English Notes
Unit 4 - Peace of Mind

Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Unit 4 - Peace of Mind

WordMeaning
work outto exercise in order to improve health and fitness
volunteerto offer your time or services freely to help others
deprivationthe lack or shortage of something necessary (e.g., sleep deprivation)
donationsomething (usually money or goods) given to help a person or organization
greedan excessive desire for more than is needed, especially for food or money
metabolizeto process food or substances chemically in the body to produce energy
knowledgeinformation, understanding, or skills gained through learning
preciousvery valuable or important
effectiveproducing the result that is wanted
awesomeextremely good or impressive
conditionthe state something is in
colonizeto take control of a place and send people to live there
dictionarya book that lists words and their meanings
honorarygiven as an honor, not for work done
attackto try to hurt or destroy something or someone
creativehaving the ability to make new things or think of new ideas
terrifyingvery scary or frightening
postponeto delay something to a later time
irresponsiblenot showing proper care or responsibility
unnecessarynot needed
countablesomething that can be counted (opposite: uncountable)
greatnessthe quality of being very good, important, or powerful