4000 Essential English Words

generate [d 3 enareit] v. To generate something means to cause it to develop or begin. —* The mayor promised to generate new job ...

Exercise 1 Choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word. frigid a. happy b. hot c. open d. clear wavy a. straig ...

Exercise 3 ■ H i Write C if the italicized word is used correctly. Write I if the word is used incorrectly. This is a multicult ...

The Ice House Last year, Erik constructed one of the world’s strangest houses in the glacial landscape of northern Sweden. He ca ...

Readinq Comprehension PART O Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. A m ...

abide [abaid] v. To abide by something, like a rule, means to obey it. —► If you want to play the game with us, you must be will ...

patent [psetent] n. A patent is a right to be the only person allowed to make or sell a new product. —► He quickly established a ...

Exercise 1 Choose the answer that best fits the question. What is needed to subsist? a. Rainy weather b. Clean water c. Fast ca ...

Exercise 3 Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part. The best theory was the one that was a combination o ...

Preparing ofthe Future Overpopulation is a big problem in the world today. Too many people are crammed into cities and towns aro ...

PART O Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. Because of overpopulation ...

acrobat [aekrabaet] n. An acrobat is a person who entertains people by doing amazing physical things. —* There were acrobats at ...

mimic [mimik] To mimic something means to copy the way it sounds or moves. —► The hunter mimicked a duck’s call and shot the two ...

I Exercise t Choose the one that is opposite in meaning to the given word. veteran a. wet b. amateur c. young d. vague harmoniz ...

Write C if the italicized word is used correctly. Write I if the word is used incorrectly. The animal rights advocacy group wo ...

Hundred Plays Over two thousand years ago, Chinese farmers had a problem. Even though they were very industrious, the weather be ...

PART O Mark each statement T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to make them true. The Chinese farmers becam ...

constrain [kanstrein] V. To constrain something means to limit its development. —* Jim cannot jo in us because he is constrained ...

prod [prod] V. To prod means to push someone or something with a finger or pointed object. —» The bully prodded me in the chest ...

Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part. I’m glad our teacher is so accepting of others as they are. .. ...