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504 Vocabulary Lesson 3 & 4

504 Vocabulary Lesson 3 & 4. April 2 , 2013. Typical ( adj ): usual, common. They look like the typical American tourists: bad clothes, cameras worn like jewelry, pointing at everything and being too loud. Minimum ( adj ): the least possible amount of something.

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504 Vocabulary Lesson 3 & 4

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  1. 504 Vocabulary Lesson 3 & 4 April 2, 2013

  2. Typical (adj): usual, common • They look like the typical American tourists: bad clothes, cameras worn like jewelry, pointing at everything and being too loud.

  3. Minimum (adj): the least possible amount of something • Studies show that adults need a minimum of six hours of sleep every night.

  4. Scarce (adj): hard to find; rare • Water is very scarce in the desert.

  5. Annual (adj): once a year; something happens yearly or lasts for a year. • Last week, ESLI students went on our annual trip to Six Flags.

  6. Persuade (v): to make someone decide to do something by giving good reasons • Can you persuade him to stop being a bachelor and get married? I persuade You persuade He persuades I persuaded You persuaded She persuaded

  7. Essential (adj): necessary; very important • The essential items in a cake are flour, eggs, and butter.

  8. Blend (v): to mix together thoroughly • When making a cake, it is essential to blend everything very well.

  9. Visible (adj): able to be seen • You need a very powerful microscope to make germs visible.

  10. Expensive (adj): costly, very high-priced • Because diamonds are scarce, they are very expensive.

  11. Talent (n): natural ability • She has great talent at playing the piano.

  12. Devise (v): think out; plan; invent • He devised a way to make tiny germs visible.

  13. Wholesale (adj): in large quantity; less than retail price. • It is wise to buy things for your house wholesale, because you save money. • No one likes the wholesale slaughter of innocent people.

  14. Vapor (n): moisture in the air that can be seen; mist or fog. • Clouds are just large collections of water vapor in the air.

  15. Eliminate (v): get rid of; remove; omit • Teachers do all they can to eliminate cheating. I eliminate You eliminate She/he eliminates I eliminated You eliminated He/she eliminated

  16. Villain (n): a very wicked person; a bad guy • Snidely Whiplash is a cartoon villain that many people recognize.

  17. Dense (adj): closely packed together; thick • Dense fog made it hard to see very far ahead. • The dense crowd was almost impossible to move through.

  18. Utilize (v): to make use of something • The gardener was eager to utilize new flowers so he could make a dense garden.

  19. Humid (adj): moist; damp • There was so much water vapor in the air outside that our classroom felt humid and uncomfortable.

  20. Theory (n): explanation based on thought, observation, or reasoning • No one has ever come up with a good theory to explain the beginnings of writing.

  21. Descend (v): to go down or come down from a higher place to a lower one. • The plane descended quickly to escape the dense clouds.

  22. Circulate (v): to go around, move from place to place or person to person. • Fans help circulate the air in a hot room.

  23. Enormous (adj): extremely large; huge • The gallant knight drew his shining sword and killed the enormous dragon.

  24. Predict (v): to guess or tell beforehand • Weathermen can predict the weather correctly most of the time.

  25. Vanish (v): disappear; disappear suddenly. • The wicked witch vanished suddenly in a puff of smoke.

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