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Hi there, guys. Welcome to lesson 13 of 504 Absolutely Essential Words. Let’s get started.

The first word is “journalist”. Journalist is a noun, and it means someone who writes for, edits, manages, or produces a newspaper or magazine. A) There were four journalists covering the murder story. B) Barbara’s experience working at bookstore wasn’t adequate* preparation for becoming a journalist. C) Journalists must have a comprehensive* knowledge* of the city where they work.

The second word is “famine”. It’s a noun and it means starvation; great shortage. A) Famine in India caused the death of one-tenth of the population. B) There has been a famine of good writing in the last decade. C) The rumor of a famine in Europe was purely fiction*.

The third word is “revive”. Revive, it’s a verb and it means to bring back or come back to life or consciousness. A) There is a movement to revive old plays for modern audiences. B) The nurses tried to revive the heart attack victim. C) Committees are trying to revive interest in population* control.

Our next word is “commence”. It’s a verb and it means to begin; start. A) Graduation will commence at 10:00. B) Bella hesitated* before commencing her speech. C) The discussion commenced with a report on urban* affairs.

Alright, the next word we have is “observant”. It’s an adjective, it means quick to notice things; watchful. A) We were observant of the conflict* between the husband and his wife. B) Because Cato was observant, he was able to reveal* the thief’s name. C) Milt used his excellent vision* to be observant of everything in his vicinity*.

Our next word is “identify”. Identify is a verb and it means recognize as being, or show to be, a certain person or thing; prove to be the same. A) Numerous* witnesses identified the butcher as the thief. B) Mrs Shaw was able to identify the painting as being hers. C) With only a quick glimpse*, Reggie was able to identify his girlfriend in the crowd.

The next word is “migrate”. It’s a verb and it means to move from one place to another. Let’s see the examples. A) The fruit pickers migrated to wherever they could find work. B) Much of our population is constantly migrating to other areas of the country. C) My grandfather migrated to New York from Italy in 1919. So migrate is a verb, and the noun would be migration.

The next word we have is “vessel”. It’s a noun and it’s got 3 different meanings: a ship; a hollow container; tube containing body fluid. A) The Girl Scouts were permitted a glimpse* of the vessel being built when they toured the Navy Yard. B) My father burst a blood vessel when he got the bill from the garage. “To burst a blood vessel”. It’s an expression, right? It means to become very angry about something. C) Congress voted to decrease* the amount of money being spent on space vessels.

Our next one is “persist”. It’s a verb and it means to continue firmly; refuse to stop or be changed. A) The humid weather persisted all summer. B) Would Lorraine’s weird* behavior persist, we all wondered? C) Lloyd persisted in exaggerating* everything he said.

The next word we have, “hazy”. It’s an adjective and it means misty; smoky; unclear. A) The vicinity* of London is known to be hazy. B) Factories that pollute the air create hazy weather conditions. C) Although Cora had a great memory, she was unusually hazy about the details of our meeting on January 16th.

Our next word, “gleam”. Gleam is a noun. It’s also a verb, but here we’re using it as a noun and it means a flash or beam of light. A) A gleam of light shone through the prison window. B) The only source* of light in the cellar came in the form of a gleam through a hole in the wall. C) My grandmother gets a gleam in her eye when she sees the twins.

And finally, our last word, “editor”. It’s a noun and it means a person who prepares a publication; one who corrects a manuscript and helps improve it. A) The student was proud to be the editor of the school newspaper. B) Meredith’s journalistic knowledge came in handy when she was unexpectedly given the job of editor of The Bulletin. C) It is undeniable* that the magazine has gotten better since Ellis became editor.

Okay, that is it. The vocabulary part for lesson 13 is finished. Hope you’ve enjoyed it. See you in the next part, goodbye.