VOCABULARY

Liliana Fernndez Gmez

10- C
unit 8

WORD

DEFINITION

PICTURE

Admit

To agree that something bad is true

or to agree that you have done
something wrong

anecdote

A story that you tell people about

something interesting or funny that
has happened to you

avoid

To stay away from someone or

something

baboon

A type of large monkey from Africa

or South Asia

Best- selling

Writing books that many people buy

Blare

To make a loud unpleasant noise

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blog

A biographical web log: a type of

diary (= record of what someone
does each day) on a website that is
changed regularly to give the latest
news

By eight o clock

Before not later than a specific time

By the time

Used for saying what has already

happened at the time that something
else happens

character

A person in a book pay movie etc.

Childish

Silly and annoying suitable for a

small child

Chip in

If people chip in they each give

some money to help pay for
something

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Comic book

A magazine that contains stories

told in a series of drawings

Continue

To keep doing something or to keep

happening without stopping

Cute

Attractive usually small and easy to

like

Deny

To say that something is not true

Figure out

To not like someone or something

dislike

To make a short visit somewhere

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Drop by

A large bird that eats other animals

entertaining

Enjoyable or interesting

Fairy tale

A traditional childrens story in which

magic things happen

Folk tale

An old traditional story

Forget someones
name

To be unable to remember what

someone is called

frightening

Making you feel afraid nervous or

worried

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gather

To bring things or people together

Get lost

To not know where you are

Get the wrong day

To be incorrect about the day when

something is happening

grab

To take hold of something in a rough

or rude way

Hare

An animal that is similar to a rabbit

but bigger

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Hide

To go somewhere or be somewhere
where no one can find you or see
you

Imaginative

Involving new different or exciting

ideas

Lift up

To move something to a higher

position

Novel

A long written story about imaginary

characters

Plot

A series of related events that make

up the main story in a book movie
etc.

Pointless

Lacking any purpose or use

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Refuse

To say that you will not do or accept

something or will not let someone do
something

Say the wrong thing

To say something that is

inappropriate or causes someone to
feel upset or insulted

Sea turtle

A turtle that lives in the ocean

Seem

To appear to be something or
appear to have a particular quality

shell

The hard outer part that protects the

body of a sea creature or other
animal

Show up late

To arrive in a place where people

are expecting you

story

A description of some events.

Stories can be imaginary traditional
or true.

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Take the wrong bus

To get on a bus which is not

traveling to the place you want to go
to.

touching

Making you feel sad sympathetic

pleased or grateful

unbelievable

Too unlikely to be true or to be

believed

Winning formula

A plan or method which is certain to

succeed

Writers block

A problem that writers have when

they cannot start or continue with a
piece of writing because they have
no more ideas

yell

To shout loudly