Reading Explorer 2 (3rd Ed.) Units 1-12 Vocabulary

cliff

(n) a high steep side of a mountain

courage

(n) bravery when facing dangerous or difficult situations

engine

(n) the part of a vehicle that produces power to make it move

fantastic

(adj) extremely good, attractive, or enjoyable

motivate

(v) to make someone want to work hard to achieve something

steer

(v) to control the direction a vehicle is going in

thrill

(n) a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure

tightly

(adv) very closely and firmly

unlike

(adj) to be different from

wing

(n) a part that is used for flying

block

(v) to stop something from moving forward

conquer

(v) to overcome the challenges of something

depth

(n) the distance between the top and bottom of something

disappointed

(adj) unhappy because something you hoped for or expected did not happen

ease

(v) to make easier

emerge

(v) to appear or come out from somewhere

necessity

(n) something that you must have

out of time

(phr) to not have enough time

relatively

(adv) fairly, when compared to other things

supplies

(n) things needed for a particular activity

average

(n) a typical or common amount of something

concept

(n) an idea of how something is, or how it should be done

encounter

(v) to experience something

experiment

(n) a scientific test

individual

(n) a single person

media

(n) ways of communicating information or news to people

norm

(n) the usual way of doing something

rely on

(phr.v) to trust in

researcher

(n) someone who finds out information

volunteer

(n) someone who offers to do something for free

cheat

(v) to break the rules (e.g., in a game)

excuse

(n) a reason or explanation for something

honest

(adj) always telling the truth and not cheating or stealing

justify

(v) to give a reason for an action

lie

(v) to deliberately say something that is not true

participate

(v) to take part in an activity or event

presumably

(adv) not certainly, but very likely

report

(v) to give people information about something

score

(n) a result, usually in a test or game

sum

(n) an amount (e.g., of money)

absorb

(v) to take something in

consequence

(n) something that happens as a result of something else

crack

(n) a very narrow space between two things

critical

(adj) serious and worrying

exceed

(v) to be more than a particular number or amount

host

(v) to provide the facilities for an event

shift

(n) a change

slide

(v) to move smoothly on a surface

terrifying

(adj) very frightening

unexpected

(adj) surprising

appeal

(n) a quality that makes people like or be attracted to something

debate

(n) a discussion of an issue with other people

economic

(adj) relating to trade, industry, and the management of money

encourage

(v) to give someone the courage and confidence to do something

exception

(n) something that does not follow a stated rule or pattern

gathering

(n) a meeting with a group of people

give up

(phr.v) to hand over to someone else; to let go of

government

(n) the group of people who rule a country

lifestyle

(n) the way someone lives

manage

(v) to control or be in charge of something

clumsily (adv)

in a very awkward way, without skill or in a way that offends people

conclude (v)

to decide or believe something as a result of what you have heard or seen

deal with (v)

to take appropriate action in a particular situation or according to who you are talking to, managing, etc.

impulse (n)

a sudden strong wish or need to do something, without stopping to think about the results

intense (adj)

very great; very strong

pleasure (n)

a state of feeling or being happy or satisfied

realize (v)

to understand or become aware of a particular fact or situation

release (v)

to let somebody/something come out of a place where they have been kept or trapped

reward (n)

a thing that you are given because you have done something good, worked hard, etc.

risk (n)

the possibility of something bad happening at some time in the future; a situation that could be dangerous or have a bad result

admit (v)

to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true

adopt (v)

to take somebody else's child into your family and become the child's legal parent(s)

boundary (n)

a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of something and separates it from other things or places; a dividing line

coincidence (n)

the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way

colleague (n)

a person that you work with, especially in a profession or a business

divorce (v)

to end a marriage to somebody legally

genetic (adj)

connected with the units in the cells of a living thing that control its physical characteristics

raise (v)

to care for a child or young animal until it is able to take care of itself

severe (adj)

extremely bad or serious

tell apart (v)

to distinguish one thing or person from another

brilliant

very bright

chemical

any substance that has a definite composition

conservation

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

to construct

to build

negative

bad or harmful

to occupy

to take control of a place

pollution

Release of harmful materials into the environment

to release

to let go

remarkable

unusual, extraordinary

shallow

not deep

to bite

to close my teeth on something

confusion

the inability to think clearly and logically

to flow

move freely

force

a push or pull on an object

frightening

making you feel afraid or nervous; scary

to gather

to come together

horror

an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.

inaccurate

incorrect or untrue

tempting

alluring, attractive, enticing

a victim

a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.