English · Chapter 21 · Lesson 7 · Words 1851-1860
Words 1851 to 1860
Ten words. Aim to mark every card as “got it” at least once. Tomorrow's revision is what makes them stick.
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10-word session
A quick mix of exercises - recognise, recall, type and build each word. Miss one and it comes back round until it sticks.
This lesson's words
desperate/ˈdes.pər.ət/So worried, or so much in need, that you will try anything.
dramatic/drəˈmæt.ɪk/Big and sudden, so that everybody notices; or about plays and the theatre.
experiment/ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/A careful test that is done to find out whether an idea is true.
theme/θiːm/The main idea that runs all the way through a book, a film, a talk, or a party.
sample/ˈsɑːm.pəl/A small part of something that shows you what all of it is like.
properly/ˈprɒp.ə.li/In the right way, as something should be done.
mask/mɑːsk/A cover for the face, worn to hide it or to keep it safe.
fund/fʌnd/An amount of money that is saved and kept for one special purpose.
mostly/ˈməʊst.li/Almost all of the time, or almost all of something.
product/ˈprɒd.ʌkt/Something that is made or grown so that it can be sold.
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