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Vocabulary

Unit 7

Word list

basis [ˈbeɪsɪs]

n. The basis of something is the main part of it.

My grandfather gets his hearing checked on a yearly basis.

biology [baɪˈɒlədʒɪ]

n. Biology is the study of living things.

We learned about the human heart in biology class.

cage [keɪdʒ]

n. A cage is something that holds an animal so it cannot leave.

We put the parrots in their cage at night.

colleague [ˈkɒliːg]

n. A colleague is somebody you work with.

My colleague helped me finish the job.

colony [ˈkɒlənɪ]

n. A colony is a country controlled by another country.

The USA was at one time a colony of Great Britain.

debate [dɪˈbeɪt]

v. To debate is to seriously discuss something with someone.

The husband and wife debated which TV to buy.

depart [dɪˈpɑːrt]

v. To depart is to leave some place so you can go to another place.

The plane departed for Italy at 3:00 this afternoon.

depress [dɪˈpres]

v. To depress someone is to make that person sad.

The bad news from work depressed the man.

factual [ˈfæktjʊəl]

adj. A factual report or message includes true details.

John learns about history from factual books.

fascinate [ˈfæsəˌneɪt]

v. To fascinate someone is to make that person very interested.

The kitten was fascinated by the ball of yarn.

mission [ˈmɪʃən]

n. A mission is an important job that is sometimes far away.

The woman’s mission was to help sick people.

nevertheless [ˌnevəðəˈles]

adv. Nevertheless shows a difference to what is expected or known.

He is usually friendly. Nevertheless, he wasn’t friendly this afternoon.

occupation [ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən]

n. An occupation is a person’s job.

My father’s occupation is a dentist.

overseas [ˌəʊvəˈsiːz]

adv. Overseas shows an action happens in another country across an ocean.

John often goes overseas for vacations.

persuade [pəˈsweɪd]

v. To persuade someone is to make that person agree to do something.

The children persuaded their parents to buy them gifts.

route [ruːt]

n. A route is the way you go from one place to another.

I saw many new houses along the route to the city.

ruins [ˈruːɪnz]

n. Ruins are old buildings that are not used anymore.

I visited some interesting ruins in Greece.

scholar [ˈskɒlə:r]

n. A scholar is a person who studies something and knows a lot about it.

The scholar knew much about art history.

significant [sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt]

adj. A significant person or thing is important.

I read many significant novels as a literature major in university.

volcano [vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ]

n. A volcano is a mountain with a hole on top where hot liquid comes out.

When the volcano erupted, smoke and heat filled the air.