Words, meanings, examples – part 2

20 essential English words with meanings and examples

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1. Adventure

Meaning: An adventure is a fun or exciting thing that you do.
Example: Riding in the rough water was an adventure.

2. approach

Meaning: To approach something means to move close to it.
Example: The boy approached his school.

3. Carefully

Meaning: Carefully means with great attention, especially to detail or safety.
Example: The baby carefully climbed down the stairs.

4. Chemical

Meaning: A chemical is something that scientists use in chemistry.
Example: The scientist mixed the chemicals.

5. Create

Meaning: To create means to make something new.
Example: He created an igloo from blocks of snow.

6. Evil

Meaning: Evil describes something or someone as bad or cruel, not good.
Example: The evil figure scared us all.

7. Experiment

Meaning: An experiment is a test that you do to see what will happen.
Example: The student did an experiment in science class.

8. Kill

Meaning: To kill someone or something is to make them die.
Example: He killed the fly with a flyswatter.

9. Laboratory

Meaning: A laboratory is a room where a scientist works.
Example: My brother works in a laboratory.

10. Laugh

Meaning: A laugh is the sound made when someone is happy or a funny thing occurs.
Example: The sound of their laugh filled the room.

11. Loud

Meaning: If a sound is loud, it is strong and very easy to hear.
Example: The man’s voice was so loud that we could all hear him.

12. Nervous

Meaning: When a person is nervous, they think something bad will happen.
Example: The boy became nervous when he heard the news.

13. Noise

Meaning: A noise is an unpleasant sound.
Example: The crying baby made a loud noise.

14. Project

Meaning: A project is a type of work that you do for school or a job.
Example: His afternoon work project was to paint the room green.

15. Scare

Meaning: To scare someone is to make them feel afraid.
Example: My sister was scared by what she saw in the room.

16. Secret

Meaning: A secret is something that you do not tell other people.
Example: The two boys were sharing a secret.

17. Shout

Meaning: To shout is to say something loudly.
Example: My boss shouted at me because I was late for work.

18. Smell

Meaning: To smell something means to use your nose to sense it.
Example: The two friends smelled the flower.

19. Terrible

Meaning: If something is terrible, it is very bad.
Example: The way he treated his classmate was terrible.

20. Worse

Meaning: If something is worse, it is of poorer quality than another thing.
Example: Business was worse this month than last month