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Vocabulary

Unit 2

Word list

amateur

n. An amateur is a person who does something for fun and isn’t paid for it.

The amateur took pictures just as well as the person who worked for money.

ambiguous

adj. If something is ambiguous, it is not entirely clear.

It’s ambiguous as to whether a newborn baby looks like a girl or a boy.

anonymous

adj. If someone is anonymous, no one knows who he or she is.

An anonymous donor gave a thousand dollars to the museum.

attain

v. To attain something is to succeed at something or to get something you want.

If you want to attain a healthy body, you must exercise every day.

autonomy

n. Autonomy is another word for freedom or independence.

In the 1800s, the people of India fought for autonomy from Britain.

concession

n. A concession is something that one person gives up to another.

China gave Hong Kong to Britain as a concession after the war.

decay

n. Decay is the result of something slowly being broken down or destroyed naturally.

The decay in the old building was obvious.

dwell

v. To dwell somewhere means to live there.

Before he was a successful writer, Mark Twain dwelled in the city of Hannibal, Missouri.

enlighten

v. To enlighten someone is to teach them about something.

Greek philosophers wanted to enlighten the people of Athens with their ideas.

enrich

v. To enrich means to make someone rich or increase their wealth.

Taxes on people’s income can be used to enrich the government.

flourish

v. To flourish means to do very well and be in an excellent condition.

The Roman Empire flourished in Europe two thousand years ago.

geometry

n. Geometry is the study of shapes and how to measure them.

If you want to be able to calculate the area of a circle, you must study geometry.

gleam

v. To gleam means to sparkle and shine.

The waves of the ocean would gleam every night at sunset.

greed

n. Greed is wanting to have more of something than you need or should have.

The story of King Midas is a story of greed.

harmony

n. Harmony is a feeling that everything is peaceful, balanced, and in agreement.

The United Nations is struggling to bring peace and harmony to the world.

indigenous

adj. Indigenous means that something or someone exists naturally in an environment or area.

The Pueblo people were an indigenous tribe in Arizona who lived in adobe homes.

jurisdiction

n. Jurisdiction means the power or right to make judgments about the law and how it is upheld.

We did not have jurisdiction to bring the criminal to trial.

parade

n. A parade is a series of things or people that come or are shown one after another.

This parade of elephants is part of an open-air exhibit to honor these majestic animals.

statue

n. A statue is a three-dimensional work of art, usually made of clay, marble, or metal.

The Venus de Milo is a famous ancient Greek statue.

virgin

n. A virgin is someone who has never had sex.

The virgin goddess of the moon was known as Diana.