4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 19: Isaac’s First Plane Trip
Word List
- afflicted [əˈfliktid] adj.
Afflicted means to suffer physically or mentally.
→ He was afflicted by pain in his right arm.
- aisle [ail] n.
An aisle is a space between two things that people use to walk.
→ They were told to clear the aisle because the plane was about to land.
- atmosphere [ˈætməsfiər] n.
The atmosphere is the air around the Earth where weather conditions form.
→ Scientists worry that harmful substances are hurting the atmosphere.
- author [ˈɔːθər] n.
An author is a person who wrote a certain piece of writing.
→ The author was hard at work on his next novel.
- breakdown [ˈbreɪkdaun] n.
A breakdown is a failure to work correctly.
→ Her car had a breakdown, and she wasn’t sure how to fix it.
- cargo [ˈkɑːrgəu] n.
Cargo is the items carried by a ship or airplane.
→ The cargo of the ship got wet when it started raining.
- chapter [ˈtʃæptər] n.
A chapter is a part of a book that usually has a number or a title.
→ The first chapter of a book usually introduces the main character of a story.
- connect [kəˈnekt] v.
To connect two things means to join them together.
→ I connected the mouse to my laptop computer.
- etc. [etsetərə] n.
Etc. is short for “etcetera.” It is used to refer to other unspecified objects.
→ She was going to bring treats to the party: cookies, muffins, cake, etc.
- flip [flip] v.
To flip means to press a switch quickly to turn it on or off.
→ To turn on the lights, just flip this switch.
- idle [ˈaidl] adj.
If you are idle, you are not doing anything.
→ She read a book to keep from being idle.
- notify [ˈnoutəfai] v.
To notify someone of something is to tell them about it.
→ The teacher notified us about a change to our assignment.
- pea [pi:] n.
Peas are a vegetable that is small, round and green.
→ His favorite food was peas.
- raisin [ˈreizən] n.
A raisin is a dried grape.
→ Raisins are one of my favorite snacks.
- retain [riˈtein] v.
To retain something is to keep it.
→ Even by the afternoon, the day had retained the morning’s freshness.
- state [steit] v.
To state something means to say it in a definite way.
→ The president stated his opinion about the world’s health concerns.
- tray [trei] n.
A tray is a flat plate used to hold food.
→ The waiter brought our food on a tray.
- unfortunate [ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənɪt] adj.
If something is unfortunate, it is bad or unlucky.
→ It was unfortunate that Dave’s team lost, but he still had fun.
- vivid [vivid] adj.
When something is vivid, it is bright and colorful.
→ The figures in the painting were vivid.
- vomit [ˈvɒmit] v.
To vomit means to have food come up from one’s stomach.
→ It is common for women to vomit when they are pregnant.
