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RSF 3 CHAPTER 9

Terms in this set (40)

saying
(n.) a well-known phrase or expression
"Do you know the __, "beggars can't be choosers?""
degree
(n.) an academic rank given by a university; for example: BA, MA, PhD, etc.
"My sister has a __ in economics."
lifelong
(adj.) all your life; from birth until death
"Learning a language is a __ task."
expected
(adj.) planned to happen; not a surprise
"I'm __ to get a good job after I get my university degree."
illness
(n.) a sickness or disease
"The teacher missed school for five days because of an __."
include
(v.) to put something in a group of other things
"Jane asked to be __d on the guest list to the party."
language
(n.) the words people put together to talk to each other
"He is good at learning __s and can speak English, French, and Chinese."
training
(adj.) to do with learning or practicing something
"He is taking a __ program at his new job."
related
(adj.) having a connection with
"The Japanese writing system is __ to the Chinese system."
interest
(n.) the feeling of wanting to know more about something
"I don't have any __ in that subject."
extreme
(adj.) far beyond average or normal
"When I broke my leg, I was in __ pain."
modification
(n.) a change, often an improvement, to something
"The __s you made to this room have made it much better."
cut out
(v.) to remove part of something by using a knife or scissors
"After we broke up, I __ __ my girlfriend from all my photos."
cosmetic
(adj.) related to beauty or the surface of something
"I had __ surgery on my nose to make it smaller."
surgery
(n.) the act of cutting open the body to fix or change something inside
"The man had __ on his heart."
model
(n.) a person, often beautiful, who shows off clothing and other items
"My brother wants to be a __, but I think he's too short."
stand out
(phr. v.) to be noticeably different from others
"Students who do their homework __ __ in their teachers' minds."
tattoo
(n.) ink pictures drawn on the skin
"I want to get a __ of my girlfriend's name on my arm. What do you think?"
tongue
(n.) the long muscle inside your mouth
"I burned my __ when I took a sip of hot tea."
lizard
(n.) a cold-blooded animal with scales, like a snake or a chameleon
"The small __ ran across the wall."
recent
(adj.) happened not too long ago
"The family went to the beach on a __ vacation."
figure
(n.) the shape of a person's body
"She had to draw the human __ for art class."
vegetarian
(n.) a person who doesn't eat meat
"My sister is __, but she eats fish."
meat
(n.) food that comes from the body of an animal
"Hamburger is usually made of cow __."
vegan
(adj.) someone who doesn't eat, use, or wear any animal products
"My friend is __. It's difficult to find a restaurant she can eat at!"
common
(adj.) usual; easily to find; not special
"It is __ to see kids walking to school in the morning."
Hindu
(prop. n.) People who follow Hinduism
"Many __s travel far to wash themselves in the Ganges river."
percent
(adv.) by or out of 100; symbol: %
"Jill got 20 __ of the answers right on her math test."
cancer
(n.) a disease in which the body's cells become bad and can't stop growing
"People who smoke increase their risk of lung __."
lifestyle
(n.) a way of living
"I want to change my __ this year, so I'm going to drink less and exercise more."
be born
(v.) to come to life by birth
"I love Japan. I want my future children to __ __ there."
computer
(n.) a machine that can keep and work with information
"I use my __ at school to do research and write my papers."
store
(v.) to keep something for later use
"You can __ information in the cloud or in a memory card."
language
(n.) the words people put together to talk to each other
"He is good at learning __s and can speak English, French, and Chinese."
enough
(adj.) the correct amount; not too much, not too little
"Do we have __ bread to make sandwiches?"
pointing
(n.) using a finger to show something
"I usually use my first finger on my right hand when I am __ at something."
recognize
(v.) to see something and know what it is
"My teacher didn't __ me after ten years."
college
(n.) a school where students study at a high level after secondary school
"After high school, I went to __ for four years."
pay attention
(v. phr.) to watch something closely
"__ __ to that man in the black hat. He looks suspicious."
machine
(n.) something with moving parts that does work
"Cars are __s that we use to travel from one place to another."
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