new words

to persuade someone to do something

encourage

a serious infectious illness that mainly affects children, causing a sore throat and red spots on your skin

scarlet fever

a serious illness in which the outer part of the brain becomes swollen

meningitis

people who are unable to see.

blind

physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well

deaf

to break into pieces violently or noisily, or to make something do this by dropping, throwing, or hitting it.

smash

an organization that has a particular purpose such as scientific or educational work, or the building where this organization is based

institute

a deep hole in the ground from which people take water:

water well

slightly wet, especially in a cold and unpleasant way

damp

religion. especially one of the large important world religions. Also used when talking about religious belief in general

faith

situation in which people are treated very unfairly and not given their rights

injustice

to experience physical or mental pain.

suffer

a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things:

shed

a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc.

tile

an image of a person or animal that is made in solid material such as stone or metal and is usually large:

statue

to throw away or destroy something you do not want any more

rid

to hit with your open hand

slap

to hit your hands together

clap

a very large round object in space that moves around the Sun or another star

planet

to travel in a curved path around a much larger object such as the Earth, the Sun etc

orbit

the planet that is nearest the sun.

mercury

the planet that is second in order from the Sun:

venus

the small red planet that is fourth in order from the Sun and is nearest the Earth

mars

the planet that is fifth in order from the sun and is the largest in the solar system:

jupiter

the planet that is sixth in order from the sun and is surrounded by large rings

Saturn

the planet that is seventh in order from the Sun:

Uranus

the planet that is eighth in order from the sun:

neptune

an object that goes around the Sun, usually beyond Neptune, which was called a planet until 2006:

pluto

in addition to an amount or number

further

see and notice something

observe

to try to judge the value, size, speed, cost etc of something, without calculating it exactly

estimate

to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad that has happened:

blame

to obtain or achieve something you want or need

gain

facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true

evidence

the Sun and the planets that go around it

solar system

the force that causes something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to another planet

gravity

the fact of being not guilty of a crime

innocence

the inside surface of your hand, in which you hold things

palm

a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes:

towel

a group of countries that are all controlled by one ruler or government

empire

used with a woman’s family name as a polite way of speaking to her ⇒ master

mistress

a planned way of doing something, especially one that a lot of people know about and use

method

a situation in which an army or the police, surround a place, and try to gain control of it. or force someone to come out of it

siege

a country in Eastern Europe between Hungary and the Adriatic Sea. Capital: Zagreb. It was part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

croatia

poems in general, or the art of writing them

poetry

willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger.

desperate

to change food that you have just eaten into substances that your body can use.

digest

a shop or a part of a shop where medicines are prepared and sold. Synonym: chemist:

pharmacy

very unusual or surprising

extraordinary

help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation:

aid

a bird with large eyes that hunts at night

owl

a sport played on ice, in which players slide flat heavy stones towards a marked place

curling

to try to gain something and stop someone else from having it or having as much of it

compete

the sport of shooting arrows from a bow

archery

someone who competes in sports competitions, especially running, jumping, and throwing.

athlete

thick, compact, stupid

dense

he fact of being male or female.

gender

staying power. the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful over a long period of time.

endurance

victory over someone or something

defeat

things that people and animals eat.

nutrition

a vehicle with two wheels pulled by a horse, used in ancient times in battles and races

chariot

slide a short distance accidentally, and fall or lose your balance slightly.

slip

a narrow piece of cloth that you tie around a wound or around a part of the body that has been injured

bandage

A cloth bag filled with soft material that you put on a chair or the floor to make it more comfortable. ⇒ pillow

cushion

a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your shoulders

cloak

a small earthquake in which the ground shakes slightly:

tremor

to become smaller in size, importance, or value, or make something do this.

lessen

to think about something carefully, especially before making a choice or decision

consider

a structure from which water is pushed up into the air, used for example as decoration in a garden or park

fountain

a small block of wood, plastic etc that has six sides with a different number of spots on each side, used in games

dice

if a dog, wolf, or other animal, makes a long loud sound ⇒ bark:

howl

the soft grey powder that remains after something has been burned.

ash

a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=very hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out:

volcano

becomes larger or moves so that it affects more people or a larger area

spread

a high rank in the British or US navy, or someone with this rank

admiral

a special long thin stick that people use to hit animals.

whip

not based on clear thought or reason

irrational

extremely bad, in a way that is frightening or upsetting

horrific

absolutely, completely

quite

a key etc that you keep in addition to the one you usually use, so that it is available if the one you usually use breaks, gets lost etc:

spare

to swim under water using special equipment to help you breathe:

dive

diving suit

wet suit

an animal that lives in water, has a shell, and can be eaten as food, for example crabs, lobsters, and oysters

shellfish

to trap an animal or fish by using a trap, net, or hook, or by hunting it.

catch

someone who trains a person or team in a sport.

coach

a kind of small white pigeon (=bird) often used as a sign of peace

dove

a public room in a hotel or other building, that is used by many people as a place to relax.

lounge room

dirty or untidy:

messy

a small animal with a pointed nose, used to hunt rats and rabbits.

ferret

a large bird with a long beak and long legs that is related to the stork

ibis

an object made out of stone, wood, clay etc. by an artist

sculpture

extremely beautiful or attractive:

gorgeous

covered with fur or short threads

furry

an arrangement with a company in which you pay them money, especially regularly, and they pay the costs if something bad happens, for example if you become ill or your car is damaged

insurance

a gas that has no colour or smell, is present in air, and is necessary for most animals and plants to live. It is a chemical element: symbol O

oxygen

a planned way of doing something, especially one that a lot of people know about and use:

method

work, especially physical work:

labour

to lose blood, especially because of an injury:

bleed

the part of a country’s military forces that fights at sea.

navy

a weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle

sword

a mark that has a special design and shows the legal or official authority of a person or organization.

seal

a structure that you can stand on, that is attached to the outside wall of a building, above ground level:

balcony

the man who is the ruler of an empire

emperor

a long pole with a wide flat blade at one end, used for rowing a boat ⇒ paddle

oar

a small attractive cave

grotto

to move slowly on water with out using any oars. or in the air

drift

unmixed, clean and not containing anything harmful

pure

grateful. feeling or showing that you enjoy something or are pleased about it.

appreciative

nicely thin

slim

hair is pale or yellow in colour

blond(e)

without a lot of colour.

pale

to make food or drink go down your throat and towards your stomach.

swallow

in order to show how much you admire and respect someone:

honour

when someone is very fat in a way that is unhealthy

obesity

one of the players in a game such as football who have to defend their team’sgoal from the opposing team:

defender

milk, butter, cheese etc

dairy

to tell someone what you think they should do, especially when you know more than they do about something:

advise

powerful, cruel, and unfair

oppressive

belonging to the earliest time in the existence of the universe or the Earth.

primeval

an animal, bird etc that is hunted and eaten by another animal. Antonym: predator:

prey

to bite food several times before swallowing it:

chew

the science of numbers involving adding, multiplying etc.

arithmetic

The vesuviuse mosaic

Joyce Hannam

The curse of the mummy.

Joyce Hannam

a group of officials who represent their government in a foreign country, or the building they work in. ⇒ ambassador:

embassy

someone in charge of the entrance to a hotel, hospital etc

porter

listening to or watching someone carefully because you are interested

attentive

much more than is reasonable or necessary.

excessive

The secret Agent

Joseph Conrad

a short piece of writing about a particular subject by a student as part of a course of study

essay

someone who believes that governments, laws etc are not necessary

anarchist

very silly or unreasonable.

ridiculous

the social class that includes people who are educated and work in professional jobs, for example teachers or managers.

middle class

the plural of wife

wives

money left with a court of law to make sure that a prisoner will return when their trial starts.

bail

people in general.

humanity

believing that good things will happen in the future. Antonym: pessimistic

optimistic

a person with the same political ideas, like brother

comrade

person or animal that is angry or ready to attack, and looks very frightening.

fierce

1. an injury to your body that is made by a weapon such as a knife or a bullet.

wound

a country, person, or group that is not involved in an argument or disagreement

neutral

to treat a person or animal badly, especially in a cruel way

mistreat

a curved shape that is wider in the middle and pointed at the ends.

Crescent

to disconnect a piece of electrical equipment by pulling its plug out of socket.

unplug

when you realize you need to change your behaviour.

catch yourself.

continuing for a very short time. Synonym: brief:

momentary

unable to have babies

infertile

a process in which a human egg is fertilized outside a woman’s body.

in vitro fertilization

an animal or human that has not yet been born, and has just begun to develop

embryo

the organ in a woman or female mammal, where babies develop.

uterus

showing signs of being successful or good in the future.

promising

a place, often in a hospital, where medical treatment is given to people who do not need to stay in the hospital

clinic

large grey African animal with a big head and mouth that lives near water

hippopotamus

a small house cheaply made from tin, wood, and other materials, usually with no toilet electricity or running water.

shack

a soft silver-white metal that is often used to cover and protect iron and steel. It is a chemical element: symbol Sn.

tin

water supplied to a house by pipes

running water

a large farm building for storing crops, or for keeping animals in

barn

something that seems very sad and unnecessary because something will be wasted, lost, or harmed:

tragedy

a place where birds rest and sleep

roost

a male chicken

rooster

to understand something by thinking about it.

figure out

a cupboard built into the wall of a room from the floor to the ceiling ⇒:

closet

the home of some animals, for example lions or foxes

den

go to a place where no people have lived permanently before and start to live there:

settle

a tropical tree which grows near beaches or in deserts, with a long straight trunk and large pointed leaves at the top.

palm

in the sea or on the land near the coast

coastal

the top layer of the earth in which plants grow

soil

large number of things which are closely related

complex

someone who is in charge of a school

principle

not thin.

thick

a social group consisting of people of the same race who have the same beliefs, customs, language etc, and usually live in one particular area ruled by their leader.

tribe

to say that you will cause someone harm or trouble if they do not do what you want:

threaten

the parts of plants that you eat but cannot digest. Fibre helps to keep you healthy by moving food quickly through your body.

fiber

to disappear or stop existing completely

die out

a breakfast food made from grain and usually eaten with milk.

cereal

having a mind that is healthy and rational.

sane

country in northwest Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, whose people speak Arabic, Berber, and French, and whose cities include Casablanca, Marrakesh, and Tangier.

Morocco

a very popular type of board game that has been sold since the 1930s

monopoly

a piece of clothing without sleeves and with buttons down the front that you wear as part of a suit

vest

in or to a country that is not one's own.

abroad

something in liquid, the fact of being completely involved in something you are doing.

immersion

the language teaching method in which people are put in situations where they have to use the new language

language immersion program

looking back at something with more information than before.

hindsight

not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen

naive

showing or involving very strong feelings of sexual love.

passionate

subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, especially a social or political matter that affects the interests of a lot of people.

issue

an informal word for a child

kid

a type of school people in English-speaking countries can go to before university

college

a large area with houses, shops, offices etc where people live and work, that is smaller than a city and larger than a village.

town

a member of a tribe or other social group who is important and respected because they are old

elder

a job or profession that you have been trained for, and which you do for a long period of your life

career

information or a story that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true

rumour / rumor. in American English

an amount of money that you must pay to the government according to your income, property, goods etc and that is used to pay for public services

tax

an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions

collision

an African animal similar to a large cow with long curved horns

buffalo

the bean of an Asian plant from which oil and food containing a lot of protein are produced

soya bean

the seeds of crops such as corn, wheat, or rice that are gathered for use as food, or these crops themselves.

grain

to press something firmly together with your fingers or hand

squeeze

the soft round part of your face below each of your eyes

cheek

relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous, or upset.

calm

to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written

quote

a stone structure above or below the ground where a dead person is buried.

tomb

a building in which Muslims worship

mosque

to show respect and love for a god, especially by praying in a religious building.

worship

in this place.

here

to know that a sound is being made, using your ears.

hear

a very large metal box in which goods are packed to make it easy to lift or move them onto a ship or vehicle.

container

not feeling at all confident about yourself, your abilities, or your relationships with people

insecure

a building, statue, or other large structure that is built to remind people of an important event or famous person

monument

an imaginary old man with red clothes and a long white beard who, children believe, brings them presents at Christmas

santa claus

to continue doing something.

keep going

a way of training someone so that they learn to control their behaviour and obey rules.

discipline

the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results

confidence

the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries

trade

is aJapanese video game designer best known as the creator of Nintendo's Pokémon

satoshi tajiri

a band or chain that you wear around your wrist or arm as a decoration.

bracelet

not allowed by the law

illegal

small things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or necklaces.

jewellery

something such as a piece of equipment or a decoration that is not necessary, but that makes a machine, car, room etc more useful or more attractive

accessory

the ability to use your imagination to produce new ideas, make things etc.

creativity

a past participle of sew

sewn

to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them.

sew

a child’s toy that looks like a small person or baby.

doll

having many parts or sides.

multifaceted

to look for someone or something

seek

a type of heavy sticky earth that can be used for making pots, bricks etc

clay

an exciting and unusual experience or situation you imagine happening to you, but which will probably never happen.

fantasy

a period of 10 years

decade

a person, company, or organization that employs people.

employer

an embarrassing mistake in a social situation in french

faux pas

someone who thinks that they are very good at what they do, and demands a lot of attention and praise from other people

Prima Donna

a sour-tasting liquid made from malt or wine that is used to improve the taste of food or to preserve it

vinegar

moving in a smooth and attractive way, or having an attractive shape or form.

graceful

something that is very bad or harmful.

evil

he hard flat part that covers the top end of your finger

fingernail

to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a law or rule says you must do

obey

to stop yourself from having something that you like very much or doing something that you want to do

resist

a strong human feeling such as love, hate, or anger.

emotion

extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died

grief

a condition in which you refuse to admit or believe that something bad exists or has happened

denial

an agreement, made between two people or groups to do something in return for something else

bargain

to feel extremely sad, especially because someone you love has died

grieve

to come together again or to bring people, parts of an organization, political party, or country together again

reunite

someone who has been trained to give a particular form of treatment for physical or mental illness:

therapist

an agreement or arrangement, especially in business or politics, that helps both sides involved:

deal

used to say that something was a possibility in the past but did not actually happen:

might

while something else is happening

meanwhile

shelter or protection from someone or something

refuge

to publicly say or show that you no longer believe in something, or will no longer behave in a particular way. Synonym.: reject, give up

renounce

to bend the top part of your body forward in order to show respect for someone important, or as a way of thanking

bow

to officially force someone to leave a school or organization

expel

the process of building things such as houses, bridges, roads etc

construction

several people together in the same place.

crew

something bigger or looser by pulling it, or to become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled.

stretch

to move up and down, especially because you are hitting a surface that is made of rubber, has springs etc

bounce

a movement in which someone rolls or jumps forwards or backwards so that their feet go over their head before they stand up again

somersault

if the wind or a current of air is moves

blow

in a lower place or position, or on a lower level. Antonym: above:

below

the past tense and past participle of teach

taught

a tightly stretched rope or wire high above the ground that someone walks along as part of a circus performance. Synonym: tightrope

high wire performer

to let someone go free, after having kept them somewhere. free.

release

a road built along a coast

corniche

1. a narrow road in the countryside. 2. one of the two or three parallel areas on a road which are divided by painted lines to keep traffic apart.

lane

unclear in shape, or making it difficult to see shapes.

blur

a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc

maze

when a woman has a baby growing inside her body.

pregnancy

concerned with improving bad living conditions and preventing unfair treatment of people

humanitarian

someone you share an apartment or house with. Synonym: flatmate

roommate

extremely big. Synonym: huge:

gigantic

A sunken area; a depression. sinking. falling down

sinkage

relating to family relationships and life at home. pet

domestic

to throw away or destroy something you do not want any more:

rid

1. to think that something is probably true, especially something bad. 2. to think that something bad has happened or is happening. 3. to think that someone is probably guilty of a crime. 4. to think that something is not honest or true.

suspect

very great in degree:

extreme

to repair something that is broken or not working. Synonym: fix.

mend

a species of cereal grain grown for its seed. it's a nutrient-rich food associated with lower blood cholesterol when consumed regularly.

oat

the grain that bread is made from, or the plant that it grows on.

wheat

a tall plant with large yellow seeds that grow together on a cob, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable or fed to animals. Synonym: maize. British English:

corn

to allow something to happen, especially by an official decision, rule, or law:

permit

the feeling that something is good and can be trusted

belief

tradition, convention, policy

custom

an act of deliberately hurting someone in order to force them to tell you something, to punish them, or to be cruel:

torture

a feeling of worry about something important.

concern

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a small wooden musical instrument that you hold under your chin and play by pulling abow across the strings

violin

1. someone such as a king or queen who has official power over a country or area

ruler

a small tool used in work such as science or medicine.

instrument

to write a piece of music.

compose

a female ruler of an empire, or the wife of anemperor

empress

to invite people to your home for a meal, party etc, or to take your company’s customers somewhere to have a meal, drinks etc:

entertain

an idea or story that many people believe, but which is not true

myth

worth a lot of money Antonym: worthless:

valuable

a feeling of great sadness and loneliness:

emptiness

one of the imaginary lines from the North Pole to the South Pole, drawn on a map of the Earth

meridian