4000 Essential English Words 1 - Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering high-frequency words from Units 1 through 4 of the lecture series.

afraid

When someone is afraid, they feel fear.

agree

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

angry

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

arrive

To get to or reach some place.

attack

To try to fight or to hurt.

bottom

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 after a long time or at the end.

hide

To try not to let others see you.

hunt

To look for or search for an animal to kill.

lot

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

middle

The center or halfway point.

moment

A second or a very short time.

pleased

When someone is happy.

promise

To say you will do something for sure.

reply

To give an answer or say back to someone.

safe

When a person is not in danger.

trick

Something you do to fool another person.

well

Used to say that something was done in a good way.

adventure

A fun or exciting thing that you do.

approach

To move close to something.

carefully

With great attention, especially to detail or safety.

chemical

Something that scientists use in chemistry.

create

To make something new.

evil

Describes something or someone bad or cruel, not good.

experiment

A test that you do to see what will happen.

kill

To make someone or something die.

laboratory

A room where a scientist works.

laugh

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

loud

If a sound is strong and very easy to hear.

nervous

When a person thinks something bad will happen.

noise

An unpleasant sound.

project

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

scare

To make someone feel afraid.

secret

Something that you do not tell other people.

shout

To say something loudly.

smell

To use your nose to sense something.

terrible

If something is very bad.

worse

If something is of poorer quality than another thing.

alien

A creature from a different world.

among

If you are in a position where certain things are all around you.

chart

A list of information.

cloud

A group of water drops in the sky.

comprehend

To understand something.

describe

To say or write what someone or something is like.

ever

At any time.

fail

To not succeed in what you try to do.

friendly

Behaving in a pleasant, kind way toward someone.

grade

A score or mark given to someone’s work.

instead

In place of.

library

A place where you go to read books.

planet

A large round thing in space.

report

Something students write for school.

several

More than two but not many.

solve

To find an answer to something.

suddenly

If something happens quickly and unexpectedly.

suppose

To guess.

universe

The known or supposed objects in space.

view

To look at something.

appropriate

When a thing is right or normal.

avoid

To stay away from something.

behave

To act in a particular way, especially to be good.

calm

When someone does not get excited or upset.

concern

A feeling of worry.

content

To be happy and not want more.

expect

To believe something will happen.

frequently

When something happens often.

habit

A thing that you do often.

instruct

To teach.

issue

An important topic.

none

Not any of someone or something.

patient

If a person does not become angry or upset easily.

positive

If something is good.

punish

To make someone suffer for breaking the rules or laws.

represent

To speak or act for a person or group.

shake

To move back and forth or up and down quickly.

spread

To move quickly to more places.

stroll

To walk slowly and calmly.

village

A very small town.