Unit Six
Attend /atend / verb 1 [T] to go to or be press ent at a place: Do you
Attend church regularly? I’m afraid I will be unable to attend tonight’s meeting. The children attend the local school
2 [I] attend
to sb/sth (formal) to give your care thought or attention
To sb/sth or look after sb/sth please attend to this matter imme diately
Butterfly /baterflai /n (PL-flies)
insect with four wings, often brightly
Coloured, and feelers. ~(Stroke) n stroke used in summing,
both arms moving
upward and outward at the same time as an up and down kick of
The feet
Chant /tchant/n[c] often repeated tune to which psalms and canticles are
fitted; several syllables or words to one not = VI, VT [vp2ab] sing; sing a~; use a singing not (eg for
prayer in church): ~ SB’s braises, (fig) praise constantly
Convention /kunvenshen/ n 1[c] conference of members of
society,
Political party, etc devoted to particular purpose (egetection of candidates)
conference of perpos in business, commerce, etc the democratic party c~.cf conference in GB2 2[c] agreement
between states rulers etc (less for- mal than treaty ) the Geneva c~s, about
the treatment of prisoners of war etc
Crept = creep /krip/vi (pt,pp
crept/krept)[vp2a,b,c]1move along with the body close to the ground or
floor; move slowly, quietly or secretly : the cat crept silently to words the
bird ,the thief crept along the corridor 2 (of time, age, etc) come on
gradually: old age ~s upon one unawares .A feeling of drowsiness crept over him
Designer /dezainer/n person who designs, eg machinery,
Dresses
Disgraceful/disgraisful without respect
Drop (1) /drop/ n1 (A) very small quantity of liquid, usu. Round –or pear –
shaped: rain ~s. (b)(PL) liquid medicine taken in ~s: ear/eye/ nose ~s. He
emptied the glass to the last ~. In ~s by ~ slowly, one ~ at time drop (2)/drop/ VT, vi (-PP-) (for use with
adverbial particles and preps =13 below) 1[vp2A, c, 6A] (of liquids) fall,
cause to fall ,in drops =drip2
During /dureng /prep 1throughout the continuance of: the sun
gives us light ~ the day 2at some point of time in the continuance of: he
called to see me ~ my absence
Dry /drai/adj drier, driest) 1 not wet; free from
moisture: is this wood dry enough to burn? Dry as bone. Done dry quite dry 2not
rainy: dry weather; having insufficient rainfall .a dry Eli –mate 3not
supplying water: a dry well; hot sup, playing milk; the cows are dry.
Enemy /enemi /n (PL-miss) 1one who tries or wishes to harm
or attack; one who has ill feeling or hatred towards SB or sth: A successful
man often has many enemies, don’t make an~of him do nothing that will cause him
to be your ~He`s an ~ to reform 2 (collective PL with def art) armed forces of nation
with which one’s country is at war; ~- occupied territory .the ~ were forced to
retreat; (attrib) of the ~: aircraft /ships
Even (1) /evn/adjective 1 flat
and smooth: an aver surface 2 equal: He won the first game and I won the
second, so we`er even. 3 (of a number) that can be divided exactly by two: 2
and 4 are even numbers but 3 and 5 are odd numbers
Even (2) adverb: I more than we usually expect: He let me use
his bicycle and he even said I could keep it all day. 2still;
Yet: yesterday it rained hard and to day it’s raining even harder
Extinct /ekstinkt/ adj. I no longer burning; no longer active: an~ volcano. 2 (of feeling passions) dead.3 no longer in Existence; having died out an species; become.
Extinction /ekstinkshen/ n
[u] 1 making, being, becoming, extinct: a race threatened by ~; research that
may lead to then of a disease? 2 act of extinguishing: the ~ of afire /of SB’s
hopes
Fashion
/feshen/ noun the way of dressing or doing
something that is considered best an one time: is it the fashion to wear short
skirts? Yes, short skirts are in fashion
Forbidden
forbid /fobeden/ verb (present participle
forbidding,
Past tense forbade: past participle Forbidden) to say
no to something that some one wants to do: I forbid you to go swimming
Forest /forest/ noun an area where a lot of trees grow
thickly together
For instance“For example” showing an example of what is meant: you can by fruit here oranges and bananas, for example
Fur /fea/noun (no plural) the soft hair on some animals: cats have fur.
Huge
/hyudg/
adj. very great. ~. Ly adv. enor mously; very mach. And very large: a huge
amount of food
Increase (1)/enkreez/ verb (present participle increasing, past increased) to make or grow larger: my wages have increased this year. My employer has increased my wages
Increase (2) noun getting larger: an increase in wages
noun [u] the
hard white sub instance that an Ivory elephant’s tusks are made of
Length
/ length
/ n 1 measurement from end to end (space or time): the ~ of a road /field/
stick; a river 300 miles in ~ ; a room 8 meters in ~ and 6 in breadth; a river
navigable for most of its ~ ; make a stay in room for some ~, for considerable
period of time; the ~ of time needed for the work. At ~ (a) at last; finally.
(b) For along time: speak at (great) ~. (c) In detail; thoroughly: treat a
subject at ~ (at) full ~, with the body stretched out and flat: lying at full ~
on the grass. Keep SB at arm’s ~, avoid being friendly with him
magic / ma:gek /noun (no plural) 1 stranger or wonderful things that happen by a special power: the power to do
stranger things: some people say they can cure illnesses by
Magic 2celcer or stranger tricks done
to amuse people
Magic (2) adjective about or having magic
Member /memba:/ noun a person who belongs to a group: I am a member of our school football club.
Nylon /nailun/ n 1 [u] (p) synthetic fiber used for
hosiery, rope, brushes, etc: ~ stockings/ blouses, etc. 2 (PL) ~ stockings.
Ornament /o:nement/ noun something which we have because it is beautiful, not because it is useful: that put is an ornament; we don’t use it.
Peace
/ pe:s/
noun (no plural) 1 a time when there is no war or fighting: war started again
at after six year of peace.
2 quietness;
calm: the peace of the country
Protest
/protest/verb to say strongly that
you do not agree with something: the children protested when they were punished
unfairly.
Protest
(2) /protest/ noun a complaint:
the people made protest about the rise in prices
Rare /raer / Adjective (rare,
rarest) not happening often; seen: that bird is very rare in this country
Result
/rezelt
/noun what happens because something else has happened: what was the result of
your examination did you pass or fail?
Result
(2) verb
to happen as a result; have as a result: the accident resulted in three people
being killed.
Rhinoceros /rainoso:res/ noun (plural rhinoceroses) a large wild animal with a hard skin and two horns on its nose, which lives in Africa and Asia.
Right (n) /rait/1 (no plural) what is fair and good: you must learn the difference between right and wrong.2 what is or should be allowed by law: we must work for equal rights for everyone.3 the side opposite to the left side: the school is on the left of the road, and his house is on the right
Rug /r^g/ noun a thick floor mat; a large thick cloth to wrap round you to keep you warm.
Saw
(1)/
so:/see see2 noun a tool with a blade with metal teeth, used for cutting
through wood or metal 3 verb (present participle sawing, past tense sawed, pas
participle sawn) to use a saw to cut something: he sawed the wood into three
pieces.
Seal /se:l/(1) noun animal with
a thick coat and flat
limbs for swimming which lives on cold sea coasts 2 verb to close firmly
so that it cannot open by mistake: we seal the back of envelopes(= paper coves
for letters)
Skin /sken/noun the outside of a person, animal, vegetable, or fruit: you can make shoes from the skin of animals
Swift / sweft / adjective fast: a
swift runner
Tremendous /tremendes/ adjective 1 very large; very great 2 wonderful: we went to a tremendous party
Tusk /t^sk /noun a long pointed
tooth which grows outside the mouths of some animals
Unlike /unlaik/ preposition not like; not the same as: she is unlike her mother; she is tall and her mother is very short
Warm
/
wo:m/adjective 1 not cold but not hot: warm water 2 able to keep out the cold:
warm clothes
Warm
(2) verb
to make or become warm: the hot drink warmed him. He warmed himself by the fire
Whale / wa:l/ noun a very large animal that lives in the sea; it is not a fish but feeds its young with milk
Worry /wori/ verb (present participle worrying, past
worried) to feel or make someone feel anxious: my parents worry (about me) if I
come home late. The news of the fighting worried us. Worried adjective
Worry (2) noun 1 (no plural) a feeling of anxiety: the worry should on her face 2 (plural worries) someone or something that makes us feel worried: my father has a lot of worries
Prepared by:
Mahmood Sulaiman Deeb Alnaami
Yasir El Ajaleen
Emil Salameh