4000 Essential English Words 3 Unit 13: Sheriff Dan
Word List
- aboard [əˈbɔːrd] prep.
When someone is aboard a ship or plane, they are on or in it.
→ They climbed aboard the kayak and paddled through the river.
- bitter [ˈbɪtər] adj.
When a person is bitter, they are upset with someone or a situation.
→ He was extremely bitter when his computer crashed.
- bullet [ˈbulit] n.
A bullet is a small metal object that is shot out of guns.
→ Bullets come in different sizes for different guns.
- devil [ˈdevl] n.
The devil is a powerful evil spirit in some religions.
→ The church promised protection from the devil.
- drift [drɪft] v.
To drift means to be moved slowly by wind or water.
→ The large chunk of ice drifted in the water.
- enforce [enˈfɔːrs] v.
To enforce means to make a person follow a rule.
→ Police enforce traffic laws to keep everyone safe.
- fountain [ˈfauntɪn] n.
A fountain is a source of water made by people.
→ There was a beautiful fountain in the middle of the park.
- harbor [ˈhaːrbər] n.
A harbor is an area of water along a shore where boats land.
→ There were a few small boats in the harbor.
- inhabit [ɪnˈhæbɪt] v.
To inhabit means to live in a certain place.
→ No one inhabits the ancient city.
- march [mɑːrtʃ] v.
To march means to walk at a steady pace together with others.
→ The soldiers marched in straight rows.
- millionaire [mɪljənɛər] n.
A millionaire is a person who has at least a million dollars.
→ He became a millionaire because he was smart with his money.
- port [pɔːrt] n.
A port is a place where ships stop to load and unload things.
→ The ship was being loaded with materials at the port.
- sheriff [ˈʃerɪf] n.
A sheriff is a police officer who is in charge of a large area.
→ It was the sheriff’s job to make the city safe.
- startle [ˈstɑːrtl] v.
To startle means to scare someone suddenly.
→ The loud crash startled the sleeping woman.
- sweat [swet] v.
To sweat means to lose liquid from the body through the skin.
→ Whenever I workout, I sweat quite a bit.
- trigger [ˈtrɪgə:r] n.
A trigger is the part of the gun that a person pulls to make it fire.
→ The man had his finger on the trigger of the gun.
- unify [ˈjuːnəfaɪ] v.
To unify means to bring people or things together.
→ With their good deeds, the children tried to unify the world.
- vessel [ˈvesəl] n.
A vessel is a large ship or boat.
→ We toured the area aboard a luxury vessel.
- voyage [ˈvɔidʒ] n.
A voyage is a long journey made on a boat or an aircraft.
→ The astronauts took off on a long voyage to the moon.
- worship [ˈwəːrʃip] v.
To worship means to like and honor a person, thing, or religious figure.
→ Many people around the world worship in a church.
