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Vocabulary

Unit 16

Word list

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 people are treated.

People turn to the court system when they are seeking justice.

liberty [ˈlibə:rti]

n. Liberty is freedom to do what one wants.

To many people, the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom.

literary [ˈlɪtərərɪ]

adj. A literary person or thing 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 the girl raised her hand, the teacher presumed she knew the answer.

privacy [ˈpraɪvəsɪ]

n. Privacy is the state of being happily 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. A sensible person or thing is good and smart.

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. A tidy place or person is clean and in order.

Leon has always been a very tidy boy.