4000 Essential English Words 4 : UNIT 3

Admonish

v

Definition

To admonish someone is to tell them you disapprove of their behavior.

Example

The teacher admonished Mark because he was chewing gum in class

Audible

adj

Definition

If something is audible, then it is able to be heard.

Example

The sound of the drums was audible from miles away

Awesome

adj

Definition

If something or someone is awesome, they are impressive or frightening

Example

The huge military plane was an awesome sight.

Beware

v

Definition

To beware means to be careful of something or someone that is dangerous

Example

You should beware of driving fast on wet roads

Brag

v

Definition

To brag means to talk of one’s abilities or achievements in a proud way

Example

He had strong muscles and bragged about it to the entire class.

Conscious

adj

Definition

If someone is conscious of something, then they are aware of it

Example

The new student was conscious of the other students staring at her

Disagree

v

Definition

To disagree with someone means to have a different opinion from them

Example

The lawyers disagreed about the best way to settle the case.

Echo

v

Definition

To echo means that a sound repeats itself because it bounced off an object.

Example

The child yelled over the canyon, and the wall echoed the sound

Eventual

v

Definition

If something is eventual, it will happen at the end of a series of events

Example

The constant training and planning led the team to an eventual victory

Hint

n

Definition

A hint is information that suggests something will happen or is true

Example

I quietly passed on a hint to my sister about the test

Idiot

n

Definition

An idiot is a person who is not smart or who has done something silly

Example

Because he got lost in the forest, the man felt like an idiot

Immense

adj

Definition

If something is immense, it is very large.

Example

An immense amount of money was needed to buy such a large boat

Indirect

adj

Definition

If something is indirect, then it is not the easiest or straightest way

Example

He chose to take the most indirect route to the coast.

Option

n

Definition

An option is a choice between two or more things

Example

The children were given the option of three houses to pick from.

Pastime

n

Definition

A pastime is an activity done for fun that you do often

Example

In the US, baseball is considered the national pastime.

Perfect

adj

Definition

If something is perfect, then it is without any mistakes

Example

She got all the questions right, so her score was perfect.

Pinpoint

v

Definition

To pinpoint something means to locate it exactly

Example

The navigation system in my car is able to pinpoint my exact location.

Switch

v

Definition

To switch means to change something to something else.

Example

Mom switched the TV station from the news to her favorite show

Thorough

adj

Definition

If something or someone is thorough, then they are complete in everyway

Example

Tina did a thorough job of cleaning the stains out of the carpet.

Torment

v

Definition

To torment someone means to cause them to suffer on purpose

Example

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Vocab

UNIT 3

Admonish

To admonish someone is to tell them you disapprove of their behavior.

The teacher admonished Mark because he was chewing gum in class

Audible

If something is audible, then it is able to be heard.

The sound of the drums was audible from miles away

Awesome

If something or someone is awesome, they are impressive or frightening

The huge military plane was an awesome sight.

Beware

To beware means to be careful of something or someone that is dangerous

You should beware of driving fast on wet roads

Brag

To brag means to talk of one’s abilities or achievements in a proud way

He had strong muscles and bragged about it to the entire class.

Conscious

If someone is conscious of something, then they are aware of it

The new student was conscious of the other students staring at her

Disagree

To disagree with someone means to have a different opinion from them

The lawyers disagreed about the best way to settle the case.

Echo

To echo means that a sound repeats itself because it bounced off an object.

The child yelled over the canyon, and the wall echoed the sound

Eventual

If something is eventual, it will happen at the end of a series of events

The constant training and planning led the team to an eventual victory

Hint

A hint is information that suggests something will happen or is true

I quietly passed on a hint to my sister about the test

Idiot

An idiot is a person who is not smart or who has done something silly

Because he got lost in the forest, the man felt like an idiot

Immense

If something is immense, it is very large.

An immense amount of money was needed to buy such a large boat

Indirect

If something is indirect, then it is not the easiest or straightest way

He chose to take the most indirect route to the coast.

Option

An option is a choice between two or more things

The children were given the option of three houses to pick from.

Pastime

A pastime is an activity done for fun that you do often

In the US, baseball is considered the national pastime.

Perfect

If something is perfect, then it is without any mistakes

She got all the questions right, so her score was perfect.

Pinpoint

To pinpoint something means to locate it exactly

The navigation system in my car is able to pinpoint my exact location.

Switch

To switch means to change something to something else.

Mom switched the TV station from the news to her favorite show

Thorough

If something or someone is thorough, then they are complete in everyway

Tina did a thorough job of cleaning the stains out of the carpet.

Torment

To torment someone means to cause them to suffer on purpose

She tormented her little brother by taking his favorite toy