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Vocabulary

Unit 5

Word list

acquaint [əˈkweɪnt]

v. To acquaint is to get to know something or someone.

Nancy acquainted herself with the new computer.

cemetery [ˈseməteri]

n. A cemetery is a place where people are buried when they die.

Some people are scared of cemeteries.

creature

n. A creature is an animal or person.

Those creatures live in Africa.

curse [kə:rs]

v. To curse someone is to hope that bad things happen to that person.

The witch cursed the village.

disguise [dɪsˈgaɪz]

n. A disguise is something you wear so people cannot tell who you are.

Everyone knew that it was Dad in the Santa disguise.

fancy [ˈfænsɪ]

adj. A fancy thing is nicer or more detailed than normal.

Their table was all set for a fancy dinner.

flashlight [ˈflæʃlaɪt]

n. A flashlight is a small electric light that people carry in their hand.

We took a flashlight when we went camping.

hood [hʊd]

n. A hood is part of a coat that goes over a person’s head.

She put on her hood to keep her head warm.

inhabitant [ɪnˈhæbətənt]

n. An inhabitant is a person who lives in a certain place.

The number of inhabitants in the countryside is increasing.

nourish [ˈnə:rɪʃ]

v. To nourish is to give someone or something the food needed to live.

A good mother will nourish her baby every day.

pirate [ˈpaɪərət]

n. A pirate is a sailor who steals things from other boats.

Pirates are very scary characters.

publication [ˌpʌbləˈkeɪʃən]

n. A publication is something printed, like a newspaper or book.

She’s been a subscriber to that publication for over ten years.

riddle [ˈrɪdl]

n. A riddle is a question that is difficult to answer, but meant to be funny.

I could not answer Wendy’s riddle, but it made me laugh.

rot [rɒt]

v. To rots, is to slowly gets softer and become destroyed.

The old log began to rot in the forest.

shortly [ˈʃɔːrtlɪ]

adv. An action that happens shortly, happens very soon.

My workday will end shortly.

skeleton [ˈskelətn]

n. A skeleton is all the bones of a body.

There is a skeleton in the science classroom.

spoil [spɔɪl]

v. To spoil, is to rot or to make bad.

We left the fruit out too long, and it spoiled.

starve [stɑːrv]

v. To starve is to not get enough food for a long period of time.

During the war, many people starved.

thrill [θrɪl]

n. A thrill is an exciting feeling.

The surfer enjoys the thrill of surfing a big wave.

wicked [ˈwɪkɪd]

adj. A wicked person is very bad or evil.

My boss is a very wicked man.