unit 29 Flashcards
automobile
n. An automobile is a car. The first automobiles were very different from the ones that exist today.
candidate
n. A candidate is a person who is competing to win something such as a job. Alice is the best candidate for the job.
confidential
adj. If something is confidential’ it must be kept secret. The information from the meeting is confidential.
corporate
adj. If something is corporate’ it is related to a large business. Tom enjoys working in the corporate world.
enhance
v. To enhance something is to make it better. Amy’s blue shirt really enhances the color of her eyes.
era
n. An era is a period of time that has something special about it. During the medieval era’ knights wore protective armor.
guideline
n. A guideline is a rule about how to do something. Before they began the project’ the teacher gave them some guidelines.
incorporate
v. To incorporate is to add something to another thing. I decided to incorporate a new ingredient into my cake recipe.
interact
v. To interact is to talk to or do something with another person. The kids began to interact when the adults left the room.
interval
n. An interval is the time between two things happening. Tony rested for brief intervals while he worked in the yard.
mobile
adj. If something is mobile’ it can be moved easily. Mobile phones are convenient because you can use them anywhere.
modify
v. To modify something is to change it a little bit. I modified my outfit by adding a belt to it.
parallel
adj. If two things are parallel’ they are the same distance away from each other
phenomenon
n. A phenomenon is something that can be seen as it is happening. I thought the lights were a strange phenomenon’ but they were just shooting stars.
pollute
v. To pollute means to make air’ water’ or land dirty’ unclean’ or foul. The careless factory polluted the river with chemicals.
