Chapter 10 Vocabulary
Base Form:
accept: verb
If you accept something, then you take it and believe it is good.
He accepted the work even though it was late.
Other Forms:
acceptable: adjective (def. satisfactory; okay)
Negative Form:
unacceptable: adjective
DO NOT CONFUSED WITH “EXCEPT” (which means “not including”; e.g. “I like all vegetables except
mushrooms.”)
Base Form:
adapt: verb
If you are adapting to a situation, then you are changing, learning, and getting better.
Darwin’s theory of evolution states that animals that are best adapted survive the most.
Other Forms:
adaptation: noun
adaptable: adjective
Base Form:
apologize: verb
If you apologize for something wrong, then you are saying that you are sorry.
My mother taught me to apologize when I misbehaved.
Other Forms:
apology: noun
apologetic: adjective
Negative Form:
unapologetic: adjective
Base Form:
appropriate: adjective
If something is appropriate, then it is suitable or proper.
You must wear appropriate clothing for a fancy dinner.
Other Forms:
appropriately: adverb
appropriateness: noun [non-count noun: appropriatenesses]
Negative Forms:
inappropriate: adjective
inappropriately: adverb
Base Form:
behave: verb
How you behave is how you act toward other people.
If you behave badly, then you will not get any dessert.
Other Forms:
behaved: verb past tense
behaving: verb present continuous
behavior: noun [non-count noun: behaviors]
Negative Forms:
misbehave: verb
misbehavior: noun [non-count noun: misbehaviors]
Base Form:
expect: verb
If you expect something to happen, then you believe it will happen.
John texted me and said that he left ten minutes ago. I expect him to arrive any moment.
Other Forms:
expected: verb past tense
expecting: verb present continuous
expectation: noun
expected: adjective (e.g. My expected grade did not match my real one.)
Negative Form:
unexpected: adjective (e.g. The unexpected results of the experiment shocked everyone.)
Base Form:
explain: verb
If you explain an idea, then you are making it clearer by giving more specific details.
Please explain to me why you were late to class.
Other Forms:
explained: verb past tense
explaining: verb present continuous
explanation: noun
Negative Form:
unexplained: adjective (e.g. The event is still an unexplained experience.)
Base Form:
greet: verb
If you greet someone, then you are saying hello.
Please answer the door and greet our guests.
Other Forms:
greeted: verb past tense
greeting: verb present continuous
greeting: noun
Base Form:
in fact: phrase
If you use the phrase “in fact”, then you are talking about the truth and giving more details.
I’ve been working out a lot recently. In fact, I exercised twice just yesterday.
Base Form:
interpret: verb
If you are interpreting something, then you are translating it or explaining what it means.
He could not interpret the strange symbols he found on the old tomb.
Other Forms:
interpreted: verb past tense
interpreting: verb present continuous
interpretation: noun
interpreter: noun
Base Form:
meet: verb
If you meet someone, then you are saying hello for the first time.
You know your relationship is serious when your boyfriend meets your parents.
Other Forms:
met: verb past tense
meeting: verb present continuous
meeting: noun
Base Form:
observe: verb
If you are observing something, then you are watching it happen.
Since you observed the crime, you have to tell the police what you saw.
Other Forms:
observed: verb past tense
observing: verb present continuous
observation: noun
observer: noun
Base Form:
spell: verb
If you spell a word, then you are listing its letter.
Words like “honor” have silent letters that we do not say but only spell.
Other Forms:
spelled: verb past tense
spelling: verb present continuous
spelling: noun (e.g. Some words have multiple spellings, like theater and theatre.)
Base Form:
prestige: noun [non-count noun: prestiges]
If you have gained prestige, then you are respected and honored by a great many people.
Winning the Nobel Peace Prize is one of the highest forms of prestige in the world.
Other Form:
prestigious: adjective
Base Form:
punctual: adjective
If you are punctual, then you arrive on time.
It is vitally important to be punctual for a job interview.
Other Form:
punctuality: noun [non-count noun: punctualities]
Base Form:
rude: adjective
If you are rude, then you are impolite or ill-mannered.
It is very rude to burp at the dinner table.
Other Form:
rudeness: noun [non-count noun: rudenesses]