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Vocabulary

Unit 18

Word list

ability [əˈbiləti]

n. Ability is the quality of a person being able to do something well.

His swimming abilities let him cross the entire lake.

agriculture [ˈægrɪkʌltʃər]

n. Agriculture is the growing of plants and raising of animals for food.

The farmer studied agriculture in college.

cartoon [kɑːrˈtuːn]

n. A cartoon is a funny drawing.

Sometimes, people draw cartoons for the newspaper.

ceiling [ˈsiːlɪŋ]

n. The ceiling is the top of a room.

He painted the ceiling with a special roller.

convince [kənˈvɪns]

v. To convince someone means to make that person sure of something.

She convinced me to buy the house.

curious [ˈkjʊərɪəs]

adj. A curious person or animal wants to know about something.

I opened up the clock because I was curious about how it worked.

delay [dɪˈleɪ]

v. To delay means to wait to do something.

I was delayed at the airport for over two hours.

diary [ˈdaɪərɪ]

n. A diary is a book in which people write their personal experiences.

I do not let anybody read my diary.

element [ˈeləmənt]

n. An element of something is a particular part of it.

Tackling an opponent is Johnny’s favorite element of American football.

faith [feɪθ]

n. Faith is trust or believe without proof.

The sick girl had faith in doctors. She knew they would make her better.

grain [greɪn]

n. A grain is food crops such as wheat, corn, rice or oats.

The farmer planted two fields of grain this year.

greet [griːt]

v. To greet someone means to meet and welcome that person.

When my friend came over, I greeted him at the door.

investigate [ɪnˈvestəgeɪt]

v. To investigate means to search for something or learn about it.

The detective went to investigate the crime.

joy [dʒɔɪ]

n. Joy is a feeling of great happiness.

I love baseball. I feel joy when I play.

label [ˈleɪ bəl]

n. A label is a tag that tells about something.

The label on the back of your shirt will tell you what size it is.

monk [mʌŋk]

n. A monk is a religious person who lives a simple life.

The monks knew a lot about religion.

odd [ɒd]

adj. something odd is unusual.

Her cat is odd. It walks on two feet.

pause [pɔːz]

v. To pause means to stop doing something for a while.

Since she was so hungry, she paused to make a snack.

priest [priːst]

n. A priest is a person trained to perform religious duties.

The priest taught us about God.

profession [prəˈfeʃən]

n. A profession is a person’s job.

He loved sailing, so he chose to work on ships as a profession.