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Vocabulary

Unit 8

Word list

anniversary [ˌænəˈvəːrsərɪ]

n. An anniversary is a day that celebrates something from the past.

My parents went out to a restaurant for their wedding anniversary.

arithmetic [əˈrɪθmətɪk]

n. Arithmetic is math.

I like to study arithmetic at school.

ashamed [əˈʃeɪmd]

adj. Ashamed means feeling upset and embarrassed because of a bad action.

He was ashamed when he forget his teachers name.

burst [bəːrst]

n. To burst is to suddenly break open or apart.

The bomb burst over the city.

carpenter [ˈkɑːrpəntər]

n. A carpenter is a person who builds things with wood.

We hired a carpenter to make a cupboard.

coal [koul]

n. Coal is a hard black material that people burn for heat.

Many power stations burn coal to produce energy.

couch [kaʊtʃ]

n. A couch is a long, soft seat that many people can sit on.

Kim and Martin’s new couch was very expensive.

drip [drɪp]

v. To drip is to fall a little bit at a time.

I heard water dripping from the faucet.

elegant [ˈelɪgənt]

adj. Something elegant is very fancy and pleasing.

In Japan, women wear elegant kimonos on special occasions.

fabric [ˈfæbrɪk]

n. Fabric is cloth used to make clothes, furniture, etc.

The towels were made from a soft fabric.

highlands [ˈhaɪlənd]

n. Highlands are high areas of land, usually with mountains.

The man had a small home in the highlands.

ivory [ˈaɪvərɪ]

n. Ivory is a hard, white substance that comes from elephants.

The elephant’s long ivory tusks looked very impressive.

mill [mil]

n. A mill is a building and which wheat is ground to flour.

The farmer took his wheat to the mill to make it into flour.

needle [ˈniːdl]

n. A needle is a small, sharp piece of metal use to make or fix clothes.

I used a needle to fix the hole in my pants.

polish [ˈpɒlɪʃ]

v. To polish something is to rub it in order to make it shiny.

Mark spent all morning polishing his shoes for the wedding.

sew [sou]

v. To sew means to put pieces of cloth together using string or thread.

I learned to sew when I was a little girl.

shed [ʃed]

n. A shed is a small building in which people store things like tools.

We have a small shed in the backyard for storage.

thread [θred]

n. A thread is a thin piece of string.

I have many different colors of thread at home.

trim [trim]

v. To trim something is to cut it a little bit.

I had my hair trimmed this afternoon.

upwards [ˈʌpwərdz]

adv. An upwards action moves vertically towards the direction above.

The kite went upwards further and further.