English · Chapter 29 · Lesson 2 · Words 2611-2620
Words 2611 to 2620
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
boil/bɔɪl/To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to steam, or to cook food in very hot water.
reject/rɪˈdʒekt/To say no to something or someone; to refuse to accept.
extreme/ɪkˈstriːm/Very great in degree; as far from normal or from the middle as possible.
puppy/ˈpʌpi/A young dog.
profile/ˈprəʊfaɪl/The shape of a face seen from the side; also a short description of a person, for example on a website.
oxygen/ˈɒksɪdʒən/The gas in the air that people and animals need to breathe to stay alive.
jeez/dʒiːz/A word you say when you are surprised or annoyed. It is informal.
custom/ˈkʌstəm/Something that people in a place or group have done in the same way for a long time.
shed/ʃed/A small, simple building in a garden, used for keeping tools and other things.
minor/ˈmaɪnə/Small and not serious or important. A minor is also a person under eighteen.
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