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Vocabulary

Unit 13

Word list

adequate

adj. Something adequate is good enough.

This is adequate for my needs.

anxiety [æŋˈzaɪətɪ]

n. Anxiety is a feeling of worries and fear.

When I have to climb to high places, I’m filled with anxiety.

army [ˈɑːrmɪ]

n. An army is a large group of people who fight in wars.

The army protects all the people in the country.

billion [ˈbɪljən]

n. A billion is a very large number: 1,000,000,000.

There are billions of stars in outer space.

carve [kɑːrv]

v. To carve means to cut into something.

My father usually carves the turkey for Thanksgiving.

consult [kənˈsʌlt]

v. To consult means to ask someone for help.

I will consult my accountant to find a way to pay my bills.

emergency [ɪˈməːrdʒənsɪ]

n. An emergency is a time when someone needs help right away.

There is a huge fire in my house! This is an emergency!

fortune [ˈfɔːrtʃən]

n. Fortune means the things that happen but are not controlled by a person.

I have good fortune when I play cards.

guarantee [ˌgærənˈtiː]

v. I will guarantee that the loan will be repaired.

I guarantee that the sun will come up in the morning.

initial [ɪˈnɪʃəl]

adj. Initial shows that something is first.

The initial step when writing a paper, is to find a good topic.

intense [ɪnˈtens]

adj. An intense thing is very strong.

The skunk made an intense odor that filled the air.

lend [lend]

v. To lend something is to give it to someone for a short time.

My sister lost her pen, so I will lend her mine.

peak [piːk]

n. The peak is the very top of a mountain.

There is snow on the peaks of those mountains.

potential [pəˈtenʃəl]

adj. Potential means capable of being but not yet actual or real.

I’ve thought of some potential problems with your idea.

pride [praɪd]

n. Pride is a feeling of happiness about oneself or one’s thing.

I take pride in getting good grades.

proof [pruːf]

n. Proof is a fact that shows something is real.

They used his fingerprint for proof that he committed the crime.

quit [kwɪt]

v. To quit something means to stop doing it.

I quit running because I got tired.

spin [spɪn]

v. To spin is to turn around in circles.

The boy kept spinning until he fell down.

tiny [ˈtaɪnɪ]

adj. A tiny thing is very small.

A baby’s hand is tiny.

tutor [ˈtjuːtər]

n. A tutor is someone who gives lessons to one student.

My sister is bad at math. So my mother hired a tutor to help her.