Four Corners 4 - Unit 9 Lesson C

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 9 Lesson C in the Four Corners 4 coursebook, such as "abduction", "chamber", "explosion", etc.

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Four Corners 4
mysterious [adjective]

difficult or impossible to comprehend or explain

Ex: The coded message found in the old diary was mysterious , its meaning eluding decipherment for decades .

the act of forcibly taking someone away, typically by kidnapping

Ex: The movie centered around the abduction of a famous actor .

the act or instance of going missing, often without explanation or a trace left behind

Ex: The detective investigated the mysterious disappearance of the artifact .

the act of finding something for the first time and before others

Ex: The discovery of a lost manuscript by a famous author thrilled literary scholars and enthusiasts alike .

to get out of or avoid an unpleasant situation

Ex: Mark discreetly tried to escape the boring meeting .

a sudden, forceful release of energy due to a chemical or nuclear reaction, causing rapid expansion of gases, loud noise, and often destruction

Ex: The explosion shattered windows in nearby buildings and caused extensive damage .
theft [noun]

the illegal act of taking something from a place or person without permission

Ex: The theft of confidential documents from the office led to a breach of security and serious consequences for the company .
prison [noun]

a building where people who did something illegal, such as stealing, murder, etc., are kept as a punishment

Ex: She visited her brother regularly while he was serving his sentence in prison .
huge [adjective]

very large in size

Ex: She adopted a huge dog that was almost as big as she was .
flight [noun]

a scheduled journey by an aircraft

Ex:

the great mass of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface

Ex: The ocean depths are still largely unexplored .
to claim [verb]

to say that something is the case without providing proof for it

Ex: Yesterday , the politician confidently claimed that the opposition 's policies were harmful .
unfriendly [adjective]

not kind or nice toward other people

Ex: The hotel staff were unfriendly and not very helpful .
alien [noun]

a creature that is believed to exist in other worlds or planets

Ex: In the movie " Independence Day " , aliens invade Earth , causing a global crisis that humanity must unite to overcome .
underwater [adjective]

situated or happening below the surface of a body of water

Ex: The diver discovered a shipwreck while conducting an underwater exploration .
diver [noun]

someone who jumps into a body of water as a sport

Ex: The crowd cheered as the diver performed an intricate dive from the ten-meter platform .
robber [noun]

a person who steals from someone or something using force or threat of violence

Ex: The robber 's escape plan was foiled when the security alarm went off .
mystery [noun]

something that is hard to explain or understand, often involving a puzzling event or situation with an unknown explanation

Ex: Mystery surrounds the ancient ruins in the remote desert .
chamber [noun]

a room used for a specific purpose, often with a particular function, such as a private space for sleeping or a meeting room for formal discussions

pyramid [noun]

a stone monument built in ancient Egypt usually as a tomb for the pharaohs, which has a triangular or square base that slopes up to the top

Ex: Scientists still study how ancient civilizations built their pyramids .

a mysterious object that some people claim to have seen flying around in the sky and assume that it is a spaceship from another world

Ex: Scientists study reports of unidentified flying objects to determine if they have natural or man-made origins .