February 20, 2025 Word Project 2 Mary Abigail Olea Arroyo

# Word Part of Phonetic Definition Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 (Own)

speech transcription (Dictionary) (Source)
1 Glad Adjective /ɡlæd/ Pleased; happy. She was glad I'm glad to meet My brother feels
when the you. I've heard a glad with his new
meeting was lot about you. job.
over.
Grateful for something. She was I'd be glad if you The city was
secretly glad of could help me. glad for the
his company. volunteers after
the storm.
Glad to do something I'd be glad to If you'd like me to Mark is glad to
very willing to do lend you the help you, I'd be lend a hand with
something. money. only too glad to. the project.
2 Valuable Adjective /ˈvæljuəbl/ Worth a lot of money. My home is my She inherited a The painting is
most valuable valuable very valuable.
asset. necklace from
her grandmother.
Very useful or This advice Spinach is a The information
important. was to prove valuable source was valuable.
valuable. of iron.
3 Relief Noun /rɪˈliːf/ The feeling of I felt a huge We all breathed He smiled in
happiness that you sense of a sigh of relief relief as he
have when something relief when I when he left. saw them both.
unpleasant stops or heard they
does not happen. were all OK.
The act of removing Modern The drugs only The medicine
or reducing pain, methods of pain provided gave him relief
worry, etc. relief. temporary relief from his back
from the pain. pain.
 Food, money, We raised One relief Relief workers
medicine, etc. that is £5 000 for agency worker gave food and
given to help people in famine described the water to the
places where there relief. situation as survivors after
has been a war or ‘catastrophic’. the storm.
natural disaster.
Something that is There was little The calm of the The movie was a
interesting or fun that comic relief in countryside nice relief from a
replaces something his speech. came as a stressful day at
boring, difficult or welcome relief work.
unpleasant for a from the hustle
short period of time. and bustle of city
life.
A person or group of The next crew We have a The relief team
people that replaces relief comes on pool of relief came to take
another when they duty at 9 drivers over when the
have finished working o'clock. available to others finished
for the day or when us. their work.
they are sick.

4 Awful Adjective /ˈɔː.fəl/ Very bad or unpleasant. That’s an awful They didn’t even The weather
colour. offer top ay. “Oh, was awful all
that’s awful” weekend.
Used to emphasize It’s going to cost There’s not an The food at the
something, especially and awful lot of room. party was awful.
that there is a large awful loto f
amount or too mucho of money.
something.
Very shocking. The awful Awful and The news of the
horrors of war. sometimes even accident was
offensive jokes absolutely
do not save awful; it was
situation at all.
 very shocking to
everyone.

5 Messy Adjective /'mesi/ Dirty and/or untidy. The house was And if you've ever The room was so
always messy. gone in that messy that it
place, it's messy. was hard to find
anything.
Making somebody/ It was a messy The history of The kids made the
something dirty and/ job. online casinos living room
or untidy. in Romania messy with
quite messy. their toys and
snacks.
Unpleasant, The divorce My son is three The situation
confused or difficult was painful and years old and became
to deal with. messy. was never that messy when
messy. they started
arguing.
6 Leave Verb /liːv To make much Britain is being I was willing to Lucy left her
behind better progress tan left leave behind my competitors
bɪˈhaɪnd/ somebody. behind in the family for behind with her
race for new it. fast
markets. running in the
race.
To leave a person, place She knew that Then he told me Carlos decided to
or state permanently. she had left where I had to leave behind his
childhood leave behind the old job
behind. messages. and move to
a new city for a
fresh start.
7 Effort Noun /ˈefət/ An attempt to do The project was You need to Winning the race
something especially a team effort. focus your required
when it is difficult to do. efforts on significant effort
critical areas and dedication.
first.

The physical or mental You should put The task Climbing the
energy that you need to more effort into required mountain
do something; your work. almost no required a lot of
something that takes a effort. physical effort.
lot of energy.

8 Crowds Noun /kraʊd/ A large number of He pushed his Police had to The crowds at
people gathered way through the break up the the concert were
together in a public crowd. crowd. huge.
place, for example in
the streets or at a sports
game.
A particular group of Bob introduced The bright young The crowds at
people. her to some of theatrical crowd. the festival were
the usual really big.
crowd.
Ordinary people, not We all like to He prefers to be The crowds at
special or unusual in think we stand one of the the market were
any way. out from the crowd. made up of
crowd. everyday people.
9 Attorney Noun /əˈtɜːni/ A lawyer, especially one The prosecuting If you need legal Sophie hired an
who can act for attorney began advice, you attorney to help
somebody in court. with a short should consult an with her legal
opening attorney. case.
statement.
10 Blackish Adjective /ˈblækɪʃ/ Somewhat black in The water The sky The stone had a
color. looked blackish turned blackish hue
under the moon. blackish after being
before the polished.
storm.

11 Creepy Adjective /ˈkriːpi/ Causing an unpleasant It's kind of It's kind of creepy The old house
feeling of fear or slight creepy down in down in the cellar! looked creepy at
horror. the cellar! night.

Strange in a way that The creepy I found the The creepy

makes you feel nervous. noise outside creepy painting shadow in the
made me feel to be unsettling. corner made me
nervous. jump.

12 Wrapped Adjective /ræpt/ Extremely pleased. The minister It can be The gift was
declared that he wrapped beautifully
was wrapped. around the wrapped.
waist with a
band.
13 Grateful Adjective /ˈɡreɪt.fəl/ Feeling or showing I am extremaly We would be I was grateful
thanks because grateful to all grateful for any for the help
somebody has done the theachers information you they gave me
something kind for you for their help. can give us. during the
or has done as you difficult time.
asked.
15 Generous Adjective /ˈdʒenərəs/ Giving or willing to give The gallery was You've been They were very
freely; given freely. named incredibly generous in
generous with giving help.
your time.
 after its most
generous
benefactor.
More than is necessary; The car has a The review panel They served a
large. generous criticized the generous
amount of payments as portion of food at
space. overly generous. the restaurant.
Kind in the way you treat He wrote a very Her generous The teacher was
people; willing to see generous spirit shone generous
what is good about assessment of through in in praising the
somebody/something. my work. everything she students for their
did. efforts.
16 Arrange Verb /əˈreɪndʒ/ To plan or organize We met at six, The meeting was The president
something in advance. as arranged. provisionally arranged for a
arranged for 9 meeting in his
October. office.
Arrange something to The books are The photos are I arranged the
put something in a arranged arranged in flowers in a vase.
particular order; to make alphabetically by chronological
something neat or author. order.
attractive.
17 Crowded Adjective /ˈkraʊdɪd/ Filled with too many The room was The market was The bus was
people or things. too crowded for crowded with crowded during
comfort. tourists. rush hour.
18 Fancy Verb /ˈfænsi/ To want something or I fancied a She didn't fancy Lucas doesn't
want to do something. change of (= did not like) the fancy watching
scene. idea of going that movie again.
To think that you are He started to She acts in a His fancy attitude
very popular, attractive chat to me and I fancy way, often annoys his
or intelligent could tell that he thinking everyone friends.
really fancied is impressed by
himself. her.
 To like the idea of being She fancies He fancied Mario fancies
something or to believe, herself (as) a himself in love himself a great
often wrongly, that you serious actress. with me, the silly chef, but he can't
are something. boy. cook well.
Fancy He's hoping to Many fans fancy I fancy the blue
somebody/something get the job but I their favorite horse to win the
to think that don't fancy his player to score race.
somebody/something chances. the winning goal.
will win or be successful
at something, especially
in a race.
Fancy (that)… (literary) She fancied He fancied that I fancy that it will
to believe or imagine (that) she could he could solve the rain tomorrow.
something. hear footsteps. puzzle on his
own.
19 Ridden Adjective /ˈrɪdn/ Full of a particular She was The old house Lucy was ridden
unpleasant thing. guiltridden at was ridden with with guilt.
the way she had pests and
treated him.
20 Overcome Verb /ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/ To succeed in dealing She managed to He overcame The team
with a problem or overcome her many obstacles to overcame a
difficulty. fear of flying. achieve success. strong opponent.