4000 Essential English Words 3 Word Test: Unit 1

4000 Essential English Words 3
Word Test
Unit 1
Word Part Definition

acre n.
interior n.
adj. related to a king or queen
a closed space or room used for a special
n.
purpose
the importance, magnificence, or
n.
specialness of something
n. a long, deep space between two edges
v. to skillfully plan out how to make that thing
corridor n.
n. the main or central part of something
elite adj.
found v.
gap n.
the study of the remains left by ancient
n.
societies
adj. different or stands out
n. a large animal in the cat family
n. a job, position, or part in something
afterlife n.
sole adj.
a set of steps built to go from one level of a
n.
building to another
n. the top layer of something
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v. to talk about and promote a religious idea
v. to live, work, or be there
ladder n.
blacksmith n.
a tall pipe used to carry smoke out of a
n.
building
n. a person who gives money to help someone
to pay someone for the time they spent
v.
doing something
n. an area that is controlled by a country
v. to be more than something
v. to make or produce, especially with difficulty
people who are humble do not believe that
adj.
they are better than other people
a strong metal that is used to make many
n.
objects
arise v.
agreement n.
penny n.
v. to find or meet a person or thing
v. to be successful or make a lot of money
v. to keep it going
the feeling of having done or received
n.
something good
If people are modest, they do not think that
adj.
they are too important
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Unit 3

n. behavior that is wrong or breaks a law
shepherd n.
to pay back or to reward someone or
v.
something
v. to go to a place that may be dangerous
a house made of wood, grass, or mud that
n.
has only one or two rooms
to make someone feel less excited about
v.
something
adj. made to look real in order to trick people
a strong feeling of not liking someone or
n.
something
a person who takes care of very young, old,
n.
or sick people
inferior adj.
acquire v.
neglect v.
a person who has recently arrived at a place
n.
or a group
to not notice it or to not realize that it is
v.
important
awkward adj.
a plant from which we get the grain used to
n.
make bread
satisfactory adj.
to make someone believe something that is
v.
not true
ridiculous adj.
a house in the mountains used by people
n.
who hunt or fish
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Unit 4

alley n.
a type of tall, thin tree with needles instead
n.
of leaves
n. to say something that is not true as a joke
bunch n.
sled n.
decent adj.
n. a feeling that people get from their senses
n. the middle part of an arm, where it bends
adj. feels thankful about something
irritate v.
ax n.
adj. behavior that is very bad
adv. happens during the night
to keep doing something even when it is
v.
hard
chore n.
scar n.
adj. not held in place tightly
someone loved or admired with great
n.
affection
v. to laugh at or make fun of someone
v. to make someone angry or upset
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Unit 5

acquaint v.
spoil v.
creature n.
to hope that bad things happen to that
n.
person
something you wear so people cannot tell
v.
who you are
adj. nicer or more detailed than normal
a small electric light that people carry in
n.
their hands
n. something printed, like a newspaper or book
n. part of a coat that goes over a person’s head
inhabitant n.
to give someone or something the food
v.
needed to live
n. a sailor who steals things from other boats
a place where people are buried when they
n.
die
a question that is difficult to answer but
n.
meant to be funny
v. to slowly get softer and become destroyed
shortly adv.
skeleton n.
to not get enough food for a long period of
v.
time
thrill n.
wicked adj.
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Unit 6

v. to tell or warn that person about something
to experience and survive something
v.
difficult
v. to give comfort to a person who feels sad
a news report about very recent and
n.
important events
v. a small raised area on a surface
rear n.
closet n.
worm n.
a small part in furniture that is used to store
n.
things
chop v.
execute v.
grasp v.
a small part of a city, county, state, or
n.
country
senator n.
n. the hard head bone that protects the brain
underneath prep.
tap v.
tremendous adj.
broadcast n.
v. to mix it using something small, like a spoon
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Unit 7

refuge n.
adj. heavier than is healthy
always help or support a certain person or
adj.
thing
n. where the sky looks like it meets the ground
an area near the ocean where the land goes
n.
inward
the hard part at the bottom of a person’s
n.
face
an expression of unhappiness about
n.
something.
deaf adj.
adj. excited by or interested in something
expedition n.
bark v.
adj. person wants to be rich or successful
adj. very bright or smart
adj. felt in the same way by two or more people
abandon v.
how living things experience the world:
n.
sight, taste, smell, hearing and touch
v. to put it back the way it was
to push on it and move your hand back and
v.
forth
mayor n.
n. a doctor who takes care of animals
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Unit 8

a small, sharp piece of metal used to make
n.
or fix clothes
a hard, white substance that comes from
n.
elephants
feeling upset and embarrassed because of a
adj.
bad action
burst v.
adv. moves vertically towards the direction above
arithmetic n.
n. hard black material that people burn for heat
n. a long, soft seat that many people can sit on
thread n.
a building in which wheat is ground into
n.
flour
n. cloth used to make clothes, furniture, etc.
n. high areas of land, usually with mountains
a day that celebrates something from the
n.
past
carpenter n.
v. to fall a little bit at a time
v. to rub it in order to make it shiny
to put pieces of cloth together using string
v.
or thread
a small building in which people store things
n.
like tools
elegant adj.
trim v.
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Unit 9

someone who agrees to help or support
n.
another person or group
v. to talk about how great one is
to move up and away from a surface after
v.
hitting it
v. to try to push another competitor to the floor
bully n.
to cause pain by pushing a sharp part into
v.
the skin
quarrel n.
v. to beat that person in a game or battle
n. a circular tool, like the front of a clock
v. to move slowly on hands and knees
n. action that causes physical or mental pain
mercy n.
nod v.
a person or group trying to defeat another
n.
person or group
substances in foods like bread that give
n.
energy
someone trying to achieve the same thing as
n.
another
sore adj.
entire adj.
v. to try very hard
adj. stronger than others
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Unit 10

urgent adj.
writing or speech that has words with the
n.
same ending sounds
adj. has no hair
a good feeling after something bad or
n.
challenging ends
n. a cart used to carry heavy things
divorce n.
imitate v.
a piece of cloth that people use to keep
n.
warm or to sit upon
infant n.
v. to take that person illegally
nap n.
pat v.
adv. done so that people can hear it
to make something exactly how someone
v.
else did it
n. the state of something being away
to put something in your mouth and try to
v.
get something out of it
creep v.
vanish v.
adv. no place or not existing
a line on a person’s face that appears as
n.
they get old
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Unit 11

a vehicle that has an engine and wings and
n.
flies in the air
July n.
bloom v.
n. a long, light boat with pointed ends
a thick, heavy, woven fabric used to cover
n.
the floor
upper adj.
a piece of furniture that people sit at to do
n.
work
a place where people can watch movies or
n.
live shows
a large electrical machine used to keep food
n.
cold
someone who is invited to an event,
n.
occasion, or location
host n.
n. the design and form of a building
adj. belongs to the current time
a building that displays cultural, social, and
n.
scientific objects
pink adj.
a container made of woven materials that is
n.
used to carry things
n. a measure of how hot or cold something is
cousin n.
a large space where people can see works of
n.
art
to greet someone or something with
v.
pleasure
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Unit 12

swift adj.
n. a round thing that you can keep liquids in
scent n.
adj. relaxed or simple
a set of all the things needed to do
n.
something
n. care and attention in order to avoid danger
adj. the opposite to another thing
v. to mix it into a liquid until it disappears
toss v.
v. to close it or attach it to something
to suddenly move apart in many smaller
v.
pieces
beam n.
puff n.
rag n.
v. to make it go in many places
v. to think that it will happen
steel n.
a very small living thing that can make
n.
people sick
adj. one done on purpose, not by accident
n. the act or feeling of winning
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Unit 13

a police officer who is in charge of a large
n.
area
a place where ships stop to load and unload
n.
things
an area of water along a shore where boats
n.
land
n. a small metal object that is shot out of a gun
devil n.
v. to be moved slowly by wind or water
v. to make a person follow a rule
startle v.
adj. feels upset or angry about something
inhabit n.
the part of a gun that a person pulls to make
n.
it fire
n. a person who has at least a million dollars
prep. someone aboard a ship or plane is in or on it
v. to walk at a steady pace together with others
n. to lose liquid from the body through the skin
n. a long journey made on a boat or an aircraft
unify v.
vessel n.
n. a source of water made by people
to like and honor a person, thing, or
n.
religious figure
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Unit 14

to feel so nervous or afraid that one cannot
v.
think clearly
to tell them something is true to make them
v.
less worried
massive adj.
v. to put one or both knees on the ground
v. to become friends with person
departure n.
n. the hat worn by a king or queen
a person who learns how to do a job from a
n.
skilled person
adj. works hard and is careful
n. he leader of a group of countries
a thread of a substance used to make
n.
clothes or rope
bleed v.
horrible adj.
n. a person who cooks in a restaurant
n. a piece of cloth used to stop bleeding
an expensive thing that is nice but not
n.
needed
impolite adj.
something that is more important than other
things
robe n.
to criticize someone angrily for doing
v.
something wrong
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Unit 15

affair n.
slim adj.
v. to cook it in an oven or over a fire
stove n.
cheerful adj.
the diameter of a round thing is the length
n.
across its center
to use it for greedy reasons rather than good
v.
reasons
famine n.
a criminal act that involves someone
n.
stealing something
merry adj.
a hard seed or fruit that comes from some
n.
trees and bushes
v. to ask God for protection or help
pharaoh n.
adj. ready to be eaten
a group gathered together for the same
n.
reason
a way of doing things that is the same every
n.
time
scheme n.
a breakfast food made from grains that is
n.
eaten with milk
n. the act of collecting food from farming
to not be angry at someone for asking a
v.
question or for making a mistake
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Unit 16

a piece from something larger, such as a
n.
cake
something that one must endure for any
n.
wrongdoing
sorrow n.
the state of being happily away from other
n.
people
the work of collecting the news to put in
n.
newspapers or on TV
to stop someone or something from doing
v.
something
n. fairness in the way that people are treated
tidy adj.
adj. involved with literature in some way
pharmacy n.
n. a small object that has medicine inside
to believe something is true without being
v.
certain
aptitude n.
adolescent n.
sensible adj.
to say a nice thing about someone or
n.
something
n. freedom to do what one wants
a thin tube that is used to suck liquid into
n.
the mouth
swell v.
a group of people that listen to a trial and
n.
say if someone is guilty
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Unit 17

affection n.
a feeling of sadness for another person who
n.
feels bad
vibrate v.
n. ground that is not flat
v. to say it is not important
to explode or blow apart, especially a
v.
volcano
fate n.
confine v.
the hot substance made of melted rock that
n.
comes out of volcanoes
miserable adj.
navigate v.
n. what is left
v. to find it and get it back
shallow adj.
the grey or black powder created when
n.
something is burned
n. to spread across an amount of time or space
something magical that people believe is
n.
real
originate v.
n. a business or service set up to act for others
v. to walk without going to a certain place
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Unit 18

n. metal worn by soldiers to protect the body
a change to the political system by a group
n.
of people
lightning n.
boom n.
v. to leave a place, usually during war
n. part of a fire
the state of being free from the control of
n.
others
a soldier of high rank and skill who usually
n.
serves a king
blaze v.
a person who fights the government in order
n.
to change it
v. to run away because of losing a fight
cliff n.
a long stick with a blade on one end that is
n.
used as a weapon
v. to give up control of it or to give it away
summit n.
thunder n.
n. soldiers that fight in groups in a battle
warrior n.
adj. a slope or angle that rises or falls sharply
n. an attack by a group from another country
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Unit 19

bench n.
rage n.
an argument or disagreement that people
n.
have
adj. one that has no things in it
orphan n.
stem n.
n. an event that is usually not pleasant
water that can be seen in the air or on a
n.
surface
n. a non-living thing that you can see or touch
a small flower with white petals and a yellow
n.
center
supper n.
pregnant adj.
to move quietly in order not to be seen or
v.
heard
the act of hurting someone who has hurt
n.
you
tender adj.
to breathe out loudly to show tiredness,
v.
boredom, or sadness
to make a secret plan to do something that
v.
is wrong or mean
adj. to give it away because it is not needed
a bad feeling about things one has done
n.
wrong
horror n.
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Unit 20

outcome n.
to make a long, loud sound like a wolf or a
v.
dog
n. the time of day when the sun rises
n. a baby animal, such as a bear or lion
dissatisfied adj.
seize v.
adj. easy to see or understand
n. ice that falls from the sky when rain freezes
prep. under or lower than
leap v.
vital adj.
n. something that is needed
n. a condition without difficulty or hard work
a large group of things on top of one
n.
another
profound adj.
terrific adj.
v. to press it together and hold it tightly
adj. the highest level or best quality
magnificent adj.
n. part of someone’s personality
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Unit 21

attack v.
female n.
n. the short form of deoxyribonucleic acid
a thinly wrapped paper tube filled with
n.
tobacco that is smoked
adj. cells are the result of cancer
n. used to make food taste sweet
a serious disease that causes cells to grow
n.
abnormally
population n.
a medical treatment to make a sickness go
v.
away
destruction n.
n. one of the two soft parts on a woman’s chest
adj. large in size or amount
to receive something that is passed down
v.
from a relative
controls what it looks like, how an organism
n.
grows, and how it develops
a set of symbols used to hide or read a
n.
message
link n.
male adj.
the smallest part of a living thing that can
n.
live by itself
n. happens because of something else
adv. more information will be added
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Unit 22

peer v.
inquire v.
to offer them something they want but
v.
shouldn’t have
a category that describes being either a boy
n.
or a girl
n. to pay that person to do some job
a certain amount of medicine taken at one
n.
time
to make it a certain color by using a special
v.
chemical
n. how large, important, or serious it is
circus n.
headline n.
stripe n.
accommodate v.
one who carries information from one place
n.
to another
n. a large farm where animals are kept
portrait n.
v. to stay in one place without moving
adj. casual and relaxed, not official
v. to control where it goes
coincide v.
tame adj.
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Unit 23

v. to not let people do it
adv. an action doesn’t happen very often
v. to admit a bad or embarrassing truth
terrified adj.
n. the time of the day when the sky is light
to cut the hairs on one’s face with a sharp
v.
tool
exhausting adj.
v. to become quieter or less bright
to play a game that involves winning or
v.
losing money
lawn n.
person will try anything to do or change
adj.
something
v. to cut it to make it short
n. a criminal who hides from the police
n. a possibility that something will happen
a bag in which women keep money, makeup,
n.
keys, etc.
rod n.
fierce adj.
n. a small, old house in the countryside
adj. careful to avoid danger
n. a man who can do magic
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Unit 24

adj. done in a different country
a piece of written work that is not in its final
n.
form
a group of people who gather to watch
n.
someone do something
adj. the highest amount of anything allowed
adj. lasts a short time
currency n.
remote adj.
a company that takes people to different
n.
places by plane
bargain n.
v. to form a group or bring together
a fun and creative activity people do in their
n.
free time
income n.
a time period in which someone does not
adj.
sleep
data n.
adj. approved by someone in authority
n. to give advice based on experience
v. to mention or call attention to it
jet n.
something that happens within a particular
adj.
country
volume n.
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Unit 25

to spread something around, especially in a
v.
circular way
something that looks real, but doesn’t
n.
actually exist
the part of a country’s military that fights at
n.
sea
a series of rulers who are all from the same
n.
family
resign v.
a white layer of ice that forms during very
n.
cold weather
adj. happening because of a different situation
to die from not being able to breathe
v.
underwater
v. to take over a place by force
prep. introduces a route or means of travel
adj. a hidden cause or reason
merit n.
to shake as a result of excitement or cold
b.
weather
the cold places on Earth’s north and south
adj.
ends
a line of light that comes from a bright
n.
object
adj. something related to the sea
suicide n.
a rank in the military or police, or a person
n.
with that rank
v. to come, or originate, from a thing or place
fraction n.
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Unit 26

alter v.
a string on fireworks that burns to make
them explode
embrace v.
v. to mix two or more things together
a root of a plant that is used to make food
n.
spicy and sweet
v. to press it together so its shape is destroyed
the season of the year between summer and
n.
winter
disgusting adj.
a pipe that carries away water from a
n.
building, such as in a kitchen
done toward the side of something or
adv.
someplace
v. to slide a piece of cloth over it to clean it
collapse v.
a powder that is used to make foods like
n.
bread
a paper that proves that something was
n.
received or bought
adj. might take something from you
to wish that you had something that other
v.
person has
n. a thick and smooth substance
objects that create colored lights when they
n.
are lit
to move in a line that bends and does not go
n.
straight
n. a thin string made out of metal
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Unit 27
v. to accept that it is true or that it exists
an unfair opinion about people based on the
n.
group they belong to
blonde n.
the collection of features of a society, such
n.
as language and religion
v. to pull it across the ground
to say that something is bigger or better
v.
than it really is
v. to attack and take control of it
a government worker who works in another

n.
country
something that is wrong for religious

n.
reasons
adv. happens at the same time as another action
a piece of jewelry that people wear around
n.
their necks
does not trust others, or is not trusted by
adj.
others
precious adj.
tin n.
rumor n.
spectacle n.
n. a pile of different things
to say things that will hurt the person’s
v.
feelings
noble n.
an attractive container in which people keep
n.
flowers
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Unit 28
v. to hurt, or cause pain
merchant n.
to wait for a short time before doing
v.
something
n. a scientist who works with chemicals
chill n.
to crash into something so that liquid
v.
spreads out
adj. something is made from milk
descend v.
n. the level of the water in the sea
something is of or from the cold, far-north
adj.
part of the Earth
an organization that works to help a city or
n.
group of people
jog v.
suburb n.
to push something quickly with your finger
v.
or a pointed object
v. to make it happen later than planned
canal n.
adj. don’t change their minds easily
n. a person who sells food
n. a group of leaders in a government
tragedy n.
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Unit 29

an object that explodes and destroys large
n.
areas
an official document that gives one
n.
permission to do something
glance v.
coffin n.
gaze v.
the act of saying that something is not
n.
correct or good
v. to cause great damage or pain to that thing
v. to make an unhappy look with one’s face
n. an event that makes a situation what it is
a document that says that something is true
n.
or happened
rotate v.
to cope with a difficult or stressful situation
v.
means to deal with it
adj. relates to the division or joining of atoms
a device that makes small objects look
n.
bigger
the feeling of deep sadness, usually when a
n.
person dies
portray v.
a boat that can go underwater for long
n.
periods of time
something bought to remember of a place or
n.
event
groom n.
v. to follow over it with the eyes or a finger
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Unit 30

n. the outline of a country’s coast
a deep and accurate understanding of
n.
something
spouse n.
distance n.
the body part between the top of the arm
n.
and the neck
to prevent or discourage someone from
v.
doing something
proficient adj.
might n.
to ensure that what has been planned is
v.
done
headache n.
n. a crack or break in something
the knowledge and skills to do something
n.
well
n. the state of being hopeful about the future
raft n.
to push or move something quickly with a
v.
lot of force
v. to come up with an idea or plan about it
v. to push it with a lot of power
ridge n.
limb n.
to be able to accept it even when it is
v.
unpleasant
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