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Vocabulary

Unit 22

Word list

accommodate [əˈkɒmədeɪt]

v. To accommodate is to have enough room.

The meeting room can accommodate nine people.

circus [ˈsəːrkəs]

n. A circus is a traveling show with animals and people.

I like to go to the circus to see the animals do tricks.

coincide [kouinˈsaid]

v. To coincide means to happen at the same time.

My birthday coincides with Christmas.

commission [kəˈmɪʃən]

v. To commission someone to do pay that person to do some job.

The artist was commissioned to create a picture.

dose [dous]

n. A dose is a certain amount of medicine take at one time.

My mother gave me a dose of medicine before I went to bed.

dye [daɪ]

v. To dye something is to make it a certain color by using a special chemical.

Valery got her hair dyed at the salon yesterday.

extent [ɪksˈtent]

n. The extent of something is how large, important, or serious it is.

He ate to such an extent that he became overweight.

gender [ˈdʒendər]

n. Gender is a category that describes being either a boy or a girl. Do you know the gender of her new baby?

headline [ˈhedlaɪn]

n. A headline is the title of a newspaper story.

The headline on the front page was about the economy.

informal [ɪnˈfɔːrməl]

adj. An informal thing is casual and relaxed not official.

They had an informal meeting to talk about their experiences.

inquire [ɪnˈkwaɪər]

v. To inquire about something is to ask about it.

Dad called to inquire about the price of tickets for the show.

messenger [ˈmesəndʒər]

n. A messenger is one who carries information from one place to another.

The messenger delivered an important document to the office.

peer [pɪər]

v. To peer at something is to watch it carefully.

She peered at people through the window.

portrait [ˈpɔːrtrɪt]

n. A portrait is a painting or photograph of someone.

I saw many religious portraits when I went to the museum.

pose [pouz]

v. To pose is to stay in one place without moving.

The kids and their dog posed for a picture.

ranch [ræntʃ]

n. A ranch is a large farm where animals are kept.

My uncle has many horses on his ranch.

steer [stɪə:r]

v. To steer something is to control where it goes.

He steered the go-cart around the track.

stripe [straɪp]

n. A stripe is a thick line.

The flag of the United States has red and white stripes.

tame [teɪm]

adj. A tame animal is not afraid to be near people.

The tame bird rested on his hand.

tempt [tempt]

v. To tempt people is to offer them something they want but shouldn’t have.

I wasn’t hungry, but she tempted me with a piece of my favorite cake.