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Vocabulary

Unit 21

Word list

appear [əˈpɪə]

v. To appear is to seem.

She appeared to be sad. She was crying.

base [beɪs]

n. The base is the bottom of something.

The base of the table has three legs.

brain [breɪn]

n. The brain is the organ in your head that lets you think.

You must use your brain to solve the problem.

career [kəˈrɪə]

n. A career is a job that you do for a large part of your life.

He was in the hospitality business for most of his career.

clerk [klɑːk]

n. A clerk is a type of worker. Clerks in a store help customers.

The clerk added up her bill for the groceries.

effort [ˈɛfət]

n. Effort is hard work or an attempt to do something.

He always puts a lot of effort into his studies.

enter [ˈɛntə]

v. To enter a place is to go into it.

Two guards greeted me as I entered the front door.

excellent [ˈɛks(ə)l(ə)nt]

adj. When something is excellent, it is very good.

I got an excellent score on my school test.

hero [ˈhɪərəʊ]

n. A hero is a brave person who does things to help others.

To children, the man in the blue and red costume was a real hero.

hurry [ˈhʌri]

v. To hurry is to do something quickly.

I hurried home on my bike.

inform [ɪnˈfɔːm]

v. To inform someone is to tell them about something.

I called and informed her about my idea.

later [ˈleɪtə]

adv. Later means after the present, expected, or usual time.

She missed the train, so she’ll arrive a little later than expected.

leave [liːv]

v. To leave means to go away from someone or something.

He packed his bag and was ready to leave for home.

locate [lə(ʊ)ˈkeɪt]

v. To locate something is to find it.

I could not locate my keys in the house.

nurse [nəːs]

n. A nurse is a person who helps sick people in the hospital.

A nurse helped me get better.

operation [ɒpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n]

n. An operation is when a doctor replaces or removes something in the body.

The operation on my arm was a success.

pain [peɪn]

n. Pain is the feeling that you have when you are hurt.

His head was full of pain.

refuse [rɪˈfjuːz]

v. To refuse something is to say “no” to it.

The dog refused to play with the cat.

though [ðəʊ]

conj. Though is used when one idea makes another seem surprising.

Though he was overweight, he liked to be active.

various [ˈvɛːrɪəs]

adj. If something is various, there are many types of it.

She owned shoes of various styles.