Important English Words for Day 3: Advancing Your Vocabulary
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noun |
alley |
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Meaning |
An alley is a narrow road behind houses or buildings. |
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Example |
The alley behind my house looks dirty. |
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2 |
noun |
ax |
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Meaning |
An ax is a tool used to cut wood. |
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Example |
She used an ax to cut some wood for the fire. |
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3 |
noun |
bunch |
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Meaning |
A bunch is a group of the same things. |
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Example |
She was hungry, so she ate the entire bunch of grapes. |
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noun |
chore |
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Meaning |
A chore is a job that you have to do but don’t like. |
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Example |
It’s Nikki’s chore to do the dishes every Tuesday and Wednesday night. |
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5 |
adj. |
decent |
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Meaning |
When something is decent, it is OK or good enough. |
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Example |
Eric did a decent job painting the fence. |
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6 |
noun |
disgrace |
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Meaning |
Disgrace is a feeling of shame. |
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Example |
He felt a sense of disgrace after failing his big exam. |
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noun |
elbow |
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Meaning |
The elbow is the middle part of a person’s arm that lets you bend it. |
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Example |
She pointed to her elbow to show me where she hurt herself. |
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adj. |
grateful |
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Meaning |
When you are grateful for something, you are happy that it happened. |
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Example |
The girls were grateful to have a chance to spend time with their grandfather. |
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9 |
verb |
irritate |
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Meaning |
To irritate means to annoy someone. |
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Example |
She was irritated when her brother told her that he had lost her camera. |
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10 |
verb |
kid |
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Meaning |
To kid is to make a joke to make someone believe something which is not true. |
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Example |
I am not really mad. I was kidding when I said I was angry. |
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adj. |
loose |
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Meaning |
When something is loose, it is not held in place well. |
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Example |
The bolt was loose, so I tightened it with the wrench. |
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verb |
offend |
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Meaning |
To offend someone means to make them angry or upset. |
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Example |
They were both offended by what they had said to each other. |
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13 |
adv. |
overnight |
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Meaning |
When something happens overnight, it happens during the night. |
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Example |
The campers stayed in the tent overnight. |
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14 |
verb |
persist |
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Meaning |
To persist means to keep doing something even when it is hard. |
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Example |
Even though the lesson was difficult, he persisted until he understood. |
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15 |
noun |
pine |
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Meaning |
A pine is a type of tree that is tall and thin. |
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Example |
There were many beautiful pine trees in the forest. |
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16 |
noun |
Scar |
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Meaning |
A scar is a mark on the skin after a wound heals. |
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Example |
The monster had horrible scars on his cheek and forehead. |
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17 |
noun |
sensation |
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Meaning |
A sensation is a feeling a person gets from their senses. |
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Example |
Mom got a painful sensation in her head from the loud noise. |
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18 |
noun |
sled |
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Meaning |
A sled is a small vehicle that you use on snow. |
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Example |
Marvin likes to ride his sled down the hill in winter. |
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verb |
tease |
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Meaning |
To tease someone means to laugh at or make fun of them. |
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Example |
Jake teased Charlie because he was the new student. |
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20 |
noun |
valentine |
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Meaning |
A valentine is someone you love or admire with great affection. |
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Example |
Harry wanted Molly to be his valentine. |