4000 Essential English Words 2 Unit 10: Blackbeard

Word List

• citizen [ˈsɪtəzən] n.
  A citizen is someone who lives in a certain town or city.
  → Carlos was born in Spain. He is a Spanish citizen.
• council [ˈkaunsəl] n.
  A council is a group of people who run a city or town.
  → The council met to discuss the new laws for the city.
• declare [dɪˈklɛər] v.
  To declare is to say something officially.
  → I declared my love for him.
• enormous [ɪˈnɔːrməs] adj.
  When people or things are enormous, they are very large.
  → My dog looks enormous next to yours.
• extraordinary [ikˈstroːrdənəri] adj.
  When someone or something are extraordinary, they are amazing.
  → The fireman who rescued the girl was extraordinary.
• fog [fo(:)g] n.
  Fog is a thick cloud that is near the ground or water.
  → I did not want to drive in the thick fog.
• funeral [ˈfjuːnərəl] n.
  A funeral is a ceremony that takes place after a person dies.
  → They had a funeral for the soldier who died during the war.
• giant [ˈdʒaɪənt] adj.
  When people or things are giant, they are very big.
  → The giant truck got in my way.
• impression [ɪmˈpreʃən] n.
  An impression is the way of thinking about someone or something.
  → Most people’s first impression of Dr. Giani is that he is mean.
• income [ˈɪnkʌm] n.
  Income is how much money a person or business makes.
  → Her company pays her a fairly good income.
• mad [mæd] adj.
  When someone is mad, they are angry.
  → Mother got mad when I didn’t listen to her.
• ought [ɔːt] aux. v.
  If someone ought to do something, then it is the right thing to do.
  → I ought to take my library books back.
• resist [rɪˈzɪst] v.
  To resist something is to fight against it.
  → He resisted the treatment at the hospital.
• reveal [rɪˈviːl] v.
  To reveal is to show something.
  → I will reveal where I hid the candy bar.
• rid [rɪd] v.
  To rid is to make a place free from something or someone.
  → We rid our home of mice by using traps.
• sword [sɔːrd] n.
  A sword is a long sharp weapon.
  → They used to use swords in battles in ancient times.
• tale [teɪl] n.
  A tale is a story.
  → She told her two friends about the wild tale of her day.
• trap [træp] v.
  To trap people or animals is to capture them so they cannot get away.
  → We trapped butterflies in a net.
• trial [ˈtraiəl] n.
  A trial is the way a court discovers if a person is guilty or innocent.
  → He went on trial for robbing the bank.
• violent [ˈvaɪələnt] adj.
  When people are violent, they want to hurt someone.
  → The man was put into jail because he was violent.