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Vocabulary

adolescent [ӕdəˈlesənt] n.

An adolescent is a young person or a teenager. The adolescent was excited about getting a skateboard for his birthday.

aptitude [ˈæptɪtjuːd] n.

Aptitude is a natural ability or skill. He has a natural aptitude for water skiing.

compliment [ˈkɒmpləmənt] v.

To compliment is to say a nice thing about someone or something. Her co-worker complimented her for doing a good job.

hinder [ˈhindər] v.

To hinder is to keep someone or something from doing something. All the traffic hindered me from getting to work on time.

journalism [ˈdʒəːrnəlɪzəm] n.

Journalism is the work of collecting the news to put in newspapers or on TV. Before becoming a teacher, she worked in journalism.

jury [ˈdʒuəri] n.

A jury is a group of people that listen to a trial and say if someone is guilty. The jury listened closely to the attorney before they made their decision.

justice [ˈdʒʌstɪs] n.

Justice is fairness in the way that you treat other people. People turn to the court system when they are seeking justice.

liberty [ˈlibə:rti] n.

Liberty is freedom to do what you want. To many people, the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom.

literary [ˈlɪtərərɪ] adj.

If someone or something is literary, it is involved with literature in some way. He worked hard to create a successful literary career.

pharmacy [ˈfɑːrməsɪ] n.

A pharmacy is a place where medicine is sold. My mother sells medicine to people at the pharmacy.

pill [pil] n.

A pill is a small object that has medicine inside. She took a pill for her headache.

presume [prɪˈzuːm] v.

To presume is to believe something is true without being certain. Since he raised his hand, the teacher presumed he knew the answer.

privacy [ˈpraɪvəsɪ] n.

To have privacy is to be away from other people. Please hang the sign on the door so we can have some privacy.

punishment [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt] n.

A punishment is something that one must endure for any wrong doing. He was given a punishment for being rude to the teacher.

sensible [ˈsensəbl] adj.

If someone is sensible, they make good decisions. It was sensible for her to save some money each month.

slice [slaɪs] n.

A slice is a piece from something larger, such as a cake. The girl enjoyed a slice of cake at her birthday party.

sorrow [ˈsɒrou] n.

Sorrow is a very sad feeling. The girl felt sorrow after her best friend moved away.

straw [strɔː] n.

A straw is a thin tube that is used to suck liquid into the mouth. I drank the orange juice through a straw.

swell [swel] v.

To swell is to become larger and rounder. My sister’s stomach began to swell after she got pregnant.

tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ] adj.

When something is tidy, it is clean and in order. Leon has always been a very tidy boy.