4000 Essential English Words 2e 3 (2nd Edition) 영영 Unit 17

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shallow

adj. not deep
The kids were playing in the shallow water.

span

v. to spread across an amount of time or space
His work at the bakery has spanned twenty years.

lava

n. the hot substance made of melted rock that comes out of volcanoes
The red-hot lava poured from the volcano.

navigate

v. to control the way it moves or goes
She navigated the ship across the ocean.

slope

n. ground that is not flat
The slope to the top of the mountain was very steep.

confine

v. to keep it in one place
The elephant is confined to a cage in the zoo.

vibrate

v. to shake very hard
The machine made his whole body vibrate as he broke up the ground.

affection

n. a feeling of liking someone or something
Amanda has a lot of affection for her little sister, Sarah.

agency

n. a business or service set up to act for others
I went to a travel agency to help me arrange a flight home.

dismiss

v. to say it is not important
He quickly dismissed my idea about the new project.

remainder

v. what is left
He took a bite of the apple and then gave me the remainder of it.

originate

v. to start there
The idea of democracy originated in Ancient Greece.

fate

n. a power that causes things to happen
Some people believe that the lines on a person’s hand can tell his or her fate.

erupt

v. to explode or blow apart, especially a volcano
The volcano erupted for the first time in ten years.

retrieve

v. to find it and get it back
She retrieved her mail from the mailbox.

wander

v. to walk without going to a certain place
The boys like to wander in the woods and look at birds.

superstition

n. something magical that people believe is real
It is a superstition that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

sympathy

n. a feeling of sadness for another person who feels bad
I felt sympathy for my sister, so I got her a balloon to cheer her up.

ash

n. the grey or black powder created when something is burned
The end of his cigar was full of ashes.

miserable

adj. very unhappy
He was miserable after his dog died.