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LEVEL 3 WORD LIST

UNIT two
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
ability ความสามารถ noun [count] /əˈbɪləti/ the fact of being able When humans
to do something developed higher
cognitive abilities such
as language, their
sense of smell was less
important.
academic วิชาการ adjective /ˌækəˈdemɪk/ good at learning I was academic at
things by studying school; I worked
hard and I got good
grades.
amygdala อมิกดาลา noun [count] /əˈmɪgdələ/ the part of the In the human brain,
brain that processes the amygdala is
emotions and located near the
memories olfactory cortex.
This is why smell and
emotion are closely
linked.
animal สัตว์ noun [count] /ˈænɪm(ə)l/ any living thing that is A human’s sense of
not a human, a plant, smell is weaker than
an insect, a bird, or that of many other
a fish animals.
associate ร่วมมือ verb phrase /əˈsoʊʃiˌeɪt/ to form a connection I always associate the
(something in your mind between smell of chocolate
with different people or with my grandmother’s
something/ things house.
someone)
attitude ทัศนคติ noun [count] /ˈætɪˌtud/ someone’s opinions It’s important to have
or feelings about a positive attitude
something, especially when you start a new
shown by their job.
behavior
authority ผู้มีอำ�นาจ noun [count] /ɔˈθɔrəti/ people with power When I was a teenager
over you, usually in an I always questioned
official way authority, for example,
my teachers and my
parents.
baby ทารก noun [count] /ˈbeɪbi/ a very young child The sense of smell
who cannot talk or develops in babies
walk yet before the sense of
vision.
be located อยู่ตรงที่ verb phrase /bi loʊˈkeɪtɪd/ existing in a particular In the human brain,
place the brainstem is
located in front of the
cerebellum.
beagle สุนัขพันธุ์บีเกิล noun [count] /ˈbiɡ(ə)l/ a type of dog with My first dog was a
short hair and long beagle named Bonzo.
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bloodhound สุนัขพันธุ์บลัดฮาวด์ noun [count] /ˈblʌdˌhaʊnd/ a large dog that can A bloodhound has
smell very well, has 220 million smell
long, hanging ears, receptors and so it has
and is often used for an excellent sense of
finding out where smell.
someone is or has
been
bored เบื่อ adjective /bɔrd/ feeling impatient or I’m bored at work
dissatisfied because because every day is
you are not interested the same!
in something, or
because you have
nothing to do
certain แน่นอน determiner /ˈsɜrt(ə)n/ used for referring Certain smells make
to someone or me think of when we
something without lived in Greece.
being specific about
exactly what or who
they are
child เด็ก noun [count] /tʃaɪld/ a young person from Did you have any
the time they are born pets when you were a
until they are about 14 child?
years old
childhood วัยเด็ก noun /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/ the time of your life She had a happy
[noncount] when you are a child childhood with her
parents and two
brothers.
chocolate-chip คุกกี้ช็อคโกแลตชิพ noun [count] /ˈtʃɑklət tʃɪp a type of cookie that The smell of
cookie ˈkʊki/ contains small pieces chocolate-chip cookies
of chocolate reminds me of my
mom, because she
used to do a lot of
baking.
clearly ชัดเจน adverb /ˈklɪrli/ in a way that is I can clearly remember
sensible and not the day I got my first
confused puppy.
cognitive เกี่ยวกับกระบวนการ adjective /ˈkɑɡnətɪv/ in psychology, a Humans developed
การรับรู้ cognitive science or higher cognitive
process is one that abilities, such as
is connected with language.
recognizing and
understanding things
cologne โคโลญจ์ noun /kəˈloʊn/ a liquid with a When I smell that
[noncount] pleasant smell that cologne, I think of
you put on your skin, my father because he
usually less expensive always wore it.
than perfume
compare เปรียบเทียบ verb /kəmˈper/ used for saying how How do your test
good or bad one results compare with
thing is in relation to other students in your
another class?
country ประเทศ noun [count] /ˈkʌntri/ an area of land France is the country I
that has its own was born in.
government and
official borders
cue การบอกเป็นนัย noun [count] /kju/ an event, action, or Researchers have
statement that tells done experiments to
someone indirectly compare smell stimuli
that they should do with other stimuli as
something memory cues.

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danger ความอันตราย noun [count] /ˈdeɪndʒər/ a situation in which Animals use their
harm, death, damage, sense of smell to
or destruction is recognize danger,
possible and it can be the
difference between
life and death.
definitely แน่นอน adverb /ˈdefənɪtli/ without any doubt I was definitely a party
animal when I was in
college. I was always
out at parties.
dementia โรคสมองเสื่อม noun /dɪˈmenʃə/ a serious illness My father suffers from
[noncount] affecting someone’s dementia and now he
brain and memory doesn’t know who I
where they gradually am when I visit him.
stop being able to
think or behave in a
normal way
describe พรรณนา verb /dɪˈskraɪb/ to give details about Can you describe the
what someone or man you saw in detail?
something is like What did he look like?
emotion อารมณ์ noun [count] /ɪˈmoʊʃ(ə)n/ a feeling that you The emotion I felt
experience, for more than anything
example, love, fear, or after my exams was
anger relief!
emotional เกี่ยวกับอารมณ์ adjective /ɪˈmoʊʃ(ə)nəl/ relating to feelings Why do smells cause
and the way that they strong emotional
affect your life responses?
except ยกเว้น preposition /ɪkˈsept/ used for introducing I got along well with
the only person, thing, most of my teachers
or fact that is not except the geography
included in your main teacher who was very
statement strict.
experience ประสบการณ์ noun [count] /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ something that We often forget an
happens to you or a experience until we
situation that you are smell something
involved in associated with it.
experiment การทดลอง noun [count] /ɪkˈsperɪmənt/ a scientific test Researchers have
to find out what done experiments to
happens to someone compare smell stimuli
or something in with other stimuli.
particular conditions
fair งานแฟร์ noun [count] /fer/ an event where When I was a child, I
people ride on special loved the rides and
machines for fun and the games at the local
play games to win fair.
prizes
feel รู้สึก verb /fil/ to be in a particular How did you feel
state as a result of an on your first day of
emotion or a physical school?
feeling
findings ผลลัพธ์ noun /ˈfaɪndɪŋz/ information that you The government
[noncount] discover or opinions seems to have ignored
that you form after the findings of its own
doing research report.
fresh สดใหม่ adjective /freʃ/ recently done, made, I love the smell of
or experienced fresh bread – straight
from the oven!

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geeky ที่หมกมุ่นกับเรื่องใด adjective /ɡiki/ to be boring, He’s a little geeky. He
เรื่องหนึ่งมาก especially because spends most of the
you are interested weekend on his laptop
only in one subject and game console.
like computers,
technology, etc.
hear ได้ยิน verb /hɪr/ to realize that When I hear that song,
someone or it makes me feel sad.
something is making a
sound
hearing การได้ยิน noun /ˈhɪrɪŋ/ your ability to hear Her hearing isn’t
[noncount] sounds good; you have to
speak very loudly.
human คน noun [count] /ˈhjumən/ a person Humans have fewer
smell receptors than
many animals.
immediately ทันที adverb /ɪˈmidiətli/ without delay Smell memories
are so strong they
can transport us
immediately to the
past.
implication ความหมายโดยนัย noun [count] /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ a possible effect or What medical
result implications does
research in smell and
memory have?
importance ความสำ�คัญ noun /ɪmˈpɔrt(ə)ns/ the fact of being Research emphasizes
[noncount] important, or the the importance of
degree to which exercise in reducing
something or blood pressure.
someone is important
include รวมถึง verb /ɪnˈklud/ to make someone Decide which ideas
or something part you want to include
of a group, set, or and organize them.
collection of things
international นานาชาติ adjective /ˌɪntərˈnæʃən(ə)l/ involving several International aid
countries or existing organizations are
between countries appealing for
donations from
Western governments.
joker ตัวตลก noun [count] /ˈdʒoʊkər/ someone who likes to My boss is a real joker;
tell jokes or do things he likes us to have fun
to make people laugh at work.
lifetime ช่วงระยะเวลาของการ noun [count] /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/ the period of time He achieved a lot in
ดำ�รงชีวิต when someone is alive his short lifetime.
love ความรัก noun [count] /lʌv/ someone you have a Her perfume reminded
romantic relationship him of an old love
with from his hometown.
make changes ทำ�ให้เกิดการ verb /meɪk ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz/ make something Please don’t make any
เปลี่ยนแปลง different changes to my work; I
like it as it is.
medical เกี่ยวกับการแพทย์ adjective /ˈmedɪk(ə)l/ relating to medicine What medical
and the treatment of implications does
injuries and diseases research in smell and
memory have?
memorize ท่องจำ� verb /ˈmeməˌraɪz/ to learn something so I memorized my
that you remember it speech so I could say
perfectly it without the words in
front of me.

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memory ความจำ� noun /ˈmem(ə)ri/ the ability to My memory is getting
[noncount] remember things worse as I get older.
I can’t remember
people’s names.
memory ความทรงจำ� noun [count] /ˈmem(ə)ri/ something that you The memory of that
remember night is still clear in my
mind.
memory loss สูญเสียความทรงจำ� noun /ˈmem(ə)ri lɔs/ when you cannot Researchers have
[noncount] remember things found that when
people with memory
loss smell something
associated with their
youth, they are often
able to describe a
memory in great
detail.
million ล้าน number /ˈmɪljən/ the number 1,000,000 People download
millions of songs every
day.
multiplication ตารางสูตรคูณ noun /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n lists that show the We had to memorize
tables [noncount] teɪb(ə)lz/ results of multiplying our multiplication
all the combinations tables at school and
of two numbers say them aloud in
between 1 and 12 math class.
together
nose จมูก noun [count] /noʊz/ the part of your Look at the model’s
face above your face: she has green
mouth that you use eyes, a small mouth,
for smelling and and a perfect nose.
breathing
party animal คนที่ชอบไปปาร์ตี้ noun phrase /ˈpɑrti ænɪm(ə)l/ someone who enjoys Maria is a real party
มากๆ going to lots of animal; she’s always
parties out with her friends at
parties.
perfume น้ำ�หอม noun /ˈpɜrfjum/ a liquid with a This perfume smells
[noncount] pleasant smell that great. Do you want to
you put on your skin try it?
personality บุคลิกลักษณะ noun [count] /ˌpɜrsəˈnæləti/ the part of a You use the word
person that makes character when you
them behave in a are talking about
particular way in whether someone
social situations, for is good or bad, or
example, in a friendly honest or dishonest.
or unfriendly way, or What’s her personality
in a confident or shy like? Is she friendly or
way. is she shy?
physiology กระบวนการทำ�งาน noun /ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/ the way that the body The reason we react to
ของอวัยวะต่างๆ ใน [noncount] of a particular living smells comes down to
ร่างกายของสิ่งมีชีวิต thing operates our human physiology.
poem กลอน noun /ˈpoʊəm/ a piece of writing We had to memorize
using beautiful or poems at school and
unusual language say them aloud in our
arranged in fixed lines English class.
that have a particular
beat and often rhyme
popcorn ข้าวโพดคั่ว noun /ˈpɑpˌkɔrn/ a food made from They always buy
[noncount] dried grains of maize popcorn to share
that swell when they when they go to the
are heated movies.

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popular มีชื่อเสียง adjective /ˈpɑpjələr/ a popular person is Hayley was very
liked by many people popular at school.
Everyone liked her!
puppy ลูกสุนัข noun [count] /ˈpʌpi/ a very young dog My dog is big now,
but when he was a
puppy he could sit in
the palm of my hand.
question คำ�ถาม verb /ˈkwestʃ(ə)n/ to express doubts When he was a
about something or teenager, he used to
challenge it question authority
all the time. He was
always arguing with his
parents.
rebel ผู้ก่อการกบฎ noun [count] /ˈreb(ə)l/ someone who James has always
opposes people in been a rebel, but he’s
authority or opposes not a criminal!
accepted ways of
doing things
recent ไม่ไม่นานมานี้ adjective /ˈrisənt/ has happened or My hearing has
started a short time become worse in
ago recent years; it used to
be fine.
recognize จำ�ได้ verb /ˈrekəɡˌnaɪz/ to know who the Animals use their
person is or what the sense of smell to
thing is that you are recognize danger; it
seeing, hearing, etc. can be the difference
because you have between life and
seen, heard, etc. them death.
before
remind เตือน verb /rɪˈmaɪnd/ to make someone She reminds me of my
think of someone sister. They look very
or something else similar.
because of being very
similar to them
research วิจัย noun /rɪˈsɜrtʃ/ the detailed study of Recent research
[noncount] something in order shows that music has
to discover new facts, a positive effect on
especially in a college patient health.
or scientific institution
response การตอบโต้ noun [count] /rɪˈspɑns/ a reaction Humans have strong
emotional responses
to smells.
scan อ่านผ่านๆ verb /skæn/ to read something Scan the article quickly
very quickly, in order to find out the main
to get a general points.
idea of its meaning
or to find particular
information
sense of smell ประสาทสัมผัสการดม noun /sens əv smel/ the natural ability that A human’s sense of
กลิ่น [noncount] most people have to smell is weaker than
smell that of many other
animals.
short สั้น adjective /ʃɔrt/ a period of time that I gave a short
is short, does not last presentation about
very long, or seems to the new product. It
pass quickly only lasted for a few
minutes.
sight สิ่งที่มองเห็น noun [count] /saɪt/ a person or thing that Certain sights or
you see that has a sounds bring back
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sight การมองเห็น noun /saɪt/ the ability to see, He lost 75 percent of
[noncount] using your eyes his sight in his right
eye.
smell กลิ่น noun [count] /smel/ the pleasant or It’s strange how
unpleasant quality certain smells can
of something that bring back vivid
you notice when you memories.
breathe in through
your nose
smell ดมกลิ่น verb /smel/ to notice or recognize When I smell the
the smell of ocean, I always think
something of the summers I used
to spend there.
smell receptor เส้นประสาทรับกลิ่น noun [count] /smel rɪˈseptər/ a nerve in your nose Humans have
that sends messages 20 million smell
to your central receptors, compared
nervous system to a bloodhound with
220 million!
song เพลง noun [count] /sɔŋ/ a piece of music with When I hear this
words that you sing song, it brings back
memories of being in
college.
sound เสียง noun [count] /saʊnd/ something that you The room was very
can hear quiet; I couldn’t hear a
sound.
species ชนิดพันธุ์ noun [count] /ˈspiʃiz/ a plant or animal An animal’s sense
group whose of smell enables it
members all have to recognize other
similar general animals of the same
features and are able species.
to produce young
plants or animals
together
stimuli สิ่งกระตุ้น noun [count] /ˈstɪmjəli/ things that produce Researchers have
a reaction in a plant, done experiments to
animal, or person see the effect of smell
stimuli on our memory.
strong แข็งแรง adjective /strɔŋ/ able to produce a Smell memories
powerful effect are so strong they
can transport us
immediately to the
past.
suddenly อย่างกระทันกัน adverb /ˈsʌd(ə)nli/ quickly and without A strange feeling
any warning suddenly came over
him.
suffer from ทรมานจาก verb /ˈsʌfər frəm/ to have a particular She suffered from
illness or physical depression for most of
problem her adult life.
survival การรอดตาย noun /sərˈvaɪv(ə)l/ the fact or state of In these jungle areas,
[noncount] continuing to live or every day is a fight for
exist, especially in survival
difficult conditions
sweet หวาน adjective /swit/ pleasant in smell, My first puppy was so
sound, or appearance sweet and gentle.
taste รสชาติ noun [count] /teɪst/ the flavor that The taste of chocolate
something creates in reminds me of being
your mouth when you a child.
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technology เทคโนโลยี noun [count] /tekˈnɑlədʒi/ advanced scientific How has technology
knowledge used for changed children’s
practical purposes, lives?
especially in industry
tend (to) มักจะ verb /tend/ to usually do a The gym tends to get
particular thing very busy at about six
o’clock.
think back (to) ย้อนคิดกลับไป phrasal verb /θɪŋk bæk/ to think about I’ve been trying to
something that think back to the last
happened in the past time I saw her.
tone of voice โทนเสียง noun /toʊn əv vɔɪs/ the sound of “Really?” Simone said
[noncount] someone’s voice that in a surprised tone of
shows what they are voice.
feeling
touch การสัมผัส noun /tʌtʃ/ the sense that tells You have to identify
[noncount] you what something the foods through
feels like through your touch and smell; you
skin, or when you put can’t see or taste
your fingers on it them!
transport ขนส่ง verb /trænsˈpɔrt/ to make you imagine Certain smells
or feel as if you are can transport us
in a different place or immediately to the
time past.
troublemaker ตัวปัญหา noun [count] /ˈtrʌb(ə)lˌmeɪkər/ someone who causes Fred was a
problems, often by troublemaker at
being violent or by school, but now he’s a
making others argue police officer!
or not obey people in
authority
uncertain ไม่แน่นอน adjective /ʌnˈsɜrt(ə)n/ not feeling sure about I left the meeting
what to do, whether feeling anxious and
something is true, etc. uncertain about what
to do next.
vaguely อย่างคลุมเครือ adverb /ˈveɪɡli/ in a way that is not I vaguely remember
clear meeting Kate, but
I’m not sure where or
when.
visual เกี่ยวกับการมองเห็น adjective /ˈvɪʒuəl/ relating to things that Television news brings
you can see us visual images from
around the world.
vivid ที่ชัดแจ้ง adjective /ˈvɪvɪd/ having or producing I have a vivid memory
very clear and of the first time we
detailed images in the met. I remember it
mind clearly.
whole ทั้งหมด adjective /hoʊl/ all of something Practice saying the
whole presentation so
you know it from start
to finish.
youth เยาวชน noun /juθ/ the time in someone’s In his youth, he had
[noncount] life when they are traveled and seen
young much of the world.

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