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Upper-intermediate Wordlist Unit 2

Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 2 of Navigate Upper-intermediate Coursebook. You can insert your own
translation. Words marked with a key ( ) all appear in the Oxford 3000.
adj = adjective conj = conjunction phr v = phrasal verb phr = phrase pron = pronoun
adv = adverb n = noun pl = plural prep = preposition v = verb

accompany   ​v ​/əˈkʌmpəni/ There was no question that Mary Kingsley could accompany
her father on his travels.
adventurous  ​adj ​/ədˈventʃərəs/ You need to be more adventurous. Step out of your comfort
zone.
anxious   ​adj ​/ˈæŋkʃəs/ Henry Brown must have felt anxious before he got into his box.
appeal   ​v ​/əˈpiːl/ The cold weather doesn’t appeal to me.
assistance   n  /əˈsɪstəns/ With the assistance of two friends, Henry made arrangements
for them to receive the package.
baggage   ​n ​/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ Put the baggage in the trunk.
bitter   ​adj ​/ˈbɪtə(r)/ Henry Brown felt bitter after his owner allowed his family to be
taken from him.
board the plane   ​phr ​/ˌbɔːd ðə ˈpleɪn/ Passengers were asked to stay seated whilst passengers from
Miami boarded the plane.
boot   ​n ​/buːt/ Put the luggage in the boot.
botanist  ​n ​/ˈbɒtənɪst/ North’s painting provided botanists in Europe with the first
images of some very unusual plants.
campervan  ​n ​/ˈkæmpəvæn/ We went camping in our campervan in the south of France.
canoe  ​n ​/kəˈnuː/ Mary Kingsley was paddling up rivers in a canoe.
caravan  ​n ​/ˈkærəvæn/ For our last holiday, we rented a caravan and drove to the west
coast.
carpenter  ​n ​/ˈkɑːpəntə(r)/ Henry Brown asked a friend, who was a carpenter, to build him
a box.
cleaning staff  ​n ​/ˈkliːnɪŋ stɑːf/ Cleaning staff would enter the plane in order to prepare the
seats for the new passengers.
companion  ​n ​/kəmˈpæniən/ If you need a travelling companion, let me know.
competition   ​n ​/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ The newspaper held a competition in which readers had to
guess how long it would take Bly to circle the globe.
courage   ​n ​/ˈkʌrɪdʒ/ Because of the extraordinary courage he had shown, his story
became famous.
crocodile  ​n ​/ˈkrɒkədaɪl/ Mary Kingsley once had an encounter with a crocodile.
delighted   ​adj ​/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/ Henry Brown was delighted when he reached Philadelphia
safely in his box.
destination  ​n ​/ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/ Why had Henry Brown chosen Pennsylvania as his destination?
determination  ​n ​/dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ Henry Brown had shown great determination on his way to
freedom.
determined  ​adj ​/dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ This terrible loss made Brown determined to escape slavery.
disorientated  ​adj ​/dɪsˈɔːriənteɪtɪd/ When Henry Brown first climbed out of his box, he felt
disorientated.
editor   ​n ​/ˈedɪtə(r)/ Bly suggested to her editor that his newspaper should pay for
her trip.
encounter   ​n ​/ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/ Mary Kingsley had encounters with all kinds of animals on her
travels.
enrich  ​v ​/ɪnˈrɪtʃ/ Learning holidays can enrich your life long after the trip is over.

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ensure   ​v ​/ɪnˈʃɔː(r)/ Please investigate the matter to ensure that this does not
happen to other passengers.
explorer  ​n ​/ɪkˈsplɔːrə(r)/ Mary Kingsley was the first explorer to show proper respect to
the African people.
expressway  ​n ​/ɪkˈspresweɪ/ An expressway in North American English is called a motorway
in British English.
falcon  ​n ​/ˈfɔːlkən/ The falcons are well trained, so it’s super safe.
feat  ​n ​/fiːt/ In honour of this creative but dangerous feat, he became
known as Henry ‘Box’ Brown.
furious  ​adj ​/ˈfjʊəriəs/ Henry Brown must have been furious when his wife and
children were sold.
gladiator  ​n ​/ˈɡlædieɪtə(r)/ You’ve got a chance to train and experience what it was like to
fight as a gladiator.
gorilla  ​n ​/ɡəˈrɪlə/ Kingsley was one of the first Europeans to see a gorilla with
her own eyes.
habitat  ​n ​/ˈhæbɪtæt/ I’d like to see the penguins in their natural habitat.
hilarious  ​adj ​/hɪˈleəriəs/ That’s hilarious!
holiday   ​n ​/ˈhɒlədeɪ/ A place I’d really like to go on holiday this year is Istanbul.
household chore  ​n ​/ˈhaʊshəʊld tʃɔː(r)/ Mary Kingsley much prefered paddling up rivers to household
chores.
ignore   ​v ​/ɪɡˈnɔː(r)/ Her father’s medical friends had warned her about tropical
diseases, but she ignored them.
inconvenient  ​adj ​/ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt/ They lost my luggage. Just for a day, but still very inconvenient.
investigate   ​v ​/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/ I have asked the airline to investigate the incident.
legacy  ​n ​/ˈleɡəsi/ Collecting two species of fish which were unknown before was
not Mary Kingsley’s only legacy.
leopard  ​n ​/ˈlepəd/ Kingsley rescued a leopard that had got caught in a trap.
lorry   ​n ​/ˈlɒri/ There had been an accident on the motorway ahead of us – a
lorry had turned over.
luggage   ​n ​/ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ They lost my luggage.
massive   ​adj ​/ˈmæsɪv/ There was a massive queue at security control.
miserable  ​adj ​/ˈmɪzrəbl/ Henry Brown felt miserable while he was travelling in the box.
mission  ​n ​/ˈmɪʃn/ She had two missions to complete while she was touring the
continent.
muddy  ​n ​/ˈmʌdi/ Her boots were muddy because she went for a walk in the
woods after it had rained.
one-way ticket  ​n ​/wʌn weɪ ˈtɪkɪt/ Would you like a one-way or a round-trip bus ticket?
out of season  ​phr ​/aʊt ɒv ˈsiːzn/ It gets touristy in the summer, so it’s probably best to go out of
season.
package   ​n ​/ˈpækɪdʒ/ People in Pennsylvania were waiting anxiously for the arrival of
the package from Virginia.
paddle  ​n ​/ˈpædl/ The crocodile tried to climb into her canoe, so she hit it on the
head with a paddle.
pavement  ​n ​/ˈpeɪvmənt/ There was a lot of rubbish on the pavement.
petrified  ​adj ​/ˈpetrɪfaɪd/ I bet you were petrified!
petrol   ​n ​/ˈpetrəl/ There was a long queue at the petrol station.
physical   ​adj ​/ˈfɪzɪkl/ Henry Brown didn’t suffer physical abuse.

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pineapple leaf  ​n ​/ˈpaɪnæpl liːf/ The local people taught her how to fish with pineapple leaves.
puzzled  ​adj ​/ˈpʌzld/ The luggage handlers would have been puzzled if they had
heard a noise coming from the box.
queue  ​n ​/kjuː/ There was a very long queue for the toilets.
record   ​n ​/ˈrekɔːd/ Kira Salak set a Wisconsin state record in cross-country
running.
relieved  ​adj ​/rɪˈliːvd/ He was relieved because he had found his passport.
remote   ​adj ​/rɪˈməʊt/ If you go somewhere remote, it is far away from places where
other people live.
reptile  ​n ​/ˈreptaɪl/ Mary Kingsley set off alone along the river in search of fish and
reptiles.
request compensation  ​phr ​ I am requesting compensation for the MP3 player.
/rɪˈkwest ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn/
responsibility   ​n ​/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti/ I feel that the airline should take responsibility for this incident.
return ticket  ​n ​/rɪˌtɜːn ˈtɪkɪt/ Would you like a single or a return ticket?
rickshaw  ​n ​/ˈrɪkʃɔː/ Bly travelled by ship, horse, rickshaw and other vehicles.
rough it  ​phr ​/rʌf ɪt/ I’m not very good at roughing it. I like life’s little luxuries!
round-trip  ​adj ​/ˌraʊnd ˈtrɪp/ Are you buying a round-trip ticket to Los Angeles or are you
staying there?
rubbish   ​n ​/ˈrʌbɪʃ/ There was a lot of rubbish on the pavement.
school playground  ​n ​/skuːl ˈpleɪɡraʊnd/ You know what I’d done? I had parked in a school playground!
set off  ​phr v ​/set ˈɒf/ She set off alone on her journey.
sidewalk  ​n ​/ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ Lots of streets in the US don’t have sidewalks.
single ticket  ​n ​/ˈsɪŋɡl ˈtɪkɪt/ I would like a single ticket into town, please.
slavery  ​n ​/ˈsleɪvəri/ Henry Brown escaped from slavery by shipping himself as
freight to Pennsylvania.
soak up  ​phr v ​/səʊk ˈʌp/ It would be great just to wander around the old streets and
soak up the atmosphere.
souvenir  ​n ​/ˌsuːvəˈnɪə(r)/ Wouldn’t you like to come home from holiday with something
more useful than lots of souvenirs?
spiky  ​adj ​/ˈspaɪki/ Mary Kingsley once fell into a hole and landed on a spiky
branch.
step out of your comfort zone  ​phr ​ Do you ever step out of your comfort zone?
/step aʊt ɒv jɔː(r) ˈkʌmfət zəʊn/
stunning  ​adj ​/ˈstʌnɪŋ/ The views from Machu Picchu are absolutely stunning.
swamp  ​n ​/swɒmp/ Marianne North crossed muddy swamps to find the plants she
wanted.
tap   ​v ​/tæp/ One of the men tapped on the box and asked: ‘Is all right
inside?’
tense  ​adj ​/tens/ The men receiving Henry Brown’s box were very tense.
terrified  ​adj ​/ˈterɪfaɪd/ The people waiting for Henry Brown were terrified that he
would not arrive safely.
toilet   ​n ​/ˈtɔɪlət/ Can you tell me where the toilets are?
tornado  ​n ​/tɔːˈneɪdəʊ/ Mary Kingsley had to deal with extreme heat and tornadoes.
touristy  ​adj ​/ˈtʊərɪsti/ I imagine it gets quite touristy in the summer.
traffic jam  ​n ​/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/ After about half an hour, we got stuck in a traffic jam.
travel trailer  ​n ​/ˈtrævl ˈtreɪlə(r)/ We love going on holiday with our travel trailer.

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trek  ​n ​/trek/ Kira Salak went on a solo jungle trek through Papua New
Guinea.
trend   ​n ​/trend/ Learning vacations are the hottest new trend in travel.
truck   ​n ​/trʌk/ Trucks can transport lots of goods at the same time.
Underground  ​n ​/ˈʌndəɡraʊnd/ I like the free papers you can get at Underground stations.
upset   ​adj ​/ʌpˈset/ I was upset that my MP3 player was stolen.
vacation   ​n ​/veɪˈkeɪʃn/ There are many interesting learning vacations that you can
go on.
wander   ​v ​/ˈwɒndə(r)/ It would be great just to wander around the old streets.
yours faithfully  ​phr ​/ˌjɔːz ˈfeɪθfəli/ I look forward to your reply. Yours faithfully, Kevin Peters

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