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Vocabulary

Unit 23

Word list

advance [ədˈvɑːns]

v. To advance is to go forward.

He advanced across the ladder slowly.

athlete [ˈaθliːt]

n. An athlete is a person who play sports.

Some athletes can play many sports very well.

average [ˈav(ə)rɪdʒ]

adj. If something is average, it is at a normal level.

I’m not rich or poor; I’m average.

behavior [bɪˈheɪvjə]

n. Your behavior is the way you act.

Their behavior was good this semester. They didn’t cause trouble.

behind [bɪˈhʌɪnd]

prep. Behind means to be at the back of something.

The little girl was hiding behind a tree.

course [kɔːs]

n. A course is a class in school.

I took a P.E. course in school this year.

lower [ˈləʊə]

v. To lower something is to make it go down.

The chart shows how his production has lowered over the year.

match [matʃ]

v. To match is to be the same or similar.

The two shoes matched. They looked the same.

member [ˈmɛmbə]

n. A member is a person who is part of a group.

Julie is the newest member of our team.

mental [ˈmɛnt(ə)l]

adj. If something is mental, it has to do with your mind.

I made a mental picture of the room.

passenger [ˈpasɪndʒə]

n. A passenger is a person who rides in a car, train, or airplane.

One passenger was standing near the subway train.

personality [pəːsəˈnalɪti]

n. Your personality is what you are like and how you behave.

John has a bad personality.

poem [ˈpəʊɪm]

n. A poem is a short kind of writing.

William Shakespeare wrote many poems.

pole [pəʊl]

n. A pole is a long thin stick made of wood or metal that supports things.

The flag was hanging from the flag pole.

remove [rɪˈmuːv]

v. To remove something is to take it away.

I removed the nail from the board.

safety [ˈseɪfti]

n. Safety means the condition of being safe and free from danger.

For his own safety, he was placed in a car seat.

shoot [ʃuːt]

v. To shoot is to fire something like a bullet at someone or something.

The hunter raised his gun to shoot at the target.

sound [saʊnd]

v. To sound means to make a noise.

The alarm clock sounded and woke us all up.

swim [swɪm]

v. To swim is to move through water.

I love to swim in the ocean.

web [wɛb]

n. A web is a home made by a spider.

Mom cleaned the spider webs out of the garage.