VOCABULARY UNIT 2: RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTY

WORD PRONUNCIATION PART OF SPEECH MEANING EXAMPLE

To mess / mɛs/ Verb To do something badly or spoil something. I made a real mess of my final
exams.
To be like chalk and / laɪk ʧɔːk ænd ʧiːz/ Phrase To be completely different from each other. My brother and I are like chalk
cheese and cheese.
Amused / əˈmjuːzd / Adjective Showing that you think something is funny. She was very amused by/at
your comments.
Reliable / rɪˈlaɪəbl / Adjective Someone or something that is reliable can Gideon is very reliable - if he
be trusted or believed because he, she, or it says he'll do something, he'll do
works or behaves well in the way you it.
expect.
Dull / dʌl / Adjective Not interesting or exciting in any way. She wrote dull, respectable
articles for the local
newspaper.
Witty / ˈwɪti / Adjective Using words in a clever and funny way. He was witty and very
charming.
To go off / gəʊ ɒf / Verb To stop working. The damage to the fuse box
caused the power to go off.
Bonfire / ˈbɒnˌfaɪə / Noun A large fire that is made outside to burn In every town in the country
unwanted things, or for pleasure. bonfires were lighted, and
every colonial assembly sent
thanks to the King.
To stay in / steɪ ɪn / Verb To stay in your home. Let's stay in tonight and watch
a movie.
Aircraft / ˈeəkrɑːft / Noun Any vehicle, with or without an engine that Captain Firth sat at the controls
can fly, such as a plane or helicopter. of the aircraft.