4000 Essential English Words 1 Unit 28: The Party

Word List

• band [band] n.
  A band is a group of people who play music.
  → My brother is in a rock band.
• barely [ˈbɛːli] adv.
  Barely means by the smallest amount, almost not.
  → I barely had enough money to pay for my bus ticket.
• boring [ˈbɔːrɪŋ] adj.
  If something is boring, it is not fun.
  → I think the Internet is boring.
• cancel [ˈkans(ə)l] v.
  To cancel means to decide that an event or a request will not happen.
  → She cancelled the rest of her plans because of the rain.
• driveway [ˈdrʌɪvweɪ] n.
  A driveway is a short private road that leads to a person’s home.
  → The long driveway led us to their new house.
• garbage [ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ] n.
  Garbage is waste material like unwanted or spoiled food, bottles, paper, etc.
  → The boy cleaned up the garbage around his house.
• instrument [ˈɪnstrʊm(ə)nt] n.
  An instrument is something designed to do a certain task like music.
  → My favorite musical instrument is the piano.
• list [lɪst] n.
  A list is a record of information printed with an item on each line.
  → My mom makes a list of groceries to buy.
• magic [ˈmadʒɪk] n.
  Magic is the power to do impossible things.
  → The magician used magic to pull a rabbit out of his hat.
• message [ˈmɛsɪdʒ] n.
  A message is a set of words that you send to someone.
  → I left a message for you in the envelope.
• notice [ˈnəʊtɪs] v.
  To notice something is to see it for the first time.
  → Did you notice the view?
• own [əʊn] v.
  To own something means to have it. That thing belongs to you.
  → My grandfather owns that house.
• predict [prɪˈdɪkt] v.
  To predict something is to say that it will happen.
  → She predicted that I would get married next year.
• professor [prəˈfɛsə] n.
  A professor is a person who teaches in college.
  → Mike’s science professor knows a lot about physics.
• rush [rʌʃ] v.
  To rush is to go somewhere or do something very quickly.
  → Nancy rushed to finish her homework.
• schedule [ˈʃɛdjuːl] n.
  A schedule is a plan that tells you when to do things.
  → What is your class schedule for today?
• share [ʃɛː] v.
  To share something is to give some of it to another person.
  → Jimmy shared his apple with me.
• stage [steɪdʒ] n.
  A stage is a place where actors or musicians act or sing.
  → A large screen was on the stage.
• storm [stɔːm] n.
  A storm is very bad weather. There is a lot of rain or snow.
  → Did that storm wake you up last night?
• within [wɪðˈɪn] prep.
  You use within to say that something is inside another thing.
  → Within the box, there was a pizza.