4000 Essential English Words

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homogeneous [houmad3i:nias] adj.


If something is homogeneous, it is made up of things which are all the same.
—► A ll o f the houses on Victor’s block were boring and homogenous.


Obstruct [abstrAkt] v.


To obstruct something means to get in its way.
—* The car broke down on the road and obstructed traffic fo r hours.


plunge [plAnd3] v.
To plunge means to move down into something very quickly.
—► The water in the pool was very cold, but the boy plunged in anyway.

prolong [proul5:r|] v.
To prolong means to make something last for a longer time.




    • Sandy walked slowly across the beach, trying to prolong her lunch break.




publicize [pAblasaizJ v.
To publicize is to make something get a lot of attention.
—► The company publicized the jo b positions in the newspaper.

sparse [spa:rs] adj.
If something is sparse, there is not very much of it in a big area.
—► Rob spent Saturday in his garden, clearing out the sparse weeds.

surplus [sexplAs] n.
A surplus is an extra amount of something.




    • The store sold their surplus items on sale.




theorize [ei:araiz] v.
To theorize means to develop ideas about something.
—► They enjoyed theorizing about how things worked.

verify [verafai] v.
To verify means to find out if something is true.


  • » Julian called the movie theater to verify that the movie started at nine.


Vigorous [vigaras] adj.
If something or someone is vigorous, they use a lot of energy.
-+ Henry uses vigorous exercise to keep him self in shape.
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