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Vocabulary

Unit 11

Word list

admission [ədˈmɪʃən]

n. Admission is the act of allowing to enter a place.

The admission ticket to the movie was $5.

astronomy [əsˈtrɒnəmɪ]

n. Astronomy is the study of the stars and planets.

Harold loved looking at the stars, so he decided to study astronomy.

blame [bleɪm]

v. To blame someone for something bad is to say they did it.

My mom blamed me for something I didn’t do.

chemistry [ˈkemɪstrɪ]

n. Chemistry is the study of substances and reaction between them.

In chemistry class, the professor taught us about chemical reactions.

despite [dɪsˈpaɪt]

prep. despite shows a difference from what is excepted.

We still played the game despite the cold weather.

dinosaur [ˈdaɪnəsɔːr]

n. A dinosaur is a very big animal that lived millions of years ago.

I like to see the dinosaur bones at the museum.

exhibit [ɪgˈzɪbɪt]

v. To exhibit is to show something so that people can go look at it.

My painting will be exhibited at the fair.

fame [feɪm]

n. Fame is reputation one has gained among the public.

He had fame and fortune, but he was not happy.

forecast [ˈfɔrˌkæst]

n. A forecast is an idea about what the weather will be like in the future.

The forecast says that it will rain all week.

genius [ˈdʒiːnjəs]

n. A genius is a very smart person.

Since she was a genius, she easily passed all of her school exams.

gentle [ˈdʒentl]

adj. Someone who is gentle is kind and calm.

He is very gentle with the baby.

geography [dʒɪˈɒgrəfɪ]

n. Geography is the study of the Earth, its land, weather, etc.

I had to draw a map for geography class.

interfere [ˌɪntəˈfɪər]

v. To interfere is to cause problems and keep something from happening.

My little sister always interferes when I’m trying to study.

lightly [ˈlaɪtlɪ]

adv. To do something lightly is to not push very hard.

Draw lightly so you do not tear your paper.

principal [ˈprɪnsəpəl]

n. A principal is a person in charge of a school.

My school’s principal can be very strict with the rules.

row [rou]

n. A row is a line of things.

James put all of his toy soldiers into neat rows.

shelf [ʃelf]

n. A shelf is a place on a wall where you put things.

I keep my clothes on a shelf in my closet.

spite [spaɪt]

n. Spite is the desire to be mean.

He snuck into his sister’s room and stole her bag out of spite.

super [ˈsuːpər]

adj. Super means really good.

My dad said I did a super job cleaning the house.

wet [wet]

adj. A wet thing, has water on it.

Since my dog was wet, he tried to shake all the water off his body.