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Vocabulary

Unit 22

Word list

charity

n. Charity is an act of giving help, usually money, to those who need it.

Thanks to his friend’s charity, he had enough money to pay the rent.

commerce

n. Commerce is the activity of buying and selling things.

The new shopping mall increased the commerce in that section of town.

condemn

v. To condemn someone means to give them a specific punishment.

The judge condemned the criminal to five years in prison.

cozy

adj. If something is cozy, then it is comfortable, warm, and relaxing.

The thick blanket made the bed very cozy.

deplete

v. To deplete an amount of something means to use all of it up.

All the driving he was doing was depleting his car’s fuel supply.

economy

n. An economy is the money and businesses of a country or region.

The factory was good for the economy because it brought jobs to the area.

empire

n. An empire is a large group of countries ruled by an emperor or empress.

The emperor built roads to make travel easier throughout the empire.

goods

n. Goods are anything that can be bought or sold.

Shoes, hats, dresses, and purses were the goods she wanted to buy.

heed

v. To heed something means to obey or follow it.

You should heed the advice on the sign and not drive so fast.

hitchhike

v. To hitchhike means to travel by asking for rides from passing vehicles.

She didn’t have a car, so she hitchhiked several miles to her brother’s home.

mock

v. To mock someone means to tease them in a cruel way.

The girls mocked Nancy because she was a new student.

neutral

adj. If someone is neutral, then they do not help either of the two fighting sides.

The girl’s friend remained neutral while the couple was arguing.

persecute

v. To persecute means to treat someone badly.

Dan felt persecuted, because he was smaller than the other boys at school.

pity

n. Pity is the feeling of sadness and kindness for those who are suffering.

Because she had pity for the lost boy, she helped him find his parents.

reduce

v. To reduce something means to make it smaller in size or fewer in number.

When the store reduced its prices, people wanted to shop there.

scribe

n. A scribe was a person whose job was to copy written works.

In ancient Egypt, scribes recorded important events.

temper

n. A temper is someone’s mood or a chance that they might get angry.

She has a temper, even the slightest mistakes make her angry.

throne

n. A throne is the special chair in which a ruler sits.

Nobody except the king and queen sat in the thrones in the great hall.

unity

n. Unity is the state of people working together for a certain purpose.

The project was finished early thanks to the unity of the workers.

victor

n. A victor is a group or person that wins in a contest.

At the end of the game, the blue team were the victors.