unit 6 Flashcards
apart [apart]
adj. ,When people or things are apart, they are not next to each other. They moved apart and then came back together.
attribute (ætribju:t]
n. ,An attribute is a characteristic of a person or thing. He isn’t very clever, but he does have some other positive attributes.
bilingual [bailingwəl]
adj. A ,bilingual person can speak two languages. Since you already know English, after learning French you’ll be bilingual.
completely [kəmpli:tli]
adv. ,Something completely different is very, very different from before. I was completely wrong.
dash [de]
v. ,To dash means to run or move quickly. Helen dashed up the stairs so she wouldn’t be late for her appointment.
disgust [disgist]
n. ,Disgust is a feeling of distaste and anger caused by something rude or unpleasant. He felt disgust toward his date because she had such terrible eating habits.
fashionable [fæfənəbl]
adj. ,Something fashionable is what people like to wear and do now. It is very fashionable to wear a hat.
foreign [fårən]
adj. ,Something foreign is something we are not used to. He has travelled widely in foreign countries.
gulf [galf]
n. ,A gulf is a gap between people who do not understand each other. There has been a gulf between James and Tony since their parents died.
mirror [mirə(r)]
n. ,A mirror is usually made of glass, and you can see yourself in it. He used the mirror to shine light in their eyes.
natural [netfərəl]
adj. ,Things that are natural are not made by people. We need to take care of the natural world.
nowadays [náuədèiz]
adv. ,Nowadays means at the present time. Nowadays, not so many people smoke.
participant [partisəpənt]
n. ,A participant is someone who joins in a social event or competition. There were thousands of participants in this year’s marathon.
ritual [ritfuəl]
n. ,A ritual is a formal custom that people do regularly. Ken was very interested to learn about the religious rituals of the natives.
spoken [spóukən]
adj. ,Spoken language is what we say. We cannot take back what has been spoken.
sport [sport]
n. ,Sport involves games like running, jumping, football, and tennis. She loves watching sport on TV.
surprised [sərpráizd]
adj. ,You are surprised when something unexpected happens. He didn’t appear at all surprised when he read the article.
tense [tens]
adj. ,When you are tense, you are not comfortable and feel unhappy. I felt very tense waiting to hear the result of the vote.
totally [tóutəli]
adv. ,If you totally agree, you agree with everything just said. I am totally against that.
vague [veig]
adj. ,If something is vague, it is not clear and gives very few details. I asked him about his mother’s health, but he was very vague about it. 39
