4000 Essential English Words - Units 1 and 2 Vocabulary Review

This set of flashcards covers high-frequency vocabulary and definitions found in Units 1 and 2 of the 4000 Essential English Words textbook.

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 long time or at the end.

hide

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

hunt

To hunt is to look for or search for an animal to kill.

lot

A lot means a large number or amount of people, animals, things, etc.

middle

The middle of something is the center or halfway point.

moment

A moment is a second or a very short time.

pleased

When someone is pleased, they are happy.

promise

To promise is to say you will do something for sure.

reply

To reply is to give an answer or say back to someone.

safe

When a person is safe, they are not in danger.

trick

A trick is something you do to fool another person.

well

You use well to say that something was done in a good way.

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.

kill

To kill someone or something is to make them die.

laboratory

A laboratory is a room where a scientist works.

laugh

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

loud

If a sound is loud, it is strong and very easy to hear.

nervous

When a person is nervous, they think something bad will happen.

noise

A noise is an unpleasant sound.

project

A project is a type of work that you do for school or a job.

scare

To scare someone is to make them feel afraid.

secret

A secret is something that you do not tell other people.

shout

To shout is to say something loudly.

smell

To smell something means to use your nose to sense it.

terrible

If something is terrible, it is very bad.

worse

If something is worse, it is of poorer quality than another thing.