4000 Essential English Words 1

Wine [waɪn] (n.)

alcoholic drink made from grapes

Week [wiːk] (n.)

a period of time that is seven days long

Weather [ˈweðə] (n.)

the temperature and the state of the outdoors

Visit [ˈvɪzɪt] (v.)

to go and spend time in another place or see another person

Typical [ˈtɪpɪkl] (adj.)

normal, or something that usually happens

Travel [ˈtrævl] (v.)

to go to a faraway place on vacation or business

Month [mʌnθ] (n.)

one of 12 periods of time in one year

Love [lʌv] (v.)

to like something or someone a lot

Invite [ɪnˈvaɪt] (v.)

to ask someone to come to a place or event

Enjoy [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ] (v.)

to like something

Duck [dʌk] (n.)

a small water bird

Catch [kætʃ] (v.)

to grab or get something

Capital [ˈkæpɪtl] (n.)

a city where a country’s government is based

Camera [ˈkæmrə] (n.)

a piece of equipment that takes pictures

Breakfast [ˈbrekfəst] (n.)

the morning meal

Boat [bəʊt] (n.)

a vehicle that moves across water

August [ˈɔːɡəst] (n.)

the eighth month of the year

Arrive [əˈraɪv] (v.)

to get somewhere

Alcohol [ˈælkəhɒl] (n.)

a type of drink that can make people drunk

Agree [əˈɡriː] (v.)

to have the same opinion or belief as another person

Worse [wɜːs] (adj.)

of poorer quality than another thing

Terrible [ˈterəbl] (adj.)

very bad

Smell [smel] (v.)

to use your nose to sense something

Shout [ʃaʊt] (v.)

to say something loudly

Secret [ˈsiːkrət] (n.)

something that you do not tell other people

Scare [skeə] (v.)

to make someone feel afraid

Project [ˈprɒdʒekt] (n.)

a type of work that you do for school or a job

Noise [nɔɪz] (n.)

an unpleasant sound

Nervous [ˈnɜːvəs] (adj.)

feeling that something bad will happen

Loud [laʊd] (adj.)

strong and very easy to hear

Laugh [lɑːf] (n.)

the sound made when someone is happy or a funny thing occurs

Laboratory [ləˈbɒrətri] (n.)

a room where a scientist works

Kill [kɪl] (v.)

to make someone or something die

Experiment [ɪkˈsperɪmənt] (n.)

a test that you do to see what will happen

Evil [ˈiːvl] (adj.)

bad or cruel, not good

Create [kriˈeɪt] (v.)

to make something new

Chemical [ˈkemɪkl] (n.)

something that scientists use in chemistry

Carefully [ˈkeəfəli] (adv.)

with great attention, especially to detail or safety

Approach [əˈprəʊtʃ] (v.)

to move close to something

Adventure [ədˈventʃə] (n.)

a fun or exciting thing that you do