6-1 Vocabulary

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Vocabulary List

Word	Part of Speech	Example
abruptly	Verb	We got in an accident because the car in front of us stopped abruptly.
agree	Verb	I don't agree with you. I think you're wrong.
available	Adjective	There aren't any tables available at the restaurant.
avoid	Verb	The driver was speeding to avoid the police.
best	Adjective	I won the race because my car was the best.
boat	Noun	My uncle took me fishing in his boat.
breathe	Verb	Fish can breathe under water.
catch	Verb	The police didn’t catch the speeding driver.
colorful	Adjective	The paint on this luxury car is very colorful.
contest	Noun	I have never won a contest because I have bad luck.
control	Noun, Verb	The driver lost control because he drank too much.
danger	Noun	You are safe here. There is no danger.
decrease	Verb	Please decrease your speed in the school zone.
depend on	Phrasal Verb	I don't know what I will do tomorrow. It depends on the weather.
dirt	Noun	Please take off your shoes. I don't want any dirt in my house.
emergency	Noun	The fire department’s trucks are driving to the emergency now.
enough	Determiner	I don't have enough room. Can you give me more space please?
fail	Verb	There was a collision because the driver failed to stop at the intersection.
female	Noun, Adjective	The dog is not male. She's female.
fender	Noun	Both of my fenders were damaged above the front tires in the car accident yesterday.
fire department	Noun	Do you smell smoke? Let's call the fire department!
four wheel drive	Noun	My SUV has four wheel drive, so we can drive on the mountain.
gas [gasoline]	Noun	Our truck ran out of gas in the middle of the night.
hand brake	Noun	Remember to use your hand brake after you park.
healthy	Adjective	That food isn't very healthy. You should stop eating it all the time.
hit	Verb	Don't hit your computer if it's slow. It won't go faster.
incorrect	Adjective	We took an incorrect turn at the intersection, and now we are lost.
intelligent	Adjective	Dogs are usually pretty intelligent animals.
jumper cables	Noun	The tow truck driver used jumper cables to start our car when it died.
leather	Noun	The luxury car’s interior has leather seats.
male	Noun, Adjective	Male lions have long hair.
malfunction	Noun, Verb	The diagnostic tools show there is a malfunction in the car’s electrical system.
mountain	Noun	Let's ride motorcycles up the mountain this weekend!
noise	Noun	The engine is making a strange noise. Go check it out.
protect	Verb	Wash your car to protect the colorful paint job.
quick	Adjective	The sports car’s turbo makes it quick.
rare	Adjective	It's pretty rare to see a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro SS these days.
safe	Adjective	I always read the traffic signs. I am a safe driver.
sensor	Noun	Modern cars have garage parking sensors, so a driver won’t hit the side of the garage.
shelter	Noun, Verb	My garage shelters my scooter from the rain.
skill	Noun	A race car driver has awesome driving skills.
sky	Noun	Is the sky clear today or are there clouds?
space	Noun	There is a lot of space in the interior of an SUV.
stable	Noun	My truck is four wheel drive, so it is very stable off the road.
suggest	Verb	What do you suggest we do about the problem?
supply	Noun, Verb	We have a large supply of new models in the showroom.
traction	Noun	Four wheel drive gives my car more traction in the dirt.
whistle	Noun, Verb	I can't whistle very well. Can you?
win	Verb	I think the team will win the game.
windshield	Noun	I couldn’t see the road because there was too much dirt on the windshield.
wiper	Noun	Turn on the wipers to keep rain off the windshield.