4000 Essential English Words 1 Practice Flashcards

A collection of high-frequency vocabulary terms and definitions derived from Paul Nation's '4000 Essential English Words 1' lecture materials.

afraid

When someone is afraid, they feel fear.

agree

To agree is to say “yes” or to think the same way.

angry

When someone is angry, they may want to speak loudly or fight.

arrive

To arrive is to get to or reach some place.

attack

To attack is to try to fight or to hurt.

bottom

The bottom is the lowest part.

clever

When someone is clever, they can solve a hard puzzle or problem.

cruel

When someone is cruel, they do bad things to hurt others.

finally

If something happens finally, it happens after a longtime or at the end.

hide

To hide is to try not to let others see you.

adventure

An adventure is a fun or exciting thing that you do.

approach

To approach something means to move close to it.

carefully

Carefully means with great attention, especially to detail or safety.

chemical

A chemical is something that scientists use in chemistry.

create

To create means to make something new.

evil

Evil describes something or someone bad or cruel, not good.

experiment

An experiment is a test that you do to see what will happen.

laboratory

A laboratory is a room where a scientist works.

alien

An alien is a creature from a different world.

comprehend

To comprehend something is to understand it.

grade

A grade is a score or mark given to someone’s work.

universe

The universe is the known or supposed objects in space.

appropriate

When a thing is appropriate, it is right or normal.

frequently

When something happens frequently, it happens often.

judgment

Judgment is the ability to form opinions or decisions.

reside

To reside means to live somewhere permanently or for a long time.

visible

If something is visible, it can be seen.

advantage

An advantage is something that helps you.

community

A community is a group of people who live together.

ghost

A ghost is the spirit of a dead person.

wise

To be wise is to use experience and intelligence to make good choices.

challenge

A challenge is something difficult to complete.

expert

An expert is someone who is very good at doing something.

famous

If someone or something is famous, they are known to many people.

necessary

If something is necessary, you must do it.

theory

A theory is an idea about how something works.

discover

To discover something is to find it for the first time.

frank

If you are frank, you are being very honest.

essential

If something is essential, it is very important and necessary.

function

The function of something is what it does.

decision

A decision is a choice.

professional

If something is professional, it deals with work that uses special skills.

profit

A profit is the extra money you make when you sell something.

responsible

If a person is responsible, they do the right things.

technology

Technology is new things made by using science.

opportunity

An opportunity is a chance to do something.

century

A century is one hundred years.

wealth

Wealth is a large amount of money.

policy

A policy is a rule.

idiom

An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from its words.