161 Unit 9 Vocabulary

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proud (adj.)

proud (adj.)

to be very happy about someone because of what he has done

The parents were proud of their son when he graduated at the top of his class.

to owe (v.)

to owe (v.)

to have to pay back someone the money that they loaned you

Hassan owes me KD 100.or

to exist or be successful because of someone or something else

Apple owes its success to Steve Jobs.

extremely (adv.)

extremely (adv.)

very, very

It gets extremely hot in Kuwait in August.

to attend (v.)

to attend (v.)

to go to a place or event

I want to attend the World Cup in Rio this year.

generosity (n.)

generosity (n.)

the quality of freely giving money (or things) to help others

Kuwaitis showed a lot of generosity to Syrians by donating food and clothing.

generous (adj.)

commitment (n.)

commitment (n.)

a promise

(to make a commitment = to promise)

Reem made a commitment to her mother to not text while driving the car.

to distribute (v.)

to distribute (v.)

to give something to many people

to hand out

Ms. Nancy distributed the quizzes to her students.

to inspire (v.)

to inspire (v.)

to encourage someone to do something good for another person

When my sister gave money to charity, that inspired me to give some money, too.

orto live in a way that others want to be like youMs. Nancy’s aunt inspired her to live all over the world.

transition (n.)

university job

being single MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

transition (n.)

a change

It is a big transition to go from being single to being married.

(synonym = adjustment)

adjustment (n.)

adjustment (n.)

getting used to a new situation

It was a huge adjustment for Ameera and Khaled when their baby was born.

(synonym = transition)

positive (adj.)

positive (adj.)

good or happy

Abdulaziz had positive feelings about the final exam. He knew that he was ready.

(opposite = negative)

to suspect (v.)

Hmmmm?

to suspect (v.)

to guess

The wind outside is very strong. I suspect that we will have a dust storm soon.

to measure (v.)

to measure (v.)

to countor

to see how large something is

The last time he measured himself, he had lost 3 kgs.

selfish (adj.)

selfish (adj.)

to only car about yourself

My brother was very selfish. He wouldn’t share the iPad with me.

remarkable (adj.)

Wow!

Incredible!

Unbelievable!

remarkable (adj.)

when something is unexpected or too good to be true

We had a remarkable holiday in the Maldives. The water was so blue and the beaches were so clean. We saw a lot of beautiful fish, too.

to tend to (v.)

People from the UK

People from the US

to tend to (v.)

to be or act a certain way

British people tend to drink more tea than coffee. On the other hand, Americans tend to drink more coffee.

to decrease (v.)

to decrease (v.)

to go down in number or amount

When he got near the city, he decreased his speed from 120 to 80.

(opposite = increase)

to enhance (v.)

to enhance (v.)

to make something look better

Women enhance their appearance by wearing makeup.

reliable (adj.)

reliable (adj.)

dependable

My brother is very reliable. When he says that he will do something, he does it on time.