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Vocabulary

Unit 19

Word list

alive

adj. If someone or something is alive, they are not dead.

My grandparents are still alive even though they are over 90.

bone

n. A bone is a hard part of the body.

I brought home a nice bone for my dog.

bother

v. To bother is to make the effort to do something.

No one bothered to wash the dishes today.

captain

n. A captain is the person who controls a ship or airplane.

The captain sailed his ship to Australia.

conclusion

n. The conclusion of something is the final part of it.

At the conclusion of the race, the spectators cheered for the winner.

doubt

n. Doubt is a feeling of not being sure.

I have doubt that the story is true.

explore

v. To explore is to look for new places.

He wants to explore the world and see new things.

glad

adj. If you are glad, you are happy.

I am glad you came to my party.

however

adv. However means despite or not being influenced by something.

She is a great cook. However, she never had professional lessons.

injustice

n. Injustice is a lack of fairness or justice.

Putting an innocent person in jail is an act of injustice.

international

adj. If something is international, it involves more than one country.

The United Nations is a powerful international organization.

lawyer

n. A lawyer works with the law and represents people in court.

The lawyer left the courthouse after the judge made her decision.

mention

v. To mention something is to talk about it.

The doctors mentioned the problems that the patient was having.

old

n. someone who is old has lived for many years.

My mother is 70 years old now.

policy

n. A policy is a rule.

He told us that his policy was to put customers first.

social

adj. If something is social, it is about many people in a community.

People should come together and fix the world’s social problems.

speech

n. A speech is something said to a group of people.

She gave a speech to the class.

staff

n. A staff is a group of people working together in a company.

My dad has a staff of four people to help him at the office.

toward

prep. If you go toward something, you go closer to it.

Santa walked toward my house with a bag of gifts.

wood

n. Wood is the thing that trees are made of.

I put the pieces of wood in a pile.