Vocabulary log

10 words:

1. accommodation, noun, a residence, a place where you live.

My accommodation in Doha was a villa, but here in Abu Dhabi it is a flat.

2. achievement, noun, something difficult you succeed in doing.

Putting a man on the moon in 1969 was a great achievement for NASA.

3. ambulance, noun, a vehicle used to take a sick or injured person to hospital.

There was a major crash involving several vehicles on the Sheikh Zayed Road and several ambulances were called to the scene.

4. attract, verb, to draw by appealing to the emotions or senses, by stimulating interest, or by exciting admiration; allure; invite: to attract attention; to attract admirers by one's charm.

The first F1 race in Abu Dhabi attracted a huge crowd of spectators to Yas Island.

5. Australia, proper noun, a large country in the southern hemisphere.

I have visited Australia twice and seen some very large crocodiles in Northern Territory.

6. available, adjective, accessible, usable, handy, buyable.

Many 4-WD vehicles are available in the U.A.E.

7. beautiful, adjective, lovely, pretty, gorgeous, attractive, fine.

She's wearing a beautiful gown.

8. because, conjunction, for the reason that; due to the fact that.

He was absent from class because he was sick.

9. before, preposition, previous to; earlier or sooner than, ahead of; in the future of; awaiting.

Phone me before noon.

10. believe, verb, to think that something is true;to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.

I didn't believe her story.