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NAME  CLASS  New

Word list  Unit 10 Upper-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

Here is a list of most of the adj = adjective n = noun pron = pronoun

new words in Unit 10 of adv = adverb opp = opposite pp = past participle
New Headway Upper-Intermediate, conj = conjunction pl = plural v = verb
Fourth edition Student’s Book. coll = colloquial prep = preposition US = American English

a sharp tongue /ə ˌʃɑːp ˈtʌŋ/ financial compensation n 

/fəˈnænʃl ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn/
acquire v /əˈkwaɪə(r)/
finding my feet /ˌfaɪndɪŋ maɪ ˈfiːt/
ammunition n /ˌæmjuˈnɪʃn/
flared v /fleəd/
amusement n /əˈmjuːzmənt/
flocked v /flɒkt/
ancestors  n pl  /ˈænsestəz/
foible n /ˈfɔɪbl/
assumption n /əˈsʌmpʃn/
atrocities  n pl  /əˈtrɒsətiz/ glue n /ɡluː/
goes to their head /ˌɡəʊz tə ðeə ˈhed/
bad guys  n pl  /ˈbæd ɡaɪz/
good guys  n pl  /ˈɡʊd ɡaɪz/
beads  n pl  /biːdz/
guns  n pl  /ɡʌnz/
blankets  n pl  /ˈblæŋkɪts/
blizzards  n pl  /ˈblɪzədz/ happy ending n /ˌhæpi ˈendɪŋ/
broken adj /ˈbrəʊkən/ hazardous adj /ˈhæzədəs/
buffalo n /ˈbʌfələʊ/ heart-to-heart n /ˌhɑːt tə ˈhɑːt/
herd n /hɜːd/
cancelled v /ˈkænsld/
homelands  n pl  /ˈhəʊmlændz/
cavalry n /ˈkævlri/
hostilities  n pl  /hɒˈstɪlətiz/
cave n /keɪv/
hunter adj /ˈhʌntə(r)/
childminder n /ˈtʃaɪldmaɪndə(r)/
claim v /kleɪm/ impassable adj /ɪmˈpɑːsəbl/
clash v /klæʃ/ impossible adj /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/
complex adj /ˈkɒmpleks/ Indians  n pl  /ˈɪndiənz/
conflict n /ˈkɒnflɪkt/ industries  n pl  /ˈɪndəstriz/
courageous adj /kəˈreɪdʒəs/ inhabitants  n pl  /ɪnˈhæbɪtənts/
cowboys  n pl  /ˈkaʊbɔɪz/ integrated v /ˈɪntɪɡreɪtɪd/
crops  n pl  /krɒps/ intelligence n /ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/
culture n /ˈkʌltʃə(r)/ journalist n /ˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/
delay n /dɪˈleɪ/ livestock n /ˈlaɪvstɒk/
delayed v /dɪˈleɪd/
manual skills n /ˌmænjuəl ˈskɪlz/
disease n /dɪˈziːz/
migrants  n pl  /ˈmaɪɡrənts/
dominate v /ˈdɒmɪneɪt/
migration n /maɪˈɡreɪʃn/
drowned v /draʊnd/
mirrors  n pl  /ˈmɪrəz/
dust storms  n pl  /ˈdʌst stɔːmz/
moral n /ˈmɒrəl/
elements  n pl  /ˈelɪmənts/ mosquitos  n pl  /mɒˈskiːtəʊz/
emotions  n pl  /ɪˈməʊʃnz/ murder n /ˈmɜːdə(r)/
encountered v /ɪnˈkaʊntəd/
Native Americans  n pl 
ensued v /ɪnˈsjuːd/ /ˌneɪtɪv əˈmerɪkənz/
established adj /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/ nurse n /nɜːs/
exploit v /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
on its last legs /ɒn ɪts ˌlɑːst ˈleɡz/
extinct adj /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
overcome v /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/
face the fact /ˌfeɪs ðə ˈfækt/
pioneers  n pl  /ˌpaɪəˈnɪəz/

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NAME  CLASS  New

Word list  Unit 10 Upper-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

plagues  n pl  /pleɪɡz/ zoo n /zuː/

plains  n pl  /pleɪnz/
plot n /plɒt/
post office n /ˈpəʊst ˌɒfɪs/
postman n /ˈpəʊstmən/
preserved v /prɪˈzɜːvd/
primitive adj /ˈprɪmətɪv/
pulling your leg /ˌpʊlɪŋ jə ˈleɡ/
putting on a brave face 
/ˌpʌtɪŋ ɒn ə breɪv ˈfeɪs/

railroads  n pl  /ˈreɪlrəʊdz/

rainforests  n pl  /ˈreɪnfɒrɪsts/
rare adj /reə(r)/
region n /ˈriːdʒən/
republic n /rɪˈpʌblɪk/
reservations  n pl  /ˌrezəˈveɪʃnz/
resource n /rɪˈsɔːs/
road systems  n pl  /ˈrəʊd ˌsɪstəmz/

sacred adj /ˈseɪkrɪd/
savages  n pl  /ˈsævɪdʒɪz/
scarce adj /skeəs/
self-inflicted adj /ˌself ɪnˈflɪktɪd/
settlers  n pl  /ˈsetləz/
shepherd n /ˈʃepəd/
slaughtered v /ˈslɔːtəd/
social structure n /ˈsəʊʃl ˌstrʌktʃə(r)/
solve v /sɒlv/
spirit (or broken spirit) n /ˈspɪrɪt/
split up v /splɪt ˈʌp/
stabbed v /stæbd/
starvation n /stɑːˈveɪʃn/
starving v /ˈstɑːvɪŋ/
suffered v /ˈsʌfəd/

tamed v /teɪmd/
temper n /ˈtempə(r)/
tensions  n pl  /ˈtenʃnz/
trade n /treɪd/
tragedy n /ˈtrædʒədi/

unharmed adj /ʌnˈhɑːmd/

vacuum cleaner n 
/ˈvækjuəm ˌkliːnə(r)/
vast adj /vɑːst/

wagons  n pl  /ˈwæɡɒns/

western n /ˈwestən/
wilderness n /ˈwɪldənəs/

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