161 Unit 9 Vocabulary Reading/Writing Listening/Speaking

proud (adj.)

to be very happy about someone because of what he has done The parents were proud of their son when he graduated at the top of his class.

to owe (v.)

to have to pay back someone the money that they loaned you Hassan owes me KD 100. or to exist or be successful because of someone or something else Apple owes its success to Steve Jobs.

extremely (adv.)

very, very It gets extremely hot in Kuwait in August.

to attend (v.)

to go to a place or event I want to attend the World Cup in Rio this year.

generosity (n.)

the quality of freely giving money (or things) to help others Kuwaitis showed a lot of generosity to Syrians by donating food and clothing. generous (adj.)

commitment (n.)

a promise (to make a commitment = to promise) Reem made a commitment to her mother to not text while driving the car.

to distribute (v.)

to give something to many people to hand out Ms. Nancy distributed the quizzes to her students.

to inspire (v.)

to encourage someone to do something good for another person When my sister gave money to charity, that inspired me to give some money, too. or to live in a way that others want to be like you Ms. Nancy’s aunt inspired her to live all over the world.

transition (n.)

a change It is a big transition to go from being single to being married. (synonym = adjustment)

adjustment (n.)

getting used to a new situation It was a huge adjustment for Ameera and Khaled when their baby was born. (synonym = transition)

positive (adj.)

good or happy Abdulaziz had positive feelings about the final exam. He knew that he was ready. (opposite = negative)

to suspect (v.) Hmmmm?

to suspect (v.) to guess The wind outside is very strong. I suspect that we will have a dust storm soon.

to measure (v.)

to count or to see how large something is The last time he measured himself, he had lost 3 kgs.

selfish (adj.)

to only car about yourself My brother was very selfish. He wouldn’t share the iPad with me.

remarkable (adj.)

when something is unexpected or too good to be true We had a remarkable holiday in the Maldives. The water was so blue and the beaches were so clean. We saw a lot of beautiful fish, too.

to tend to (v.) People from the UK People from the US

to tend to (v.) to be or act a certain way British people tend to drink more tea than coffee. On the other hand, Americans tend to drink more coffee.

to decrease (v.)

to go down in number or amount When he got near the city, he decreased his speed from 120 to 80. (opposite = increase)

to enhance (v.)

to make something look better Women enhance their appearance by wearing makeup.

reliable (adj.)

dependable My brother is very reliable. When he says that he will do something, he does it on time.