3-1 Vocabulary

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Vocabulary List

Word	Part of Speech	Example
accident	Noun	I had a car accident yesterday. Nobody was hurt.
angry	Adjective	The driver was angry because the traffic was bad.
apologize	Verb	I want to apologize to you for what I did.
borrow	Verb	May I borrow your car?
bridge	Noun	From the bridge, you can see the city.
bumper	Noun	The SUV hit the back of my car and broke my bumper.
burnout	Noun	His burnout left marks on the ground.
catch	Verb	I tried to catch my train, but I was 2 minutes too late.
classic	Adjective	He went to the classic car show to see beautiful old cars.
clutch	Noun	I need to fix the clutch in my old car.
common	Adjective	That automobile isn't very common in my country.
convertible	Noun	He sold his convertible when he moved to a rainy city.
crash	Verb	Don't look at your phone when you drive. You will crash the car!
cross	Verb	The only way to cross the river is with a bridge.
dangerous	Adjective	I don’t text when I drive because it's too dangerous.
drop	Verb	Excuse me! Did you drop this?
exhaust	Adjective/Noun	Electric cars don’t have exhaust pipes.
explain	Verb	My teacher explained this word to me.
fall	Verb	Be careful! Don't fall!
fine	Noun	I had to pay a fine for speeding.
grill	Noun	Bugs often get stuck in the grill of my car.
guide	Noun, Verb	In the guide, we read about a nice park to visit.
highway	Noun	You can drive really fast on the highway.
hold	Verb	We will hold the event on September 22nd.
horsepower	Noun	He needs lots of horsepower because he uses his truck for work.
hurt	Verb	I really hurt myself when I fell down.
injure	Verb	Four people were injured in the car accident.
keep	Verb	You can keep that. I don't need it anymore.
key	noun	The car keys are on the table.
lose	Verb	I can’t get into my car!. I lost my keys.
memory	Noun	I have a terrible memory. I can't remember people's names.
mess	Noun	Let's clean up this mess.
miss	Verb	I don't want to miss the bus. Let's run!
modern	Adjective	She prefers to drive modern cars because she thinks new vehicles are cool.
monster	Adjective	I saw a cool show with monster trucks.
muscle	Adjective	My favorite kind of sports car is a muscle car.
pick up	Phrasal Verb	Can you pick me up at 3 o'clock?
promise	Noun, Verb	Please promise me that you will never do that again.
reason	Noun	Please tell me the reason why you did that.
rent	Verb	I rented a car when I was on vacation.
retro	Adjective	He wants a car with retro features, like bench seats.
rev	Verb	He revved the engine of his motorcycle, and it was really loud.
rule	Noun	Can you explain to me the rules of the road?
scare	Verb	Narrow roads always scare me when I drive.
shifter	Noun	Sometimes the shifter is near the steering wheel, and sometimes it is next to the driver’s seat.
similar	Adjective	Your scooter is similar to Jeff's.
steal	Verb	Someone stole my bicycle. Now, I have to walk to school.
strange	Adjective	I think we should take the car to the mechanic. It sounds strange.
styling	Noun	The PT Cruiser is a new car with classic styling.
suddenly	Adverb	I opened the door, and a bird suddenly flew into the car!
take care of	Phrasal Verb	Can you take care of my dog this weekend? I’m driving to Seattle.
terrible	Adjective	I feel terrible about what I said. I'm really sorry.
traffic	Noun	I drove to work this morning at 6 o'clock. There was very little traffic.
unique	Adjective	That vehicle is very unique. I have never seen anything similar.
V8	Adjective/Noun	My new truck has a V8 engine.