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accomplish [akamplij] v.
To accomplish something means to finish it.
-* He accomplished his goal of running ten miles.

approve [epru:v] v.
To approve of something means you like it or are happy about it.
-»Her co-workers approved her new plan.

approximate [apraksamit] adj.
Approximate means to be close to an exact amount, number or time.
-* My approximate height is two meters.

barrier [baeriar] n.
A barrier is something that is in your way.
-* The Great Wall was a barrier between China and its enemies.

d e t e c t [ditekt] v.
To detect something means to notice or find something.

-*■The boy ran to the kitchen when he detected the smell of cookies.

duty [d/'u:ti] n.
A duty is something that a person has to do.
-* It is parents’ duty to take care of their children.

elementary [elamentari] adj.
When something is elementary, it is the first or most simple thing.

-►Children go to elementary school before high school.
failure [feiljar] n.
A failure happens when you do not do something right.
-» My cooking ended in failure because I burned the food.

gradual [graed3usl] adj.
When something is gradual, it happens slowly.
-»Children learn to read at a gradual pace. They do not learn right away.

immigrant [(migrant] n.
An immigrant is a person who moves to a different country.
-» My parents were immigrants. They came from Poland.