Batch 15 Flashcards
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affair
[efeer]
an event or a thing that happened
My wife and I attended a formal affair over the weekend
noun
assembly
[asembli]
a group gathered together for the same reason
The students had an assembly to talk about their interests
noun
bless
[bles]
to ask God for protection or help
The angel blessed the newborn baby tokeep it safe
verb
cereal
[sieriel]
a breakfast food made from grains that is eaten with milk
Cereal is a fast and common breakfast food enjoyed in the US
noun
cheerful
[tjierfel]
happy and pleasant
The children were cheerful because they didn’t have to go to school
adjective
diameter
[daiaemiter]
a round thing is the length across its center
The diameter of the tree was about 60 centimeters
noun
exploit
[iksploit]
to use it for greedy reasons rather than ood reasons
The company exploits their workers and makes them work 12 hours a da
verb
famine
[faemin]
a long time with little or no food
The farmers couldn’t grow any food in the dry soil, so there was a **fam
noun
merry
[meri]
happy and pleasant
They felt merry becasue the weather was great
adjective
harvest
[harvist]
the act of collecting food from farming
They had a lot of wheat from the last harvest
noun
nut
[nat]
a hard seed or fruit that comes from some trees and bushes
To eat a nut, you must first crack its shell
noun
pardon
[pardn]
to not be angry at someone for asking a question or for making a mistake
Pardone me teacher, but could you repeat what you just said?
verb
pharaoh
[feerou]
a king in ancient Egypt
The pharaohs rules Egypt for thousands of years
noun
ripe
[raip]
fruit or vegetables is ready to be eaten
The cherries were nice and ripe
adjective
roast
[roust]
to cook it in an oven or over a fire
Mom roasted aturkey for the holiday dinner
verb
routine
[rutin]
a way of doing things that is the same every time
My father’s daily routine includes shaving right before breakfast
noun
slim
[slim]
is thin, not thick
Look at my new cell phone, it’s very slim
adjective
scheme
[skim]
a plan or design
Jason and Mark came up with a scheme to solve the problem
noun
stove
[stouv]
a device used to cook food
Our new stove helps us to cook food much faster than before
noun
theft
[teft]
a criminal act that involves someone stealing something
The theft of his TV took place when he was at work
noun
