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Vocabulary

Unit 23

Word list

ban [bæn]

v. To ban something is to not let people do it.

Smoking is banned in this building.

cautious [ˈkɔːʃəs]

adj. A cautious person is careful to avoid danger.

Be very cautious as you stack those boxes.

confess [kənˈfes]

v. To confess is to admit a bad or embarrassing truth.

The woman confess that she had stolen the mony.

cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ]

n. A cottage is a small, old house in the countryside.

My aunt lives in a pretty cottage in the mountains.

daytime [ˈdeɪtaɪm]

n. Daytime is the time of the day when the sky is light.

I only allowed my kids to play outside in the daytime.

desperate [ˈdespərɪt]

adj. A desperate person will try anything to do or change something.

I’m desperate to find a new job.

exhausting

adj. An exhausting activity is very tiring.

After an exhausting journey we finally arrived.

fade [feɪd]

v. To fades is to become quieter or less bright.

The piece of cloth I found was old and faded.

fierce [fɪərs]

adj. A fierce person or animal is angry or violent.

Wolves are fierce animals. Do not disturb them.

gamble [ˈgæmbəl]

v. To gamble means to play a game that involves winning or losing money.

Many people like to go to casinos to gamble.

lawn [lɔːn]

n. A lawn is an area covered in grass.

My dad keeps the lawn in front of our house very neat.

mow [mou]

v. To mow grass is to cut it to make it very short.

I mow our lawn every weekend.

outlaw [ˈautlɔː]

n. An outlaw is a criminal who hides from the police.

The police passed out posters of the outlaw to all the people.

prospect [ˈprɒspekt]

n. A prospect is a possibility that something will happen.

He wakes up every morning with the prospect of having a good day.

purse [pəːrs]

n. A purse is a bag in which women keep money, makeup, keys, etc.

My sister likes to buy designer purses.

rod [rɔd]

n. A rod is a thin stick made of wood or metal.

I bought a new fishing rod to use while on vacation.

seldom [ˈseldəm]

adv. Seldom shows that an action doesn’t happen very often.

It seldom rains in southern Arizona.

shave [ʃeɪv]

v. To shave means to cut the hairs on one’s face with a sharp tool.

My father shaves his face every day because he doesn’t want a beard.

terrified [ˈterəfaid]

adj. A terrified person or animal is extremely scared.

When I saw the ghost, I was absolutely terrified!

wizard [ˈwɪzə:rd]

n. A wizard is a man who can do magic.

The wizard made gold fall from the sky.