Chapter 1

Part of
Word Speech Definition Example Derivatives
Our attitudes often
your thoughts and change as we grow
1 attitudes n feelings about something older attitude
a close relationship is Kim and Sam have a
characterized by relatively close relationship and
high levels of trust, have been best friends
close knowledge, commitment, since they were
2 relationship n and intimacy. children. -
Floods are more
happening often or common in India than commonality;
3 common adj existing in large numbers they used to be. commonly
It was considerate of
you to visit my dad
kind, helpful, and while he was in consideration;
4 considerate adj thoughtful hospital. considerately
This store sells all
kinds of electronic
devices from
electronic pieces of equipment that computers to coffee
5 devices n require electricity to work makers. -
the important parts of
something or someone Lush rainforest forests
that give it its form and are a feature of most
6 features n appearance tropical countries. feature
something you enjoy My interests include interest;
doing such as a sport or kickboxing and the interesting;
7 interests n hobby history of rap music. interestingly
Carl is a professional
footballer, so he has a
8 lifestyle n the way a person lives rich and active lifestyle. -
the result of combinations People’s personalities
of people’s personal fascinate me, they’re personal;
qualities and what makes us all personalize;
9 personalities n characteristics different. personalization
the state of being free
from the attention, Please leave me alone
observation, or for a while, I need
10 privacy n disturbance of others some privacy. private; privately
a private place is quiet
and there is nobody there The bathroom is
to see or hear what you usually the most private
11 private adj are doing room in a house. privacy; privately
Taking our family dog
the state of having the job for a walk is my responsible;
12 responsibility n of dealing with something responsibility. responsibility
I am responsible for the
the state of being safe security of this building
13 security n and free from danger at night. secure
strange;
strangers are people you Who are those two strangely;
14 strangers n have never met before strangers strangeness
 all students must
attend the lecture on attendance,
16 to attend v to go to an event Thursday. attendant
to have completed a You need to get a
to get a degree course at college degree in medicine to
17 degree v ph or university become a doctor. -
It’s a bad idea to share
a room with someone if
to have a friendly you don’t get along
18 to get along ph v relationship with someone well. -
Harry won’t get through
to successfully reach the university if he doesn’t
19 to get through ph v end of a difficult time do some studying. -
to return something that I must give back the
you have stolen or notes I borrowed from
20 to give back ph v borrowed Katy yesterday. -
to make or show a How does this point in
connection between your assignment relate relation,
21 to relate v things to the subject? relationship
Ben might get through
to not be involved in college if he can stay
22 to stay out of v ph something out of trouble. -
to continue to live or do Franky’s just too lazy to
something despite survive three years in survival;
23 to survive v difficulties university. survivable
There are a variety of
different types of things or math courses you can
24 variety n people choose from. -
Expressions:
away from
home to live somewhere away from your family or where you were born
cultural
background your life experiences based on features of the society you grew up in
to get around
town to visit different parts of a town or city
to get through
college to successfully reach the end of college or university courses
keep
something
secret to not tell anyone else something that you know
to live in a way that does not show who you really are or what you are truly
to live a lie experiencing
to keep clean to make sure something is continually free from dirt and/or garbage

to threaten v to be likely to cause death or Poisonous chemicals threaten the threatening;

damage to someone or health of the rivers in this area. threateningly
something

Chapter 2
Word Part of Definition Example Derivatives
Speech
asthma n a medical condition John often gets an asthma asthmatic;
that makes breathing attack when he’s feeling asthmatically
difficult stressed.
atmosphere n the layer of gases One day, we may find a atmospheric;
around the earth or planet with a breathable atmospherically
another planet atmosphere.
biometeorologist n people who study the Biometeorologists are -
s way living things on a studying the effects of
planet interact with its climate change and
atmosphere weather patterns on
Africa.
blizzards n weather conditions Strong blizzards have -
characterized by made the
strong winds and roads dangerous for drivers
snow for days.
blood pressure n the force of the blood There are medicines you -
which flows around can take if your blood
the body pressure is too high.
cause n the reason something The cause of the fire in the causal; causally;
happens building is not yet known. causative;
causality
depressing adj if something is Grandma doesn’t watch the depressingly
depressing, it makes TV news because she says
you feel unhappy and it’s too depressing.
without hope
diseases n illnesses, often There are now cures for diseased
caused by infections many diseases which were
dangerous in the past.
disorder n an illness of the body Depression is a mental -
(physical) or the mind disorder that affects
(mental) millions of people.
effects n results or changes Tony is feeling the effects effective
that are caused by of two nights without sleep.
something
erosion n gradually damaged Strong waves have caused erode
and removed by wind, the erosion of the coastal
sea, or rain. cliffs.
famine n long periods when A famine in Somalia in -
there is not enough to 2011 and 2012 killed at
eat, and people die least 285,000 people.
flu (influenza) n an illness like a very Andy hasn’t gone to work -
bad cold that makes and is in bed with the flu.
you feel hot and weak
forceful adj strong or powerful People obey Paul because forcefulness;
he is a confident and forcefully
forceful leader.
gale force adj Extremely strong Trees in our neighborhood -
winds have been blown down by
gale-force winds.
glaciers n Huge areas of slow- Glaciers have shaped this -
moving ice landscape over millions of
years.
gust n a sudden strong rush A strong gust of wind blew gustiness; gusty;
of wind Dad’s hat off and into the gustily
sea.
hazardous adj extremely dangerous These mountains are too hazardously;
hazardous for hiking in the hazardousness
winter.
humidity n the amount of water High temperatures and humid
there is in the air humidity can make tropical
holidays uncomfortable.
impact n the effect caused by Climate change is expected impactful
someone, something, to have a huge impact on
an event, or situation the planet’s weather
patterns.
irritable adj easily annoyed I get irritable if I don’t get irritableness;
enough sleep. irritability; irritably
pneumonia n a serious illness of the People with pneumonia -
lungs caused by have a cough and difficulty
infection breathing.
raindrops n drops of rain that fall I like the sound of raindrops -
from the sky hitting the window.
severe adj extremely bad A severe storm caused our severity; severely
flight to be canceled.
soaked adj completely wet After jogging in the rain for soak
through an hour, I was completely
soaked.
strokes n a sudden problem in A blockage or a burst blood -
the brain that may vessel in the brain can
cause death or make cause a stroke.
it impossible to move
one side of the body.
to absorb v to take in and soak up I used a towel to absorb the absorbability;
a liquid coffee I spilled on the floor. absorbable;
absorbent
to emigrate v to leave your country My parents have decided to emigration
to live somewhere emigrate to New Zealand.
else
to evacuate v to remove people from If the volcano erupts, we evacuation
a dangerous place to will have to evacuate our
a safer one village.
to expand v to grow in size I plan to expand my expandable
business later this year.
to influence v to affect someone or Do you think that Greg’s influential
something parents influence his
decisions?
to melt v to become soft and/or It will take thousands of -
a liquid when heated years for the glacier to
melt.
to overcome v to successfully deal If I can overcome my fear -
with a problem or of flying, I’ll travel by plane.
difficulty