UNIT14
Word List
a s s e t [aeset] n.
An asset is a skill or quality that is useful or valuable.
—► The coach realized the boy’s speed was an asset to the team.aspect [aespekt] n.
An aspect is one part or feature of something.
—► I thought about the different aspects of owning two dogs.Braille [breil] n.
Braille is a system of raised patterns on paper that allows the blind to read.
—» The boy enjoyed reading his favorite books written in Braille.bud tbAd] n.
A bud is a part of a plant that turns into a flower or a leaf.
—» Two weeks after planting the seed, a small bud appeared.C o o r d i n a t e [koudxdaneit] v.
To coordinate things is to make different parts work together.
—► Each skating team had to coordinate their movements for the show.r disprove [dispru:v] V.
To disprove something means to show that it is not true.
-* The scientist disproved the theory that the sun moved around the Earth.r humanitarian [/jju.maenattarian] adj.
If something is humanitarian, it is connected to helping people’s lives.
—► After the flood, several humanitarian organizations offered help.hypothesis [haipaeasis] n.
A hypothesis is an idea for something that has not been proved yet.
—» The teacher did an experiment to prove whether his hypothesis was right.r imprint [imprint] n.
An imprint is an effect or lesson from an experience that is hard to forget.
—► The experience ofwarleftan imprint on his mind that troubled him.informative [informativ] adj.
When something is informative, it provides a lot of information.
—► The travel guide had a lot of informative facts about the region.