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Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Textbook and "Ramona", Chapter/Episode 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aerobic (adj) | Making your heart and lungs stronger by making them work hard for several minutes or more, as in aerobic exercise |
| Beat (v, n) | (v-1) To contract the heart to make the blood pump through your body (v-2) To hit something again and again (n) The sound produced by beating something |
| Block (n, v) | (n-1) An area of land surrounded by 4 streets in a city (n-2) A solid material that is usually square or rectangular (v) To place something in front so that people or things cannot pass |
| Boil (v) | To become so hot that bubbles form in a liquid and rise to the top |
| Co-worker (n) | Someone you work with |
| Create (v) | To make or produce something; to cause something new to exist |
| Damage (n, v) | (n) Physical harm done to something or someone (v) To physically harm something |
| Destruction (n) | The act or process of damaging something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired |
| Financial (adj) | Having to do with money |
| Float (v, n) | (v) To rest on top of a liquid (n) Something that floats, like a raft |
| Flood (n, v) | (n) A large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry (v) To cover land with a flood |
| Flow (v, n) | (v) To move in a steady and continuous way, like a river (n) The act of flowing, e.g. the flow of traffic |
| Freeze (v) | To become a hard solid as the temperature falls |
| Grumpy (adj) | Easily annoyed; in a bad mood |
| Heart rate | The speed at which your heart beats over a period of time |
| Improve (v) | To make something better |
| Increase (v, n) | (v) To become larger or greater in size, amount, number, etc. (n) The act of becoming larger or of making something larger or greater |
| Lie (v) | (v-1) To be in a flat position on a surface, such as a bed [lie, is lying, lay (simple past)] (v-2) To say or write something that is not true [lie, is lying, lied (simple past)] |
| Lively (adj) | Very active and energetic |
| Marine (adj) | Relating to the sea or plants and animals that live there |
| Mood (n) | The way someone feels; their emotional state |
| Natural disaster (n) | (n) A sudden and terrible event in nature (such as a hurricane, tornado, or flood) that usually results in serious damage and many deaths |
| Nosy (adj) | Wanting to know about other people's lives, problems, (when it is not appropriate) |
| Oxygen (n) | A chemical that is found in the air, that has no color, taste, or smell, and that is necessary for life |
| Pollution (n) | (n-1) the action or process of making land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe or suitable to use (n-2) substances that make land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe or suitable to use |
| Produce (v) | To make or grow something |
| Revolve (v) | To move around a center point |
| Skip (v) | To not do something that is usual or expected |
| Spicy (adj) | (food) flavored with, or containing, strong spices |
| Strand (n) | A thin piece of thread, wire, hair, etc. |
| Stretch (v) | To make (something) wider or longer by pulling it |
| Supply (v, n) | (v) To make something available to be used (n) The amount of something that is available to be used |
| Support (v) | To give help or assistance |
| Term (n) | (n-1) A part of the school year; a semester (n-2) A length of time (for a contract, to be in political office, etc.) |
| Type (n) | A particular kind or group of things or people |
| Variety (n) | A number of different things or people, usually used with "of", e.g., variety of books |
| Vegetarian (n) | A person who does not eat meat |
| Widow (n) | A woman whose husband has died |
| Widower (n) | A man whose wife has died |
| Elderly (adj) | Old or rather old; past middle age. |
| Sandcastle (n) | A small model of a castle or other building made of wet sand, as by children at a beach |
| Effect (n) | A change that results when something is done or happens |
| Affect (v) | To produce an effect on someone or something |
| Lunch break | The time when people stop working or studying to have lunch |
| Few (adj) | Not many, but some; 2-3 |
| Whistle (v, n) | (v) to make a high sound by blowing air through your lips or teeth (n-1) a high and loud sound made by forcing air through your lips or teeth (n-2) a small tube that makes a very high and loud sound when a person blows air through it |
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