4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 13: The Big Race
Word List
- affect [əˈfekt] v.
To affect someone or something is to have an influence over them.
→ The student’s poor attitude affected the other students in the class.
- autograph [ˈɔːtəgrɑːf] n.
An autograph is the written name of a famous person.
→ Everybody wanted the movie star’s autograph.
- bead [bi:d] n.
A bead is a drop of liquid.
→ Beads of water collected outside the glass.
- brew [bru:] v.
To brew coffee or tea means to pour hot water over it.
→ Please brew a fresh pot of coffee.
- charm [tʃɑːrm] v.
To charm someone is to please them with your personality.
→ Gail charmed everyone with her humorous stories.
- destiny [ˈdestəni] n.
A destiny is all the things that happen or will happen to a person in their life.
→ It was his destiny to become a great singer.
- horn [hɔːrn] n.
A horn is a device that makes a loud noise.
→ The boy honked his horn while he rode his bicycle past the house.
- irritable [ˈirətəbəl] adj.
When someone is irritable, they become annoyed or angry very easily.
→ She is irritable when she doesn’t get enough sleep.
- lag [læg] v.
To lag behind is to move slowly behind other moving objects.
→ The girl on rollerblades lagged behind the little girl on the bicycle.
- maximize [ˈmæksəmaiz] v.
To maximize something means to make it the biggest in size or amount.
→ Businesses try to maximize their profits.
- nightmare [ˈnaitmɛə:r] n.
A nightmare is a bad or scary dream.
→ The girl was scared to go back to sleep because she had a nightmare.
- nutritious [njuˈtriʃəs] adj.
When something is nutritious, it helps the body stay healthy.
→ Mangoes are one of the most nutritious fruits in the world.
- protein [ˈproutiːn] n.
Protein is a substance that is necessary for the body to grow and be strong.
→ Fish and beef are good sources of protein.
- signature [ˈsɪgnətʃə:r] n.
A signature is your name that you have written in your own way.
→ I put my signature at the end of the letter.
- stuff [stʌf] n.
Stuff is a word used to refer to things without mentioning the things by name.
→ We gave a lot of stuff to the charity.
- subconscious [ˈsʌbˈkɒnʃəs] adj.
When something is subconscious, it is done without thinking about it.
→ Breathing is one of the subconscious things that the body does.
- van [væn] n.
A van is a vehicle that is used for carrying things but is smaller than a truck.
→ The delivery company uses large vans to deliver packages.
- warn [wɔːrn] v.
To warn someone is to make them know of possible danger in the future.
→ The lifeguard warned people to stay away from the rough ocean.
- workout [ˈwəːrkaut] n.
A workout is an exercise routine that helps improve health.
→ She doesn’t do her workout on the weekends.
- zoom [zuːm] v.
To zoom is to move quickly.
→ The cars zoomed along the road.
