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Vocabulary

Unit 10

Word list

citizen [ˈsɪtəzən]

n. A citizen is someone who lives in a certain place.

Carlos was born in Spain. He is a Spanish citizen.

council [ˈkaunsəl]

n. A council is a group of people who run a city or town.

The council met to discuss the new laws for the city.

declare [dɪˈklɛər]

v. To declare is to say something officially.

I declared my love for him.

enormous [ɪˈnɔːrməs]

adj. Enormous people or things are very large.

My dog looks enormous next to yours.

extraordinary [ikˈstroːrdənəri]

adj. Extraordinary things are amazing.

The fireman who rescued the girl was extraordinary.

fog [fo(:)g]

n. Fog is a thick cloud that is near the ground or water.

I did not want to drive in the thick fog.

funeral [ˈfjuːnərəl]

n. A funeral is a ceremony that takes place after a person dies.

They had a funeral for the soldier who died during the war.

giant [ˈdʒaɪənt]

adj. Giant means very big.

The giant truck got in my way.

impression [ɪmˈpreʃən]

n. An impression is the way of thinking about someone or something.

Most people’s first impression of Dr. Giani is that he is mean.

intention

n. An intention is what a person plans to do.

Do you have good intentions?

mad [mæd]

adj. A mad person or animal is angry.

Mother got mad when I didn’t listen to her.

ought [ɔːt]

v. If you ought to do an action, it is the right thing to do.

I ought to take my library books back.

resist [rɪˈzɪst]

v. To resist something is to fight against it.

He resisted the treatment at the hospital.

reveal [rɪˈviːl]

v. To reveal is to show something.

I will reveal where I hid the candy bar.

rid [rɪd]

v. To rid is to make a place free from something or someone.

We rid our home of mice by using traps.

sword [sɔːrd]

n. A sword is a long sharp weapon.

They used to use swords in battles in ancient times.

tale [teɪl]

n. A tale is a story.

She told her two friends about the wild tale of her day.

trap [træp]

v. To trap people or animals is to capture them, so they cannot get away.

We trapped butterflies in a net.

trial [ˈtraiəl]

n. A trial is the way a court discovers if a person is guilty or innocent.

He went on trial for robbing the bank.

violent [ˈvaɪələnt]

adj. A violent person or animal, uses force to hurt others.

The man was put into jail, because he was violent.