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Vocabulary

Unit 24

Word list

bowl

n. A bowl is a dish with a round deep shape.

I put the fruit in the fruit bowl.

cooking

n. Cooking food involves making it ready to eat.

I really enjoy cooking, especially Italian food.

dense

adj. If something is dense, it has a lot of things close together.

I easily became lost in the dense forest.

dignity

n. Dignity is the ability to be calm and worthy of respect.

When his company went out of business, he faced it with dignity.

dominate

v. To dominate someone or something is to control them.

The loud man dominated the conversation.

earthen

adj. If something is earthen, it is made of clay.

The house’s roof was made of earthen tiles.

hostile

adj. If someone is hostile, they are angry and unfriendly.

We were happy to move away from our hostile neighbor.

incorrect

adj. If something is incorrect, it is wrong.

Your answer is incorrect. You need to correct it.

intake

n. Your intake of food is the amount of food you take into your body.

The doctor said I needed to increase my intake of fruits and vegetables.

likewise

adv. If someone does something likewise, they do the same thing as someone else.

If Joe is not going to school so he can go swimming, I want to do likewise.

machine

n. A machine is made by people and does work for us.

The machine was broken.

medication

n. Medication is medicine or drugs given to people who are sick.

The doctor gave me medication to treat my illness.

obscure

adj. If something is obscure, it is not well known.

The old man travels the world in search of obscure books.

oppress

v. To oppress someone means to rule over them in a cruel and unfair way.

Free speech had been oppressed in his country.

peel

v. To peel fruits and vegetables is to remove their skin.

He peeled the apple before eating it.

prescription

n. A prescription is permission from a doctor to get medicine.

The doctor gave me a prescription for my medication.

progress

n. When you make progress, you get better at what you are doing.

There are clear signs of progress.

sandy

adj. Sandy means covered with sand.

I love walking on a sandy beach.

shortage

n. Shortage comes from short and means not having enough.

During the dry season, there was a shortage of water.

skillful

adj. If someone is skillful at something, they are very good at doing it.

The carpenter is very skillful at building houses.