Vocabulary Slideshow
Vocabulary List
Word | Part of Speech | Example | |
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amazing | Adjective | The company makes amazing technology. | |
annoying | Adjective | Please stop making that noise. It's annoying. | |
below | Preposition | I left my tools below the car. | |
bent | Adjective | Your bumper was bent in the car crash. | |
carefully | Adverb | Please pay attention carefully. This is important. | |
clear | Adjective, Verb | Can you please clear everything off this desk? | |
compare | Verb | You should compare phones before you buy one. | |
completely | Adverb | Are you sure you have finished the homework completely? | |
confusing | Adjective | The grammar in Unit 9 was really confusing for me. | |
console | Noun | The popular video game consoles of today are made by Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. | |
curved | Adjective | The road isn't straight. It's curved. | |
dent | Noun, Verb | I found a small dent in the hood of your car. | |
description | Noun | I gave a description of the man to the police. | |
empty | Adjective, Verb | There’s no more gas! Your tank is completely empty! | |
exciting | Adjective | I thought that movie was exciting. What about you? Did you like it too? | |
fluid | Verb | You need to refill your windshield wiper fluid. | |
gadget | Noun | I always love reading about new gadgets and technology. | |
hack | Noun, Verb | The company's website was hacked three days ago. It's still not back up. | |
height | Noun | My height is 174cm. | |
hood | Noun | Please lift the hood so I can check your engine. | |
important | Adjective | The company is important to the country because it has so many workers. | |
incredible | Adjective | I couldn't believe what happened. It was incredible! | |
jealous | Adjective | Please don't be jealous. I love you and only you. | |
keep in touch (with) | Idiom | Please don't forget me. Let's keep in touch on Facebook. | |
laugh | Noun, Verb | The funny teacher always makes the students laugh. | |
line | Noun | I had to wait in line at the bank for more than thirty minutes! | |
list | Noun, Verb | Make a list before you go to the grocery store. | |
machine | Noun | I have no idea how to fix my car. I hate machines. | |
metal | Noun | Metal can dent and is expensive to repair. | |
muffler | Noun | Your car is so loud! You should buy a new muffler. | |
opinion | Noun | What is your opinion about the problem? How should we fix it? | |
pound | Noun, Verb | We will pound the bumper to fix the dent. | |
refund | Noun | We will give a full refund of your money if the problem isn’t fixed. | |
review | Noun, Verb | You shouldn't buy that laptop. I read a bad review of it online. | |
rough | Adjective | This road is rough. They should fix it. | |
round | Adjective | The sides of the phone are not straight. They're round. | |
rust | Noun | We will have to replace the metal fender. There’s too much rust on it. | |
sharp | Adjective | The old knife isn't very sharp anymore. | |
shiny | Adjective | I love it when I wash my car. It's so shiny and clean. | |
shoot | Verb | In many video games, your job is to shoot other people. | |
smoke | Noun, Verb | Something must be on fire if there’s that much smoke. | |
smooth | Adjective | The baby's skin is so soft and smooth. | |
soft | Adjective | This bed is too soft. I prefer harder ones. | |
solid | Adjective | I think something solid hit your car. The damage is bad. | |
square | Noun, Adjective | Older cars were more square than modern ones. | |
steel | Noun | Steel is a strong alloy. | |
strap | Noun | I don't like that bag. It has too many straps. | |
stress | Noun | I changed jobs because my old one gave me too much stress. | |
tape | Noun, Verb | You can tape the headlight in, but it isn’t a real repair. | |
technology | Noun | Like it or not, technology is an important part of the world today. | |
tiring | Adjective | My English class is so tiring. We work so hard and the teacher give us so much homework. | |
trick | Noun, Verb | Can I show you a trick to do that faster? | |
useless | Adjective | I don't have that app on my phone now because I thought it was useless. | |
voice | Noun | The singer has a beautiful voice. | |
weight | Noun | Please don't ask me about my weight. | |
weld | Verb | We’ll have to weld this metal together. | |
wide | Adjective | The table is not long, but it's wide. | |
work | Verb | The elevator isn't working. We need to take the stairs. |
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