Vocabulary word
Part of speech Definition Sentence Word Parts I Know (if any)
This word looks like…. Translation in home language Admire To regard with
wonder, pleasure and approval
He admired people who could stand up and speak about an issue without having to make notes or an outline. Amazing Greatly surprising,
wonderful
Children find the simplest things amazing, like watching a chick hatch out of an egg.
Assistant Someone who helps else in their work, especially by doing the less important work
Because he was the assistant, it was always his job to make the coffee every morning.
Assistant secretary, assistant
professor, clerical assistant,
teaching assistant, sales assistant Ceremony An important social
or religious event, when a traditional set of actions is
performed in a formal way
Nowadays many couples do not choose to go through a traditional wedding ceremony. Complain To say that you are
annoyed, not
satisfied, or unhappy
about someone or someone
complain or talk back to adults. Council Noun A group of people
who are elected or appointed to make rules, laws or decisions to give advice
The City Council is made up of seven people; six represent the six districts of the city and the seventh member is the mayor who is elected by the entire city.
City council, county council, council of war
Vocabulary word
Part of speech
Definition Sentence Word Parts I Know (if any)
This word looks like…. Translation in home
language Crooked 1.Bent, twisted,
or not in a straight line 2. Dishonest
Curved Having a shape that bends or moves in a curve, that is a shape that moves like part of a circle
The inside of the new building was as curved as the inside of a shell.
Debt A sum of money that a person or an organization owes, has to pay back
He dug a deep hole for himself as he went deeper and deeper into debt.
Debt relief, national debt
Drug Noun An illegal substance, such as cocaine or marijuana, which some people take in order to feel free, happy, relaxed or excited
When he was young he experimented with a lot of soft drugs, but he never indulged in the hard drugs like heroin or cocaine.
Feelings Someone’s feelings are their thoughts, emotions or attitudes
His feelings were so close to the surface that he very easily laughed or cried.
Flame Hot bright burning gas that you see when something is on fire
The little blue flames of the gas jet glowed under the tea kettle.
Vocabulary word
Part of speech Definition Sentence Word Parts I Know (if any)
This word looks like…. Translation in home language Government The group of
people who govern a country or state, who officially control a country and make all the decisions about taxes, laws, public services, etc. [=rule}
Because of the country’s increasing debt, the government is having to choose whether to cut back on public services or raise taxes. Hustle 1.American
English-To sell or buy things
in an illegal or dishonest way
selling whatever he stole.
Mind Noun Your mind or your ability to think, feel and imagine things
Because of his recent brush with death, his mind was full of fearful thoughts.
Nimble Adjective Able to move quickly and easily with light neat movements
A children’s rhyme about a journey ends with, “You can get there by candlelight if your feet are nimble and light.” Pale Adjective A light color that
has more white in it than usual
She was so pale she looked as if water ran in her veins.
Pillow A cloth bag filled with soft materials that you put your head on when you are sleeping
Ever since he was a little boy, he likes to sleep with his head on a big fluffy pillow.
word speech Know (if any) home language Ruin Verb To spoil or destroy
something completely
Her evening was completely ruined when her former husband came uninvited to the party. Scare Verb To make someone
feel frightened
Because he was scared to go up the stairs in the dark when it was time to go to bed, his grandmother always went up with him shining a flashlight. Spin To take cotton or
wool fluff and make it into thread by twisting it into a long fine string
It took a lot of patience and coordination to spin the fluff of wool into a fine thread.
Starving To suffer or to die because you do not have enough to eat
Stitch A piece of thread sewn into cloth, to close tears in the cloth (to mend), to attach one section of cloth to another or to make an ornamental pattern, especially with colored thread
Since she worked with many needles all of which had different colors of thread, she was able to sew a rainbow of stitches around her child’s dress. Thread Noun A long thin string of
cotton, wool or silk, etc. used to sew or weave cloth
The old woman would always get her grandson to push the fine end of the thread through the tiny eye of the needle.
Tremble Verb To shake slightly in a way you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened
Even though she was not hurt in the car accident, she couldn’t stop trembling after she got out of the car. Trust Verb To believe that
someone is honest or will not do anything bad or wrong
Weave Verb To make cloth, a carpet, a basket by crossing the threads or thin pieces of yarn under or over each other by hand or on a loom or a frame for making cloth
She did not take her time
weaving the basket, so it began to come apart when she filled it up with grain.
Whip Noun A long thin piece of rope or leather with a handle that you hit animals with to make them move or that you hit
someone with to punish them
