Unit 6 Vocabulary

	WORD	POS	NOTES
	abroad	adv	In or to another country or countries
	addict	n	Somebody who cannot stop doing something harmful
	appropriate	adj	Something that is right for a certain situation
	astronaut	N person	A person who travels in a spaceship
	bow	v	To bend your head or the upper part of your body forward and down
	capitalism	n	An economic system in which businesses are owned by individuals and not by the state
	catch up on	Phr v	To spend time doing something that you haven't been able to do until now
	challenge	n	Something new & difficult that forces you to make a lot of effort
	comment	n/v	Something that you say or write that gives your opinion or feeling about something
	contribute	v	To give a part of the total together with others
	custom	n	A way of behaving that a particular group has had for a long time
	definition	n	A statement of the exact meaning of a word or idea
	download	v	To copy a computer file from a large computer system to a similar one
	embarrassing	adj	To feel uncomfortable in a situation
	essential	adj	Absolutely necessary
	frighten	v	To fill somebody with fear
	fuel	n	Material that is burned to produce heat or power
	gap	n	A big difference
	goods	N pl	Things that people buy
	harbor	n	A place on the coast where ships can be tied up; to shelter from the sea
	hug	v	To put your arms around somebody to show affection
	illustrate	v	(illustrate this point) give an example (or picture) of
	infrastructure	n	The basic structures and systems that are necessary for a country or organization to function efficiently
	install	v	e.g. Install software
	insult	n/v	To speak or act rudely to somebody
	interrupt	v	To make somebody stop speaking or doing something by saying or doing something.
	misunderstanding	n	To not understand something; a confusion
	mystery	n	A thing that you can't understand or explain
	nutrient	n	Natural chemical that helps plants and animals to grow
	obstacle	n	Something the prevents success
	polite	adj	Having or showing good manners e.g., that you helpful and thoughtful
	protect	v	To keep somebody or something safe
	protectionism	n	Actions taken by a government to prevent imports from harming domestic producers.
	realize	v	(know)
	socialism	n	The political theory and practice that is based on the belief that all people are equal and that wealth should be equally divided
	soil	n	The substance that plants and trees grow in. The land or earth.
	standard	n	A level of equality
	stay in touch	idiom	To keep in contact with somebody
	subsidy	n	Money that a government pays to help an organization or to help keep the cost of something
	tide	n	Movement of the sea towards the beach and away from the beach
	title	n	(of a person)
	tourism	n	The business of providing or arranging holidays and services for people who are visiting a place
	trade	n	The buying or selling of goods or services
	trip	n	Short journey
	tropical	adj	An area that receives a large amount of rain