4000 Essential English Words 4 : UNIT 7

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George R.R. Martin

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UNIT 7

Account

Definition

An account with a bank is an arrangement to keep one’s money there.

Example

After I paid for the new car, my bank account was nearly empty

Architect

Definition

An architect is a person who designs buildings

Example

The plans for building the new home were drawn by a famous architect.

Conceal

Definition

To conceal something means to hide it

Example

You should conceal your money so no one can take it from you

Crime

Definition

A crime is something bad that a person does that can be punished by law

Example

Police quickly arrived at the scene of the crime

Deed

Definition

A deed is a certificate that proves that someone owns something

Example

When she bought the car, she was given a deed to show the car was hers.

Gratitude

Definition

Gratitude is a feeling of being thankful.

Example

The kids showed Aunt Tess much gratitude for visiting them

Habitat

Definition

A habitat is the natural home of animals or plants

Example

Frogs are often found in a wet habitat, such as near a lake, river, or pond.

Intervene

Definition

To intervene means to help stop a problem between two people or groups.

Example

The students argued until the teacher intervened.

Landmark

Definition

A landmark is an object that helps people find or remember a location.

Example

The tall tree was used as a landmark for people to find the road to the inn

Legal

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Legal

Definition

If something is legal, it is related to the law or allowed by the law

Example

It was not legal for him to drive until he was eighteen years old.

Memorable

adj

Memorable

Definition

If something is memorable, then it is remembered for a special reason

Example

The party was memorable; people were still talking about it years later.

Oblige

Definition

To oblige someone means to require them to do something

Example

If I wanted to have playtime, I was obliged to clean my room once a week

Offense

Definition

An offense is an action that breaks the law and requires punishment.

Example

He was put in jail for two days for the offense

Proclaim

Definition

To proclaim something means to say it in public.

Example

The army general proclaimed that the war was won.

Rally

Definition

A rally is a large public meeting in order to support something.

Example

The school had a rally in the gym to support the basketball team

Resolve

Definition

To resolve something means to find a solution.

Example

She resolved the problem with her children by giving them both a toy.

Resource

Definition

Resources are a person or country’s money and materials that they can use.

Example

The poor man didn’t have the resources to feed himself.

Sentence

Definition

A sentence is punishment given to someone who didn’t follow the law

Example

The sentence for stealing a car is much worse than for stealing candy.

Volunteer

Definition

To volunteer means to offer to do something for free

Example

Many people volunteered to help the adults learn to read.

Witness

Definition

A witness is someone who sees or hears a crime or accident happen

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اشتراک گذاری

An account with a bank is an arrangement to keep one’s money there.

After I paid for the new car, my bank account was nearly empty

An architect is a person who designs buildings

The plans for building the new home were drawn by a famous architect.

To conceal something means to hide it

You should conceal your money so no one can take it from you

A crime is something bad that a person does that can be punished by law

Police quickly arrived at the scene of the crime

A deed is a certificate that proves that someone owns something

When she bought the car, she was given a deed to show the car was hers.

Gratitude is a feeling of being thankful.

The kids showed Aunt Tess much gratitude for visiting them

A habitat is the natural home of animals or plants

Frogs are often found in a wet habitat, such as near a lake, river, or pond.

To intervene means to help stop a problem between two people or groups.

The students argued until the teacher intervened.

A landmark is an object that helps people find or remember a location.

The tall tree was used as a landmark for people to find the road to the inn

If something is legal, it is related to the law or allowed by the law

It was not legal for him to drive until he was eighteen years old.

If something is memorable, then it is remembered for a special reason

The party was memorable; people were still talking about it years later.

To oblige someone means to require them to do something

If I wanted to have playtime, I was obliged to clean my room once a week

An offense is an action that breaks the law and requires punishment.

He was put in jail for two days for the offense

To proclaim something means to say it in public.

The army general proclaimed that the war was won.

A rally is a large public meeting in order to support something.

The school had a rally in the gym to support the basketball team

To resolve something means to find a solution.

She resolved the problem with her children by giving them both a toy.

Resources are a person or country’s money and materials that they can use.

The poor man didn’t have the resources to feed himself.

A sentence is punishment given to someone who didn’t follow the law

The sentence for stealing a car is much worse than for stealing candy.

To volunteer means to offer to do something for free

Many people volunteered to help the adults learn to read.

A witness is someone who sees or hears a crime or accident happen

The woman was the only witness of the horrible crime.