26 Flashcards
Hang
to fix a picture, photograph etc to a wall
Haunted
a haunted building is believed to be visited regularly by the soul of a dead person
grasshopper
INSECTS
an insect that has long back legs for jumping and that makes short loud noises
bug
especially AmE
INSECTS
a small insect
the rest
the rest what is left after everything or everyone else has gone or been used, dealt with, or mentioned
➔ remainder, leftovers
condition
something that must exist or happen first, before something else can happen
abandoned
an abandoned building, car, boat etc has been left by the people who owned or used it
beggar
someone who lives by asking people for food and money
happiness
the state of being happy
ruined
a ruined building has been almost completely destroyed
ruin
to make someone lose all their money
invested
to officially give someone power to do something
unselfish
caring about other people and thinking about their needs and wishes before your own
SYN selfless,
generous
extravagant
spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is necessary or more than you can afford
conditional
in grammar, a conditional sentence is one that begins with ‘if’ or ‘unless’ and expresses something that must be true or happen before something else can be true or happen
