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Vocabulary

Unit 20

Word list

accomplish [əˈkʌmplɪʃ]

v. To accomplish something means to finish it.

He accomplished his goal of running ten miles.

approve [əˈpruːv]

v. To approve of something means you like or agree with that thing.

Her co-workers approved her new plan.

approximate [əˈprɒksəmɪt]

adj. Approximate means close to an exact amount, number or time.

My approximate height is two meters.

barrier [ˈbærɪər]

n. A barrier is something that blocks a path or way.

The Great Wall was a barrier between China and its enemies.

detect [dɪˈtekt]

v. To detect something means to notice or find something.

The boy ran to the kitchen when he detected the smell of cookies.

duty [ˈdjuːtɪ]

n. A duty is something that a person has to do.

It is parents’ duty to take care of their children.

elementary [ˌəlɪˈmentərɪ]

adj. An elementary thing is the first or most simple thing.

Children go to elementary school before high school.

failure [ˈfeɪljər]

n. A failure happens when something is not done right.

My cooking ended in failure because I burned the food.

gradual [ˈgrædjʊəl]

adj. Something gradual happens slowly.

Children learn to read at a gradual pace. They do not learn right away.

immigrant [ˈɪmɪgrənt]

n. An immigrant is a person who moves to a different country.

My parents were immigrants. They came from Poland.

insert [inˈsəːrt]

v. To insert something means to put it in something else.

He inserted in an extra sentence into the story.

instant [ˈɪnstənt]

n. An instant is a very short amount of time.

A microwave oven cooks food in an instant.

poverty [ˈpɒvətɪ]

n. Poverty is the state of being poor.

Poverty is a problem in many countries around the world.

pretend [prɪˈtend]

v. To pretend means to make believe something is real.

The boy liked to pretend he was a king.

rank [ræŋk]

n. A rank is a person’s place in an order of people.

The man got to the rank of captain in the navy.

recognition [ˌrekəgˈnɪʃən]

n. Recognition is the act of getting praise from other people.

The hero got recognition for his brave deed.

refrigerate [rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt]

v. To refrigerate something means to make it cold.

Supermarkets refrigerate fruit to make it last long.

rent [rent]

n. Rent is the money people pay to live in a certain place.

To live in this house, I have to pay rent at the start of each month.

retire [rɪˈtaɪər]

v. To retire is to leave a job, usually because of old age.

My father is sixty-five years old. He is about to retire from work.

statistic [stəˈtɪstɪk]

n. A statistic is a number that tells a fact about something.

The statistics showed that we did just as well this year as last year.