4000 Essential English Words 4 Unit 3: The Young Man and the Old Man
Word List
- admonish [ədˈmɒnɪʃ] v.
To admonish someone is to tell them you disapprove of their behavior.
→ The teacher admonished Mark because he was chewing gum in class.
- audible [ˈɔːdəbl] adj.
If something is audible, then it is able to be heard.
→ The sound of the drums was audible from miles away.
- awesome [ˈɔːsəm] adj.
If something or someone is awesome, they are impressive or frightening.
→ The huge military plane was an awesome sight.
- beware [bɪˈwɛər] v.
To beware means to be careful of something or someone that is dangerous.
→ You should beware of driving fast on wet roads.
- brag [bræg] v.
To brag means to talk of one’s abilities or achievements in a proud way.
→ He had strong muscles and bragged about it to the entire class.
- conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs] adj.
If someone is conscious of something, then they are aware of it.
→ The new student was conscious of the other students staring at her.
- disagree [dɪsəgriː] v.
To disagree with someone means to have a different opinion from them.
→ The lawyers disagreed about the best way to settle the case.
- echo [ˈekou] v.
To echo means that a sound repeats itself because it bounced off an object.
→ The child yelled over the canyon, and the wall echoed the sound.
- eventual [iˈventʃuəl] adj.
If something is eventual, it will happen at the end of a series of events.
→ The constant training and planning led the team to an eventual victory.
- hint [hint] n.
A hint is information that suggests something will happen or is true.
→ I quietly passed on a hint to my sister about the test.
- idiot [ˈɪdɪət] n.
An idiot is a person who is not smart or who has done something silly.
→ Because he got lost in the forest, the man felt like an idiot.
- immense [iˈmens] adj.
If something is immense, it is very large.
→ An immense amount of money was needed to buy such a large boat.
- indirect [indiˈrekt] adj.
If something is indirect, then it is not the easiest or straightest way.
→ He chose to take the most indirect route to the coast.
- option [ˈɒpʃən] n.
An option is a choice between two or more things.
→ The children were given the option of three houses to pick from.
- pastime [ˈpæstaɪm] n.
A pastime is an activity done for fun that you do often.
→ In the US, baseball is considered the national pastime.
- perfect [ˈpəːrfɪkt] adj.
If something is perfect, then it is without any mistakes.
→ She got all the questions right, so her score was perfect.
- pinpoint [ˈpɪnpɔɪnt] v.
To pinpoint something means to locate it exactly.
→ The navigation system in my car is able to pinpoint my exact location.
- switch [swɪtʃ] v.
To switch means to change something to something else.
→ Mom switched the TV station from the news to her favorite show.
- thorough [ˈθə:rou] adj.
If something or someone is thorough, then they are complete in every way.
→ Tina did a thorough job of cleaning the stains out of the carpet.
- torment [ˈtɔːrment] v.
To torment someone means to cause them to suffer on purpose.
→ She tormented her little brother by taking his favorite toy.
