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Vocabulary

Unit 15

Word list

across

prep. To go across something is to go to the other side of it.

He walked across the board to the other side.

breathe

v. To breathe means to let air go in and out of your body.

We need strong healthy lungs to help us breathe well.

characteristic

n. A characteristic is something that shows what a person or a thing is like.

One characteristic of tigers is their black stripes.

consume

v. To consume something means to eat or drink it.

Jack consumed a whole plate of spaghetti.

excite

v. To excite someone means to make them happy and interested.

I heard about the school dance on Friday. This excited me.

extremely

adj. If something is extremely good, it is very very good.

I was extremely worried about him.

fear

n. Fear is the feeling of being afraid.

I have a great fear of skateboarding.

fortunate

adj. If you are fortunate, you are lucky.

I was fortunate to get a seat.

happen

v. If someone happens to do something, they do it by chance.

I happened to meet some new friends at school today.

length

n. The length of something is how long it is from one end to the other.

The length of the floor is three meters.

mistake

n. A mistake is something you do wrong.

My boss always yells at me when I make a mistake.

observe

v. To observe something is to watch it.

Brian observed the sun rising over the mountains.

opportunity

n. An opportunity is a chance to do something.

I had an opportunity to take pictures in the jungle.

prize

n. A prize is something of value that is given to the winner.

I won a prize for getting the best grade on my science test.

race

n. A race is a contest to see who is the fastest.

Paul is a fast runner, so he easily won the race.

realize

v. To realize is to suddenly understand.

After I left my house, I realized that I left the light on.

respond

v. To respond is to give an answer to what someone else said.

When the teacher asked the question, we all responded.

risk

n. A risk is a chance of something bad happening.

I took a risk and climbed the snowy mountain.

wonder

v. To wonder is to ask yourself questions or have a need to know.

The young mother wondered if she’d have a boy or a girl.

yet

adv. Yet is used to say something has not happened up to now.

We can’t go out yet. We’re still eating.