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Vocabulary

Unit 25

Word list

atom [ˈætəm]

n. An atom is the smallest unit of a substance.

A molecule consists of a combination of two or more atoms.

beautiful

adj. A beautiful thing, is good to look at.

There was a beautiful sunset.

breadth [bretθ]

n. Breadth is the distance from one side to the other side of something.

The breadth of the northern wall of the house is twenty meters.

comet [ˈkɒmit]

n. A comet is an object in space made of ice and rock with a tail of glowing dust.

Comets take many decades to complete an orbit around a star.

cover

v. To cover something is to put things over it.

The Earth was covered with clouds.

despair [disˈpɛər]

n. Despair is the feeling of having no hope.

After we lost the big account, our salespeople were filled with despair.

form

v. To form is to make or to shape something.

They formed a new government.

fragment [ˈfrægmənt]

n. A fragment is a small part of something.

After the light broke, there were fragments of glass to clean up.

galaxy [ˈgæləksi]

n. A galaxy is any extremely large collection of star systems.

Our solar system is located in the outer area of our galaxy.

gloom [gluːm]

n. Gloom is a state of almost complete darkness or sadness.

In the gloom of the morning, it was difficult to see the boat on the lake.

large

adj. Something large is very big.

I was frightened by a large bird.

moon

n. The moon is an object that travels around our Earth.

The moon looks beautiful tonight.

radiate [ˈreidieit]

v. To radiate means to send out energy or heat.

The heat from the fireplace radiated throughout the room.

roam [roum]

v. To roam means to move around without a plan or purpose.

All day the cows roamed around the field eating grass.

solitary [ˈsɒliteri]

adj. If something is solitary, then it is lonely or the only one.

The only thing in the room was a solitary chair.

spectrum [ˈspektrəm]

n. The spectrum is the full range of color ranging from red to violet.

You can see the entire spectrum in a rainbow.

sphere [sfiə:r]

n. A sphere is a three-dimensional round shape, like a ball.

The balloons were inflated into a variety of colorful spheres.

stars

n. A star is a bright, shining thing in the night sky.

The stars come out at night.

status [ˈsteitəs]

n. Status is the position of something or someone in relation to others.

She had achieved the status of being the smartest girl in the class.

ugly

adj. Something ugly is not good to look at.

It was an ugly site.