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Vocabulary

Unit 27

Word list

apology [əˈpɒlədʒɪ]

n. An apology is what people say to show that they are sorry.

After arguing with her teacher, the girl wrote the teacher an apology.

bold [bould]

adj. A bold person is not afraid of doing something.

The bold man climbed the high mountain.

bug

n. A bug is a small insect.

Birds like eating bugs.

capture [ˈkæptʃər]

v. To capture something is to catch and hold it.

James tried to capture the bubbles in his hands.

duke [djuːk]

n. A duke is a man of high social rank but below a king or queen.

The duke ruled over the land.

expose [ɪksˈpəʊz]

v. To expose is to make known something that is hidden.

He took off his shirt to expose his costume.

guilty [ˈgɪltɪ]

adj. Guilty people feel bad for something they did.

I felt guilty for taking my sister’s cookies.

hire [ˈhaɪər]

v. To hire someone is to pay that person money to work for you.

We hired a man to paint our house.

innocent [ˈɪnəsnt]

adj. An innocent person is not guilty of a crime.

The judge said that the woman was innocent of the crime.

language

n. A language is a system of communication.

The reporter spoke a language Sally had never heard before.

minister [ˈmɪnɪstər]

n. A minister is an important person in government with many duties.

The minister of education controls the country’s schools.

ordinary [ˈɔːrdənerɪ]

adj. Ordinary means normal or not special in any way.

Today was just an ordinary day. Nothing unusual happened.

permanent [ˈpəːrmənənt]

adj. Something permanent lasts for a long time or forever.

We don’t know if Aunt Mildred’s visit will be a permanent one.

preserve [priˈzəːrv]

v. To preserve is to protect something from harm.

Dad sprayed a chemical on the house to help preserve the walls.

pronounce [prəˈnaʊns]

v. To pronounce is to say the sounds of letters or words.

Young children often have trouble pronouncing words right.

resemble [rɪˈzembəl]

v. To resemble someone is to look like that person.

The baby really resembles his father.

symptom [ˈsimptəm]

n. A symptom of a bad condition or illness is a sign that it is happening.

Sneezing and a high fever are symptoms of the common cold.

tobacco [təˈbækou]

n. Tobacco is a plant whose leaves are smoked, such as in cigarettes.

The tobacco in cigarettes is bad for you.

twin [twɪn]

n. Twins are two children born at the same time.

My sister and I are twins. We look exactly the same.

witch [wɪtʃ]

n. A witch is a woman with magical powers.

People think that witches fly around on broomsticks.