Vocabulary List
Word | Part of Speech | Example | |
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advice | Noun | The advice that was given to me was terrible. | |
affect | Verb | The news didn't affect me at all. | |
amount | Noun | There is a large amount of work for us to do. | |
author | Noun | The name of the author of the book is Karl Ove Knaugsgard. | |
category | Noun | There are many different categories of literature. | |
century | Noun | He was born in the 19th century in 1874. | |
chapter | Noun | There are twelve chapters in this book. | |
character | Noun | The main character of the story is on the cover of the book. | |
communicate | Verb | We are learning English so that we can communicate with people all over the world. | |
completely | Adverb | We are completely finished. | |
concerned | Adjective | Are you concerned about the test we have next week? | |
contact | Noun, Verb | What's the best way to contact you? | |
describe | Verb | Could you please describe what the man looks like? | |
drama | Noun | What kind of movie do you want to watch: comedy or drama? | |
draw | Verb | Let's draw a picture. | |
drawing | Noun | There are many of the artist's drawings at the museum. | |
education | Noun | I had a very good education when I was a child thanks to my wonderful teachers. | |
ending | Noun | The movie has a happy ending. | |
enjoyable | Adjective | I don't think this kind of music is very enjoyable to listen to. | |
environment | Noun | The man is always thinking of new ways to help save the environment. | |
exact | Adjective | The time is 11:10 AM, to be exact. | |
express | Verb | Shakespeare expressed his love for women through poetry. | |
favour [US: favor] |
Noun | He's very helpful. He always does favours for me. | |
impact | Noun, Verb | Your actions will have a big impact on the people around you. | |
line [dialogue] |
Noun | I have so many lines to remember for my play. | |
literature | Noun | I am taking a literature class at university. | |
magazine | Noun | I usually read magazines on my tablet these days. | |
mayor | Noun | The mayor of the city has decided to retire. He is 68 years old. | |
nap | Noun | I always take a nap in the afternoon. | |
necessary | Adjective | It wasn't necessary to wake up early yesterday. I didn't have to go to school. | |
novel | Noun | The author of the novel does not want to make a movie of the story. | |
novelist | Noun | The novelist has written eight books. | |
occasionally | Adverb | We occasionally see each other on the weekends. | |
pattern | Noun | I love the pattern on your shirt. | |
perform | Verb | The actors performed a play. | |
performance | Noun | I thought the performance was very good. | |
play [theatre] |
Noun | We saw a play at the theatre. | |
poetry | Noun | The writer is famous for writing romantic poetry. | |
population | Noun | Do you know the population of the city? | |
Verb | Do you know where I can print my essay? | ||
process | Noun | We are in the process of moving. | |
publish | Verb | The author's next book will be published next month. | |
rarely | Adverb | She rarely comes to school anymore. | |
request | Noun, Verb | We requested a queen bed, but our room only has a double. | |
slightly | Adverb | It is sunny but slightly cool today. | |
spare | Adjective | I am very busy today. I don't have any spare time. | |
stage | Noun | The musicians are going to be on stage soon. | |
successful | Adjective | She was successful at winning the race. | |
suggestion | Noun | Your suggestions are always good. | |
technology | Noun | Technology has changed the way we get our news. | |
terrible | Adjective | The novel I just read was terrible. Don't read it. | |
theatre |
Noun | There are usually lots of plays performed at that theatre during the summer. | |
trouble | Noun | I always got into trouble when I was younger. | |
work [artistic] |
Noun | Most of the artist's works have sold for a lot of money. |