Vital English Words for Day 5: Strengthening Your Vocabulary
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adj. |
acquaint |
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Meaning |
To acquaint is to get to know something or someone. |
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Example |
Nancy acquainted herself with the new computer. |
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2 |
noun |
cemetery |
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Meaning |
A cemetery is where people are buried when they die. |
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Example |
Some people are scared of cemeteries. |
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3 |
verb |
curse |
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Meaning |
To curse someone or something is to hope that bad things happen to them. |
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Example |
The witch cursed the village. |
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4 |
noun |
disguise |
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Meaning |
A disguise is something you wear so people cannot tell who you are. |
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Example |
Everyone knew that it was Dad in the Santa disguise. |
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5 |
adj. |
fancy |
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Meaning |
If something is fancy, it is nicer than normal. |
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Example |
Their table was all set for a fancy dinner. |
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6 |
noun |
flashlight |
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Meaning |
A flashlight is a small electric light that you carry in your hand. |
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Example |
We took a flashlight when we went camping. |
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7 |
noun |
hood |
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Meaning |
A hood is part of a coat that goes over your head. |
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Example |
She put on her hood to keep her head warm. |
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8 |
noun |
inhabitant |
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Meaning |
An inhabitant is a person who lives in a certain place. |
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Example |
The number of inhabitants in the countryside is increasing. |
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verb |
nourish |
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Meaning |
To nourish something is to give it food that it needs to live. |
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Example |
A good mother will nourish her baby every day. |
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10 |
noun |
pirate |
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Meaning |
A pirate is a sailor who steals things from other boats. |
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Example |
Pirates are very scary characters. |
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11 |
noun |
publication |
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Meaning |
A publication is something printed, like a newspaper or book. |
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Example |
She’s been a subscriber to that publication for over ten years. |
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12 |
noun |
riddle |
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Meaning |
A riddle is a question that is difficult to answer but meant to be funny. |
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Example |
I could not answer Wendy’s riddle, but it made me laugh. |
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13 |
verb |
rot |
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Meaning |
When something rots, it slowly gets softer and is destroyed. |
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Example |
The old log began to rot in the forest. |
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14 |
verb |
scare |
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Meaning |
To scare means to cause one to feel frightened. |
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Example |
I was scared by the sight of the monster. |
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15 |
adv. |
shortly |
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Meaning |
If something will happen shortly, it will happen very soon. |
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Example |
My workday will end shortly. |
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16 |
noun |
skeleton |
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Meaning |
A skeleton is the bones of a body. |
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Example |
There is a skeleton in the science classroom. |
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17 |
verb |
Spoil |
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Meaning |
If something spoils, it turns bad or rots. |
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Example |
We left the fruit out too long, and it spoiled. |
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18 |
verb |
starve |
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Meaning |
If a person starves, they do not get enough to eat and sometimes die. |
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Example |
During the war, many people starved. |
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19 |
noun |
thrill |
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Meaning |
A thrill is an exciting feeling. |
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Example |
The boys enjoy the thrill of surfing a big wave. |
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20 |
adj. |
wicked |
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Meaning |
If something is wicked, it is very bad or evil. |
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Example |
My boss is a very wicked man. |