4000 Essential English Words 3 Unit 12: The Ice Cream Cone Explosion
Word List
- anticipate [ӕnˈtisəpeit] v.
To anticipate something is to think that it will happen.
→ Carrie anticipated the arrival of her baby.
- barrel [ˈbærəl] n.
A barrel is a round thing that you can keep liquids in.
→ There was an empty barrel outside the house.
- beam [biːm] n.
A beam is a heavy bar.
→ Modern skyscrapers are made with several beams.
- casual [ˈkæʒjuəl] adj.
If something is casual, it is relaxed or simple.
→ You can wear casual clothes to the party like jeans.
- caution [ˈkɔːʃən] n.
Caution is care and attention in order to avoid danger.
→ Please use the power saw with caution. It is very dangerous.
- contrary [ˈkɒntrərɪ] adj.
If something is contrary to something else, it is the opposite.
→ It isn’t warm outside at all. On the contrary, it is quite cold.
- deliberate [dɪˈlɪbərɪt] adj.
If you are deliberate, you do something on purpose.
→ Bernie made a deliberate attempt to injure Andy.
- dissolve [dɪˈzɒlv] v.
To dissolve something is to mix it into a liquid and disappear.
→ I dissolved the pill in a glass o f water.
- explode [ɪksˈploud] v.
When something explodes, it blows up.
→ My new radio exploded when I plugged it in.
- fasten [ˈfæsn] v.
To fasten something is to close it or put it in the correct place.
→ Elizabeth fastened her seat belt.
- germ [dʒəːrm] n.
A germ is something that makes you sick.
→ Germs are on everything that you touch.
- kit [kit] n.
A kit is a set of all the things needed to do something.
→ Is there a first aid kit in your office?
- puff [pʌf] n.
A puff is a little bit of smoke or steam.
→ A puff of smoke came from the burnt match.
- rag [ræg] n.
A rag is a small towel.
→ Please use a rag to clean the dust o ff the table.
- scatter [ˈskætə:r] v.
To scatter something is to make it go in many places.
→ I accidentally scattered all of my pills.
- scent [sent] n.
A scent is a smell.
→ Julie enjoyed the scent of the flowers.
- steel [sti:l] n.
Steel is a shiny gray metal.
→ The new apartment building was made with steel.
- swift [swift] adj.
If something is swift, it is fast.
→ The swift horse easily jumped over the hurdle.
- toss [tɔ:s] v.
If you toss something, you throw it softly.
→ He tossed a coin into the air.
- triumph [ˈtraɪəmf] n.
Triumph is what you feel when you win or finish something.
→ He raised the award in triumph at the end of his speech.
