1. 504 Vocabulary Lesson 3 & 4
April 2, 2013

2. Typical (adj): usual, common
They look like the typical American tourists: bad clothes, cameras worn like jewelry, pointing at everything and being too loud.

3. Minimum (adj): the least possible amount of something
Studies show that adults need a minimum of six hours of sleep every night.

4. Scarce (adj): hard to find; rare
Water is very scarce in the desert.

5. Annual (adj): once a year; something happens yearly or lasts for a year.
Last week, ESLI students went on our annual trip to Six Flags.

6. Persuade (v): to make someone decide to do something by giving good reasons
Can you persuade him to stop being a bachelor and get married?
I persuade
You persuade
He persuades
I persuaded
You persuaded
She persuaded

7. Essential (adj): necessary; very important
The essential items in a cake are flour, eggs, and butter.

8. Blend (v): to mix together thoroughly
When making a cake, it is essential to blend everything very well.

9. Visible (adj): able to be seen
You need a very powerful microscope to make germs visible.

10. Expensive (adj): costly, very high-priced
Because diamonds are scarce, they are very expensive.

11. Talent (n): natural ability
She has great talent at playing the piano.

12. Devise (v): think out; plan; invent
He devised a way to make tiny germs visible.

13. Wholesale (adj): in large quantity; less than retail price.
It is wise to buy things for your house wholesale, because you save money.
No one likes the wholesale slaughter of innocent people.

14. Vapor (n): moisture in the air that can be seen; mist or fog.
Clouds are just large collections of water vapor in the air.

15. Eliminate (v): get rid of; remove; omit
Teachers do all they can to eliminate cheating.
I eliminate
You eliminate
She/he eliminates
I eliminated
You eliminated
He/she eliminated

16. Villain (n): a very wicked person; a bad guy
Snidely Whiplash is a cartoon villain that many people recognize.

17. Dense (adj): closely packed together; thick
Dense fog made it hard to see very far ahead.
The dense crowd was almost impossible to move through.

18. Utilize (v): to make use of something
The gardener was eager to utilize new flowers so he could make a dense garden.

19. Humid (adj): moist; damp
There was so much water vapor in the air outside that our classroom felt humid and uncomfortable.

20. Theory (n): explanation based on thought, observation, or reasoning
No one has ever come up with a good theory to explain the beginnings of writing.

21. Descend (v): to go down or come down from a higher place to a lower one.
The plane descended quickly to escape the dense clouds.

22. Circulate (v): to go around, move from place to place or person to person.
Fans help circulate the air in a hot room.

23. Enormous (adj): extremely large; huge
The gallant knight drew his shining sword and killed the enormous dragon.

24. Predict (v): to guess or tell beforehand
Weathermen can predict the weather correctly most of the time.

25. Vanish (v): disappear; disappear suddenly.
The wicked witch vanished suddenly in a puff of smoke.