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Vocabulary

Unit 12

Word list

abuse [əˈbjuːz]

v. To abuse means to hurt someone or something on purpose.

The mean man abused his dog when it barked too loudly.

afford [əˈfɔːrd]

v. To afford something means to have enough money to pay for it.

I’ve been saving my money, so I can afford to buy a new bike.

bake [beɪk]

v. To bake means to cook food in an oven.

My sister is a good cook. She bakes delicious cakes.

bean [bi:n]

n. A bean is a plant seed that is good to eat.

There are many different kinds of beans to eat.

candle [ˈkændl]

n. A candle is a stick of wax that is lit on fire for light or heat.

When the lights went out, we lit some candles.

convert [kənˈvəːrt]

v. To convert something means to change it into something else.

The man converted his messy field into a garden of flowers.

debt [det]

n. A debt is an amount of money that a person owes.

I have not paid my gas bill. I owe a debt to the gas company.

decrease [ˈdiːkriːs]

v. To decrease something is to make it less than it was before.

Hiring more police officers has decreased crime in the city.

fault [fɔːlt]

n. A fault is responsibility for a mistake.

It is my fault that the cat ran away. I left the door open.

fund [fʌnd]

n. A fund is an amount of money that people have.

We all put money into our club’s fund.

generous [ˈdʒenərəs]

adj. A generous person likes to give things to people.

The generous man donated several new computers to our school.

ingredient [ɪnˈgriːdɪənt]

n. An ingredient is something that is part of a food dish.

The main ingredients in cake are eggs, sugar and flour.

insist [ɪnˈsɪst]

v. To insist means to be firm in telling people what to do.

I insist that you try some of these cookies.

mess [mes]

n. A mess is a condition that is not clean or neat.

Heather’s room was a complete mess.

metal [ˈmetl]

n. Metal is a strong material people use to build things.

Steel is a common metal that is used to build buildings.

monitor [ˈmɒnɪtər]

v. To monitor people or things is to watch them closely.

The teacher monitors the students when they take tests.

oppose [əˈpəʊz]

v. To oppose something means to dislike it or act against it.

I want to be a police officer because I oppose crime.

passive [ˈpæsɪv]

adj. A passive person, does not take action to solve problems.

Marcie is so passive that she never solves her own problems.

quantity [ˈkwɒntətɪ]

n. A quantity is a certain amount of something.

I have a small quantity of milk in my glass.

sue [su:]

v. To sue is to take someone to court for some harmful action.

I sued the company after I slipped on a banana peel in their hallway.