some action
I have permission to drive my mom’s car.

raw

adj. natural and not processed
The company dumped raw sewage into the river.

astronaut

n. a person who goes into outer space
The astronaut was walking on the moon.

scale

n. its size, especially when it is very large
I was surprised by the scale of the buildings in the downtown area.

telescope

n. a tool people use to look at the stars
With a telescope, you can see the moon and stars easily.

jewel

n. a beautiful stone that is worth a lot of money
A diamond is one of the most expensive jewels in the world.

miner

n. a person who works in a mine
The miner was looking for gold.

mineral

n. a type of substance found in the Earth
Rocks are made up of different kinds of minerals.

pour

n. to make something come out of a container
I poured some milk into my sister’s cup.

satellite

n. a machine sent into space to get information
The satellite was traveling around the Earth.

skip

v. to not do it
He skipped work to get more sleep.

float

v. to move on top of water without sinking
The boy’s toy boat floated in the pool.

participate

v. to be active and do something
The students participated in the school play.

gravity

n. the force that makes things fall to Earth
There is no gravity in space.

accident

n. unexpected thing that may cause some trouble
He damaged the car in an accident.

grant

n. to allow someone to have it
The teacher granted us a break after studying hard all day.

awake

adj. who is awake is not asleep
Sometimes, I lay awake in bed because I am not tired.

courage

n. the feeling of not being afraid
The man had the courage to touch the lion.

resume

n. to start it again after taking a break
I put the newspaper down to eat breakfast. Then, I resumed reading.

award

n. a prize for doing something well
He got an award for having the best grades in class.

rob

n. to take property by using force
A thief has robbed me of my passport.

convict

n. to prove that someone did a bad thing
He was convicted of the crime and sent to jail.

stable

adj. not move, change, or fall over
The chair is stable. Its legs are strong.

arrest

n. to catch that person for doing something bad
The man was arrested for breaking the law.

yard

n. the ground just outside of a house
The girls jumped rope in the yard.

journalist

n. a person who writes news stories
The journalist took notes for a story he was writing.

tissue

n. a soft piece of paper people use to wipe their noses
There was a box of tissue on the table.

qualify

n. to have or do things that are needed for something
He qualified to go to the final match by beating the opponent.

garage

n. the part of a house where people put their cars
My car does not get dirty because I keep it in the garage.

somewhat

adv. to some degree, but not to a large degree
James was somewhat upset when he had to move heavy boxes.

bucket

n. a round container to put things in
I filled the bucket with water.

festival

n. an event that is held to celebrate a particular thing
I heard the song at the music festival in London.

alarm

n. warns people of danger
When the students heard the fire alarm, they left the building.

contest

n. a game or a race
The girls had a contest to see who could jump higher.

repair

n. to fix it
I repaired the flat tire on my car.

slip

n. to slide and fall down
The man slipped on the wet floor.

breed

n. a group of animals within a species
I like small dog breeds, such as terriers.

pup

n. a young dog
All the girl wanted for her birthday was a pup.

day

n. a period of twenty-four hours, beginning at midnight
There are two more days until the weekend.

surprise

n. to cause something that is unexpected
His parents decided to surprise him with a puppy.

experience

n. to do or see something or have something happen to you
Going to the concert was the best thing I’ve ever experienced.

hour

n. sixty minutes
The man waited for the train for over an hour.

short

adj. not long or not tall
The days are short in the winter.

taxi

n. a car and driver that you pay to take you somewhere
Gary drives a taxi, so he knows the roads very well.

plan

v. to think about and arrange the details of something you want to do
It’s Sam’s turn to plan the company party.

light

n. a form of energy or brightness that makes it possible to see something
I will turn on the light so that you can see.

hotel

n. a place where people stay overnight when they are traveling
This family is staying at their favorite hotel.

shop

n. to visit places where goods are sold in order to look at and buy things
Tom decided to shop for groceries on his way home.

best

adj. better than all the others
I got the best score on the math test.

crowd

n. a large group of people who are together in one place
The crowd waved to the camera.

easy

adj. not difficult to do
Karen is happy because her English homework is easy.

dish

n. a type of food that is cooked in a particular way
My favorite dish at the restaurant is chicken curry.

market

n. a place where people buy and sell products
I go to the market every weekend to buy vegetables.

system

n. a group of related parts that move or work together
This device controls the building’s heating system.

station

n. a place where buses and trains stop
This man is waiting at the train station.

card

n. a small piece of plastic or paper used to buy or use things
Adam used his library card to borrow a book.

price

n. the amount of money needed to pay for something
Julie is checking the price of a sweater.

two

adj. the word for the number 2
Two friends study together at the coffee shop.

chew

n. to break up food by using the mouth and teeth
I always chew my food carefully before swallowing it.

soul

n. a person's spirit
Some people believe that the soul lives after the body dies.

fantastic

adj. really good
The student did a fantastic job on his project and got an award.

marvel

v. to feel surprise and interest in it.
We marveled at her excellent piano playing.

value

n. what it is worth
Your love for me has greater value than gold.

tough

adj. difficult
The man passed his driving test even though it was very tough.

journal

n. a type of magazine that deals with an academic subject
Mi-young was busy working on an article for an art journal.

surgery

n. medical treatment involving a doctor cutting into a body
I needed surgery to repair my leg after the accident.

flag

n. a piece of colored cloth that represents something
Our country has a beautiful flag.

recall

n. to remember it
She was trying to recall what she had told her friend.

tube

n. a pipe through which water or air passes
The pile of tubes was going to be put in the ground.

bath

n. the act of sitting in a tub of water in order to get clean
After playing in the dirt, the boy took a bath.

bend

v. to move something so it is not straight
Lee bent over and picked up the paper on the ground.

fiction

n. a story that is not true
I enjoy reading works of fiction because they are very entertaining.

disabled

adj. a physical problem that makes some activities difficult
The disabled man used a wheelchair to move around.

regret

n. to wish that it hadn't happened
I regret that I was mean to my sister.

overcome

n. a problem is to successfully fix it
She overcame her shyness and spoke in front of the class.

inspect

n. to look at something carefully
The mechanic inspected our car to see if it had any problems.

sufficient

adj. something is enough, in quality or quantity
After eating a sufficient amount of food, I left the table.

liquid

n. a substance that is neither solid nor gas
Water is the most important liquid for life.

ugly

adj. not good to look at
It was an ugly sight.

status

n. the position of something or someone in relation to others
She had achieved the status of being the smartest girl in the class.

atom

n. the smallest unit of a substance
A molecule consists of a combination of two or more atoms.

despair

n. the feeling of having no hope
After we lost the big account, our salespeople were filled with despair.

gloom

n. a state of almost complete darkness or sadness
In the gloom of the morning, it was difficult to see the boat on the lake.

fragment

n. a small part of something
After the light broke, there were fragments of glass to clean up.

breadth

n. the distance from one side to the other side of something
The breadth of the northern wall of the house is twenty meters.

roam

n. to move around without a plan or purpose
All day, the cows roamed around the field eating grass.

solitary

adj. lonely or only
The only thing in the room was a solitary chair.

large

adj. very big
I was frightened by a large bird.

spectrum

n. the full range of color ranging from red to violet
You can see the entire spectrum in a rainbow.

galaxy

n. an extremely large collection of star systems
Our solar system is located in the outer area of our galaxy.

moon

n. an object that travels around our Earth
The moon looks beautiful tonight.

form

n. to make or to shape something
They formed a new government.

radiate

n. to send out energy or heat
The heat from the fireplace radiated throughout the room.

cover

n. to put things over it
The Earth was covered with clouds.

beautiful

adj. good to look at
There was a beautiful sunset.

comet

n. an object in space made of ice and rock with a tail of glowing dust
Comets take many decades to complete an orbit around a star.

sphere

n. a three-dimensional round shape, like a ball
The balloons were inflated into a variety of colorful spheres.

star

n. a bright shining thing in the night sky
The stars come out at night.