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Lots of Nouns List 2
General English Vocabulary Lots of Nouns List 2
| Word | Definition | Used in a sentence |
|---|---|---|
| effort | the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something: | Lou lifted the box easily, without using much effort. |
| fiber | the parts of plants that you eat but cannot digest. | Fruit and vegetables are high in fibre content. |
| ghost | the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place | They say the young girl's ghost still haunts (=often appears in) the house. |
| interior | the inner part or inside of something | The interior of the church was dark. |
| magic | the ability of particular people in children's stories to make impossible things happen by saying special words: | Do you believe in magic? |
| mystery | n event, situation etc that people do not understand or cannot explain because they do not know enough about it | Twenty years after the event, his death remains a mystery. |
| noise | a sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or frightening | What's that noise? |
| pace | the speed at which something happens or is done | Public spending continues to rise at a steady pace. |
| reality | what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thought: | TV is used as an escape from reality. |
| situation | a combination of all the things that are happening and all the conditions that exist at a particular time in a particular place | Schoolchildren must be taught to deal with dangerous situations. |
| stage | a particular time or state that something reaches as it grows or develops | All children go through an awkward stage at some time. |
| stick | a long thin piece of wood from a tree, which is no longer attached to the tree | They collected sticks to start the fire. |
| tactic | a method that you use to achieve something: | Shock tactics are being used in an attempt to stop drink drivers. |
| tube | a round pipe made of metal, glass, rubber etc, especially for liquids or gases to go through | Who left only a toilet paper tube and no toilet paper in the bathroom. |
| accident | in a way that is not planned or intended | I met her quite by accident. ( |