Terms in fundamental vacubulary 9
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| Word | Meaning | Context |
|---|---|---|
| award | n.vt.to give money or a prize following an official decision | Phil was awarded the top prize. |
| boast | n.vt.to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own | He didn\'t talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting. |
| butcher | n.a person who sells meat in a shop | The butcher killed another pig. |
| cheek | the soft part of your face which is below your eye and between your mouth and ear | The tears ran down her cheeks. |
| competent | a.able to do something well | Mark proved to be a very competent manager. |
| crack | to open an egg or nut by breaking its shell | He carefully cracked a nut and then gave it to me. |
| debt | an amount of money that you owe someone | The debt that he owed her could never be paid. |
| dispute | to disagree with something someone says | I\'m not disputing that the drug has benefits. |
| engage | vi.vt.to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it | The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation. |
| fancy | n.something that you imagine | your imagination |
| fulfill | vt.to do something that is expected, hoped for or promised or to cause it to happen | At the age of 45, she finally fulfilled her ambition to run a marathon. / We always fulfill our promise. |
| haunt | v.to cause repeated suffering or anxiety | Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life. |
| innocent | a.(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime | He firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime. |
| literature | n.written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting artistic value | literature as a profession |
| military | a.n.relating to or belonging to the armed forces | This is a military airplane. |
| multiply | v.to add a number to itself a particular number of times | If you multiply seven by 15 you get 105. |
| ordinary | a.not different or special or unexpected in any way,usual | ordinary everyday objects,ordinary decency,an ordinary day,an ordinary wine |
| peninsula | n.a long piece of land which sticks out from a larger area of land into the sea or into a lake | the Korean/Arabian/Florida Peninsula |
| plunge | n.v.move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down or into something | We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea. |
| prevent | v.to stop something from happening or someone from doing something | His disability prevents him (from) driving. |
| protest | v.n.a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval or opposition | A formal protest was made by the German team about their disqualification from the relay final. |
| revenge | vt.n.to harm someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to you | She took revenge on him for leaving her by smashing up his car. |
| saddle | a seat, often made of leather,used on a horse, bicycle, motorcycle, etc. | |
| spear | n.a weapon consisting of a pole with a sharp, usually metal, point at one end, which is either thrown or held in the hand | |
| stake | n.a wooden or metal post that is pointed at one end and pushed into the ground in order to support sth, mark a particular place, etc | |
| stretch | to cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a particular direction | She stretched out her hand and helped him from his chair. |
| tavern | n.a place where alcohol is sold and drunk | |
| timber | n.trees that are grown so that the wood from them can be used for building | The houses were built of timber. |
| vein | n.a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body | He had ice water in his veins. |
| wring | vt.n.to hold something tightly with both hands and twist it by turning your hands in opposite directions | She took the wet clothes out of water and wrung them. |
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