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Preview · Year-8 vocabulary
Chapter 4 · Quarter 4 · Abstract, Multi-meaning & Expression
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object (n / v)
A thing you can see and touch; also a goal; (v) to disagree.
stake (n)
A pointed wooden post; something risked.
remain (v)
To stay; to be left over.
exhibit (v / n)
To show in public; a public display.
memory (n)
Something remembered; the mind's store of past events.
applause (n)
Clapping to show approval.
ripe (adj)
Ready to eat; ready in time.
hollow (adj)
Empty inside.
tame (adj / v)
Not wild; to train a wild animal to live with people.
weave (v)
To interlace threads to make cloth; to move winding in and out.
chore (n)
A small routine task, often at home.
property (n)
Something someone owns; a quality something has.
section (n)
One part of a whole.
caution (n)
Careful behaviour, to avoid danger.
shelter (n / v)
Something that covers or protects; to give protection.
alarm (n)
A warning signal; a feeling of fear.
channel (n)
A narrow body of water connecting two larger ones; a TV station.
empire (n)
A group of countries ruled by one government or person.
scholar (n)
A person who studies deeply and knows a lot about a subject.
settle (v)
To make a home in a new place; to come to rest; to resolve.
career (n)
The kind of work a person does over a long time.
invent (v)
To create something for the first time.
newcomer (n)
A person who has just arrived.
stalk (v)
To follow quietly while hunting; (n) the main stem of a plant.
excess (n)
More than is needed; the extra amount.
attention (n)
Careful watching or listening.
outline (n)
The shape of something; the main points of a plan.
mention (v)
To refer to something briefly.
luxury (n)
Something nice that is not really needed.
discard (v)
To throw away; to get rid of.
journey (n)
A trip from one place to another.
rare (adj)
Not seen or happening very often.
aware (adj)
Knowing or noticing that something is there.
boar (n)
A wild adult male pig.
fang (n)
A long pointed tooth used for tearing.
local (adj)
Belonging to a particular nearby place.
din (n)
A loud continuous noise.
keep an eye on
(expression) to watch carefully.
make a mention of
(expression) to refer to something briefly in conversation or in writing.
set off
(expression) to start a journey; also to trigger something (such as an alarm).