4000 Essential English Words

— — — — — “ “ 1 r y intolerable [intdlerabal] adj. If something is intolerable, then it is so bad that people cannot bear it. —♦ ...

Exercise 1 Choose the one that is similar in meaning to the given word. federation a. motion render a. stop smallpox a. disease ...

Exercise 3 ■ El Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part. The new law will make the schools less effectiv ...

The End of Smallpox Smallpox was once the most deadly disease in the world. During the 1800s, more than 20 million people got th ...

eading Comprehension PART o Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. In ...

Word List camouflage [ksemafld:3] n. Camouflage is something used to hide people and things. —► The green and brown camouflage w ...

r outfit [autfit] n. An outfit is a set of clothes worn together, often for a certain job or event. —»Kelly’s new outfit made he ...

Exercise 1 Choose the one that is similar in meaning to the given word. paw a. father cot a. chamber camouflage a. disguise lus ...

Exercise 3 Choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word. c. quick d. ugly contend a. give up substantial a. bri ...

The Coward’s Lesson Tom was easily frightened. He enlisted in the army because he thought the military would teach him courage. ...

PART o Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. Tom strayed from his squa ...

Word List adhere [adhiar] v. To adhere means to act in the way that a rule or agreement says is right. -* If the new employees w ...

metabolic [metabalik] adj. When something is metabolic, it relates to a person’s or animal’s metabolism. —► People who have a lo ...

Exercise 1 Choose the answer that best fits the question. What can start an epidemic? a. A kingdom c. Afire b. A virus d. A st ...

r Exercise 2 Choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word. voluntary a. heavy b. required c. obvious imperative ...

Epidemic in Zimbabwe In August of 2008, a deadly cholera epidemic manifested in Zimbabwe. A severe health hazard caused the outb ...

PART O Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. The health hazard was a l ...

amid [amid] prep. If something is amid something else, then it is in the middle of it. —* The bee was busily flying amid the flo ...

if premature [primayuar] adj. If something is premature, then it is done too early or before the proper time. —► M ark’s celebra ...

Exercise I Choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word. culprit a. sewer b. engine c. victim d. muscle segrega ...