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Vocabulary

Unit 17

Word list.

affection [əˈfekʃən] n. Affection is a feeling of liking someone or something.

Amanda has a lot of affection for her little sister Sarah.

agency [ˈeɪdʒənsɪ] n. .An agency is a business or service set up to act for others.

I went to a travel agency to help me arrange a flight home.

ash [æʃ] . Ash is the grey or black powder created when something is burned.

The end of his cigar was full of ashes.

confine [kənˈfaɪn] v. To confine something is to keep it in one place.

The elephant is confined to a cage in the zoo.

dismiss [dɪsˈmɪs] v. To dismiss something is to say it is not important.

He quickly dismissed my idea about a new project.

erupt [ɪˈrʌpt] v. To erupt is to explode or blow a part especially a volcano.

The volcano erupted for the first time in ten years.

fate [feɪt] n. .Fate is a power that causes things to happen.

Some people believe that the lines on a perosn’s hand can tell his or her fate.

lava [ˈlɑːvə] n. Lava is the hot substance made of melted rock that comes out of volcanoes.

The red hot lava poured from the volcano.

miserable [ˈmɪzərəbəl] adj. A miserable person is very unhappy.

He was miserable after his dog died.

navigate [ˈnævəgeɪt] v. To navigate something is to control the way it moves or goes.

She navigated the ship across the ocean.

originate [əˈrɪdʒəneɪt]. v. To originate somewhere is to start there.

The idea of democracy originated in Ancient Greece.

remainder [rɪˈmeɪndə:r] n. The remainder of something is what is left.

He took a bite of the apple, anf then gave me the remainder of it.

retrieve [rɪˈtriːv] v. To retrieve something is to find it and get it back.

She retrieved her mail from the mail box.

shallow [ˈʃælou] adj. A shallow thing is not deep.

The kids were playing in the shallow water.

slope [sloup] n. A slope is ground that is not flat.

The slope to the top of the mountain was very steep.

span [spæn] v. To span is to spread across an amount of time or space.

His work at the bakery has span 20 years.

superstition [suːpərstiʃən] n. A superstition is something magical that people believe is real.

It is a superstition that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

sympathy [ˈsɪmpəθɪ] n. Sympathy is a feeling of sadness for another person who feels bad.

I felt sympathy for my sister so I got her a balloon to cheer her up.

vibrate [vaɪˈbreɪt] v. To vibrate is to shake very hard.

The machine made his whole body vibrate as he broke up the ground.

wander [ˈwɒndə:r] v. To wander is to walk without going to a certain place.

The boys like to wander in the woods and look at birds.