23 Flashcards
mad
mæd
very stupid; not at all sensible
It was a mad idea.
very stupid; not at all sensible
It was a ______ idea.
mad
mæd
neat
/niːt/
tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged
Your writing is very neat.
I can’t drink brandy neat.
tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged
Your writing is very _____.
I can’t drink brandy __________.
neat
/niːt/
settle
ˈsetl
to make your permanent home in a country or an area as colonists
the people who settled the West
to make your permanent home in a country or an area as colonists
the people who _____d the West
settle
ˈsetl
excellent
ˈeksələnt
When something is excellent, it is very good.
I got an excellent score on my school test.
When something is ________, it is very good.
I got an _________ score on my school test.
excellent
ˈeksələnt
injure
ˈɪndʒər
To injure someone means to damage a part of their body.
He injured his knee playing hockey
To _______ someone means to damage a part of their body.
He _______d his knee playing hockey
injure
ˈɪndʒər
knee
/niː/
the joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle
the joint between the top and bottom parts of the leg where it bends in the middle
knee
/niː/
poor
pʊə(r)
When something is poor, it is not as good as it could or should be.
When something is _______, it is not as good as it could or should be.
poor
pʊə(r)
let smb down
to fail to help or support somebody as they had hoped or expected
This machine won’t let you down.
to fail to help or support somebody as they had hoped or expected
This machine won’t ____ you ______.
let smb down
childhood
/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the period of somebody’s life when they are a child
the period of somebody’s life when they are a child
childhood
/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
fence
/fens/
a structure made of wood or wire that is put between two areas of land to keep animals in
The two women chatted over the garden fence.
a structure made of wood or wire that is put between two areas of land to keep animals in
The two women chatted over the garden _______.
fence
/fens/
buffet
/bəˈfeɪ/
a place, for example in a train or bus station, where you can buy food and drinks to eat or drink there, or to take away
a place, for example in a train or bus station, where you can buy food and drinks to eat or drink there, or to take away
buffet
/bəˈfeɪ/
bar
/bɑːr/
a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic and other drinks
a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic and other drinks
bar
/bɑːr/
