English · Chapter 21 · Lesson 8 · Words 1861-1871
Words 1861 to 1871
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
chuck/tʃʌk/To throw something in a quick, careless way. This is informal British English.
directly/dɪˈrekt.li/In a straight line with nothing in between; it can also mean at once.
surface/ˈsɜː.fɪs/The top or outside part of something, the part you can see and touch.
false/fɔːls/Not true; not right.
junior/ˈdʒuː.ni.ə/Younger, or lower in rank than other people who do the same job.
sneak/sniːk/To move quietly and secretly so that nobody sees or hears you.
silent/ˈsaɪ.lənt/Making no sound at all.
reveal/rɪˈviːl/To show something that was hidden, or to tell a secret.
thou/ðaʊ/An old word for "you" when you speak to one person. It is found in the Bible, in Shakespeare, and in some northern English dialects.
swing/swɪŋ/To move back and forth or from side to side while hanging from something.
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