NGSL Level 6 Glossary
Unit 9

WordPronunciationPoSDefinition
adjust /ə•dʒʌst/ verb to change so as to fit in with new conditions
agricultural /æ•grɪ•kʌl•tʃə•rəl/ adj concerning farming
alcohol /æl•kə•hɑl/ noun drinks such as wine, whiskey, beer
awful /oɚ•fʊl/ adj very bad; horrible; terrible
competitor /kəm•pɛ•tɪ•tə/ noun someone taking part in race, business, etc
confident /kɑn•fɪ•dənt/ adj feeling that you can do well at something
creative /kriː•ɛɪ•tɪv/ adj having the ability to make something new
curve /kɚv/ noun smooth rounded line that is not straight
depth /dɛpθ/ noun distance below a surface
entrance /ɪn•trɑɚns/ noun way into a place
festival /fɛs•tə•vəl/ noun cultural event with a program of events
giant /dʒaɪ•ənt/ adj extremely big, or much bigger than other things
knee /niː/ noun middle part of your leg that bends
log /lɑg/ noun a piece of a tree that has been cut
mirror /mɪ•rə/ noun thing with a glass surface used to look at yourself
mode /moʊd/ noun way of acting or doing something
nowadays /naʊ•ə•dɛɪz/ adv at the present time; now
overcome /oʊ•və•kʌm/ verb to succeed in a struggle
planet /plæ•nɪt/ noun one of the bodies that orbit the sun
poem /poʊ•ɪm/ noun a written composition in verse, not prose
pose /poʊz/ verb to put someone in a position to be photographed
reverse /rɪ•vɚs/ verb to go in the opposite direction
van /væn/ noun truck with an enclosed cargo space
vegetable /vɛ•dʒɪ•tə•bl/ noun plant that is raised and eaten as food
web /wɛb/ noun a net made by spiders; many things connected together