L2 Reading Weeks 3-4
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Terms | Definitions |
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 afford | verb to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time: Few people are able to ______ cars like that. |
| bell | noun a piece of equipment that makes a ringing sound, used as a signal or to get someone's attention: I stood at the front door and rang the ______ several times |
| shower | noun a device which releases drops of water through a lot of very small holes and which you stand under to wash your whole body: The ______ is broken - you'll have to have a bath. |
| efficient | adjective working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way: The city's transport system is one of the most _____ in Europe. |
| rough | Adjective If a surface such as paper or skin is rough, it does not feel smooth when you touch it: My hands get very _____ in the cold. |
| appoint | verb to choose someone officially for a job or responsibility: We will _____ three new teachers this year. |
| nail | noun a thin pointed piece of metal with a flat top, which you hit into a surface with a hammer, for example to join things together or to hang something on: Hammer a _____ into the wall and we'll hang the mirror from it. |
| lump | noun a piece of a solid substance, usually with no particular shape: Melt a ______ of butter in your frying-pan. |
| original | adjective existing since the beginning, or being the earliest form of something: The ______ plan was to fly out to New York. |
| firm | adjective not soft but not completely hard: These pears are still too ______ to eat. |
| cheer | verb to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement: Everyone will ______ when the winners received their medals. |
| drawer | noun a box-shaped container without a top which is part of a piece of furniture. It slides in and out to open and close and is used for keeping things in: I keep my socks in the bottom _______. |
| prison | noun a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment: He's spent a lot of time in _______. |
| log | noun a thick piece of wood from a tree: a roaring ______fire |
| motor | noun a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a machine work: Our washing machine needs a new ______. |
| roof | noun the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc: Put the luggage on the ______ of the car. |
| reserve | verb to keep something for a particular purpose or time: Please ______ these seats for the elderly and women with babies. |
| lock | noun to fasten something with a key, or be fastened with a key: Don't forget to ______ the door when you go out. |
| ill | adjective not feeling well, or suffering from a disease: I felt ______ so I went home. |
| altogether | adverb completely or in total: That'll be £52.50 ________, please. |
| screen | noun a flat surface in a cinema, on a television or a computer system on which pictures or words are shown: Our television has a 9-inch _______. |
| complaints | noun when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory: We've had _______ that you've been playing your radio too loud. |
| wise | adjective having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life: I think it would be ______ to wait and see how much money you've got left before you make any decisions. |
| prize | noun something that is given to someone who is successful in a competition, race, game of chance etc: In this month's competition you could win a _____ worth £3000. |
| mass | noun a large amount of a substance which does not have a definite or regular shape: a huge ______ of data |
| private | adjective only for one person or group and not for everyone; personal: She has a small office which is used for ______ discussions. |
| ray | noun a narrow beam of light, heat, etc. travelling in a straight line from its place of origin: A ______ of sunshine shone through a gap in the clouds. |
| ahead | adverb in the future Problems may lie ______. |
| become | verb to start to be something: The weather has ________ warmer. |
| canal | noun a long straight passage dug in the ground and filled with water for boats and ships to travel along: the Suez _______ |
| century | noun a period of one hundred years It happened a ______ ago |
| computation | noun the result of figuring something out with math After a little ______, I realized we don't have enough money to buy that car. We'll have to buy a cheaper one. |
| contact | adjective something that is touching something else "I'm so glad I have _______lenses. At first I was afraid of putting them in my eyes, but now I don't mind it. They look nicer than glasses, too. |
| correct | verb to fix something Let me ______ these mistakes in your paper for you. You know the teacher won't like it if you turn it in like this. |
| medical | adjective connected with illness and injury and their treatment: _______ research |
| replace | verb to remove someone from their job or something from its place, and put a new person or thing there You must ______ two of the tires on your car. |
| signal | noun a message or information She gave me a _______ that she was ready to go home. |
| stone | noun a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building: The floors are made of _________. |
| access | noun the way you use to enter a building or reach a place: We're trying to improve _______ for disabled visitors. |
| discuss | verb to talk about something with another person or a group in order to exchange ideas or decide something: If you would like to _______ the matter further, please call me. |
| expand | verb to grow or move into a larger area: Doha's population will continue to _______ rapidly. |
| refer | verb if a statement, number, report etc refers to someone or something, it is about that person or thing The numbers ______ to our sales in Europe. |
| sequence | noun the order that something happens in, as in, Number them in sequence, 1,2,3 etc.: Number them in _______, 1,2,3, etc. |
| technique | noun a special way of doing something: We used a special ___________ to solve the problem. |
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