#Essential_English_Words

✍🏻homogeneous/ adj.
If something is homogeneous, it is made up of things which are all the same.
👉🏻Ex: All of the houses on Victor’s block were boring and homogenous.

✍🏻obstruct / verb
To obstruct something means to get in its way.
👉🏻Ex: The car broke down on the road and obstructed traffic for hours.

✍🏻plunge / verb
To plunge means to move down into something very quickly.
👉🏻Ex: The water in the pool was very cold, but the boy plunged in anyway.

✍🏻prolong / verb
To prolong means to make something last for a longer time.
👉🏻Ex: Sandy walked slowly across the beach, trying to prolong her lunch break.

✍🏻publicize / verb
To publicize is to make something get a lot of attention.
👉🏻Ex: The company publicized the job positions in the newspaper.

✍🏻sparse / adj.
If something is sparse, there is not very much of it in a big area.
👉🏻Ex: Rob spent Saturday in his garden, clearing out the sparse weeds.

✍🏻surplus / noun
A surplus is an extra amount of something.
👉🏻Ex: The store sold their surplus items on sale.

✍🏻theorize / verb
To theorize means to develop ideas about something.
👉🏻Ex: They enjoyed theorizing about how things worked.

✍🏻verify / verb
To verify means to find out if something is true.
👉🏻Ex: Julian called the movie theater to verify that the movie started at nine.

✍🏻vigorous / adj.
If something or someone is vigorous, they use a lot of energy.
👉🏻Ex: Henry uses vigorous exercise to keep himself in shape.