Vocabulary Unit 1

1. Vocabulary Unit 1 P. 2 Happiness

2. Assert (v): to state an opinion or belief very clearly and firmly. • Assertive (adj) • Assertion (n) • Assertively (adv) • She asserted her views about cheating very clearly.

3. Astonishing (adj): so surprising that it is difficult to believe. • Astonish (v) You astonished me when you arrived without calling first. • Astonishment (n) His astonishment was obvious. • Astonished (adj) We all laughed when the astonished cat ran away.

4. Boost (n): something that helps someone to be happier or more successful; A lift up.boost (v): to increase something like sales or production because they are not as high as you want them to be.To lift someone up higher • The new, fairer office policy gave all the employees a real boost. • Can you give me a boost? I can’t reach the top shelf! • Christmas always boosts sales for stores. • Boost me up so I can reach the top shelf.

5. Cheerful (adj): happy and feeling good; something that makes you feel happy • Cheer (n): Her good cheer is always pleasant. • Cheerfully (adv): She agreed cheerfully to his request. • Cheer (v): The crowd cheered wildly when the football team scored the winning goal. • A cheerful manner can help you feel happier all the time.

6. Deed (n): something someone does, especially something that is very good or very bad;an official paper that is a record of an agreement, especially an agreement concerning who owns property • Heroes are known to do good deeds. • The deed to the house is in my desk drawer. • Good deeds, bad deeds, evil deeds, heroic deeds

7. Devote (v): to give your time or money to something; (to devote yourself to ___) to do everything you can to achieve a goal or help someone. • She has devoted her life to ending childhood hunger. • Devotion (n): Her devotion to God is well known. • Devoted (adj): He is a devoted believer in washing behind his ears every morning. • Devotedly (adv): She feeds the neighborhood cats devotedly every day.

8. Discipline (n): a way of training your mind and body so that you control your actions and obey rules. • Good discipline is necessary in every classroom. • Discipline (v): You must discipline your mind so you can make the best use of your time. • Disciplined (adj): He is so disciplined about his studies I wonder if he ever does anything fun.

9. Esteem (n): a feeling of respect or admiration for someone or for yourself (self-esteem) • I have great esteem for my students. • Esteem (v): It is important to esteem yourself as highly as you esteem others. • Esteemed (adj): The esteemed professor’s classes are always full. • Esteemed colleague, poor self-esteem, high self-esteem

10. Graft (v): to join a part of a flower, plant, or tree onto another flower, plant, or tree* In context: to join one idea to another to create something new.to remove a piece of skin, bone etc from part of someone's body and put it onto or into a part of their body that has been damaged • The apple farmer grafted two kinds of trees together to create a new apple. • Doctors had to graft some new skin over the burn on his leg.

11. Inherit (v): to receive something from someone after they have died; to get a quality, type of behavior, appearance etc from one of your parents • I inherited my father’s brown hair and blue eyes. • Inheritance (n): My inheritance from my grandmother includes a necklace and two teapots. • Inherited (adj): Blue eyes are an inherited trait.

12. Instinctively (adv): reacting to something because of instinct (a natural tendency or ability to behave or react a particular way without having to learn it or think about it. • When the truck turned into traffic, I turned the wheel instinctively so I wouldn’t get into a crash. • Instinctive (adj): It is instinctive for birds to fly south in winter. • Instinct (n): Animals have all kinds of instincts that help them survive.

13. Intervention (n): the act of intervening • His quick intervention stopped the fight before anyone got hurt. • intervene (v): to do something to try to stop a problem, argument, war, etc; to happen between two events in a way that interrupts or prevents something.

14. Longing (n): a strong feeling of wanting someone or something very much • Her longing for him was not a bit obscure. • Longing (adj) She gave him a longing glance, but he did not see her. • Long (v): He longed for a piece of chocolate cake. • Longingly (adv): The child looked longingly in the window of the candy store.

15. Manner (n): the way in which something is done; the way in which someone talks or behaves with other people. • Having a cheerful manner can really boost everyone’s day.

16. Monk (n): a man who is a member of a group of religious men who live together in a monastery (a special building or community) • Some types of Catholic monks take a vow of silence and never speak a word out loud, except in prayer.

17. Mystery (n): something that is difficult to explain or understand. • Many TV shows feature people solving mysteries. • Mysterious (adj): Why is he being so mysterious? • Mysteriously (adv): He is behaving mysteriously. • Mystical (adj): involving religious, spiritual, or magical powers that people cannot understand • Mysticism (n): the belief in mystical things. • Mystic (n): one who practices mysticism.

18. Obscure (adj): unclear or difficult to understandobscure (v): to prevent something from being seen • That mystery is so obscure I don’t know if we can ever solve it. • The criminal tried to obscure the evidence of his crime to boost his chances of escape. • Obscurity (n): For ESL students, English texts often have many obscurities.

19. Pace (n): the speed at which something happens or at which you do something such as move, work, etc.Pace (v): to walk backward and forward when you are waiting or worried about something. • He works at a good pace and does not easily get tired. • He paced back and forth whenever he was worried.

20. Philosophy (n): the study of what it means to exist, what good and evil are, what knowledge is, or how people should live; a set of ideas about these subjects; a set of beliefs about how you live your life, do your job, etc. • He lives his life devoted to an obscure philosophy of kindness to insects. • Philosophical (adj): She was philosophical about the rejection, and used it as therapy to start over. • Philosopher (n): one who studies or engages in philosophy

21. Restaurant (n): a place where you can buy and eat a meal • Let’s go out to the new steak restaurant that is getting such good reviews!

22. Review (n): An act of carefully examining, considering, and judging a situation or processin context: a careful examination of research and scholarship. • The new steak restaurant got a good review in the newspaper. • Review (v): Let’s review the vocabulary words together.

23. Steak (n): a thick, flat piece of meat or fish. • That old steak restaurant gets terrible reviews!

24. Therapy (n): the treatment of an illness or injury, or of a mental or emotional problem, especially without using drugs or surgery. • My husband will need physical therapy after his surgery. • It’s smart to get therapy if you are feeling depressed. • Therapist (n): My therapist says I should devote myself to being cheerful at least one hour every day.

25. Thrill (n): a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure, or something that makes you feel this • I feel a thrill whenever I get a new book. • Thrilled (adj): She was just thrilled to be invited out to the restaurant. • Thrill (v): Scary movies thrill people. • Thrilling (adj): It’s thrilling to ride a roller coaster!