English · Chapter 29 · Lesson 8 · Words 2663-2672
Words 2663 to 2672
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
softly/ˈsɒftli/In a quiet or gentle way; without noise or force.
slam/slæm/To shut something with great force and a loud bang, or to put something down hard.
vegetable/ˈvedʒtəbəl/A plant, or part of a plant, that you eat, like a carrot, an onion, or a potato.
transport/trænˈspɔːt/To move people or things from one place to another. In British English, transport is also the system of buses, trains, and other ways of travelling.
population/pɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/All the people who live in a place, or the number of people who live there.
worm/wɜːm/A small, long, thin animal with a soft body and no legs that lives in the ground.
creepy/ˈkriːpi/Strange in a way that makes you a little afraid; giving you an uncomfortable feeling.
offend/əˈfend/To make someone upset or angry by being rude or saying something unkind.
communist/ˈkɒmjənɪst/A person who believes property and money should be shared by everyone and controlled by the state.
destruction/dɪˈstrʌkʃən/The act of destroying something; breaking or ruining it so completely that it is gone.
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