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B1+  Wordlist Unit 9
Name 
abstract  adj  /ˈæbstrækt/
The abstract painting is very modern.
background 
  n  /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
The background of the picture is really detailed.
beauty 
  n  /ˈbjuːti/
Although the campaign is selling beauty, I think the advert 
is better than adverts that make women feel bad about 
themselves.
bird-watching 
  n  /ˈbɜːdwɒtʃɪŋ/
Jon took up bird-watching in his teens.
blob  n  /blɒb/
We try to find meaning and patterns in chance lines, blobs and 
colours.
blond(e) 
  adj  /blɒnd/
She’s got short blonde hair.
campaign 
  n  /kæmˈpeɪn/
They are famous for their campaigns to make people feel 
better about themselves.
clean-shaven  adj  /ˌkliːn ˈʃeɪvn/
He’s clean-shaven.
closed off  adj  /kləʊzd ˈɒf/
One woman described her face as ‘a lot more closed off, and 
fatter, sadder too’.
come across  phr v  /kʌm əˈkrɒs/
I came across a website called ‘Houses that look like faces’.
come up with  phr v  /kʌm ˈʌp wɪð/
Scientists have come up with various ideas to explain it.
consider 
  v  /kənˈsɪdə(r)/
There are several things we need to consider.
curly 
  adj  /ˈkɜːli/
She’s got short curly hair.
curtain 
  n  /ˈkɜːtn/
He was hidden behind a curtain.
curve 
  n  /kɜːv/
Look at the curves of the lines in the painting.
database  n  /ˈdeɪtəbeɪs/
A German design studio is making a database of such faces.
description 
  n  /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/
The sketches were done from the women’s descriptions of 
themselves.
detailed 
  adj  /ˈdiːteɪld/
I love the painting because it’s so detailed.
devote 
  v  /dɪˈvəʊt/
There are websites devoted to all kinds of objects.
double chin  n  /ˌdʌbl ˈtʃɪn/
He’s got a bit of a double chin.
dye  v  /daɪ/
Her hair might be dyed.
emotion 
  n  /ɪˈməʊʃn/
The houses seemed to express emotions as well.
express 
  v  /ɪkˈspres/
Not only did the houses look like faces, but they seemed to 
express emotions as well.
eyebrow  n  /ˈaɪbraʊ/
He’s got quite thick eyebrows.
eyelash  n  /ˈaɪlæʃ/
She’s got long eyelashes.
foreground  n  /ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/
The woman is in the foreground of the picture.
fringe  n  /frɪndʒ/
She’s got short hair, with a bit of a fringe.
go bald  phr  /gəʊ ˈbɔːld/
He’s going bald.
grey 
  adj  /ɡreɪ/
He’s got grey hair.
historical 
  adj  /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/
It must be either an old painting or a painting of a historical 
scene.
honestly 
  adv  /ˈɒnɪstli/
They were asked to describe their own faces, honestly, to a 
complete stranger.
Here is a list of useful or new words from Unit 9 of Navigate B1+ 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

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B1+  Wordlist Unit 9
Name 
hunt 
  v  /hʌnt/
I think they might be going out to hunt.
irritated 
  adj  /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/
Some looked a bit irritated.
look forward to  phr v  /lʊk ˈfɔːwəd tə/
I’m looking forward to the party.
look up  phr v  /ˈlʊk ʌp/
We looked up the word in the dictionary.
make out  phr v  /meɪk ˈaʊt/
We can’t help making out faces where there aren’t any.
moustache  n  /məˈstɑːʃ/
He’s got a bit of a moustache.
mysterious 
  adj  /mɪˈstɪəriəs/
It’s really mysterious.
old-fashioned 
  adj  /əʊld ˈfæʃnd/
It can’t be a modern painting; it looks too old-fashioned.
overweight  adj  /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/
He’s possibly a bit overweight.
phenomenon  n  /fəˈnɒmɪnən/
I did some research and found out that this phenomenon is 
called pareidolia.
portrait  n  /ˈpɔːtreɪt/
It can’t be a portrait of a mandrill.
projector  n  /prəˈdʒektə(r)/
We had to put off the meeting because the projector broke 
down.
put up  phr v  /pʊt ˈʌp/
Images have been put up on a wall.
reflect 
  v  /rɪˈflekt/
I think it must be a mirror. It’s reflecting the sea.
reflection  n  /rɪˈflekʃn/
It must be a mirror; I can see the reflection of her face.
seem 
  v  /siːm/
It seems to be moving.
seemingly  adv  /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
She was seemingly calm when she took her driving test.
self-described  adj  /ˌself dɪˈskraɪbd/
Looking at her self-described portrait, one woman described 
her face as ‘a lot more closed off and fatter, sadder, too’.
shoulder-length  adj  /ˈʃəʊldə leŋθ/
His hair is shoulder-length and dark brown.
side by side  phr  /ˌsaɪd baɪ ˈsaɪd/
He put the two sketches side by side.
skate  v  /skeɪt/
The river must be frozen over, because they’re skating on it.
sketch  n  /sketʃ/
They had sketches done of themselves.
slim  adj  /slɪm/
I think she’s quite slim.
spiky  adj  /ˈspaɪki/
He’s got spiky hair.
stranger 
  n  /ˈstreɪndʒə(r)/
They were later asked to go into a room and describe their 
own faces, honestly, to a complete stranger.
stubble  n  /ˈstʌbl/
He’s got stubble.
suit 
  v  /suːt/
We need to dress to suit where we work.
tap 
  n  /tæp/
Taps, teapots, tape recorders – it seems as if we can’t help 
making out faces where there aren’t any.
tape recorder  n  /ˈteɪp rɪˌkɔːdə(r)/
As well as taps and teapots, there are even tape recorders that 
resemble faces.
teapot  n  /ˈtiːpɒt/
This teapot resembles a face.
wear 
  v  /weə(r)/
Rules about what we wear have changed so much in the last 
few years.
well-built  adj  /wel ˈbɪlt/
He’s quite well-built.
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