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Word list Unit 9 Advanced FOURTH EDITION

Here is a list of most of the adj = adjective n = noun pron = pronoun

new words in Unit 9 of adv = adverb opp = opposite pp = past participle
New Headway Advanced, conj = conjunction pl = plural v = verb
Fourth edition Student’s Book. coll = colloquial prep = preposition US = American English

devour v /dɪˈvaʊə( r) / to eat something eagerly and

Barley n /ˈbɑːli/
a tall plant like grass with long, straight h in large amounts so that nothing is left
airs growing from the head of each stem,
or the grain from this plant, used dough n /dəʊ/ flour mixed with water and
for food and for making beer and whisky often yeast, fat, or sugar, so that
it is ready for baking
beam v /biːm/ a line of light that shines from
a bright object enigma n /ɪˈnɪɡmə/ something that
is mysterious and seems impossible
broad daylight n, coll /brɔːd ˈdeɪlaɪt/ it happens during the day to understand completely
bush n /bʊʃ/ a plant with
many small branches growing either di epic n /ˈepɪk/ a film, poem, or book that
rectly from the ground or from a is long and contains a lot of action,
hard stem, giving usually dealing with
the plant a rounded shape
a historical subject

caged adj /keɪdʒd/ a space surrounded on

all sides by bars or wire, in equilibrium n /ˌekwɪˈlɪbriəm/ a state of balance
which animals or birds are kept
fair and square idiom in an honest way and without
cast v /kɑːst/ the actors in a film any doubt
/feə (r) ænd skweə (r)/

chase v /tʃeɪs/ to hurry after someone or something

in order to catch him, her, or it flinch v /flɪntʃ/ go back

compulsive adj /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ doing something a lot fold v /fəʊld/ Bend

and unable to stop doing it

go haywire idiom /ɡəʊ ˈheɪwaɪə(r)/ to stop working, often in a way
content adj /kənˈtent/ glad, happy, satisfied, pleased that is
very sudden and noticeable

corn n /kɔːn/ a tall plant grown in many parts of

the world for its yellow seeds, which goose n /ɡuːs/ a large water bird similar to
are eaten as food, made into flour, a duck but larger, or
or fed to animals the meat from this bird

deed n /diːd/ an intentional act, especially a

desperate adj /ˈdespərət/
destiny n /ˈdestəni/
gross adj /ɡrəʊs/ extremely unpleasant
very bad or very good one
guard n /ɡɑːd/ a person or group of people whose job is
grave, bad, serious, urgent to protect a person, place, or
thing from danger or attack, or
to prevent a person such as
a criminal from escaping
the things that will happen in
the future
howl v /ˈhaʊl/ to make a loud sound, usually
to express pain, sadness, or
another strong emotion
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impetuosity n /ɪmˌpetʃuˈɒsəti/ the quality or fact of doing
things suddenly,
without considering the results of y
our actions
indie adj /ˈɪndi/
made by small companies that are not owned by larger companies
intense adj /ɪnˈtens/ extreme and forceful or
a feeling) very strong
kinship n /ˈkɪnʃɪp/ the relationship between members of
the same family
loch n /lɒk/ in Scotland, a lake or inlet of
the sea or ocean
long for v /lɒŋ fɔː(r) / Desire
loose adj /luːs/ Free
lose it idiom /luːz
to stop being able to control your em
otions and suddenly start to shout, cr
y, or laugh
make sense of idiom /meɪk sens ɒv/ to understand
meet and greet idiom
/miːt ænd ɡriːt/ a reception at which a public figure
(such as a politician or rock star)
socializes with press members and
other guests
misty adj /ˈmɪsti/ Foggy
mood n /muːd/ the way you feel at a particular time
name and shame idiom to publicly say that a person, group,
or business has done something wrong
/neɪm ænd ʃeɪm/
nearest and dearest idiom
/ˈnɪərɪst ænd ˈdɪərɪst/ very close in relationship
obsessive-compulsive disorder noun relating to or characterized by
recurring obsessions and
compulsions especially as
symptoms of obsessive-compulsive
disorder
/əbˈsesɪv kəmˈpʌlsɪv dɪsˈɔːdə (r)/
outing n /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ a short journey made by
a group of people, usually
for pleasure or education
palm n /pɑːm/
primeval adj /praɪˈmiːvl/
quirky adj /ˈkwɜːki/
radiate v /ˈreɪdieɪt/
(of
retreat v /rɪˈtriːt/
risky adj /ˈrɪski/
road trip n /rəʊd trɪp/
roar v /rɔː( r) /
run amok idiom /rʌn əˈmɒk/
ɪt/
run riot idiom /rʌn ˈraɪət/
run wild idiom /rʌn waɪld/
scrawl v /skrɔːl/
self-conscious adj /ˌself ˈkɒnʃəs/
self-harm v /self-harm/
shiver n /ˈʃɪvə(r)/
shop ’til you drop idiom
/ʃɒp tɪl ju drɒp/
silhouette n /ˌsɪluˈet/
skid v /skɪd/
the
inside part of your hand from yo
ur wrist to
the base of your fingers
ancient; existing at or from a
very early time
Peculiar
to produce heat and/or light, or
(of heat or light) to be produced
to go away from
a place or person in order to esca
pe from fighting or danger
involving the possibility of
something bad happening
a long trip or holiday taken
by car
to make a long, loud, deep sound
in a violently raging, wild, or
uncontrolled manner
If people run riot, they behave in
a way that is
not controlled, running in
all directions or
being noisy or violent
If someone, often
a child, runs wild,
that person behaves as
they want to without
being controlled by anyone
to write something quickly,
without trying to
make your writing tidy or easy t
o read
Unsafe
to deliberately hurt yourself,
for example by cutting yourself,
because you
have emotional problems or
are mentally ill
shake slightly because
they feel cold, ill, or frightened
American idiom which means
to buying things until you are
physically tired and cannot walk
around the shops anymore
a dark shape seen against
a light surface
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sour adj /ˈsaʊə(r) / having a sharp, trance n /trɑːns/ a temporary mental condition in
sometimes unpleasant, taste or smel
which someone is
l, like a lemon, and not sweet
not completely conscious of
and/or not in control of himself
spark n /spɑːk/ a
or herself
very small piece of fire that flies ou
t from something that is burning, or
one that is made by rubbing two trap v /træp/ to catch an animal in a trap
hard things together, or
a flash of light made by electricity
upcoming adj /ˈʌpkʌmɪŋ/ happening soon
stalls n, pl /stɔːlz/ a large table or a small shop with
an open front from use it or lose it idiom
/juːz ɪt ɔː(r) uːz ɪt/ if you don't continue to practice
which goods are sold in or use an ability, you
a public place might lose that ability

vocation n /vəʊˈkeɪʃn/ a type of work that you feel you

submarine n /ˌsʌbməˈriːn/
tactile adj /ˈtæktaɪl/
a ship that can travel underwater are suited to doing and to which
you should give
all your time and energy, or
the feeling that
something that you can touch a type of work suits you in this
way

tolerable adj /ˈtɒlərəbl/ Acceptable

vow n /vaʊ/ a serious promise or decision

tomboy n /ˈtɒmbɔɪ/ a girl who acts and dresses like valley n /ˈvæli/
a boy, liking noisy, physical an area of low land between hill
s or mountains, often with
activities a river running through it

tone-deaf adj /ˌtəʊn ˈdef/ ward n /wɔːd/ one of the parts or large rooms into
which a hospital is divided, usually
not able to recognize different n
with beds for patients
otes or sing tunes accurately

wheat n /wiːt/ a plant whose yellowish-

brown grain is used for
making flour, or the grain itself:

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